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The Mother Lode Fairgrounds testing site will be switching its days of operation to Sunday–Thursday from 7 AM to 7 PM.
The Groveland site has moved to the Youth Center, 18950 Hwy 120. Hours of operation remain the same, Thursdays from 7 AM to 7 PM.
The Tuolumne site has been demobilized and is no longer available for testing.
For all testing sites, appointments are recommended, but walk-ins will be accepted. Individuals can select the site location when making their appointment, up to one week ahead of time, at
A testing site in Murphys will be held every Tuesday from 7am-7pm at Ironstone, use the above link to schedule.
Tuolumne County Tuolumne Public Health reports 12 new community cases including one Tuolumne County Jail inmate and one new Sierra Conservation Center inmate case. A total of 8 jail inmates are involved in the current outbreak that public health is investigating. All of the new cases appear to be isolating, one earlier reported case is now hospitalized and two individuals have been released from isolation. Two residents with COVID-19 are currently hospitalized. Active community cases increased to 46.
The new community cases are 1 female under 17, 2 females and 1 male 18-29, 1 male 30-39 2 females and 2 males age 40-49, 1female age 50-59, and 2 females 70-79.
Tuolumne County has a total of 3,944 cases split between 2,531 community cases and 1,413 inmate cases. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reports 87 active inmate cases at the Sierra Conservation Center today. Total community cases released from isolation are listed as 2,426. Testing data and update
Covid-19 Regional Report Tuesday
Tuolumne Public Health reports they are coordinating with the Sonora Safeway pharmacy to begin vaccinating individuals 65 and older beginning next Monday, March 1st. Individuals who fit into the eligible category may register for an appointment at mhealthsystem.com/3127tuolumne Those with appointments will need to bring their identification with them and additional details will be provided at the time of appointment registration.
Calaveras and Tuolumne remain in the purple tier of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy color Tier System. Tuolumne County Public Health says “we continue to see a slight decline in our case rate and remaining relatively steady in our test positivity rates. Today’s reports for Tuolumne County are a 10.9 Case Rat