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State reports 1,435 new Ventura County COVID-19 cases for Jan. 9
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- Published: Sunday, 10 January 2021 16:27
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Ventura County had 1,435 new COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday, Jan. 9, according to the California Department of Public Health data portal.
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Airplane lands safely on Oxnard street after engine failure
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- Published: Sunday, 10 January 2021 14:07
Photo courtesy Oxnard Police Department.
A pilot safely landed his light airplane onto Fifth Street, west of Victoria Avenue, in Oxnard at about 7:20 a.m. Jan. 10.
Pregúntele al Dr. Halverson: Datos importantes sobre la nueva cepa de COVID-19
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- Published: Sunday, 10 January 2021 13:43
By Dr. Jim Halverson
Una variante más contagiosa del COVID-19, identificada por primera vez en el Reino Unido, sigue siendo detectada en los Estados Unidos y en todo el mundo. Al menos 3 estados de EE.UU. y 33 países han identificado la nueva variante, conocida como B.1.1.7. Esto es lo que sabemos sobre las mutaciones virales en general y esta variante en específico.
¿QUÉ TAN COMUNES SON LAS MUTACIONES EN LOS VIRUSES?
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VC reports 1,373 new COVID-19 cases since yesterday; 21 new deaths
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- Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 15:43
Ventura County Public Health reported the following COVID-19 numbers for Ventura County on Friday:
-1,373 new cases since yesterday (+10 in Ojai, +15 in Oak View)
-48,317 total cases
-41,329 recovered cases
-6,654 active cases under quarantine
-762,036 people tested
-425 hospitalizations (county all-time record)
-81 in the ICU
-0.0% ICU capacity remaining countywide (This calculation is based on staffed ICU beds and the high percentage of COVID-19 patients in the ICU.)
-0.0% ICU capacity remaining in Southern California region
-334 deaths (+21 since yesterday)
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County hospitals fill up; 13,000 receive vaccine
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- Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 10:30
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Dr. Mark Lepore
Austin Widger, Ojai Valley News reporter
“We’re all tired of COVID, but it’s not tired of us.
Mud Lotus springs from love affair with India
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- Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 10:25
Photo courtesy Patricia Cuenot
Mud Lotus owner Patricia Cuenot poses in front of her recently opened shop on Matilija Street in Ojai.
Austin Widger, Ojai Valley News reporter
“My philosophy is we’re all one in the world, beyond politics and borders and things.
Phone app tracks exposure
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- Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 10:17
Ojai Valley News photo by Austin Widger
CA Notify is available on iPhone and Android devices.
Austin Widger, Ojai Valley News reporter
The state of California rolled out its CA Notify COVID-19 exposure notification system on mobile devices last month, allowing residents who use it to get alerts when they have been exposed to the virus.
County reports 50 new COVID-19 deaths this week
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- Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 10:11
As of Jan. 7, there were 46,944 people who ever were diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ventura County, and 7,041 active cases under quarantine.
Free COVID-19 testing in Ojai Jan. 12
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- Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 10:05
Ojai Valley News photo by Austin Widger
Free COVID-19 testing was last offered at Nordhoff High School in July of last year.
Free COVID-19 testing will be offered on Tuesday, Jan. 12, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Nordhoff High School, 1401 Maricopa Highway in Ojai.
New year brings new laws to the Ojai Valley
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- Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 10:03
Austin Widger, Ojai Valley News reporter
When the calendar flipped over into 2021 on Jan. 1, many new laws went into effect in California, from minimum-wage increases. to family leave, to unattended children.
Creek Road car accident victim dies from injuries
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- Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 10:00
Ojai Valley News photo by Ally Mills
Randy Wallerich
Perry Van Houten, Ojai Valley News senior reporter
An Ojai man who suffered major injuries in a rollover crash Nov. 16 on Creek Road has died, according to authorities.
Ojai City Council to meet for first time in 2021 on Jan. 12
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- Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 09:55
The Ojai City Council will be holding its first regular meeting of 2021 on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. via teleconference.
Tesla batteries to help power water pumps
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- Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 09:46
Photo courtesy VRWD
These Tesla batteries are in the process of being installed at the Ventura River Water District to pump water uphill with more energy efficiency.
The Ventura River Water District commenced construction and installation of Tesla batteries at the district headquarters on Monday.
Oak Grove School takes its classrooms outside
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- Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 09:20
Photo courtesy Oak Grove School
Oak Grove School has moved some of its classrooms outdoors in response to the pandemic.
By Oak Grove School Communications Staff
In 1973 Alfred Wainwright wrote in A Coast to Coast Walk, “There's no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.”
Ask Dr. Halverson: What to know about new COVID-19 strain
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- Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 09:18
By Dr. Jim Halverson
A more contagious COVID-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom continues to be detected across the United States and around the world.