by News Staff | Jul 20, 2020 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health
Mammoth Hospital released the following statement today. (7/20/2020) Mammoth Hospital has hospitalized its first patient since late March due to COVID-19. While the Eastern Sierra has seen relatively few infections over the last few months, the pandemic continues to...
by Community Reports/Events | Jul 19, 2020 | Corona Virus, Inyo County, News Releases, Public Health
Our public health authorities have been warning residents of Inyo and Mono counties for months that the Eastern Sierra would eventually experience a sharp increase in the numbers of positive COVID-19 cases. The new number of positive COVID-19 cases reported in Mono...
by News Staff | Jul 19, 2020 | Corona Virus, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, Public Health
All Mono County pop-up testing scheduled for the week of 07/20-07/25 has been cancelled to allow the Public Health Department to focus on contact tracing cases. Individuals experiencing illness and/or symptoms are encouraged to call 211 or to speak with a Public...
by Community Reports/Events | Jul 17, 2020 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Governor's Office, Inyo County, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health, State of California
At Tuesday’s July 14, Inyo County Board of Supervisors meeting, the frustration was evident as the county is forced to roll back on reopening plans because of the latest state OVID-19 revised public health orders issued on Monday, July 13. It’s a frustration shared by...
by News Staff | Jul 14, 2020 | Corona Virus, Government Agencies/Utilities, Inyo County, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health
Many feel that the revised universal face covering health order with regulatory teeth is long overdue. The hope was that the public would, if not out of respect for the law (and it does have the force of law), wear face coverings out of consideration for the health...
by News Staff | Jul 13, 2020 | Corona Virus, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health, State of California
This public health order, coming just before the Governor’s reinstatement of the Stay-At-Home order and pull-back from the reopening of many businesses throughout the state, emphasizes the importance of those testing positive for COVID-19 and those with whom...