Now that vaccines have become more widely available, it’s easy to forget that ICUs are still full of COVID-19 patients fighting for their lives alongside battle-weary nurses who have been deep in the trenches of this pandemic for nearly a year. To learn more about the toll it has taken, …
Read More »True COVID-19 Death Toll May Surpass Official Counts, Especially In San Joaquin Valley
Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 1,300 people have died of COVID-19 in the seven counties of the southern San Joaquin Valley and foothills, according to official counts by county health departments and the state. The tallies aggregated in those health department dashboards, which represent between one and …
Read More »Toll Fire (Plumas County)
Toll Fire: more info… Updated: August 24, 2017 7:44 am County: Plumas County Location: Tollgate Creek and Oakland Camp Road, north of Quincy Acres Burned – Containment: 358 Acres – 100% Contaiment
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Disease takes ‘catastrophic’ toll on Wisconsin bats
A deadly bat disease continues to spread across Wisconsin, exacting what a Department of Natural Resources official described as a “catastrophic” toll on the state’s cave-dwelling bats. White-nose syndrome was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sacramento fentanyl overdoses show opiate addiction’s toll knows no boundaries
Overdoses linked to pills laced with painkiller fentanyl rise to 36 in the Sacramento area Nine deaths related to the street drug have been reported since March 24 The DEA is leading the investigation and ‘working around the clock on this’ … Click to Continue »
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