Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a statement commending the Biden-Harris Administration and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for extending the federal cost share to now fully reimburse California and other states for emergency relief programs and National Guard personnel deployments dating back to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In guidance first released last week and further clarified by federal leaders in recent days, it is now the policy of the Biden-Harris Administration to provide state and local governments reimbursement for emergency costs for FEMA-eligible services – including the cost of National Guard personnel mobilization, the purchase of personal protective equipment, emergency feeding programs and sheltering at-risk populations – at a 100 percent rate dating back to January 2020.
The COVID-19 surge pushes hospitals closer to being overwhelmed daily with only two staffed ICU beds available across Ventura County on Tuesday, officials said.
“Some of (the hospitals) are going to dive into crisis really soon,” said Steve Carroll, administrator of the Ventura Emergency Medical Services Agency. We are getting to a place where we are maxing out.”
Officials said 421 of the record 969 people in the area s eight hospitals on Wednesday were being treated for COVID. Of the 126 people in intensive care beds, 82 were being treated for the coronavirus.
The two staffed and available ICU beds on Tuesday increased a tick to five beds across the county on Wednesday.
Jan. 5, 2021 Redwood City – The County of San Mateo continues to work to protect public health and safety in response to the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19.
The County of San Mateo’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) remains open to coordinate countywide response and communications in response to the situation. The EOC’s Joint Information Center will provide status reports every Tuesday and Thursday until further notice. Today’s report:
Incoming, Outgoing Board Presidents Reflect on COVID-19 The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors today unanimously selected Supervisor David Canepa, who represents District Five in the North County, as the 2021 president during its annual reorganization.
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While COVID-19 cases rise in the Sacramento region, a few Elk Grove restaurants continued preparing and delivering meals to local, housebound seniors and other at-risk residents who cannot leave their