Broken record, broken lives: Solano County reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths today, 270 new positive cases

UPDATE: See today’s latest information Have you heard this before?  Over and over and over – we’re in trouble, folks.  Stay home! By Roger Straw, January 5, 2021  [Sources: see below.] Tuesday, January 5: 270 new Solano cases overnight, 2 new deaths.  Since last Feb: 21,223 cases, over 750 hospitalized, 102 deaths.Compare previous report, Monday, Jan. 4:Summary … Continue reading Broken record, broken lives: Solano County reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths today, 270 new positive cases

Latest on Benicia Raley’s COVID-19 violations, store confirms at least one infected employee

[Editor: Note later correction, in paragraph 12 below.  – R.S.] Benicia Raley’s Supermarkets confirms COVID-19 case after holding maskless pot luck Vallejo Times Herald, By Katy St. Clair, January 4, 2021 A memo sent to Raley’s Supermarkets staff at the Benicia branch on Sunday confirms that an employee has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The store … Continue reading Latest on Benicia Raley’s COVID-19 violations, store confirms at least one infected employee

Solano County reports its 100th COVID death and 1,742 new cases over the 4-day holiday weekend

UPDATE: See today’s latest information Solano residents facing an explosive Holiday Surge upon Holiday Surge By Roger Straw, January 4, 2021  [Sources: see below.] Monday, January 4: 1,742 new Solano cases over the 4-day holiday break, 2 new deaths.  Since last Feb: 20,953 cases, over 750 hospitalized, 100 deaths.Compare previous report, Thursday, Dec. 31:Summary Solano County … Continue reading Solano County reports its 100th COVID death and 1,742 new cases over the 4-day holiday weekend

Benicia’s Earl Miller a COVID victim: ‘I wanted to die’

COVID victim Earl Miller: ‘I wanted to die’ High-profile Benician hit hard Vallejo Times Herald, by Richard Freedman, December 31, 2020 In his 70 years, Earl Miller survived the repercussions of drug addiction, heart attacks, a stroke, knee replacement, and gastrointestinal surgery. Never, he said, he did want to die more than from the COVID-19 … Continue reading Benicia’s Earl Miller a COVID victim: ‘I wanted to die’