Shasta County’s case rate numbers up, but county still remains in red tier
Shasta County s case rate is at purple tier levels but because the county’s positivity rate is at orange levels, it’s keeping the county in the red tier for now.
Posted: Apr 28, 2021 5:50 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2021 6:41 PM
Posted By: Ana Torrea
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. - Shasta County s case rate is at purple tier levels but because the county’s positivity rate is at orange levels, it’s keeping the county in the red tier for now.
Shasta’s positivity rate is just under 4% and the case rate is around 10 per 100,000 residents.
Redding Rodeo Associated prepares for coronavirus restriction
The Redding Rodeo is gearing up for a big comeback after last year s coronavirus cancellation.
Posted: Mar 31, 2021 6:22 PM
Updated: Mar 31, 2021 7:09 PM
Posted By: Ana Marie Torrea
REDDING, Calif. - The Redding Rodeo is gearing up for a big comeback after last year s coronavirus cancellation.
“We re excited to bring it back, we re excited to see fans, and we re excited to see the cowboys back,” said Erick Mattson with the Redding Rodeo Association. “We hope that everybody comes.”
The rodeo is from May 13 to 15. The Redding Rodeo Association said it is following state and local public health guidelines. Grandstand seating will be at 25% capacity. Other COVID-19 restrictions include social distancing and face coverings.
Shasta County working on plans to distribute newly received Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Shasta County Public Health has now received 1,400 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, now they are planning how to distribute it.
Posted: Mar 10, 2021 6:39 PM
Updated: Mar 10, 2021 7:05 PM
Posted By: Ana Torrea
REDDING, Calif. - Shasta County Public Health has now received its doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
This week, the county received about 1400 doses, making it the third COVID-19 vaccine option for the county.
Public Health is still working out how it will distribute that vaccine. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a one-shot vaccine and doesn t have strict storage requirements.
Johnson & Johnson vaccine could arrive in Shasta County next week
Shasta County health leaders say that vaccine could arrive early as next week. It’s still unknown how many doses the county will be receiving.
Posted: Mar 3, 2021 5:49 PM
Updated: Mar 3, 2021 6:53 PM
Posted By: Ana Torrea
REDDING, Calif. - The Johnson & Johnson vaccine could soon be in Shasta County.
Shasta County health leaders said the vaccine could arrive early as next week. It’s still unknown how many doses the county will be receiving.
Public Health said it’s still ironing out the distribution details. The Johnson & Johnson is a one-dose vaccine, which doesn’t need to be stored at extreme temperatures like the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines.
Shasta County could be placed into the red tier
Officials say that the county’s equity metric is in the orange tier and test positivity dropped. On Tuesday, the county reported that the test positivity dropped from 5.5% to 4.9%.
Posted: Feb 3, 2021 7:01 PM
Updated: Feb 3, 2021 9:04 PM
Posted By: Ana Torrea
REDDING, Calif. – Shasta County Public Health leaders say that the county could be placed in the red tier in two weeks.
Officials say the county’s equity metric is in the orange tier and the rate of testing positive has dropped. On Tuesday, the county reported that the test positivity rate dropped from 5.5% to 4.9%.