Santa Clara County
Covid infections take a dramatic drop
By the Daily Post staff Tests on sewage in Palo Alto and Santa Clara County show Covid infections spiked last week and are now dropping. The test results are in […]
Sara Cody
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County had the highest per capita Covid death rate in Bay Area
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County has the highest Covid-related death rate per capita in the nine-county Bay Area despite some of the toughest restrictions, data […]
Santa Clara County
County drops requirement that employers check vaccinations
By the Daily Post staff Santa Clara County has dropped a month-old requirement that employers determine the vaccination status of their employees or face fines. The county said it was […]
Santa Clara County
Employers must become vax cops and submit reports to county by Tuesday
This story was originally printed in the May 21 print edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings […]
Opinion
Opinion: Important questions about the pandemic remain unanswered
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor As the pandemic fades away, we as a society need to take an unflinching look back at what we did to combat Covid […]
Santa Clara County
Covid mutation accounts for up to 25% of state’s cases
A Covid mutation is spreading in California, and one expert says it accounts for about 25% of California’s cases, health officials said at a news conference Sunday night. There’s no […]
Opinion
Opinion: Re-open the restaurants
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody hasn’t presented any data to justify her decision to stop restaurants from operating outdoors. Experts […]
Santa Clara County
Leaving for a holiday trip? Plan on a 14-day quarantine when you return
If you travel outside of the Bay Area for Thanksgiving or Christmas, Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody says you should self-quarantine for 14 days when you return. […]
Santa Clara County
County health officer says restrictions won’t be loosened anytime soon
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Although Santa Clara County has jumped to less-restrictive tiers in the state’s color-coded COVID-19 system twice since late August, county health officer Dr. Sara […]
Santa Clara County
Indoor dining, church services could return next week at 25% capacity
If Santa Clara County enters the lower-risk orange tier for reopening, all businesses, including restaurants and churches, can resume indoor gatherings at 25% capacity, health officials announced yesterday. The aboutface […]
Santa Clara County
County to fine large health care groups that fail to provide Covid tests
Santa Clara County plans to hit large hospitals and medical groups with $5,000 fines if they don’t provide their members with coronavirus tests or help them find other places that […]
Santa Clara County
Teacher arrested for threatening Public Health Officer Cody over lockdown
A community college instructor with ties to the far-right, anti-government “boogaloo” movement is in jail on suspicion of sending two dozen misogynistic and threatening letters to Santa Clara County Public […]
Santa Clara County
County health officer calls new CDC guidance on testing “entirely bizarre”
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has diverged from its original messaging and is now saying that much of the testing for COVID-19 may no longer be necessary […]
Santa Clara County
Businesses must fill out form in order to reopen
All Santa Clara County businesses planning to resume operations under the new health order, including those already open, must complete the new online social distancing protocol form and officials are […]
Opinion
Post Editorial: Don’t let the county health department cancel high school football, choir, band and cheerleading
DAILY POST EDITORIAL Santa Clara County’s chief health officer, Dr. Sara Cody, has told the public schools they can’t allow choir, band or cheerleading this fall. And it looks like […]
Santa Clara County
County unclear about whether schools can reopen; choir, band and football are in jeopardy
By the Daily Post staff Santa Clara County’s health officer, Dr. Sara Cody, issued a “guidance document” this afternoon (June 30) regarding schools, but it doesn’t say whether schools could […]
Mountain View
10 coronavirus cases at one Mountain View construction site
Santa Clara County is calling for greater adherence to social distancing and safety protocols at construction sites after “multiple cases” of novel conronavirus were detected among workers at four sites. […]
Santa Clara County
County to allow car parades, curbside retail pickup
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County hasn’t seen an increase in the rate of COVID-19 cases since allowing construction and gardeners, so car parades and curbside […]
Santa Clara County
County officials defend slower reopening than other counties
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Santa Clara County officials hope to announce further loosening of COVID-19 related shelter-in-place restrictions by the end of this month, but they weren’t making […]
Santa Clara County
County wants to ramp up testing for COVID-19, hire people to track victim’s contacts
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Before Santa Clara County businesses are allowed to reopen, the county wants to ramp up testing to see who has the COVID-19 virus. […]
In the news
Everyone told to wear a mask
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County residents and workers are now required by law to wear masks when in public in an attempt to slow the […]
Santa Clara County
Flu kills 2 in Santa Clara County
Two Santa Clara County residents, including a child, have died from the flu, county officials said today (Sept. 24). The child who died was previously healthy and had recently returned […]