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

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

As the COVID-19 death toll reaches double digits countywide, local health officials have yet to disclose how many people they’ve tested.

A day after the state urged bars to close and seniors to stay home, South Bay public health officials announce new measures to curb the outbreak.

During an ongoing crisis, the way public experts, political leaders and other authorities talk to the public carries profound weight.

The announcement followed news about a 60-year-old South Bay resident dying of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

County Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody has issued revised guidelines for the public on how to slow the COVID-19 outbreak.

The case marks the third in the South Bay but the second in California for a patient without no known risk factors.

The California Student Tobacco Survey reached students in grades eight, 10 and 12 at 18 schools in the South Bay.

Santa Clara County public health officials want state lawmakers to fix the troubling trend before it compromises herd immunity.

A tourist with measles visited restaurants, stores and destination in several South Bay cities, prompting officials to issue a public warning.

Local officials accused the attorney general of engaging in political posturing, with no concern for health care needs of Santa Clara County.

Public health officials say at least 182 people have been sickened by a bacterial infection after eating at a San Jose seafood restaurant.

Health officials hope a new set of rules will make electronic cigarettes as taboo as conventional smokes.