Another Covid surge may be happening in Shasta County. In the past two weeks another nine deaths by Covid have been reported among Shasta County residents, including a man in his 30s. 28 people are hospitalized with Covid, and two are in the ICU. The transmission case rate has increased to 141 per 100,000 which is considered high. The recommendation for people who test positive is to isolate for 5 days after symptoms are gone, then test again. Information on testing and vaccines is at shastaready.org.