Coronavirus Archives

Health experts concerned Super Bowl gatherings could increase COVID case numbers

February 7, 2021 3:21 PM Elisha Machado

Health officials across the nation are concerned Super Bowl parties could fuel the spread of the coronavirus and possibly become super spreader…

San Francisco school district and unions reach tentative deal on reopening for in-person learning

February 7, 2021 12:49 PM CNN Newsource

Unions representing San Francisco Unified School District employees on Sunday announced they have reached a tentative agreement with the district to…

Central Coast residents attempt to recall Governor Gavin Newsom

February 6, 2021 6:01 PM Amelia Rosenberg

Volunteers gathered signatures for the petition to recall Governor Gavin Newsom outside of the Walmart on North Davis Street…

Fake N95 masks have flooded the market. Here’s how to tell the difference

February 6, 2021 11:59 AM CNN Newsource

Between the time the pandemic began and the year ended, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized over 14.6 million counterfeit face masks…

More than 100 students and staff quarantined in San Diego County 2 days after resuming in-person learning

February 6, 2021 8:03 AM CNN Newsource

Two days after officials welcomed back students to on-campus instruction, about 100 students and staff across a San Diego County school district were…

Bay Area VA clinic to administer COVID-19 vaccines to eligible veterans at Marina clinic

February 5, 2021 5:48 PM Avery Johnson

Monterey County officials announced Friday that the VA Clinic in Palo Alto has been approved to…

Salinas mayor asks county health to designate set amount of vaccines for farmworkers

February 5, 2021 11:22 PM Dominoe Ibarra

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Salinas mayor, Kimbley Craig, sent a letter to the Monterey County Department of Public Health requesting for a designated…

Monterey County hospital closes half of its COVID-19 units as hospitalizations drop

February 5, 2021 11:22 AM Avery Johnson, Stephanie Aceves

Hospitalizations in Monterey County have decreased from as many as 230 hospitalized county-wide to…

California rescinds hospital surge order

February 5, 2021 2:27 PM Avery Johnson

The California Department of Public Health reports that conditions appear to improving at…

SPCA Monterey County expected to give 100,000th pound of free pet food

February 5, 2021 3:41 PM Avery Johnson

SPCA Monterey County is hosting a free pet food bank event this weekend, and it is expecting to mark a…

Monterey County identifies sites for future mass vaccination clinics

February 5, 2021 2:58 PM Avery Johnson

Monterey County officials said they are preparing locations for future mass COVID-19…

Health officials predict Santa Cruz County COVID-19 surge in coming months

February 4, 2021 2:02 PM Avery Johnson

Santa Cruz County is seeing a decrease in case rates, but Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel…

CVS adds third Monterey County location for COVID-19 vaccine distribution

February 4, 2021 4:01 PM Avery Johnson

CVS Health announced Tuesday that it would begin administering COVID-19 vaccines at 100 of…

Central Coast Congressman calls for improved COVID-19 vaccine access for veterans

February 4, 2021 3:49 PM Avery Johnson

Congressman Jimmy Panetta said he has sent a letter to leaders with the Department of…

Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to authorize its Covid-19 vaccine

February 4, 2021 3:23 PM CNN

Johnson & Johnson officially asked the US Food and Drug Administration for an emergency use authorization of…

Mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic for agricultural workers in Santa Cruz County

February 2, 2021 11:06 PM Dominoe Ibarra

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) UPDATE 1/3/21 6:00 p.m. As of today, 486 people have been vaccinated. Health officials have allotted 500 more doses…

Monterey County shares “concern” with CVS over locations picked for vaccine effort

February 3, 2021 9:23 PM Aaron Groff

One day after CVS announced two Monterey County locations will be part of their COVID-19 vaccine effort, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors…

California counties prioritize vaccines for older adults due to limited supply

February 3, 2021 1:16 PM Avery Johnson

Officials with several California Counties, including Santa Cruz and San Benito, say that because the supply of…

Marina VA Clinic: We will break down hurdles in the way of vaccinating local veterans

February 3, 2021 2:29 PM Victor Guzman

Veterans-Affairs staff in Marina are currently working on plans to administer the vaccine to Central Coast military…

Five Monterey County Jail inmates charged with unemployment fraud

February 2, 2021 5:12 PM Avery Johnson

Seven Monterey County residents, five of them inmates at the Monterey County Jail, are…

Homeless Point-in-Time Count canceled in Monterey and San Benito Counties

February 3, 2021 12:31 PM Avery Johnson

The Coalition of Homeless Services Providers announced that this year’s Point-in-Time Count of…

California joins feds in bid to speed coronavirus vaccines

February 3, 2021 10:01 AM The Associated Press

California is joining with the federal government to open two new vaccination centers as test areas…

Monterey County considers ordinance allowing laid-off hospitality workers to return to jobs

February 3, 2021 11:37 AM Avery Johnson

A new ordinance has been proposed in Monterey county that would allow laid-off…

Pacific Grove’s Good Old Days festival postponed

February 3, 2021 10:41 AM Avery Johnson

The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce announced that its Board of Directors has voted…

Residents express concerns over ‘digital divide’ in securing COVID vaccine appointments

