Yuma County Coronavirus Archives

Yuma students head back to school following Winter break

January 7, 2022 12:14 PM Cody Lee

Students across Yuma County are returning to in-person learning after the Winter holiday…

Regional Center for Border Health receives thousands of at-home test kits

January 6, 2022 11:33 AM Cody Lee

As the need for COVID-19 testing increases, Regional Center for Border Health (RCBH) has announced it will distribute 13,000 at-home rapid test kits.…

Spreading Omicron variant causing concern among Yuma’s locals and visitors

January 5, 2022 5:12 PM Luis Lopez

With the Omicron variant spreading quickly, Yuma’s locals and visitors alike have some worries. However, they say they’re doing all they can to stay…

Public health director gives update on COVID-19 surge

January 3, 2022 12:10 PM Cody Lee

The Yuma County Board of Supervisors held its first public meeting of the New Year. During Monday’s meeting, Diana Gomez, the County’s public health…

COVID-19 cases and Omicron variant causing concern among locals

December 30, 2021 6:05 PM Luis Lopez

March 2022 will mark two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. As for now people still have concerns, However, there could be a light at…

COVID-19 testing still widely available in Yuma County

December 28, 2021 12:29 PM Cody Lee

Following the holiday weekend, COVID-19 testing centers are seeing an increase in people wanting to get…

EXCLUSIVE: Nurses bearing another wave of COVID hospitalizations at YRMC

December 23, 2021 7:19 PM Cody Lee

As YRMC prepares for a federal response team to arrive and assist medical staff, we’re continuing our inside look at the hospital’s COVID-19 unit…

Federal response team expected to arrive in Yuma soon

December 23, 2021 11:48 AM Cody Lee

A team of 10 paramedics is heading to Yuma County to assist Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) as nurses experience a surge in COVID-19…

EXCLUSIVE: Inside YRMC COVID-19 unit as nurses experience winter surge

December 22, 2021 8:40 PM Cody Lee

As Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) experiences a winter surge, we’re getting a first-hand look inside one of the hospital’s COVID-19…

COVID hospitalizations continue to soar

December 22, 2021 12:06 PM Arlette Yousif

COVID hospitalizations are not letting up, but Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) reports it has not seen any confirmed omicron cases among its…

YRMC reports spike in deaths from coronavirus

December 21, 2021 12:22 PM Lisa Sturgis, Adonis Albright

Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) on Tuesday reported five more deaths from…

Yuma County to receive emergency response team to help with spike in COVID cases

December 21, 2021 11:06 AM Cody Lee

Ahead of President Joe Biden’s major announcement on the federal government’s response to COVID-19, Yuma County has confirmed with News 11 an…

Omicron variant and ICU bed shortage causes concern for local health resources

December 1, 2021 4:38 PM Luis Lopez

As COVID-19 continues to pose a threat to public health, a new variant and the holiday season have local health centers…

YRMC temporarily suspends vaccine mandate

December 1, 2021 6:15 PM Cody Lee

Many unvaccinated employees were on the verge of unpaid administrative leave or ultimately about to lose their job before a district court blocked a…

YRMC layoffs delayed – Vaccine mandate for health care workers “on hold”

November 30, 2021 10:31 PM Jenny Day

Hospital workers who opted out of getting the COVID-19 vaccine could have been fired Monday, but that mandate was put on…

YRMC warns of possible ‘fourth wave’ of COVID-19

November 17, 2021 4:37 PM Adam Klepp

More than 60 people are now hospitalized with COVID-19 at Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC), and that has the hospital fearing a fourth wave of the…