Vallejo and Solano County: COVID-19 is bad, but not as bad as the 1918 flu pandemic

Brendan Riley’s Solano Chronicles: Old reports show pandemic impact in Solano County Vallejo Times-Herald, by Brendan Riley, May 10, 2020 My recent column on the Spanish Flu of 1918 outlined its deadly impact on Vallejo and Mare Island. After the column was published, I was able to locate two century-old state reports that have a lot … Continue reading Vallejo and Solano County: COVID-19 is bad, but not as bad as the 1918 flu pandemic

A Place in the U.S. With No Covid-19? Look to American Samoa

The territory, which has sealed itself off from the outside world, has no confirmed cases. The New York Times, by Simon Romero, May 6, 2020 (Updated 5/820) The coronavirus death toll in the United States is climbing past 70,000, with thousands of new cases every day. But there is still one part of the country without a … Continue reading A Place in the U.S. With No Covid-19? Look to American Samoa

COVID-19 curve in Solano County continues slow rise – 9 new cases today

UPDATE: See today’s latest information Friday, May 8 9 new positive cases, no new deaths. Total now 351 cases, 7 deaths. Source: Solano County Coronavirus Information & Resources Previous report, Thursday, May 7 Summary Solano County reported 9 new positive cases today, total is now 351.  No new deaths, total now at 7. BY AGE GROUP No … Continue reading COVID-19 curve in Solano County continues slow rise – 9 new cases today

Who is reporting on COVID-19 in California meat packing plants?

By Roger Straw, May 8, 2020 Are the midwestern superclusters coming our way anytime soon? Meat Packing Plants I did a little digging on meat packing plants in California…  Here’s a Google map of meat our packing plants. I didn’t spend much time looking into plants nearest to the Bay Area as yet.  I ran … Continue reading Who is reporting on COVID-19 in California meat packing plants?