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Los Angeles, CA - December 06: Los Angeles County appears in the midst of another full-blown coronavirus surge, with cases rising by 75% over the last week. The spike is prompting increasingly urgent calls for residents to get up to date on their vaccines and consider taking other preventative steps to stymie viral transmission and severe illness. Commuters with and without face masks Union Station on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

COVID vaccine should be updated to target XBB strain, FDA committee says

June 16, 2023 at 1:07 a.m.

With an eye toward enhancing protection against the coronavirus, which is still evolving and circulating, federal health advisors said Thursday that the next round of COVID-19 vaccines should be updated...

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 16: A jogger runs on the river trail in a view from the Fletcher Drive Bridge crossing a soft-bottom section of the LA River as it flows through Atwater Village where officials say vegetation, debris and trees could cause storm water to back up in the channel and potentially local neighborhoods on Thursday, March 16, 2023 in Atwater Village, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Big storm slams SoCal: How long will it rain and when will it finally dry out?

March 21, 2023 at 12:47 p.m.

A new powerful storm will hit Southern California this week, the latest in an epic year of rain and snow.Here is a breakdown of what to expect and when the...

CHULA VISTA, CA - JANUARY 14:
At Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 in Chula Vista, CA. Jim Hayes (l) a critical care nurse in the ICU, is partnered with an RN extender, Taylor W. who is also an RN. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

COVID-19 deaths top 100,000 in California: ‘Nobody … anticipated this toll’

February 23, 2023 at 10:43 p.m.

It was three years ago this month that California documented its first known victim of the COVID-19 pandemic.Now, the pandemic's toll has breached a once-unthinkable level, with more than 100,000...

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 6, 2022 - - Shoppers, some wearing masks, some not, make their way along Santee Alley in Los Angeles on December 6, 2022. Los Angeles County appears in the midst of another full-blown coronavirus surge, with cases rising by 75% over the last week. The spike - which partially captures but likely does not fully reflect exposures over the Thanksgiving holiday - is prompting increasingly urgent calls for residents to get up to date on their vaccines and consider taking other preventative steps to stymie viral transmission and severe illness. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

California supera los 12 millones de casos de coronavirus, mientras la cepa XBB.1.5 se convierte en dominante

February 15, 2023 at 10:52 p.m.

El número total de casos de coronavirus registrados en California ha superado los 12 millones.Este hito -alcanzado la semana pasada, según los datos recopilados por The Times- se produce en...

Merced Martinez places a candle at a memorial for victims of the mass shooting the day before in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

‘Asumio el papel de padre’: Estas son las siete victimas del tiroteo de Half Moon Bay

January 26, 2023 at 9:15 p.m.

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — Marciano Martínez Jiménez llevaba 25 años viviendo en Half Moon Bay antes de que su vida acabara el lunes durante el ataque de un hombre armado.Algunos de...

Law enforcement, including the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, investigate a shooting off state Highway 92 in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group via AP)

Half Moon Bay suspect lived at mushroom farm where shootings occurred

January 24, 2023 at 10:27 p.m.

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — The shooting rampage Monday in Half Moon Bay that left seven people dead appears to be a case of workplace violence, law enforcement officials said. The gunman...

BAKERSFIELD, CA - JANUARY 16: Water flows in the Kern River seen from Rosedale HWY at Beach Park after recent rain storms on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023 in Bakersfield, CA. California bracing for one final round of atmospheric river storms as officials assess damage. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

After epic rains, California will have time to dry out. But for how long?

January 19, 2023 at 3:07 p.m.

A series of atmospheric river storms that dropped record-breaking rain and unleashed chaos across California will end with a whimper this week, as officials work to tabulate the epic rainfall.Downtown...

A resident clears debris from a yard after the San Lorenzo River overflowed and flooded the Felton Grove neighborhood in Felton, California, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. California faces more drenching rain, as concerns about drought have been replaced by fears of flooding thats killed at least 14 people, closed highways and sent residents fleeing for their lives. Photographer: Nic Coury/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Death toll rises to 19 in California as new storms hit battered communities

January 12, 2023 at 2:42 p.m.

SACRAMENTO — From the Pacific coast to the Central Valley, California communities battered by days of destructive flooding began repair and cleanup efforts Wednesday as the weather-weary state found itself in the...

MONTECITO CA JANUARY 9, 2023 - James Claffey pushes his stalled car from the southbound Highway 101 Freeway in Montecito on Jan. 9, 2023. The northbound lanes were closed due to flooding, but southbound crept through the flooding on one lane. (Michael Owen Baker/For The Times)

Mass evacuations in Montecito as storm pounds L.A. with intense rain, flooding

January 9, 2023 at 10:59 p.m.

MONTECITO, Calif. — A powerful winter storm barreled into Southern California on Monday, forcing the mass evacuation of Montecito and other communities exactly five years after mudslides in the same area left...

LOS ANGELES, CA -AUGUST 22, 2022:Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins, left, applauds while riding inside a Metro train traveling on the new K line, as it leaves the Expo/Crenshaw station in Los Angeles, heading to the Westchester/Veterans station in Inglewood, during a test run. Metro's K Line (Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project) will extend light rail from the existing Metro E Line (Expo) at Crenshaw and Exposition Boulevards to the Metro C Line. While the rail line includes 8 new stations, only 7 will be open in the fall of 2022. The train will travel 8.5 miles and will serve the cities of Los Angeles, Inglewood, and El Segundo and portions of unincorporated Los Angeles County. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

California disfruta ahora del ‘buen tiempo COVID’. Pero podria llegar un invierno duro

September 27, 2022 at 10:51 p.m.

California entra en el otoño con el coronavirus en retirada.Los casos han disminuido significativamente desde el punto álgido de la oleada de Ómicron esta primavera y verano, y eso ha...

