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San Francisco homelessness rate dips as Contra Costa County skyrockets
San Francisco homelessness rate dips by more than 3 percent, while Contra Costa County sees 35 percent increase.Read More
Wastewater samples suggest BA.2 variant accounts for half of county cases
Wastewater samples suggest BA.2 variant accounts for about half of Contra Costa County's new Covid-19 cases.Read More
Two of first three omicron-infected people in Contra Costa County are vaccinated but unboosted
Contra Costa County health officials announced confirmation Monday of the county's first cases of the omicron Covid-19 variant.Read More
Lumpy’s in Antioch closed by Contra Costa County over unmasked workers
Lumpy's Diner in Antioch was shut down Wednesday by Contra Costa County's health department over owners' refusal to comply with Covid-19 mandates.Read More
Contra Costa County lifts ‘some’ indoor mask mandates
In line with similar changes made in Marin County and San Francisco, Contra Costa County will soon relax indoor mask mandates in some small and specific settings where all...Read More
Exhausted county health officials plead with residents to get vaccinated
Contra Costa County health officials on Tuesday used their regular Covid-19 briefing time before the Board of Supervisors to implore — sometimes emotionally — people to get vaccinated. County...Read More
County reports 20 Covid deaths in past week, adjusts response for long haul
Covid-19-related death rates in Contra Costa County are now higher than any time since March, and nearly all of the new county cases involve the delta variant of the...Read More
‘Dignity’ takes center stage at Concord’s reimagined homeless shelter
There’s no disputing the pandemic disrupted life as we knew it, but in some ways, the status quo was due for a shakeup and the temporary time-out provided necessary...Read More
Contra Costa County rolls out mobile vaccine van for groups of five or more
Contra Costa County businesses and organizations can now request a vaccine van to roll up and administer Covid-19 vaccinations on site. Beginning Monday, Contra Costa Health Services is accepting...Read More
Contra Costa County vaccine sites now open for walk-ins, for all eligible people
Walk-in Covid-19 vaccinations are now available at all Contra Costa County-run vaccination sites, county officials announced Friday. Vaccinations are available to everyone age 16 and up, regardless of whether...Read More
Drop-in vaccine clinic opens to serve Concord’s Monument Corridor
Contra Costa County opened a drop-in vaccination clinic along the Monument Boulevard corridor Thursday to get access to the COVID-19 vaccine for residents who have been hardest hit by...Read More
Contra Costa County offers vaccine to all residents 16 and older
Contra Costa County health officials announced Tuesday that Covid-19 vaccines are now available to all those age 16 and older who live or work in the county. County officials opened...Read More
Contra Costa County extends vaccine eligibility to all residents age 50 and older
Beginning this week, all Contra Costa County residents age 50 and older are eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine. News of the change came with a press release issued...Read More
State to move Contra Costa, Sonoma counties into red tier Sunday
Contra Costa and Sonoma counties will finally join the rest of the Bay Area Sunday in a move to the red tier in the state’s reopening blueprint. In a...Read More
Project Homekey funding turns Pittsburg motel into permanent supportive housing
Contra Costa County plans to turn a 174-room motel in Pittsburg into a permanent support hub to help homeless residents transition into supportive housing, county officials said Wednesday. Contra...Read More
Martinez inmate in isolation after positive Covid-19 test
Contra Costa Health Services announced Wednesday that an inmate at the Martinez Detention Facility has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The patient tested positive Tuesday while Contra Costa...Read More
Virtual help: Technology connects addicts with support in social distancing times
"Online support is a very important tool."Read More
Contra Costa County reports first death related to coronavirus
Contra Costa County health officials confirmed Friday morning the county’s first death related to the novel coronavirus. The patient, in their 70s, died Thursday in a hospital in the...Read More
Travis AFB transfers two coronavirus patients to Contra Costa County hospitals
Contra Costa Health Services officials confirmed Tuesday that two novel coronavirus patients among a group of quarantined international travelers at Travis Air Force Base have been transferred to Contra...Read More
Inmate charged with child sex assault found dead in cell
An inmate at the Contra Costa County jail in Richmond was found dead of an apparent suicide Wednesday afternoon.Read More