High COVID-19 case rates keep San Joaquin County in purple tier Share Updated: 7:52 PM PDT Mar 16, 2021 Share Updated: 7:52 PM PDT Mar 16, 2021
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Show Transcript RIGHT NOW CHEF JAMES WILLIAMS DREAMS OF ONE DAY DISHING UP JAMAICAN PLATES IN HIS VERY OWN STOREFRONT AND WITH A HEALTHY DASH OF PATIENTS, ESPECIALLY WITH SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY REMAINING IN THE PURPLE TIER. HE KNOWS IT’LL HAPPEN. WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THE PANDEMIC WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH WHATEVER THE ELSE IS GOING TO COME UP. WILLIAM SAYS WELL INDOOR DINING REMAINS OFF LIMITS IN THE PURPLE TIER. HIS ASPIRATIONS ARE LIMITLESS. THE CHEF HAS LEARNED TO MAKE DO INSIDE THIS LEAST CHURCH SPACE WITH TAKEOUTS AND DELIVERY. WHY RUIN THE WHEEL OF IT’S ALREADY BEEN IN THE WAY YOU WANT TO GO. SO I THINK SHOULD BE DEVASTATING NEWS TO THE TO THE SIDE KEY OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE DOUGLAS. WILL HOYT WITH THE GREATER STOCKTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS OVER ZOOM FAMILIES CAN HELP.
1,600 people inoculated in San Joaquin County COVID-19 vaccine clinic Share Updated: 7:31 PM PST Jan 17, 2021 KCRA Staff Share Updated: 7:31 PM PST Jan 17, 2021
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Show Transcript BRANDI: SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS HELD A MASS VACCINATION CLINIC AT THE AGRICULTURAL BUILDING IN STOCKTON TODAY. A LONG LINE OF CARS STRETCHED ALONG EAST EARHART AVENUE FILLED WITH PEOPLE EAGER TO GET THEIR SHOTS. ONE HUNDRED COUNTY STAFF MEMBERS HELPED GIVE VACCINES MOSTLY TO IN-HOME HEALTH CARE WORKERS. THE COUNTY SAYS THEIR GOAL WAS TO HAVE 1000 PEOPLE VACCINATED BY 4:00 P.M. THEY ENDED UP VACCINATING 1600 PEOPLE. STILL THEY SAY THEY HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. WITH JUST GETTING THROUGH A COUPLE THOUSAND THIS WEEKEND IN HOME SUPPORT SEVICES STAFF, ALONE THEY HAVE 6,000 PEOPLE. SO, WE ADD THAT TO THE ADDITIONAL 7 ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS THAT WE HAVE IN THE COUNTY WITH HEALTH-CARE WORKERS AND ALL OF THEIR ENTIRE SUPPORT STAFF, ALL OF OUR CL
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LOS ANGELES State officials are expected to extend the strictest stay-at-home orders in Central and Southern California as hospitals in those regions are quickly running out of intensive care unit beds for coronavirus patients ahead of the presumed post-holiday surge.
The situation is already dire, and the worst is expected to come in the next few weeks after Christmas and New Year’s travelers return home. California hit 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Christmas Eve, becoming the first state to reach the grim milestone.
The stay-at-home orders for the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California are set to expire Monday they were first imposed three weeks ago but Gov. Gavin Newsom has signaled they would not be allowed to lapse. State officials said Sunday afternoon the orders were likely to be extended but did not make a definitive ruling.