California enjoying ‘good COVID weather’ now. But a tough winter could be coming

September 27, 2022 at 12:57 p.m.

California is entering the fall with coronavirus in retreat.Cases have fallen significantly from the height of the Omicron wave this spring and summer, and that has allowed government officials to...

LOS ANGELES, CA-JULY 28, 2022: Enrique Garcia of Los Angeles shops inside Trimana Fresh Food Market on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles County health officials announced today that they will not impose a mandatory indoor mask mandate in response to elevated COVID-19 transmissions and hospitalizations. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)

California suaviza las recomendaciones del cubrebocas contra el COVID-19 conforme mejoran las condiciones. Ve como

September 23, 2022 at 1:47 a.m.

En una nueva señal de mejora de las condiciones del coronavirus, California suavizará sus recomendaciones sobre el uso de mascarillas por primera vez en siete meses.El estado está anulando en...

California is easing COVID-19 mask recommendations as conditions improve. Here’s where

September 21, 2022 at 10:17 p.m.

In a new sign of improving coronavirus conditions, California will ease its mask-wearing recommendations for the first time in seven months.The state is largely rescinding its strong recommendation that everyone...

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 29: Micheal Federico, right, gives Ivonn Cruz, 30, left, a vaccinination at the historic First African Methodist Episcopal Church (FAME) on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. L.A. Care Health Plan has partnered with the historic First African Methodist Episcopal Church (FAME) to offer free COVID-19 vaccines, including first, second and booster doses, as well as COVID-19 testing. The free event is open to the public. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Las subvariantes de Omicron BA.4.6 y BA.2.75 estan aqui. Que tan preocupados deben estar los californianos?

August 24, 2022 at 9:20 p.m.

A medida que la última ola de coronavirus provocada por la subvariante superinfecciosa BA.5 de Omicron sigue disminuyendo, las autoridades sanitarias se muestran cautelosas ante lo que podría venir después.Los...

Omicron subvariants BA.4.6 and BA.2.75 are here. How concerned should California be?

August 23, 2022 at 3:26 p.m.

As the latest coronavirus wave fueled by the super-infectious Omicron subvariant BA.5 continues to recede, health officials are turning a wary eye to what might come next.Experts in California are...

Redondo Beach, CA - January 06: Boxes of iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test kits, provided by the state of California, are ready for parents to pick up, at Tulita Elementary School, as positive COVID-19 cases spike with the spread of the Omicron strain, in Redondo Beach, CA, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Concerns over accuracy of COVID rapid test results when first sick

August 17, 2022 at 8:34 p.m.

At-home coronavirus screening has become a way of life for many Californians, but some medical experts are now cautioning that one test may not be enough to definitively determine whether...

Los Angeles, CA - July 14: Sustained jumps in cases and hospitalizations fueled by the hyper-infectious BA.5 subvariant pushed Los Angeles County into the high COVID-19 community level Thursday, a shift that could trigger a new public indoor mask mandate by the end of this month unless conditions improve. Shoppers in mask and without masks in a very congested market Santee Alley on Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Californians are staying infected with the coronavirus for a long time. Here’s why

August 8, 2022 at 3:12 p.m.

Health officials recommend that anyone infected with the coronavirus isolate for at least five days. But for many, that timeline is becoming overly optimistic.The isolation period, which the U.S. Centers...

Jacki Graham, a 64-year-old COVID survivor, sits for a photo outside her home in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. In the fall of 2020, she became so fatigued that her morning yoga would send her back to bed. “I’m an early riser, so I’d get up and push myself, but then I was done for the day. ... Six months ago, I would have told you COVID has ruined my life.” (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Fears of more long COVID, a ‘mass disabling event’ as variants rip through California

July 26, 2022 at 3:16 p.m.

As highly infectious Omicron subvariants continue to fuel a new coronavirus wave, there is growing concern about long COVID, in which symptoms or increased risk of illness can persist for...

COSTA MESA, CA - JULY 15: Guests hit the midway on opening day at the Orange County Fair at the Costa Mesa fairgrounds on Friday, July 15, 2022 in Costa Mesa, CA. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Los casos de coronavirus se disparan en el condado de Los Angeles, pero esta ola es diferente

July 19, 2022 at 5:10 p.m.

Las subvariantes supercontagiosas de Ómicron que pueden reinfectar a las personas en cuestión de semanas están alimentando una nueva ola de la pandemia en toda California.Las hospitalizaciones están aumentando, y...

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 11: People shop and work in Santee Ally as covid numbers rise and masks may soon be mandatory again in LA County on Monday, July 11, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Stunning spread of BA.5 shows why this California COVID wave is so different

July 13, 2022 at 9:38 p.m.

With California suffering through another intense coronavirus wave, the stunning proliferation of the BA.5 subvariant is becoming a growing focus of scientific scrutiny, with experts saying it may replicate itself...

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 21, 2022 - - Palisades Charter High School students ride the MTA Expo line after school let out in Los Angeles on Thursday, April 21, 2022. Masks will again be required on all public transit within Los Angeles County, including buses, trains, taxis and ride-hailing service vehicles, under a new COVID-19 health order that will take effect Friday, April 22, 2022. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Super contagious, able to reinfect: California faces big coronavirus risk from BA.4, BA.5

July 5, 2022 at 8:20 p.m.

Are people in your life being infected with the coronavirus, even after being caught up in an earlier wave?You aren't alone. For the third straight year, the arrival of summer...

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 30, 2022 - - Commuters, caught in a reflection, make their way up an escalator after arriving at the North Hollywood Metro station in North Hollywood on June 30, 2022. The Metro board approved the $120 million five year pilot program to add 300 hundred uniformed workers on rails and buses with the aim of making riders feel safe on the system this fall. The ambassadors will be a catch-all for the system, doing everything from helping with directions to pointing people to homeless services. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Las variantes ultracontagiosas de micron BA.4 y BA.5 alimentan la ola de coronavirus de California

July 9, 2022 at 7:12 p.m.

