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Marin County records first COVID-19 death since April Marin County recorded its first COVID-19 death since April. The victim was over 65 years old and unvaccinated. MARIN CITY, Calif. – Marin County is reporting its first COVID-19 death in a month. The patient was older than 65, active and otherwise healthy, but unvaccinated. “We chose …

Marin County will use an $8.58 million federal grant to bolster its public health division over the next two and half years. The grant, formally accepted by Marin County supervisors on Tuesday, is a slice of the $22 billion supplied by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act to support COVID-19 testing and vaccination-related …

Book events Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. April 22: Marin resident Heidi Kühn discusses “Breaking Ground: From Landmines to Grapevines, One Woman’s Mission to Heal the World” with Kenneth M. Quinn as part of the Dominican University of California’s Spring 2021 Leadership Lecture Series, in partnership with Book Passage. 6 …

Bay Area county health officials announced Friday they are speeding up the timeline to impose the governor’s latest coronavirus restrictions to quell a surge in cases that threatens to overwhelm hospitals. The announcement comes a day after state officials Thursday signaled that the Bay Area is expected over the next couple of weeks to see …

In the face of adversity, opportunities and silver linings exist. This time of COVID-19 has brought unforeseen challenges along with new possibilities. During this pandemic and “shelter in place,” people’s health and social needs did not go away. If anything, they increased, and our medical system is not equipped to handle all these needs at …

As the Bay Area records its first influenza cases of the season during the COVID-19 crisis, some medical professionals are fearing a possible “twindemic.” The coronavirus’ unknowns have left doctors hamstrung, Marin public health officials said. But the flu is a virus that medical professionals know how to manage well. Part of this year’s strategy …

Mental health specialists in Marin say they’ve seen an increased demand for their services since the coronavirus emergency began. The number of patients who were taken to MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae on psychiatric holds increased from 32 in April to 46 in June, a 44% increase. Section 5150 of the California penal code authorizes …

Marin County officials will suspend indoor dining for at least three weeks amid an influx in new coronavirus infections, reversing course one week after giving restaurants the green light to serve customers inside. The decision, effective at midnight Monday, comes days after the state added Marin County to its watch list, which closely tracks counties …

Marin health officials issued a local health emergency proclamation Tuesday to prepare for impacts associated with the coronavirus that has raised concerns worldwide. There have been no cases of coronavirus among Marin residents, the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services said. However, last week, a coronavirus patient who was quarantined at Travis Air …

The Marin County Public Health Department said Tuesday that two people in the county have died from the flu. One death occurred in a hospital in late November and the other death occurred in the first week of December. At least 24 people in California have died from the flu between Sept. 29 and Dec. …