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Restaurants will increase from 25% to 50% capacity indoors, gyms to 25% capacity indoors, and movie theaters to 50% capacity indoors on June 2.

As of Thursday morning, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nevada County had reached 4,671. There are 101 new cases since Thursday, April 29, indicating a 2% increase. Of the 4,671 total cases, 4,468 have been released from isolation and 128 are presently active. Nevada County’s total death toll is 75, with no deaths in the last four weeks. The county remains in the red tier. According to California’s Health and Human Services’ website, Nevada County administered 3,318 vaccin...

County officials announced Wednesday that Public Health’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Sierra College’s Grass Valley campus will be open to walk-ins. The new clinic at 250 Sierra College Drive opened Tuesday. It will be open from 8 am. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and appointments through the first week of June have been added to MyTurn . “We’re very interested in having this clinic available, just another avenue for folks to be immunized,” said Nevada County Public Health Office...

A shot of hope. That’s what the owners and staff of Dokimos pharmacies have offered Nevada County residents. “We knew we needed to step up and create a COVID-19 vaccine clinic,” said owner David Dokimos, “rather than wait for the large corporate drugstores to eventually begin taking vaccination appointments. We just needed to find a way to do it without losing a ton of money.” David and Kelly Dokimos, with help from their daughter Jacque, opened western Nevada County’s first COVID-1...

Submitted to The Union Nevada County Public Health officials expressed concern Friday about the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Nevada County. With a seven-day average of 10.9 cases per day, Nevada County has a higher COVID-19 rate than most counties in the state. There are currently four active COVID-19 outbreaks in Nevada County. An “outbreak” is defined as three or more cases not within the same household in a 14-day period. While Public Health officials do not share details about spe...

FROM A RELEASE: Access to COVID-19 vaccines continues to expand in Nevada County. Next week, Nevada County Public Health will launch a new vaccine clinic at the Sierra College campus in Grass Valley. With 210 appointments per day, five days a week, the clinic provides a significant expansion in appointment availability. The clinic at Sierra College will administer the Moderna vaccine, which is available for anyone 18 years and over. Clinic hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm,...

Public Health to Open New Vaccine Clinic at Sierra College Grass Valley Campus Next Week Access to COVID-19 vaccines continues to expand in Nevada County. Next week, Nevada County Public Health will launch a new vaccine clinic at the Sierra College campus in Grass Valley. With 210 appointments per day, five days a week, the clinic provides a significant expansion in appointment availability. The clinic at Sierra College will administer the Moderna vaccine, which is available for anyone 18 years...

Each Wednesday, the state also provides an update on vaccination status and doses administered by age group. As of this week, according to the state’s dashboard, 25,105 Nevada County residents have been fully vaccinated, and 15,030 have been partially vaccinated. Of those fully vaccinated, 14,537 are 65 and older — making up 47.8% of that age group in the county. “If we are able to obtain herd immunity with our vaccinations, we will see the end of this pandemic, as long as we race to get ...

Special to the Sierra Sun Nevada County has administered 62,447 vaccine doses as of Monday, providing immunization to almost a quarter of county residents. Of those, 34,060 were Pfizer vaccines, 26,734 doses were Moderna, and 1,653 were Johnson & Johnson, the latter of which requires only one shot and is currently suspended by federal authorities. According to county Public Information Officer Taylor Wolfe, 23,355 residents — almost a quarter of the county’s population — are fully vaccina...

Nevada County has administered 62,447 vaccine doses as of Monday, providing immunization to almost a quarter of county residents. Of those, 34,060 were Pfizer vaccines, 26,734 doses were Moderna, and 1,653 were Johnson & Johnson, the latter of which requires only one shot and is currently suspended by federal authorities. According to county Public Information Officer Taylor Wolfe, 23,355 residents — almost a quarter of the county’s population — are fully vaccinated and 25,095 residents a...