El creciente dominio de dos nuevas variantes ultracontagiosas de Ómicron está prolongando una oleada de casos de coronavirus en California y despertando la creciente preocupación de las autoridades sanitarias de...

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 18: Lyndsey Marko of Echo Park takes a free PCR COVID-19 test at Echo Park on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. The site was moved from Reservoir Street to provide a ``more convenient experience'' amid a surge in COVID-19 cases related to the Omicron variant, Councilman Mitch O'Farrell said in an email to constituents Saturday. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Coronavirus in California is becoming easier to get, much harder to avoid. Here’s why

June 29, 2022 at 3:36 p.m.

The number of coronavirus cases reported in California is on the brink of crossing 10 million, a milestone that probably undercounts the total significantly yet still carries an increasing sense...

This new California coronavirus wave isn’t sticking to the script: Big spread, less illness

June 21, 2022 at 10:08 p.m.

In the last two years, COVID-19 has followed a predictable, if painful, pattern: When coronavirus transmission has rebounded, California has been flooded with new cases and hospitals have strained under...

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 03: Felix Johnstone, 7, of Altadena, with mother Caitlin Johnstone, right, receives a child's dose of the Pfizer vaccination from RN Shirley Alfonso at Eugene A. Obregon Park on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. The County of Los Angeles, including Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Director of Public Health, and Norma Edith Garcia-Gonzalez, Director of Parks and Recreation, will host a media event kicking off COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5-11 in Los Angeles County. The COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer and BioNTech is proposed to be given in two 10-microgram (mcg) doses istered 21 days apart. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

COVID vaccines may soon be available for kids under 5. What Californians need to know

June 18, 2022 at 12:10 a.m.

Federal regulators are moving toward authorizing COVID-19 vaccines for young children, meaning the littlest Californians could begin rolling up their sleeves by early next week. The Food and Drug istration...

MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 30: A nurse prepares a PCR for monkeypox testing, at the Hospital Ramon y Cajal, on 30 May, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. The Community of Madrid begins today to carry out PCR and genomic sequencing tests for monkeypox or monkeypox to determine the positivity of cases in five public hospitals in the region. This decision was taken after the regional government criticized the lack of speed of the Ministry of Health in communicating the results of the analyses carried out by the laboratory of the National Microbiology Center of the Carlos III Health Institute. According to the latest data, there are 75 positive cases of monkeypox in the region, including a single woman who is a secondary , and another 46 cases are under study as suspects. (Photo By Carlos Lujan/Europa Press via Getty Images)

L.A. County reports first suspected monkeypox case

June 2, 2022 at 4:34 p.m.

Los Angeles County on Thursday announced its first suspected case of monkeypox while stressing the health risks of the disease are still low."The patient is an adult resident who recently...

Laguna Woods, CA - May 15: An Orange County Sheriff's Officer with a bomb-sniffing dog checks the exterior of the church after a person opened fire during a church service attended by a Taiwanese congregation, killing one person and critically injuring four others at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods Sunday, May 15, 2022. Authorities are interviewing more than 30 people who were inside the church at the time. The victims were described as mostly Asian and mostly of Taiwanese descent, authorities said. A law enforcement source said officials believe the suspect was a 68-year-old Asian man who is originally from Las Vegas. The source said after the suspect opened fire he was "subdued" by parishioners. No other details were available. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Laguna Woods shooting was a hate crime targeting Taiwanese people, sheriff says

May 17, 2022 at 12:27 p.m.

The suspect in the Laguna Woods church shooting Sunday appeared to be motivated by political hatred directed at the Taiwanese community, Orange County sheriff's officials said Monday.While investigators provided few...

Laguna Niguel, CA - May 12: Venus Shafizadah, left, and her husband Ata Shafizadah, evacuated last evening, came to pick necessary medicines from their home escaped any fire damage. Shafizadahs walk by smoldering homes on their home street on Coronado Pointe on Thursday, May 12, 2022 in Laguna Niguel, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Edison reports ‘circuit activity’ at time of Coastal fire that destroyed 20 homes in Orange County

May 12, 2022 at 9:23 p.m.

Authorities on Thursday were trying to determine the cause of a brush fire that burned at least 20 homes in Laguna Niguel, fueled by winds and dry conditions caused by...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 16: Archbishop Jose H. Gomez tosses holy water during the annual Blessing of the Animals ceremony on April 16, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Angelenos brought dogs, cats, birds, goats, snakes and other animals to the event which is normally held the day before Easter. The tradition dates back to 1930 in Los Angeles and was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Aqui vamos de nuevo: Los casos de coronavirus en California aumentan. Se avecina una nueva oleada?

May 2, 2022 at 5:32 p.m.

Tras meses de descenso de las cifras, California ha registrado un aumento de casi el 30 por ciento en los casos de coronavirus durante la última semana, así como aumentos...

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 29: L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer watches as she is ed by L.A. County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda Solis and Los Angeles Council President Nury Martinez during a news conference ahead of the City Council's vote to create a citywide vaccine mandate for people entering many indoor public spaces. The ordinance, introduced by Council President Martinez and Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell, would require eligible individuals to be vaccinated to enter indoor public spaces, including but not limited to restaurants, bars, nightclubs, gyms, sports arenas, museums, spas, nail salons, all indoor City facilities and more. The City's ordinance aligns with the Los Angeles County Department of Health's order and expands on the restrictions to include more indoor settings and businesses, as well as establishes guidelines for Outdoor Large Events (5,000 to 9,999 persons). Both the Department of Public Health and the Department of Building and Safety will enforce this mandate. City Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times).

