Santa Cruz County extends shelter-in-place through May 3
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County residents will have to stay home for at least another month.
County Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel on Tuesday night extended the county’s shelter-in-place order through May 3.
The order, first enacted on March 17 to slow the spread of COVID-19,...
COVID-19 Daily Update: Santa Cruz County cases nearly double in a week
Santa Cruz County had 49 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday morning, nearly twice the amount it had (25) just six days ago.
County officials tomorrow will release an updated infographic that will provide further details on the cases such as gender and age range....
Realtors turn to the web to keep sales strong during COVID-19 crisis
WATSONVILLE—While Santa Cruz County’s shelter-in-place order has kept residents in their homes, real estate agents have had to rely on their technical prowess to move their customers into new ones.
Some realtors have turned to Facebook Live, a video feature that allows users to livestream...
Watsonville’s virtual recreation center hopes to keep residents active, connected, informed
WATSONVILLE—The City of Watsonville was one of the first municipalities in the Monterey Bay to close down its network of recreational centers to slow the spread of COVID-19.Â
It was also one of the first to reengineer its recreation department for the shelter-in-place era, which...
Man in early 70s the first COVID-19 victim in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A Santa Cruz County man who tested positive for COVID-19 died Saturday, marking Santa Cruz County’s first death from the coronavirus, the county’s Health Services Agency announced Sunday.
The victim was in his early 70s and had an underlying health condition. He was...
COVID-19 Daily Update: More than 70 cases in Santa Cruz, Monterey counties combined
A majority of the confirmed COVID-19 cases in Monterey County are in people 49 years old or younger.
That’s according to data released by county officials Saturday, which provided new details on the age, gender and region of residence of the county's 34 confirmed cases.
Twenty-one...
COVID-19 Daily Update: Santa Cruz County up to 34 cases
Santa Cruz County officials as of Friday morning had confirmed 34 COVID-19 cases.
Neighboring Monterey County, meanwhile, had 27 confirmed cases of the highly-contagious virus as of Friday morning. That county also announced that it had tested more than 400 residents.
There are a total of...
Several small business insurance policies won’t cover COVID-19 losses
Many of California’s roughly 3.8 million small business owners have scrambled to find some financial relief after Gov. Gavin Newsom on March 19 ordered all non-essential businesses to close to slow the spread of COVID-19.
That meant bars, breweries and nightclubs were forced to shutter...
PVUSD schools closed until May 5
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved two proposals that will allow the district to fast-track the hiring of three companies to clean and sanitize school property as a way to combat COVID-19, also known as coronavirus.
The trustees also...
COVID-19 victim was in early 50s, fighting diabetes, family says
WATSONVILLE—The man who died at Watsonville Community Hospital on March 20 after testing positive for COVID-19 was fighting diabetes, his family said in a Facebook post over the weekend.
The man in his early 50s was believed to be a resident of Las Lomas, a...
County remembers people who died while homeless
The number of people who died while homeless this year saw a sizable decline from last year, when Santa Cruz County honored 121 people...
