Yolo County Local News: COVID-19


All Local COVID-19 News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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08/19/2023
Rising levels of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Yolo County wastewater have many likely causes, including summer travel, people spending more time near each other indoors due to high outdoor temperatures and new viral variants.

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08/07/2023
How bad is California hunger? A lot depends on your access to food aid, which expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic but is being reduced.

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08/04/2023
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Community colleges roll out light shows, splashy billboards and other marketing gimmicks.

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08/03/2023
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As pandemic renter protections end, a spike in homelessness will likely follow, data shows.

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07/26/2023
Image for display with article titled Covered California Announces Biggest Premium Hike Since 2018. Here’s What You Might Pay

Coverage through state health insurance exchange will rise almost 10 percent.

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07/26/2023
The iconic California burger joint known for its crossed palm trees and cups printed with Bible verses banned its employees in five states from wearing masks at work.

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07/16/2023
Excessive drinking during the pandemic increased alcoholic liver disease deaths so much that the condition killed more Californians than car accidents or breast cancer, a California Healthline analysis has found.

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07/07/2023
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State Supreme Court says "burden on employers" outweighs damage from viral illness.

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12/14/2022
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted to end the rule in part because it has become harder to enforce. Only people who caught the virus on the job are eligible to keep getting paid, but it is so widespread that it's hard to tell where someone got sick.

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12/09/2022
Image for display with article titled Amoxicillin Shortage: Why is the Most Popular Antibiotic Suddenly in Short Supply?

As a wave of respiratory illnesses spreads, a vital medicine goes out of stock.

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11/22/2022
Just 67 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds and and 38 percent of 5- to 11-year-olds have had the primary two-shot COVID-19 vaccine series.

California Local Pin Marker From The Sacramento Bee...

10/17/2022
After more than two-and-a-half years, California is retiring its COVID-19 emergency proclamation. Governor Gavin Newsom will lift the state of emergency declaration on Feb. 28.

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09/19/2022
As California settles into a third year of pandemic, the demographics of those falling victim to COVID-19 has shifted notably from the first two years. Each week, the virus is killing hundreds of Californians, hitting hardest among the unvaccinated.

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07/08/2022
Image for display with article titled The COVID BA.5 Variant Hits California: What Does the Latest Pandemic Surge Mean For the State?

The most contagious version of COVID yet has arrived in California. Will it bring a new pandemic surge?

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04/14/2022
Image for display with article titled California’s New ‘Endemic’ COVID Plan: How Gov. Newsom Proposes Learning to Live With the Disease

State’s new plan for dealing with COVID emphasizes preparation over mitigation measures

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04/13/2022
California is delaying a coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren until at least the summer of 2023. The state was the first to announce a mandate, but it will not take effect until federal regulators give final approval to the vaccine for children.

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03/09/2022
A project called Healthy Davis Together put UC Davis and its adjoining city inside a coordinated health bubble. Both town and gown have experienced COVID-19 infection and test positivity rates markedly lower than those in the surrounding region and statewide.

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03/03/2022
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Gov. Newsom signed 770 new laws for 2022. Here are 5 of the most important for business, big and small.

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02/17/2022
Image for display with article titled How a Right-Wing Militia Seized Power in Shasta County, and Is Targeting Other Counties Next

Members of the Cottonwood militia used the recall process to gain a board of supervisors majority

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01/27/2022
Image for display with article titled The Trouble With Sheriffs Part 2: The Rise of Right-Wing Extremism Among County Sheriffs

This article is the second of a two-part series on the county sheriffs system and how it could be reformed.