‘Deltacron’ es un hibrido de las variantes Delta y micron. Que tanto miedo deberia tener California?

March 13, 2022 at 4:16 a.m.

A medida que se desvanece el último aumento de coronavirus, los funcionarios de salud vigilan una nueva mezcolanza de las variantes Delta y Ómicron.Apodado “Deltacrón” por algunos, es esencialmente una...

SANTA MONICA, CA - FEBRUARY 23, 2021 - - Teacher Jessy Morales, left, works with first grade student Ayza, at Kigala Preschool in Santa Monica on February 23, 2021. The school has been itting students from kindergarten through 1st grade. With most K-12 schools still closed across California, preschools and daycares have adopted older children into their programs. Often, up to a third of children in these facilities are learning remotely from shuttered public schools. But preschool and daycare providers make far less than their K-12 counterparts, and are far more likely to be women of color. The added complexity and expense of caring for older children has strained an already struggling system. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) ATTENTION EDITOR: DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL ONLY WANTED FIRST NAME OF STUDENTS USED.

Es seguro que los ninos vayan a las escuelas y guarderias sin mascarilla? Esto dicen los expertos

March 10, 2022 at 12:02 a.m.

Con la relajación de los mandatos de mascarillas, algunos padres y escuelas tendrán mucho qué pensar en las próximas semanas.Después del viernes por la noche a las 11:59 p.m., California...

California to lift indoor school mask mandate after March 11; S.D. Unified holds off

March 1, 2022 at 5:40 p.m.

Indoor masking will no longer be mandatory at California schools and child care facilities after Friday, March 11, a long-debated and much-anticipated move that comes as the state continues its...

California to lift indoor school mask mandate after March 11; S.D. Unified holds off

March 1, 2022 at 5:38 p.m.

Indoor masking will no longer be mandatory at California schools and child care facilities after Friday, March 11, a long-debated and much-anticipated move that comes as the state continues its...

North Hollywood, CA - February 17: LAUSD new superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho, left, watches Christina Juarez teaching a 5th.Grade class at Fair Avenue Elementary School on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 in North Hollywood, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

California to lift school mask mandate after March 11

February 28, 2022 at 9:42 p.m.

Indoor masking will no longer be mandatory at California schools and childcare facilities after March 11, a long-debated and much-anticipated move that comes as the state continues its steady emergence...

California to lift school mask mandate after March 11

February 28, 2022 at 9:43 p.m.

California to lift school mask mandate after March 11

February 28, 2022 at 9:04 p.m.

Indoor masking will no longer be mandatory at California schools and child-care facilities after March 11, a long-debated and much-anticipated move that comes as the state continues its steady emergence...

SIMI VALLEY, CA - FEBRUARY 21: J.P. Wammach, as President Abraham Lincoln, with Fiona Floyd, seven, of Simi Valley, celebrating President's Day at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 in Simi Valley, CA. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is the repository of presidential records from the istration of Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, and the burial place of the president and first lady, Nancy Reagan. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Es un error pensar que la pandemia ha terminado, a pesar de las buenas noticias, dicen expertos

February 24, 2022 at 12:32 p.m.

¿Cuánto durará la pandemia?Nadie está seguro. Los casos de coronavirus están disminuyendo, pero sería un error pensar que la pandemia ha terminado, dicen los expertos.El último descenso de casos significa...

MAYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 16: Band play the school's fight song while Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho, Los Angeles Unifed School District, enters the campus to tour Maywood Center For Enriched Studies (MaCES) Magnet school on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 in Maywood, CA. Superintendent Carvalho conducted a two-day school tour, visiting special programs and classrooms at sites across the District. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

California offers cautious blueprint forward as COVID wanes, mask orders ease

February 18, 2022 at 6:24 p.m.

California officials on Thursday, Feb. 17, offered a cautious blueprint for the next phase of the pandemic, expressing optimism at the progress that has been made but stressing the state...

California offers cautious blueprint forward as COVID wanes, mask orders ease

February 18, 2022 at 6:23 p.m.

California officials on Thursday, Feb. 17, offered a cautious blueprint for the next phase of the pandemic, expressing optimism at the progress that has been made but stressing the state...

California offers cautious blueprint forward as COVID wanes, mask orders ease

February 18, 2022 at 6:22 p.m.

California officials on Thursday, Feb. 17, offered a cautious blueprint for the next phase of the pandemic, expressing optimism at the progress that has been made but stressing the state...

California offers cautious blueprint forward as COVID wanes, mask orders ease

February 17, 2022 at 10:33 p.m.

California officials on Thursday offered a cautious blueprint for the next phase of the pandemic, expressing optimism at the progress that has been made but stressing the state must be...

Los Angeles, CA - January 14: Yesenia Torres, right, screens students coming to Elysian Heights Elementary Arts Magnet on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Irfan Khan / Irfan Khan)

California school mask mandate will remain in place through Feb. 28

February 15, 2022 at 12:53 a.m.

California will keep its indoor mask mandate for K-12 schools in place at least through the end of the month, the state's top health official said Monday, even as it...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JANUARY 29: Customers shop for disposable face masks at the Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair in Chinatown on January 29, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Liu Guanguan/Getty Images)

California levantara el mandato de la mascarilla para los residentes vacunados en lugares publicos cerrados la proxima semana

February 8, 2022 at 12:19 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO — Con el rápido retroceso de la oleada de coronavirus de ómicron, California levantará la semana que viene su mandato de mascarilla universal para los lugares públicos cerrados, según anunciaron...

California will lift mask mandate for vaccinated residents in indoor public places next week

February 8, 2022 at 2:02 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO — With the Omicron coronavirus surge rapidly receding, California will lift its universal mask mandate for indoor public places next week, state officials announced Monday.The lifting of the mandate will...

