San Joaquin County Public Health Services (PHS) has received confirmation of the first positive test result for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a San Joaquin County resident. This individual was a passenger on the Grand Princess cruise ship; however, they were not on the cruise that is currently disembarking in Oakland. The individual became symptomatic and was hospitalized several days ago. No further details about this case will be shared due to patient privacy.

San Joaquin County today announced that operations at San Joaquin General Hospital (SJGH) are proceeding as planned and there have been no disruptions in service, due to a staffing plan implemented late last week to ensure patient health and safety during the anticipated nurses strike. The California Nurses Association (CNA) provided notice to the County that registered nurses at the Hospital, Public Health, Behavioral Health, and other County health facilities would strike from this morning Thursday, March 5th, through the morning of Saturday, March 7th.

San Joaquin County today announced a staffing plan that will ensure patient health and safety during the anticipated nurses strike. The California Nurses Association (CNA) provided notice to the County that registered nurses at San Joaquin General Hospital (SJGH), Public Health, Behavioral Health, and other County health facilities will strike from the morning of Thursday, March 5th, to the morning of Saturday, March 7th.

In response to yesterday’s action by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to initiate an Environmental Impact Report for a Delta tunnel project in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, San Joaquin County officials issued the following comments: “The latest action by the State does absolutely nothing to address any of the goals it seeks to accomplish,” said San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors Chair, Kathy Miller.

On December 16, The United State Supreme Court declined to review City of Boise v. Martin, Case No. 19-247 – a decision in which the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that enforcing local laws prohibiting camping and sleeping on public property “when no sleeping space is practically available in any shelter” within the jurisdiction violates the Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment.