San Luis Obispo County Public Health Officials announced Tuesday that they expect San Luis Obispo County will end up on the state's COVID-19 "watch list" soon.Over the weekend, the county reportedly exceeded the state's COVID-19 case rate criteria.Health officials say the county has seen a rate of about 114 cases per 100,000 population over the…
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - Customers of Pub New Harmony, 134 Warren Ave., and Hooligans, 122 N. 3rd Ave., in Pocatello, may have been exposed to COVID-19. An employee of Pub New Harmony, who was also a customer of Hooligans, has been confirmed as having COVID-19. Southeastern Idaho Public Health is recommending persons who had been…
With coronavirus cases continuing to rise and Charleston-area officials warning of a dwindling supply of open hospital beds, authorities continue to ramp up public health messaging. North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey signed an emergency proclamation Thursday requiring masks in public places. The rule goes into effect at noon on Friday. Those who refuse to comply with…
NH health officials announce season’s first case of Jamestown Canyon virus Virus is transmitted by mosquito; Loudon man recovering at home after hospital stay New Hampshire health officials have confirmed the season's first case of the Jamestown Canyon virus.>> Download the free WMUR appOfficials said the patient is an adult from Loudon who had to…
California lawmakers harshly criticized state corrections officials' “failure of leadership” Wednesday, saying they botched their handling of the coronavirus pandemic by inadvertently transferring infected inmates to a virus-free prison, triggering the state’s worst prison outbreak.A third of the 3,500 inmates at San Quentin State Prison near San Francisco have tested positive since officials transferred 121…
Published: November 08, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week Infant formula maker ByHeart has “discontinued” manufacturing its products after getting caught up in an outbreak of infant botulism. ByHeart’s founders started a new company, MeridianMade, earlier this year and announced in late October that it would purchase Dublin-based
Published: November 07, 2026, 9:48 pm The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health is wrapping up its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to Brookshire Farms in San Luis Obispo. Fifteen people are included in the outbreak – five who were laboratory confirmed. The county previously reported that
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