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‘Virtual’ Junior Lifeguard program set for Santa Cruz

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T16:57:13-08:00May 21, 2020|Tags: City of Capitola, Coronavirus, economy, health, Junior Guards, Santa Cruz County|

Capitola junior guards on beach, State Parks undecided

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Lack of test swabs holds back Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:41:54-08:00May 20, 2020|Tags: Coronavirus, economy, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

State loosens requirements for further reopening

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Essential workers told to get COVID tests in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:50:38-08:00May 12, 2020|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Coronavirus, economy, elections, health, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Shelter orders poised to loosen by early June

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More shops open Friday, but COVID supply small in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:41:56-08:00May 8, 2020|Tags: Coronavirus, economy, Gail Newel, health, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency|

State shares regional criteria to resume more business

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Fewer regional COVID-19 patients help ease rules in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:50:40-08:00May 6, 2020|Tags: Coronavirus, David Ghilarducci, economy, Gail Newel, health, Marm Kilpatrick, Mimi Hall, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency|

Lack of protective gear hampers progress toward Top 5 goals

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How deep is Santa Cruz County’s economic downturn?

By Stephen Baxter and Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:45:41-07:00May 3, 2020|Tags: Casey Beyer, Chris Thornberg, City of Santa Cruz, Coronavirus, economy, Gail Newel, health|

New rules, fewer visitors ahead for Santa Cruz County

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Santa Cruz County COVID progress prompts new rules

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-04T10:08:35-08:00April 30, 2020|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Coronavirus, economy, Gail Newel, health|

Beaches to be closed certain hours, restrictions eased for some business

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Santa Cruz County leaders describe phased rollback of COVID rules

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-04T10:08:37-08:00April 28, 2020|Tags: Coronavirus, economy, Gail Newel, health, Mimi Hall, Santa Cruz County|

COVID hospitalizations may have peaked in county

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New rules on tap for face coverings, shelter order

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:42:04-08:00April 23, 2020|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Coronavirus, health|

Santa Cruz County leaders describe first COVID-19 cluster

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Santa Cruz Local Town Hall: Medical leaders talk hospital capacity

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:46:00-07:00April 19, 2020|Tags: Coronavirus, health, Larry DeGhetaldi, Santa Cruz County, Sutter Health|

Drs. Larry DeGhetaldi, David Ghilarducci share insight on COVID projections

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State, local leaders share factors for easing COVID shelter order

By Stephen Baxter and Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:46:08-07:00April 17, 2020|Tags: Coronavirus, David Ghilarducci, economy, Gail Newel, Gavin Newsom, health, Mimi Hall, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency|

County still lacks 50 ventilators for potential peak

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Looser shelter-in-place rules expected in early May

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-04T09:37:16-08:00April 14, 2020|Tags: Coronavirus, health, John Leopold, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Santa Cruz County leaders explain criteria to lift lockdown