Despite living in San Francisco’s shadow, South Bay health officials were always one step ahead of the City by the Bay.

The county’s chief health officer talks about what would have happened had she not issued the nation’s first sweeping stay-at-home order. 

The county is also working with local hotels and homeless shelters to isolate and care for people who have nowhere else to go.

Local health officials finally released data about the total number of people tested and other critical data related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Public health officials reported 66 new cases this afternoon, bringing the total up to 956—a 255 percent increase over last week.

Public health officials announced the revised mandate at a news conference in which they also unveiled new social distancing criteria.

Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody issues a new stay-at-home order that extends through at least the third day of May.

Residents are directed to stay home unless they need to venture out for essential errands, such as a trip to the grocery store or the pharmacy.

So far, 591 people in the county have tested positive, though officials expect the actual number is much higher due to the lack of testing.

The colossal coronavirus failure of 2020 is a clear sign that politics needs to be decoupled from a healthcare system meant to keep us safe.

The shutdowns are working. And California has no plans to grant President Trump’s wish of getting back to business as usual by Easter.

Roughly half of all patients at the Blossom Hill hospital have tested positive for coronavirus or are suspected to have been infected with it. 

As Santa Clara County public health authorities battle a mounting pandemic, what they don’t know can actually hurt us.

The order issued this morning will make private companies disclose overall COVID-19 test data—not just the positive results.

How many have been tested at private labs remains unclear because they have no obligation to report that to local health officials.

We’re now in the second week of what’s become a statewide shutdown. Meanwhile, as testing ramps up, the confirmed case count increases.