At our last HIPC meeting, convened virtually, we heard from Santa Cruz County Public Health Officer, Dr. Gail Newel, about the current state of COVID-19 in our area. As we have learned over the past month, COVID-19 related news shifts daily as new data and updates avail themselves every day. On March 28th, officials regretfully announced the first death of a county resident. Dr. Newel stated that the lack of testing capacity is still hindering our ability to respond to the ou