Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris was hospitalized with COVID-19 on July 17, city officials announced this week. “On Sunday, July 17, Mayor R. Rex Parris was hospitalized with COVID-19. While […]
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Virus urgent care in three-month upward trend
The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals neared the 1,300 mark at mid-week, continuing a nearly three-month upward trend. In late April, there were roughly 220 COVID-positive […]
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Santa Clarita Marathon discontinued
The City of Santa Clarita will discontinue the Santa Clarita Marathon after 25 years. Though the Santa Clarita Marathon was last staged prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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Public Health may offer COVID-19 vaccines to infants and toddlers
Los Angeles County health officials were weighing this week a decision to offer COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as 6 months old, now that federal officials have approved the […]
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Indoor masks could become mandatory by month’s end
With COVID-19 infections continuing to rise in the county, and hospitalization numbers increasing over the past several weeks, county officials have urged residents and businesses to don masks before they […]
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Highly infectious Omicron variants fuel increases in COVID-19 cases
Increases in new Omicron variants continue to fuel high transmission in LA County, with cases and hospitalizations currently much higher than they were at this time last year, showing just […]
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Some communities still have questions about COVID-19
While mask and vaccination mandates have been lifted or modified, Black and Brown communities are still experiencing high rates of COVID-19, combined with the lowest rates of full vaccination. Questions […]
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County extends requirement of masks on public transit
With COVID-19 case numbers steadily rising — enough to push Los Angeles County into the “medium” virus risk level — the mask-wearing requirement on public transit and at transportation hubs […]
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Governor receives second booster dose
Amid rising COVID-19 cases across the country, and following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency authorization of a booster dose for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, Gov. Gavin Newsom recently […]
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New weekly COVID-19 cases among Blacks are up for fourth week
The Los Angeles County Public Health Department reported 1,083 new COVID-19 cases among Blacks over the last week (up by 249). The county also recorded two deaths among Blacks since […]
