More than 5,300 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized in California on Sunday, almost twice the number two weeks earlier.

The California Department of Public Health also mandated that all people visiting a health care setting must confirm their vaccination status or have tested negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours prior to their indoor visit.

State public health officials released updated reopening guidelines that take effect this weekend.

Mixed messages, shortages and inequities have plagued California’s vaccine rollout, leaving small healthcare providers out of the loop.

More than 330,000 doses of Moderna’s inoculation were distributed throughout the state, including 21,800 to Santa Clara County.

State leaders believe the rich and influential will have a hard time cutting in line to get the first precious doses of the vaccine.

Officials have boasted of CA Notify’s potential to support test and trace efforts as the state experiences a winter surge in new cases.

The mandate, which takes effect Saturday and is expected to last a month, requires most Californians to stay home from 10pm to 5am.

The county Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to move forward with closing the East Side airport and figure out what else to do with it.

Routine, consistency and specialized instruction from a credentialed teacher are the cornerstones of special education.

Local businesses that want to reopen with restrictions have less than a week to file new paperwork with public health officials.

From rising COVID-19 cases to shutdown orders from the state, the Fourth of July weekend didn’t give local officials much to celebrate.

The California Department of Public Health denied the county’s request for a variance from state COVID-19 protocols.

There is a wide variety of face masks anyone can use, including rudimentary paper dust masks, often used for home DIY projects.

The guidance applies to all non-essential work and social events that draw people into a shared space at the same time—both indoors and out.

Santa Clara County public health officials want state lawmakers to fix the troubling trend before it compromises herd immunity.