MISSION HILLS, CA - JANUARY 26: Guadalupe Rodriguez, 37, holds her husband Alexander Frazier's, 53, hand in Providence Holy Cross Medical Center on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 in Mission Hills, CA. Alexander Frazier was on a ventilator, responding with hand gestures, and showing signs of improvement. Frazier died the next day January 27, 2022. Frazier had Type I diabetes and covid pneumonia. According to his wife Guadalupe Rodriguez - Alexander Frazier worked at the hospital for 22 years at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center as a supervisor for security, safety, and transportation. (He later acsepted a potion with Chick-fil-A and was not employed at the hospital when he got sick.) When Alexander became sick with covid his wife said he wanted to return to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center because they were like family to him. Guadalupe would drive back and forth from their home in Palmdale to Mission Hills to visit her husband. Guadalupe, or Lupe, said, "He had been in the hospital for three weeks." She added, "He was always such a hard working man trying to do what's best for his family. He always gave us the best he could which meant the world to us." Guadalupe added, "He was a wonderful loving, caring, husband, father, son, friend, and uncle." (NOTE: No Sales) (Francine Orr /Los Angeles Times)

Omicron hit Southern California much harder than the Bay Area. Here’s why

February 1, 2022 at 2:43 p.m.

SAN FRANCISCO — The Omicron wave took a much greater toll on Southern California compared to the San Francisco Bay Area, where higher vaccination levels contributed to significantly lower death rates, according...

NORWALK, CA - JANUARY 12, 2022: Health care workers ister COVID-19 tests at the drive-thru mega testing site on the east side of the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Metrolink Station on January 12, 2022 in Norwalk, California.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

California supera los 8 millones de casos de coronavirus, suma 2.5 millones desde Ano Nuevo

January 28, 2022 at 8:35 p.m.

LOS ÁNGELES — California ahora ha superado los 8 millones de casos acumulados de coronavirus desde el comienzo de la pandemia, el resultado final de semanas de propagación sin precedentes impulsada por...

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 18: Veronica Francisco, right, holding 9-month-old Alayla, swabs her daughter Abigail Campos, 11, during free COVID-19 testing at Echo Park on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. The site was moved from Reservoir Street to provide a ``more convenient experience'' amid a surge in COVID-19 cases related to the Omicron variant, Councilman Mitch O'Farrell said in an email to constituents Saturday. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Coronavirus transmission rates are falling across California, bringing guarded optimism

January 21, 2022 at 11:40 p.m.

After weeks of an unprecedented spike in coronavirus cases that challenged hospitals, schools and other institutions, there are growing indications that the surge spawned by the Omicron variant is flattening...

MISSION HILLS, CA - JANUARY 12: Dr. Marwa Kilani, left, the director of palliative care talks with Jose Luis Zarate Ventrura's hand at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022 in Mission Hills, CA. Ventura is Covid19 positive. Dr. Kilani spends time with him listening to him. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

California sures 7 million coronavirus cases, adding 1 million in one week

January 18, 2022 at 10:38 p.m.

California has recorded more than 7 million coronavirus cases, after its fastest accumulation of reported infections in the history of the pandemic.The unprecedented count, recorded in California's databases late Monday,...

California Omicron surge expected to peak within weeks

January 14, 2022 at 2:21 p.m.

California officials remain highly concerned about how the explosion of coronavirus cases is hitting hospitals, which are already overwhelmed by staffing shortages because of infected workers, forcing surgeries to be...

California sures astonishing 6 million COVID infections as Omicron wave expands

January 11, 2022 at 12:37 a.m.

More than 6 million cumulative coronavirus cases have now been reported in California, according to data compiled by The Times — the latest milestone as the Omicron variant continues its...

Patient Danielle Wilson 19, of LA is at MLK Community Care in the Willowbrook neighborhood. She tested positive for COVID-19. She says she has stomach pain, hasn't been able to sleep for two days. She says, "It's not a game."

Los adultos jovenes impulsan el aumento del COVID-19 en el sur de California

January 4, 2022 at 12:15 a.m.

El sur de California entró al 2022 en medio de un rápido aumento en los casos de coronavirus de la variante Ómicron. Son los adultos de entre 18 y 49...

A 2022 sign is displayed in Times Square, New York, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Crowds will once again fill New York's Times Square this New Year's Eve, with proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for revelers who want to watch the ball drop in person, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last week. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Unprecedented coronavirus cases have officials urging scaled-back New Year’s celebrations

December 30, 2021 at 2:58 p.m.

With the highly infectious Omicron variant sending coronavirus cases soaring to unprecedented levels, California's winter surge has entered another perilous phase, prompting renewed calls by health officials to dial back...

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 27: Kristopher (cq) Hogan helps direct traffic for people waiting in line to get the COVID-19 test at Union Station on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. In L.A. County, new coronavirus cases are dramatically increasing. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

California COVID-19 hospitalizations up 25% in last week

December 29, 2021 at 2:52 p.m.

COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising rapidly in California, placing fresh strain on healthcare systems worn thin by nearly two years on the frontlines of the pandemic. Though the number of COVID-19...

Colton, CA - December 22: Robert Alderete, a ed nurse, prepares medication for a COVID patient under treatment in an Intensive Care Unit at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021 in Colton, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Omicron ‘going to get worse before it gets better’ as California hospitalizations rise

December 29, 2021 at 3:41 a.m.

The number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in California over the weekend reached levels not seen in months as the rapid spread of the Omicron variant caused major airline interruptions and...

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, March 8th, 2018. | Drain pipe near the ocean. | Alejandro Tamayo © The San Diego Union Tribune 2018

Encuentran senales de omicron en aguas residuales de California, indica que la variante esta muy extendida

December 11, 2021 at 1:49 a.m.

