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COVID-19 DAILY STATUS REPORT  (released by Merced County administration / Public Health Department) PLEASE NOTE: This is an evolving situation. More information will be distributed as it becomes available. For the most up to…

By JOHN DERBY Times Publisher This is a war between Us and the Coronavirus.  What we need is a battle cry because our town and the country is in a life-or-death struggle.   There is an old saying that is attributed to…

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following letter from all the Merced County School District Superintendents announces the extension of school site closures. April 1, 2020 Merced County School Communities,…

With regard to current shelter-in-place conditions, and the fact that local art museums are closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Times has created the Merced Area Museum of…

COVID-19 DAILY STATUS REPORT (Provided by Merced County administration)  PLEASE NOTE: This is an evolving situation. More information will be distributed as it becomes available. For the most up to date information, please…

It's been days, even weeks, since Merced City Hall shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, and residents of Merced have acutally heard the voices of city leaders, not to mention Mayor Mike Murphy. Minutes ago, the…

To help meet the urgent need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), the North Valley Labor Federation (NVLF), Assemblyman Adam C. Gray (D-Merced), and a bipartisan coalition of other Valley elected officials, are launching the…

As of Tuesday, March 31, 2020, there are 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) in Merced County. However new details from a graph released alongside of the day's updated information shows that while the number of…

(from the Merced County's daily update) COVID-19 DAILY STATUS REPORT  PLEASE NOTE: This is an evolving situation. More information will be distributed as it becomes available. For the most up to date information, please…

(from a county press release) In an effort to streamline testing capabilities, the Merced County Department of Public Health (Public Health) in collaboration with the Merced County Emergency Operation Center and many county…

This is an evolving situation. More information will be distributed as it becomes available. For the most up to date information, please visit: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus. Additional information is available at…

Weekly Briefing from the Chancellor of UC Merced to the campus community March 27, 2020 Dear Campus Community, At UC Merced we stand with the rest of the country as we work to adapt to our current reality — curtailment of travel,…

Number of Merced County COVD-19 cases rises to 8 One of the cases is reportedly the first case of "community spread" “This case highlights the importance of social distancing,” says Dr. Salvador Sandoval, Public Health…