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Recovered patients outnumber positive cases 2-to-1 Bill Rozak Tahoe Daily Tribune
Cases by Area
Recovered patients are outnumbering positive COVID-19 cases 2-to-1 in El Dorado County. County health officials reported two new cases Monday evening, one each in the Lake Tahoe region and El Dorado Hills, but also announced that 23 of the 34 total cases have recovered. The Lake Tahoe region now has 10 cases and El Dorado Hills has 14. The county reported Friday that it had 32 cases, 16 of which had recovered. Over the weekend and through Monday just two positive cases have been added while seven have recovered. There are five COVID-19 cases in the greater Placerville area, three cases have been found in the Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/Rescue area and two cases have been found in the north county, according to data provided by the county. No cases in Camino, Pollock Pines, Diamond Springs, El Dorado or the south county area have
Cases by Age
Pollock Pines, Camino, Kyburz
65+
El Dorado Hills
9%
3 cases
Diamond Springs, El Dorado North County
38%
Greater Placerville
53%
50-64
Cameron Park, Shingle Springs
18-49 18 cases
13 cases
South County Lake Tahoe Region
0
1,250± 1,215± Tested
Negative
5
34
Confirmed
10
0
Deaths
15
20
23
Recoveries
17
17
Male
Female
47
Mediun Age
Graphic courtesy of El Dorado County Health and Human Services
been reported as of Monday evening. There are no reported deaths in the county associated with the virus.
Is this all good news? Is the shelter-in-place directive issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom possibly n
See Recovered patients, page A7
Planners Hoppin’ drive-through amend cannabis ordinance Dawn Hodson Staff writer
It was a marathon virtual meeting for the El Dorado County Planning Commission Thursday as it took up a number of agenda items, with the one attracting the most attention a revision of the county’s ordinance governing the growing of marijuana. Designed to make the county’s ordinance consistent with state law, Deputy County Counsel Breann Moebius emphasized that the proposed amendments would apply only to the personal use of cannabis and not to commercial grows. In response to an outgrowth of problems enforcing the existing ordinance and abuse by those who supply cannabis to the black market, the proposed amendments would limit adults to indoor or outdoor grows of no more than six plants per residence for either medicinal or recreational use. The ordinance would no longer make a distinction between medicinal and recreational use by adults older than 21 and would impose consistent regulations for all cannabis grown for personal use. The ordinance would also maintain the regulations regarding screening, setbacks, odor control, security, residency requirements and property owner authorization. In the discussion that followed, county staff as well as the public contributed different opinions on the issue. El Dorado County Sheriff John D’Agostini noted that while law enforcement had input on the issue, he felt that it had not been listened to in its efforts to keep the community and his staff safe. D’Agostini said there has been an “explosion” in illegal marijuana grows in the county but the proposed changes to the ordinance would make it easier to enforce its provisions. El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson said the original ordinance made the county seem “marijuana friendly,” adding the county may have “erred on the side of openness.” n
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Mother Lode Lion Kerri Jack hands two Easter gift bags to a family as part of the Mother Lode Lions Club’s Easter Goodies Grab ‘n’ Go event Sunday in Placerville. The Mother Lode Lions’ popular Easter Egg Hunt is usually held at Indian Creek School but was replaced this year with a drive-through event due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Easter tradition transformed
Mother Lode Lion Maryellen Ware, left photo, waves to a family that received an Easter gift bag as part of the club’s Easter Goodies Grab ‘n’ Go event. Ware’s late husband Dewey started the Mother Lode Lions’ Easter Egg Hunt more than 20 years ago. Members of the Mother Lode Lions Club, right photo, stand next to a table filled with goodies set up in the club headquarters parking lot as they await families picking up their Easter treats. The bags were loaded with candy, stickers and small toys.
See Cannabis ordinance, page A3
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