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Reconstruction continues with Camp Fire survivors continuing to apply for building permits at a brisk pace, while federal and state aid home-rehabilitation funds are being partly reconfigured into deferred-payment, low-interest loans to help fire survivors rebuild.

Meanwhile, there’s more clarity about trees at risk for toppling across privately-owned roads, including information vital for those who took initiative and removed the trees themselves. 

The novel Corona virus continues spreading in California, though authorities have identified only a single case in the North State.

Public health officials in Shasta County say the patient, a man in his 50s, is in isolation at home.

Statewide, officials have confirmed 157 cases in the state, excluding passengers from the Grand Princess, a cruise ship that docked in Oakland Monday.

The once far off ailment that has sparked panic on financial markets has reached the North State. Shasta County officials have confirmed one case, while Butte County authorities awaiting the results of tests conducted on two people who may have contracted Covid-19. A third potential case proved negative. 

The Corona virus or Covid-19 has arrived in the North State with one confirmed case and two others awaiting lab results. 

The confirmed case is in Redding. Health officials in Shasta County say the patient, a man in his 50s, is recovering in isolation at home. Authorities believe the man contracted the ailment while traveling.

The rapidly spreading novel flu-like virus joins more typical concerns, namely water and water policy, before the Butte County Board of Supervisors.

With public health officials saying they’re now monitoring three possible cases in Butte County, the board is expected to ratify a declaration of a local health emergency issued Friday by the county’s public health officer. The local designation frees up funding and allows officials to reassign employees.