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A increase in the number of patients with Covid-19 has forced a tri-county area hospital administrators to set up an “overflow” tent outside Their Emergency Room to care for patients. They currently have 37 patients, 20 of whom have Covid-19. To provide needs in the new overflow space, hospital administrators have borrowed beds from neighboring nursing care facilities.
Covid-19 numbers in the tri-county area include:
Monterey county – 179 hospitalized, 37 in the I.C.U., 186 have died.
Santa Cruz county – 70 hospitalized, 17 in the I.C.U., 83 have died.
San Benito county - 16 hospitalized, 4 in the I.C.U., 28 have died.
Cal Fire has started inoculating its San Benito County employees. The Cal Fire fighters are being inoculated courtesy of the San Benito County Public Health Services. The Hollister Fire Department also began receiving vaccines. The vaccinations are part of the states 1a phase of inoculations.
As public schools prepare to reopen following the implementation of covid 19 vaccines substitute teachers are becoming more scarce. The severe shortage of substitutes is making it challenging for districts to reopen schools. In recent years there has been a shortage of substitutes. This year there has been a notable decline of substitute applications as well as renewals of current credentials.
A Santa Cruz County woman reported to be in her thirties has officially died of Covid 19. Yesterday (Mon) data released by the county said the woman died on December 17th with no other underlying health issues. Previously the youngest reported death in the county was a man in his forties with at least one major underlying health condition that contributed to his death.