Contra Costa Health Services

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.

2 years ago

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.

2 years ago

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.

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

‘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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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