February 2, 2021 12:31 PM Elisha Machado

Vaccine allocation has been opened up to the public more widely, with California seniors now given…

CDC releases guidelines to have a safe Super Bowl celebration

February 1, 2021 8:46 PM Dominoe Ibarra

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released guidelines for people to celebrate the Super Bowl safely…

Soledad COVID-19 testing site closes early Tuesday

February 2, 2021 3:41 PM Avery Johnson

The Monterey County Health Department announced that its COVID-19 testing site in Soledad is closing early…

California COVID-19 update: Fewer cases, Super Bowl warning and incentivizing vaccine equity

February 2, 2021 11:52 AM Aaron Groff, Avery Johnson

California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly is providing an update on the COVID-19…

FDA approves coronavirus vaccine authorization

First Central Coast COVID-19 cases reported one year ago

February 2, 2021 1:03 PM Avery Johnson

Tuesday, Feb. 2 marks one year since the first two cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed on the Central…

CVS to administer vaccines at locations that include two Monterey County cities

February 2, 2021 12:41 PM Avery Johnson

CVS announced that it will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines at 100 of its locations…

Sun Street Centers receives grant for education, addiction treatment services

February 1, 2021 3:58 PM Avery Johnson

Sun Street Centers is receiving nearly $50,000 in federal funding to support its education and…

Montage Health opens two vaccine clinics for eligible recipients

February 1, 2021 1:09 PM Avery Johnson

Montage Health announced that it is opening two COVID-19 vaccination clinics for members of…

San Benito County Board of Supervisors open second round of grants for small businesses

February 1, 2021 6:51 AM Carina Nocon

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION) On Jan. 31, 2021, The San Benito County Board of Supervisors authorized the opening of a second round of small…

Coachella, Stagecoach festivals canceled again because of the coronavirus pandemic

January 29, 2021 4:22 PM CNN

The Coachella and Stagecoach festivals, two of Southern California’s largest music celebrations, have again…

California governor signs law extending eviction protections

January 29, 2021 9:58 AM The Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Friday that extends eviction protections through the end of…

San Benito Health Foundation under investigation for allegedly not following vaccine distribution plans

January 28, 2021 1:12 PM Avery Johnson

San Benito County officials say a local organization is under investigation after allegations that…

Santa Cruz County sees drop in COVID-19 case rate

January 28, 2021 2:03 PM Avery Johnson

Santa Cruz County officials are providing an update on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in…

Novavax vaccine seems effective against COVID-19 in UK study

January 28, 2021 1:56 PM The Associated Press

Novavax Inc. said Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective based on early findings from a British study…

Soledad COVID-19 testing site closes due to weather

January 28, 2021 11:52 AM Avery Johnson

The Monterey County Health Department said a COVID-19 testing site in Soledad has closed…

Virus variant from South Africa detected in US for 1st time

January 28, 2021 10:47 AM The Associated Press

A new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa has been found in the United States for the first…

State considers shakeup to COVID-19 vaccine plan

January 22, 2021 12:54 PM Aaron Groff

(KION) California’s current COVID-19 vaccination plan could be in for a major change, potentially impacting the order of who gets the vaccine.…

COVID-19 spread slows, as California lifts regional order and adjusts vaccine plan

January 26, 2021 6:42 PM Aaron Groff

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV) A new week arrives with a flurry of coronavirus pandemic-related changes in California, from the lifting of the Regional…

Monterey County adjusts vaccine distribution plan

January 26, 2021 1:46 PM Stephanie Aceves

he Monterey County Health Department announced that they will be moving into Phase 1B…

Calif. Health and Human Services Secretary to provide update on COVID-19

January 26, 2021 11:58 AM Avery Johnson

California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly is providing an update on the state’s response to the COVID-19…

Newsom announces that he will prioritize vaccinations for those 65 and older alongside some essential workers

January 25, 2021 2:25 PM Stephanie Aceves

Gavin Newsom announces that those 65 and over are prioritized for vaccinations alongside essential workers like healthcare workers, food and…

Tom Brady’s dad reveals ‘life and death’ battle with Covid-19

January 25, 2021 5:28 PM CNN Newsource

Tom Brady’s father spent almost three weeks in the hospital with Covid-19, he revealed Monday, calling it a “matter of life and…

Monterey County begins vaccinations of residents 75 and older

January 25, 2021 5:09 PM Victor Guzman

Monterey County Health officials have announced they will begin the process of vaccinating residents 75+ while also administering the vaccine to…

With the regional stay-at-home order lifted, what does it mean for Central Coast Counties?

January 25, 2021 12:42 PM Victor Guzman

The regional stay-at-home order is now a thing of the past for California, but this doesn’t mean all businesses can…

State health department lifts stay-at-home order

January 24, 2021 10:08 PM Victor Guzman

A letter issued by the California Restaurant Association is instructing its members that Governor Gavin Newsom’s regional stay-at-home order will be…

A year from lockdown, Wuhan returns to normal life, but is still haunted by emotional scars

January 24, 2021 6:29 PM CNN Newsource

A year has passed since the central Chinese city of 11 million people was placed under the world’s first coronavirus lockdown on January 23. At least…