Amador County, CA – Amador County Public Health reports five additional cases of COVID-19 in Amador County. Three of the new cases are adults in their 50s and 60s, 1 male and 2 female, plus 1 pediatric female, and 1 teenage male. Of these 3 were identified as a close contact to a prior case.…

On February 24, 2020 the Jackson Police Department was contacted by the Amador County Unified School District who alleged their Director of Maintenance and Operations, 50 year old Robert Milligan, misappropriated funds in that he had purchased, on numerous occasions, fuel using a school issu…

Calaveras Public Health continues to experience an alarming and accelerating trend of community spread in the County. On Thursday, July 2, 2020, Calaveras Public Health reported 13 additional cases of COVID-19. This is the largest increase of positive cases in any reporting period in the Cou…

Amador County, CA – Amador County Public Health reports an additional two cases of COVID-19 in Amador County. One new case is in an adult male in his 50s, who is a resident of Ione. This new case is currently isolated at home. All close-contacts have been identified by Health Department staf…

Amador County, CA – Amador County Public Health reports two additional cases of COVID-19 in Amador County. The new cases are in an adult male in his 40s and a female under 18 years of age, who are residents of Plymouth and are linked to out-of-state travel exposure. These new cases are curre…

Calaveras Public Health is seeing an alarming and accelerating trend of community spread in the County. On Tuesday, June 30, 2020, Calaveras Public Health reported eight additional cases of COVID-19. This is the single largest one-day case count in the County since the pandemic began. 

Amador County, CA – Amador County Public Health confirms the first 2020 case of West Nile virus (WNV) in an Amador County horse. Outbreaks of WNV occur each summer in the United States and are most commonly transmitted to humans and animals through a mosquito bite from a mosquito harboring t…

On Monday, June 29, 2020, at 7:49 a.m., the Amador County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a payphone near the St. George Hotel in Volcano. The male caller stated multiple bombs were at the new courthouse, 500 Argonaut Lane in Jackson, and then abruptly disconnected the call.Amador …

Amador County, CA – Today, June 29, 2020, Amador County Public Health reported one additional case of COVID-19 in Amador County. The new case is an adult female in her 40s who is a resident of Sutter Creek and is linked to a previous Amador case. This new case is currently isolated at home. …

COVID-19 Situation Update

Amador County, CA – Yesterday Amador County Public Health reported an additional confirmed case of COVID-19 in Amador County and launched a contact investigation assessing close contacts of the new case. Today, June 16, 2020, one additional COVID-19 case has been confirmed and linked to the …

Amador County, CA – On Monday, June 15, 2020, Amador County Public Health reported one additional confirmed case of COVID-19 in Amador County. The new case is an adult male in his 40s who is a resident of Jackson and currently hospitalized.

The past few months have been challenging. Our jobs, livelihoods and communities have all been put on the line. 

COVID-19 Situation Update:

Q: What kind of testing is being done?

Amador County Public Health in collaboration with the Emergency Operations Center is opening one drive-through community-based testing site at St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Parish later this week to expand COVID-19 testing for our community.

The Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians today announced plans for the anticipated reopening of Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort (JRCR) on Monday, June 8 at noon.

COVID-19 Situation Update:

The State of California today announced the reopening of places of worship for religious services with modifications to limit the spread of COVID-19. The guidance issued is posted on the State’s Reopening Roadmap webpage: https://covid19.ca.gov/pdf/guidance-places-of-worship.pdf. 

Amador County Public Health confirms one case of Salmonella Hadar infection in a child associated with a multi-state outbreak. Health Officials in 28 states are investigating this outbreak linked to contact with backyard poultry, such as chickens and ducks. Whether you are a first time chick…

On January 11, 2019 at about 5:20 p.m. Calaveras County Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to a residence in the 8000 block Campo Seco Turnpike in Mokelumne Hill after a realtor was going to show the residence and discovered dishes and a locked bedroom door. The realtor could also smell cig…