Se han encontrado señales de la variante ómicron del coronavirus en las aguas residuales de California, señalaron las autoridades, ya que el número de casos asociados con la nueva variante...

San Francisco, CA - A busy Saturday morning at San Francisco's Embarcadaro where locals and tourists visit the Farmer's Market. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

How San Francisco confirmed the first U.S. Omicron case so quickly

December 3, 2021 at 3:07 p.m.

SAN FRANCISCO — A UC San Francisco lab that analyzes positive coronavirus test results is a big reason behind the quick identification of the Omicron variant in California, the first documented case...

California confirms nation’s first Omicron variant coronavirus case

December 1, 2021 at 7:56 p.m.

SAN FRANCISCO — The first U.S. case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been confirmed in San Francisco, putting California at the center of the nation's pandemic response once again.Officials...

SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 01: A sign is posted at a vaccination booster shot clinic on October 01, 2021 in San Rafael, California. Marin County opened its first COVID-19 booster shot clinic inside a former Victoria's Secret store at Northgate Mall. The clinic is giving priority to residents over 75 years old but is open to all ages that are eligible to receive the Pfizer booster. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Tengo que mentir para recibir una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19? No, y este es el motivo

November 19, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.

Escuchar al gobernador Gavin Newsom comentarlo, la respuesta a la pregunta de si es elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en California, es fácil.“Si han pasado 6...

ARLETA, CA - NOVEMBER 08: Ocean Williams (cq), 5, high-fives his dad Aidan after getting the COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Chelsea Meyer, left, at Arleta High School on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Following the recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, Los Angeles Unified will offer voluntary vaccine access to students. The district highly encourages the vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, however, it will not be part of Los Angeles Unified's current student vaccine requirement. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

70% of Californians have gotten at least one COVID vaccine dose

November 17, 2021 at 2:12 a.m.

Seven out of 10 Californians have now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, a promising milestone that comes as state officials continue to urge more residents to roll up...

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 03: Nicole Fahey, of Altadena, six months pregnant, receives a Pfizer vaccination booster shot from RN Veronique (cq) Vida (cq) at Eugene A. Obregon Park on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. The County of Los Angeles, including Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Director of Public Health, and Norma Edith Garcia-Gonzalez, Director of Parks and Recreation, will host a media event kicking off COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5-11 in Los Angeles County. The COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer and BioNTech is proposed to be given in two 10-microgram (mcg) doses istered 21 days apart. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Puedo recibir mi vacuna de refuerzo contra COVID-19 ahora? Esto es lo que necesita saber

November 14, 2021 at 2:09 a.m.

LOS ÁNGELES — A medida que se acercan las festividades, hay un impulso creciente para que más adultos reciban sus vacunas de refuerzo, con la esperanza de fortalecer la inmunidad y evitar...

FULLERTON, CA - SEPTEMBER 27: Wanda Shaffer, 83, is getting her booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at McDonald's on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 in Fullerton, CA. The Department of Public Health and McDonald's California franchisees continue pop-up vaccine clinics at locations throughout Southern California. They are offering Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccinations and free menu items to the public. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

No California adult should be denied a COVID-19 booster shot, state officials say

November 12, 2021 at 2:42 p.m.

No fully vaccinated adult should be denied a COVID-19 booster shot, the California Department of Public Health says. The move comes as health authorities are trying to increase the number...

ARLETA, CA - NOVEMBER 08: August Lopez, 6, holds his 8-year-old sister Ruby's hand as she gets her COVID vaccine at Arleta High School on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. August just got his vaccine and was giving . (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Hospitalizaciones por COVID-19 aumentan en zonas de California: senal potencialmente ominosa

November 10, 2021 at 9:34 p.m.

Las hospitalizaciones por COVID-19 aumentaron significativamente en Inland Empire así como en Central Valley y generan nuevas preocupaciones sobre si el cambio representa un precursor de un incremento más amplio...

Wilmington, Los Angeles, California, Oct. 21, 2021-Governor Gavin Newsom tours an area of Wilmington where pump jacks to extract oil are close to homes and communities before taking part in a press conference at the Wilmington Boys & Girls Club on Oct. 21, 2021. The press conference was to announce new state efforts to better protect communities near oil fields through stricter regulations. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

‘Winter is coming,’ Gov. Newsom warns as California’s COVID threat persists

November 10, 2021 at 2:05 p.m.

Gov. Gavin Newsom turned to a familiar phrase Tuesday to issue a warning about the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic in California. "Winter is coming," he said during remarks at...

COVID-19 hospitalizations rising in parts of California, a potentially ominous sign

November 10, 2021 at 1:36 a.m.

COVID-19 hospitalizations have risen significantly in the Inland Empire and Central Valley, bringing new concerns about whether the shift represents a precursor to a wider spike in COVID-19 in California...

FULLERTON, CA - SEPTEMBER 27: Pharmacist Ryan Le, left, gives Jim Canales, 78, of Fullerton a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at McDonald's on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 in Fullerton, CA. Canales says his son is a repertory therapist and tells him he must wear his face mask. The Department of Public Health and McDonald's California franchisees continue pop-up vaccine clinics at locations throughout Southern California. They are offering Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccinations and free menu items to the public. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Muchos menos californianos de lo que se esperaba reciben vacunas de refuerzo contra COVID-19

November 7, 2021 at 3:55 p.m.

La demanda de vacunas de refuerzo contra COVID-19 en California ha sido más lenta de lo que anticiparon algunos funcionarios de salud, según los datos obtenidos por el Times, lo...

Far fewer Californians getting COVID-19 booster shots than expected

November 5, 2021 at 1:19 p.m.

