After having left the public reporting of coronavirus-related hospitalizations up to the state, the Santa Cruz County Health Services Department began publishing its own data this week.
The death earlier this month of a 72-year-old man who worked at a local produce warehouse puts a spotlight on workplace safety practices, and illustrates the challenging decisions that employees and employers face as COVID-19 spreads at a quickening pace throughout the community.
After installing a rapid-result COVID-19 testing machine earlier this month, the NextCare Urgent Care clinic in Nogales is adding three more to meet high demand.
From the archive:
This year, local high school and college graduates finished their semesters online and received degrees at creative celebrations including drive-through diploma presentations. A year ago, the NI wrote about a young woman who faced another obstacle to a typical graduation celebration: the border wall separating her from her mother.
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