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Nevada County’s weekly rate of new COVID-19 cases continues to decrease, although the state informed local officials last week that the decrease in cases was starting to plateau, according to county Director of Public Health…

Nevada County Deputy Public Health Officer Dr. Glennah Trochet said in a Q&A Wednesday that it will be at least a few days until specific recommendations regarding COVID-19 vaccine boosters become available.

Last week, Nevada County recorded 155 new COVID-19 cases, its lowest weekly case count since July.

Public comment about COVID-19 again raised its head at the Nevada County Board of Supervisors.

Public comment about COVID-19 again raised its head at the Nevada County Board of Supervisors.

Nevada County health officials indicated this week that, if recommended at the federal level, booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 are likely to be administered through local pharmacies, among other providers.

Nevada County Public Health Officer Dr. Scott Kellermann has amended the health order issued last week in response to increased COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations to include additional measures, the county Public Health Department announced Wednesday.

Nevada Countys Public Health Department announced Wednesday that county Public Health Officer Dr. Scott Kellermann had issued an order requiring that all individuals, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status, wear face coverings indoors in public settings…

The state Department of Public Health announced Wednesday that it was recommending mask use for indoor public settings regardless of vaccination status, following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updating its guidelines in response to the Delta variant’s spread. “Under the CDC’s new guidance, more than 90% of California’s population is currently in areas designated as substantial or high transmission,” the state Department of Public Health’s news release stated Wednes...

FROM A RELEASE: The significantly more contagious COVID-19 Delta variant has been found in Nevada County, a news release states. Six cases were reported to Nevada County Public Health on Wednesday. The specimens were collected between June 3 and 15, indicating that the Delta variant has been circulating in the county for at least four weeks. Patients with this variant were located on both the eastern and western sides of our county. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has noted that ...