The latest local COVID-19 developments include:
During her talk with the Santa Cruz Valley Citizens Council, St. John also explained why officials expect to vaccinate a total of 20,000 to 25,000 people in a county with a population estimated at 46,500, and why it’s unlikely they’ll set up new vaccination clinics in outlying areas of the county.
Santa Cruz County has a new spelling bee champion: Michael Pentland, a sixth-grader at Desert Shadows Middle School, who finished the test with 48 correct answers out of the 50 items. San Cayetano Elementary School fifth-grader Memphis Parks was right behind him with 47 correct.