Wave Wire Service LOS ANGELES — Saying the area is enduring an “explosion” of COVID-19 infections, Los Angeles County’s public health director warned Aug. 7 […]
Category: Coronavirus Digest
Delta variant continues to drive rise in COVID-19 cases
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus continues to cause sharp increases in the number of new cases […]
City considers requiring vaccinations for all employees
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — City officials began hashing out details July 28 of a proposal to require all municipal employees to show proof […]
New policy requires state employees to show vaccination proof
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — All state employees and all workers at hospitals and health care facilities across California will be required to show […]
Delta variant continues to spark increase in COVID cases
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 hospitalization numbers and testing positivity rate continued their steady climbs, as the county marked its […]
New coronavirus cases top 1,000 mark for four straight days
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — For the fourth day in a row, the number of new COVID-19 infections reported in Los Angeles County topped […]
County reports increase in coronavirus infection rate
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The county reported 436 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths July 5, though health officials said the […]
New COVID strain concerns county health officials
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Breaking from current guidance allowing residents who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to shed their face masks in most […]
Vaccination incentives bring out plenty of hopefuls
By Marie Y. Lemelle Contributing Writer For the past several weeks, the number of people lining up to get the COVID-19 vaccinations has increased, largely […]
Official calls COVID-19 ‘pandemic of unvaccinated’
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Saying COVID-19 is now “a pandemic of unvaccinated people,” Los Angeles County’s public health director is urging employers to […]