Demand for COVID-19 booster shots in California has been slower than some health officials anticipated, according to data obtained by The Times, sparking new concerns of at-risk populations losing immunity...

San Pedro—May 24, 2021—Nicolas Angulo, age 14, gets his first vaccine at San Pedro Senior High on May 24, 2021. San Pedro Senior High school is one of the Los Angeles County Unified schools providing coronavirus vaccines for children 12 and up. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

California plans ambitious effort to vaccinate young children

October 28, 2021 at 4:39 a.m.

California health officials said Wednesday that they are prepared to pull out all the stops to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11 against COVID-19 as the country draws closer to...

Houseboats float on Lake Oroville, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, in Oroville, Calif. Recent storms raised the reservoir more than 16 feet, according to the California Department of Water Resources. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Record rains transform a parched California, but ending drought remains elusive

October 26, 2021 at 4:24 p.m.

The drought-dried shores of Folsom Lake were damp this week after what officials called the first big storm of the season.The water level at Lake Oroville, which receded so much...

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 20: Elizabeth Cooper sits on a bench looking out at the 'In America: ' public art installation near the Washington Monument on the National Mall on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. The installation commemorates all the Americans who have died due to COVID-19, a concept by artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg, includes more than 650,000 small plastic flags, some with personal messages to those who have died, planted in 20 acres of the National Mall. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

70,000 Californians have died from COVID-19

October 14, 2021 at 9:24 p.m.

COVID-19 has now killed 70,000 Californians, illustrating the pandemic's still-deadly consequences even as its latest wave recedes. While that overall death toll is the highest in the nation, other large...

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 22: Gary Rucker gets a COVID-19 vaccine In the Skid Row neighborhood where the L.A. County Department of Health Services Housing for Health division and United Way of Greater L.A. host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Downtown on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA.(Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

La vacuna altera la trayectoria del coronavirus en California: Las zonas urbanas mejoran, las areas rurales sufren

October 12, 2021 at 5:50 p.m.

Los residentes de los condados rurales de California con bajas tasas de vacunación registraron muertes a causa del COVID-19 a índices significativamente más altos durante el aumento de la variante...

Los Angeles, CA - April 09: Karen Macias, 20, gets a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic established by Councilman Curren Price in partnership with St. John's Well Child and Family Center at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Friday, April 9, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA.(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Why do unvaccinated COVID survivors also need a vaccine?

October 7, 2021 at 5:21 p.m.

Californians are increasingly being expected to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of work and recreation. But why do those who have survived a brush with the disease,...

Diamond Bar, CA - September 29: Alan Antolin, left, isters J&J COVID-19 vaccine to Steven Katz at mobile clinic set-up by McDonald's and the California Department of Public Health in the parking lot behind McDonald's on 205 block of Diamond Bar Blvd. on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 in Diamond Bar, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

COVID vaccine disinformation a big reason behind low inoculation rates, officials say

October 6, 2021 at 12:36 a.m.

When it comes to misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines, health advocates have heard it all. During a recent round of surveying farmworkers, there were a number of concerns ranging from...

VENTURA, CA - SEPTEMBER 08: Respiratory Therapist Jose Herrera works with a covid19 positive patient inside the ICU Ventura County Medical Center - a hospital in the city of Ventura, on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021 in Ventura, CA.Today the hospital reports they have 22 covid19 posstive patients plus 3 under investigation. Of those cases, 4 are reported vaccinated and 2 are partially vaccinated and 16 are unvaccinated. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

La edad promedio de los californianos que mueren de COVID-19 es cada vez menor

September 27, 2021 at 9:43 a.m.

La edad promedio de los californianos que mueren de COVID-19 es cada vez menor, elemento que forma parte de lo que los funcionarios indican que es otro ejemplo de la...

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 22: In the Skid Row neighborhood the L.A. County Department of Health Services Housing for Health division and United Way of Greater L.A. host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for residents experiencing homelessness in Downtown on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA.(Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

California plans dramatic push of COVID-19 booster shots, vaccinations

September 23, 2021 at 8:39 p.m.

With millions of California residents slated to be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine booster, the state is preparing to dramatically ramp up its inoculation rate to keep pace with the...

Victorville, CA - December 17: Nurse Salina Padilla, left, prepares Dr. Prabakar Tummala for Bamlanivimab, monoclonal antibody infusion at Desert Valley Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in Victorville, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

La gran demanda complica el a los anticuerpos que combaten el COVID

September 22, 2021 at 9:31 p.m.

Los funcionarios de salud en California advierten sobre la escasez y los problemas de distribución de un tratamiento médico que puede evitar que los pacientes con COVID-19 se enfermen gravemente.Los...

Big demand makes COVID-fighting antibodies hard to get in California

September 21, 2021 at 9:10 p.m.

Health officials in California are warning of shortages and distribution problems for a medical treatment that can keep COVID-19 patients from falling critically ill.Monoclonal antibodies have been developed as a...

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 16: Rebeka Small, right, hugs Jennifer Galperson before the Yom Kippur service on the baseball field offered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Sinai Temple is holding their Yom Kippur services for the high holiday outdoor as the synagogue has been limited in capacity due to Covid cases. Sinai Temple in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, California is the oldest and largest Conservative Jewish congregation in the greater Los Angeles area. Rabbi Nicole Guzik and Rabbi Erez Sherman led one of several services observing Yom Kippur on Thursday morning. Yom Kippur or 'Day of Atonement' is the holiest day of the year in Judaism with a theme of atonement and repentance. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times).

California has the lowest coronavirus rate in the nation. Here’s what we know

September 21, 2021 at 8:44 p.m.

