The trial of two men accused in the 2018 slaying of 70-year-old Stan Norman has been vacated yet again and will not take place this month, attorneys say.
It looks like Nevada County has no intention of making its own mask mandate.
As of May 16, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s mask guidance is that fully vaccinated people “can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance.”
Asked whether county officials had any plans to set more restrictive guidelines than those dictated by the state, Nevada County Director of Public Health Jill Blake said last week that this was not the case.
Blake explained that, while local health jurisdictions are able to set stricter guidelines than the state, the decision to do so cannot be “arbitrary,” and must instead be based on indicators such as a surge in COVID-19 related hospitalizations or other risk factors a situation she said Nevada County was not in.
As of Wednesday, 78,186 doses have been administered to Nevada County residents, according to the state’s COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard.
According to the state’s weekly update on vaccination status by group, Nevada County has 34,659 residents who have been fully vaccinated and 10,435 who have been partially vaccinated.
As of this week, according to the state dashboard, Nevada County residents who have received at least one dose represent 51.1% of those 65 or older; 48.4% of those aged 50 to 64; and 29% of those aged 18 to 49, the county’s biggest group. from the state Department of Public Health, individuals 12 or older will be able to visit MyTurn
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As of Wednesday, 78,186 doses have been administered to Nevada County residents, according to the state’s COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard.
According to the state’s weekly update on vaccination status by group, Nevada County has 34,659 residents who have been fully vaccinated and 10,435 who have been partially vaccinated.
As of this week, according to the state dashboard, Nevada County residents who have received at least one dose represent 51.1% of those 65 or older; 48.4% of those aged 50 to 64; and 29% of those aged 18 to 49, the county’s biggest group. from the state Department of Public Health, individuals 12 or older will be able to visit MyTurn