Virus

(Public Health press release) Death toll in COVID-19 pandemic reaches 15 in Merced County Today, the Merced County Department of Public Health confirmed the 14th and 15th deaths related to COVID-19. The 14th death was a male Merced County resident between the ages of 50 and 64 with no underlying health…

We’re seeing an explosion in the amount of cases. Dr. Rebecca Nanyonjo-Kemp, Merced County Public Health Director With the “explosion” of…

(Information from Merced County's Public Health Department) Today, Governor Newsom announced the closure of additional business sectors due to…

Following Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent announcement to add more than 80 community testing sites across the state focused on underserved communities, Merced County will launch an additional testing site in the City of Merced. The new testing site is projected to open on April 30. This new site is one of 80 testing…

Following Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-33-20 asking Californians to stay home, Merced County’s Health Officer issued an Order directing…

NOTE TO READERS: According to reports in the daily Merced Sun-Star, a courtroom inside the Merced County Superior Court is being…

Editor's Note: This story was updated from the published print version to reflect that the two cases of cornonavirus infection being treated under quarantine in Madera and Fresno do NOT pose a threat of spreading the virus to others in the community at this time. Additional reporting on closures resulting from COVID-19 is available here. As the…