COVID-19

Riggs Ambulance, the exclusive ambulance provider for Merced County, serving a population of over 280,000, received the Moderna vaccine, and as of Jan. 8,…

IMPORTANT UPDATE:  The Times and various Merced-area residents have been asking in recent days how people will be notified that they can start to…

'People are at risk of dying due to COVID simply because we are in danger of not having the resources to care for them if we continue to see the number of COVID cases increase at the current rate. ... Progressing to crisis level care means triaging medical care and ventilators so that not everyone who may need that level of care will be able to…

New cases of COVID-19 have continued to surge for the past month at a rate of 200 to 230 per day in Merced County (on Jan. 5, there were 372 more than…

'It’s almost impossible to not know someone who has been COVID positive at this point because it’s so widespread.' - Dr. Kristynn Sullivan, Merced County’s…

By LUCIANA CHAVEZ Kelly Fowler was hustling through the Fresno-Yosemite International Airport, off to Seattle for a conference, when she saw English professor Keri Ortiz heading in the other direction. The Merced College Vice President of Instruction knew Ortiz was also going to a conference in Washington that week. She wondered.…

(Merced County Public Health reports) As of 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 9, 2020, there are 14,058 confirmed cases (+207 from Tuesday) of COVID-19 (novel…

Merced County began feeling the impact of the governor’s new shutdown orders earlier this week as the total number of COVID-19 cases reported since…

By ANNE MARIE O’BRIEN (UnitedHealthcare) Feeling stressed? You’re not alone. Stress levels are rising due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the numerous disruptions in our daily lives. The American Psychological Association recently reported that “we are facing a national mental health crisis that could yield serious health and social…