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January 11, 2022 - See Health Services Press Release: Contra Costa County's Superintendent of Schools and Deputy Health Officer Urge Schools to Remain Open During Omicron Surge.
January 5, 2022 - See Health Services Press Release: Contra Costa County Adopts Shorter Isolation and Quarantine Periods for the General Public.
December 27, 2021 - See Health Services Press Release: Contra Costa County Issues Update to Indoor Masking Order. Comunicado de Prensa: El Condado de Contra Costa Actualiza la Orden de Uso de Mascarillas Faciales en Interiores.
December 27, 2021 - See Health Services Press Release: Contra Costa Requires COVID-19 Booster Verification for Workers in High-Risk Jobs. Comunicado de Prensa: Contra Costa Requiere Verificar la Aplicación de la Vacuna de Refuerzo contra el COVID-19 para Trabajadores de Alto Riesgo.
December 23, 2021 - See Health Services Press Release: Appointments Now Required at Contra Costa Health Services COVID-19 Testing Sites. Comunicado de Prensa: Ahora se Requiere una Cita en los Centros de Prueba de COVID-19 de los Servicios de Salud de Contra Costa.
December 20, 2021 - See Health Services Press Release: Omicron Variant of COVID-19 Detected in Contra Costa County.
December 17, 2021 - See Health Services Press Release: Bay Area Health Officers Urge Boosters to Protect Against Omicron Variant.
November 29, 2021 -See Health Services Press Release: Omicron Variant Highlights Importance of COVID-19 Vaccination, Booster Shots. Comunicado de Prensa: La variante ómicron resalta la importancia de la vacunación y las vacunas de refuerzo.
November 1, 2021 -See Health Services Press Release: Contra Costa County Ready to Vaccinate Children Ages 5-11 Once They're Eligible
October 25, 2021 - See Health Services Press Release: Many who Received Moderna, Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Now Eligible for Booster Doses. Comunicado de Prensa: Muchas Personas que Recibieron la Vacuna de Moderna y Johnson & Johnson Ahora son Elegibles para Recibir Dosis de Refuerzo.
October 14, 2021 - See Health Services Press Release: Contra Costa to Lift Masking Requirements in Some Indoor Settings on Nov. 1. Health Order Amendment: Allowing Groups of Fully Vaccinated People to Remove Their Face Coverings Under Specified Circumstances. Enmienda de Orden de Salud: Permitir que Los Grupos De Personas Completamente Vacunadas Puedan Retirarse la Mascarilla en Ciertas Circunstancias.
October 7, 2021 - See Health Services Press Release: Bay Area Health Officers Issue Criteria for Lifting COVID-19 Indoor Masking Requirements. Comunicado de Prensa: Los Oficiales del Area de la Bahía Emiten los Criterios para Retirar el Requerimiento de Uso de Mascarillas en Interiores Debido al COVID-19.
September 27, 2021 - See Health Services Press Release: Contra Costa County Plans Efficient, Equitable Rollout of COVID-19 Booster Vaccine.
September 14, 2021 - See Health Services Press Release: COVID-19 Proof of Vaccination or Test Required for Some Contra Costa Businesses. Press Release Spanish: Se Requiere un Comprobante de Vacunación o una Prueba de COVID-19 para Algunos Negocios en Contra Costa. Health Order (PDF): Requiring Proof of Vaccination or Negative Test Result for High-Risk Businesses.
September 14, 2021 - See Health Order: Updated Mass Quarantine Order.
September 2, 2021 - See Health Services Press Release: Contra Costa Releases COVID-19 Safety Guidance for Youth Sports and Activities. Comunicado de Prensa: Lineamientos Provisionales sobre el COVID-19 para Deportes Juveniles y Actividades Extracurriculares en el Condado de Contra Costa.
September 1, 2021 - See Health Order Amendment (PDF): Allow Performers and Public Speakers at Events to Remove Their Face Coverings, if Everyone Present is Fully Vaccinated. Modificar La Orden PDF) Previa Para Permitir A Los Intérpretes Y Ponentes Públicos En Eventos Quitar La Máscara Facial Siempre Y Cuando Todas Las Personas Presentes Estén Completamente Vacunadas. Live Performers Can Drop Their Masks in Fully Vaccinated Venues (PDF). Los Intérpretes que se Presenten en Vivo Pueden Retirarse las Mascarillas en Lugares con Personas Completamente Vacunadas (PDF).
August 26, 2021 - See Joint Statement (PDF): Bay Area Health Officers Reaffirm Support for In-Person School. Comunicado de Prensa (PDF): Los Oficiales de Salud del Area de la Bahía reafirman su apoyo para las clases totalmente presenciales.
August 25, 2021 - See Health Order: Mass Quarantine. See Orden de Salud: Cuarenta Masiva.
August 16, 2021 - See Health Services Press Release: Concord, Contra Costa Partner to Provide Free Vaccines Through Mobile Clinic. See Press Release in Spanish.
August 13, 2021 - See Health Services Press Release: Contra Costa County Adds COVID-19 Vaccine Verification Requirement for First Responders. See Press Release in Spanish.
August 11, 2021 - See Health Services Helping Hands Referral Program to help someone get vaccinated. See Programa de Referencia “Manos Ayudando”.
August 6, 2021 - See Health Order (PDF): Amendment for Participation in Religious Activities.
August 3, 2021 - See Health Services Press Release: CCHS Brings Vaccines to Neighborhoods During National Night Out.
August 2, 2021 - See Joint Statement: Bay Area Health Officials Urge Immediate Vaccination and Issue Orders Requiring Use of Face Coverings Indoors to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19. See Joint Statement in Spanish: Los Oficiales del Area de la Bahía Recomiendan Enfáticamente la Vacunación Inmediata y Emiten Ordenes para Requerir el Uso de Mascarillas Faciales en Interiores a Fin de Prevenir el Contagio del COVID-19. See Health Order (PDF) and in Spanish Orden de Salud (PDF).
July 23, 2021 - See Health Order (PDF): Updated Mass Quarantine Order.
July 22, 2021- See Joint Release: Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Francisco Public Health Officials Urge Employers to Consider Requiring Employee Vaccination to Promote COVID-Safe Workplaces.
July 16, 2021 - See Joint Statement: Bay Area Health Officers Recommend Masking Indoors for Everyone as a Precaution Against Increased Circulation of COVID-19.
July 1, 2021 - See Revised Health Order (PDF): Requiring Masking and Testing of Unvaccinated Personnel Working in High-Risk Settings. See Orden de Salud (PDF): Requiriendo el Uso de Mascarillas y la Realización de Pruebas en Personas No Vacunadas que Trabajen en Entornos de Alto Riesgo. See Health Order Summary (PDF). See Resumen de la Order de Salud (PDF).
June 29, 2021 - See Health Order (PDF): Requiring Masking and Testing of Unvaccinated Personnel Working in High-Risk Settings. See Health Order Summary (PDF).
June 22, 2021 -See Press Release (PDF) and Press Release Spanish (PDF): Contra Costa County Passes Ordinance to Extend Eviction Protection and Rent Freeze. See Urgency Ordinance No. 2021-20 (PDF) and Urgency Ordinance No. 2021-20 Spanish (PDF). Find Eviction Protection FAQs and Spanish translations.
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