Covid-19

Siskiyou County reported six new COVID-19 deaths over the last week, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths there to 62.

Parents and students across the state staged a sit-out Monday to protest Governor Gavin Newsom's proposal for a vaccine mandate for students 12 and older.

COVID-19 vaccines will likely spare California from another fall and winter surge, but the pandemic isn’t over and precautions are still needed this holiday season.

California State University, Chico says more than 90% of its students are vaccinated against COVID-19.

Butte County Public Health introduced the county’s new health officer Tuesday.

This month, Glenn County will be offering clinics that provide both flu and COVID-19 vaccines to residents. Two types of clinics will be available — those for the general public and those for seniors.

As the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate kicks in Thursday, several large hospital systems say 90% or more of their employees are vaccinated. But they don’t have to provide data to the state unless asked.

Dr. David Canton was appointed to serve as Butte County’s health officer on an interim basis by the Butte County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Canton’s term will begin Oct. 1 and run through March of next year at a price not to exceed $25,000. Canton will have the authority to issue an indoor masking mandate.

School districts from Los Angeles to Oakland have begun to require that eligible students get vaccinated against COVID-19 despite questions about whether the districts have the legal authority to do so.

Butte County Board of Supervisors declined Tuesday to vote on any recommendations regarding indoor masking mandates amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.