Sonoma

August 10, 2020, 8:41PM Updated 2 hours ago Sonoma County health officials late Monday night reported three more virus-related fatalities, to bring the area COVID-19 death toll during the pandemic that began in March to 50 victims. Each of the three latest casualties was over 65 and had underlying medical conditions, while two of them…

July 6, 2020, 8:52PM Updated 4 hours ago Sonoma County health officials reported late Monday that another local resident has died from complications of the new coronavirus, increasing to 12 the number of fatalities during the pandemic since it emerged in March. The unidentified woman died Saturday, and was over 65, said Rohish Lal, a…

Mase said that given the rising number of confirmed infections in the county and outbreaks in skilled nursing — as of Friday, there were 25 virus cases at such nursing centers — and residential care facilities for the elderly, it is becoming increasingly likely the county will end up on the state’s watchlist. “This should…

June 29, 2020, 5:13PM Updated 1 hour ago Two more Sonoma County residents have died from complications of the coronavirus, bringing area fatalities from the infectious disease to seven since it emerged here in early March, the county’s top public health official said Monday. Dr. Sundari Mase, the county’s health officer, said the deaths occurred…

June 25, 2020, 8:50PM Updated 52 minutes ago A few hours before Sonoma County passed 1,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, the county’s health officer on Thursday showed cautious optimism about the ability to blunt the spread of the disease and save lives, even on the heels of a 40% rise in local cases over the…