14 residents have died with COVID-19 at Silverado Berkeley care home
The home, which specializes in treating people with dementia, only received vaccines this week.
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The home, which specializes in treating people with dementia, only received vaccines this week.
Harris attended the school as part of BUSD’s second integrated class in 1970.
Winds reached 40-50 mph Monday night and Tuesday morning, with stronger gusts in the hills.
Some Berkeley parents want an immediate return to campuses, but others have argued that even small reopenings could be dangerous.
Older residents can get the shots once medical workers are vaccinated
The announcement comes amid an ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases throughout California and a slight uptick at Cal.
There have seven cases in elementary schools but BUSD says none were reported to be transmitted on campus.
“We’re not wasting a single drop,” Lisa Warhuus assured Berkeleyans.
The total death toll in Berkeley now stands at 12, with 1,854 COVID-19 cases reported.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District filed a violation against Berkeley Asphalt on Dec. 8 in response to complaints of a “burning, sulfurous” odor.
The facility has the highest number of cases at any facility in Alameda County, with 29 active cases among residents as of Sunday, and 12 cases among staff.
An RV caught on fire in West Berkeley at around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, according to Berkeley Fire Department dispatch scanner reviewed by Berkeleyside.
Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Friday, following closely behind several Bay Area hospitals that have already begun inoculation.
Taplin defeated incumbent Cheryl Davila to take the West Berkeley seat.
The fire is at a residential address in the 500 block of The Alameda, according to fire dispatch scanner.
Two women were wounded in a shooting that happened around 9:30 p.m. Saturday on eastbound Highway 580 near the intersection with Highway 24.
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