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Over 1,200 test positive for the coronavirus
New data released Monday shows 1,224 people have the coronavirus in Santa Clara County, 276 of whom are hospitalized.
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Could antibody tests reveal more about COVID-19?
Blood collected from drive-thrus in Santa Clara County will be analyzed for antibodies, a key indicator of whether a person is – or has been – infected with COVID-19.
Ravenswood's new superintendent is familiar to many
Gina Sudaria, who has worked in various roles in the Ravenswood school district for over two decades, is now its superintendent, the Board of Trustees announced Monday.
How long will the crisis last?
Experts are taking educated guesses as to when the coronavirus pandemic will reach its peak and how long social distancing measures will stay in place.
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Coronavirus crisis reshapes spring real estate market
As with so many other sectors of the economy, the Midpeninsula's real estate market has been upended by the state's stay-at-home order in response to the coronavirus crisis.
Short Story Contest deadline pushed to April
Can you stay healthy without making more trash?
It seems intuitive that disposables would have fewer germs than reusables, so you may be wondering: Is banning reusables good policy?

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Volunteers help Stanford search for COVID-19 clues in blood samples
Hundreds of volunteers from throughout the county on Friday and Saturday participated in a Stanford survey that could help us understand how many people actually have COVID-19 virus, even if they aren't showing symptoms. Saturday, 2:50 PM | 20 comments

Interim superintendent Gina Sudaria to lead Ravenswood school district on a permanent basis
After serving just over a year as the Ravenswood City School District's interim superintendent, the school board has selected Gina Sudaria as the K-8 district's permanent superintendent. Monday, 4:02 PM | 1 comments

Coronavirus central: Santa Clara County case total climbs to 1,224
Santa Clara County has a total of 1,224 people with the coronavirus, 17 of whom were announced Monday. Three more people died of the disease, raising the death toll to 42. Monday, 7:04 PM | 205 comments

County health officials say testing for COVID-19 falls short
County public health officials say too few people are being tested for the coronavirus, and that it falls on private labs to roll out large-scale testing capacity to see how far the virus has truly spread. Monday, 9:54 AM | 2 comments

To ease pressure at hospital ERs, cities start testing for COVID-19
Bay Area cities are taking up the mantle to test their first responders, health care workers and even members of the public for COVID-19 using technology from a Menlo Park company. Friday, 10:49 PM | 6 comments

As Palo Alto halts major construction projects, home builders keep working
Responding to a new Santa Clara County clampdown on construction activities, the city suspended construction of its largest infrastructure project: a parking garage near California Avenue. Friday, 2:01 PM | 32 comments

Experts consider how long the coronavirus crisis will last — and how we'll get out of it
Health officials have been reluctant to predict the duration of the coronavirus outbreak, but most measures indicate that Santa Clara County will see a sharp increase in cases in April and early May before things begin to level off. Friday, 9:28 AM | 46 comments