California officially has the lowest coronavirus case rate of any state, federal figures show, underscoring the progress made in the ongoing battle against the highly infectious Delta variant. The state...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's map of coronavirus community transmission levels Tuesday evening shows California as the only state to fall out of the worst category of coronavirus transmission.

California coronavirus cases dropping, CDC says

September 16, 2021 at 4:07 a.m.

California's coronavirus transmission rates are dropping, a hopeful sign amid a summer surge fueled by the Delta variant, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

VENTURA, CA - SEPTEMBER 08: Respiratory Therapist Kaylee Knight works with a covid19 positive patient inside the ICU Ventura County Medical Center - a hospital in the city of Ventura, on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021 in Ventura, CA. Today the hospital reports they have 22 covid19 posstive patients plus 3 under investigation. Of those cases, 4 are reported vaccinated and 2 are partially vaccinated and 16 are unvaccinated. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Can California avoid another COVID-19 surge? Britain offers a sober warning

September 15, 2021 at 1:12 p.m.

California's overall pandemic trends appear to be improving, led especially by declining hospitalizations in Southern California and the Bay Area, although hospitals in the Central Valley and the rural north...

FRESNO, CA - JANUARY 29: Community Regional Medical Center is home to the Table Mountain Rancheria Trauma Center - the only Level 1 trauma center between Los Angeles and Sacramento in downtown on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 in Fresno, CA. The Ramirez' live in a multi-generational Latino household. Dr. Rene Ramirez, 40, an emergency medicine physician at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, and wife Dr. Veronica Ramirez, 41, private practice, live with their four children: Andrew, 11, Samantha, 8, Danni, 5, and Ryan, 10-months, along with Veronica's mother Olga Araujo, 63, and Aunt Lupe Mendoza, 55. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

California’s Central Valley overwhelmed by COVID-19 Delta surge

September 9, 2021 at 1:02 p.m.

Hospitals in California's Central Valley have been increasingly overwhelmed by the fourth surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, with officials scrambling to transfer some critically ill patients more than 100 miles...

Eagle Rock, CA - August 30: ed Nurse Priscilla V., left, gives a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shot to Dean Iida, 17, a senior at Eagle Rock High School, as Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda Solis, Interim Superintendent Megan K. Reilly, School Board Kelly Gonez and Jackie Goldberg and special guests visit Los Angeles Unified School-based mobile vaccination clinics at Eagle Rock High School on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021 in Eagle Rock, CA. All employees in the Los Angeles Unified School District must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 15, an order that puts it at the forefront of school systems across the country that are mandating strict coronavirus safety measures for employees and students. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Mas del 80% de los californianos elegibles ya estan parcialmente vacunados contra COVID-19

September 1, 2021 at 9:57 p.m.

Más del 80 por ciento de los californianos elegibles han recibido ahora al menos una dosis de la vacuna contra COVID-19, un hito que el gobernador Gavin Newsom caracterizó como...

‘Momentous occasion’ as 80% statewide have gotten at least one vaccine dose

August 31, 2021 at 8:07 p.m.

More than 80% of eligible Californians have now received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, a milestone Gov. Gavin Newsom characterized as a "momentous occasion" that nevertheless underscored that...

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 17: Transitional Kindergartner Ryder White with mother Amber White checks in with Yazmin Magallon, Primary Promise Aide at Lankershim Elementary School in North Hollywood as parents and students check for the student name on a list using the Daily website - designed to issue pre-approved health clearances for students to enter campus or present their QR code for entrance to the campus at Lankershim Elementary on Tuesday for the second day of in-class learning for LAUSD schools. "This is less chaotic today." Said Amber. The pre-approved health clearances for students to enter campus appeared to be up and working so the second day of school in the Los Angeles Unified School District appears to be going more smoothly than the first, largely devoid of the long lines and frustrations on back-to-school Monday when the district's student health-check system failed. Lankershim Elementary on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021 in North Hollywood, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times).

Delta variant likely to bring California a fall and winter of masks, mandates, anxiety

August 20, 2021 at 10:33 p.m.

The rise of the Delta variant has upended previous optimistic projections of herd immunity and a return to normal life, with many health experts believing mask mandates and tougher vaccine...

TORRANCE, CA - AUGUST 05: Dr. Saroj Bharatiya, MD, examines a covid19 positive patient inside Little Company of Mary Medical Center on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021 in Torrance, CA. Today there are 37 covid19 positive patients. Most are unvaccinated. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

California sees signs Delta surge is slowing. New challenge looms

August 17, 2021 at 1:26 p.m.

California enters a crucial phase in its battle against the Delta variant this week — the reopening of schools — with some hopeful signs: The number of people being infected...

TORRANCE, CA - JULY 30: Kim Dimaunahan Telemetry Oncology RN, right, brings medication to covid positive patient Eustacio Garcia, 54, left, in the covid unit inside Little Company of Mary Medical Center Friday, July 30, 2021 in Torrance, CA. Today the hospital has 20 covid possitive patients. In June they had none. The majority of their covid possitive cases are non vaccinated patients. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

California doing much better with Delta variant than Florida, Texas. Here’s why

August 11, 2021 at 1:05 p.m.

SAN FRANCISCO — Despite a significant surge in both coronavirus cases and hospitalizations this summer, California so far has managed to avoid the sky-high infection rates and increasingly overcrowded hospitals some other...

ARLETA, CA - AUGUST 02: 12-year-old Calvin Denny, receives his Pfizer Covid vaccine from Kyle Carson, an EMT with FirstMed Ambulance Services as the Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, in its participation with the Medi-Vaxx Program of the San Fernando Valley, along with El Proyecto del Barrio, Los Angeles Mission College, Mission Hospital and FirstMed Ambulance Services conducted one in a series of pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics at Montague Charter Academy for the Arts and Sciences in Arleta Monday morning. Monday's clinic istered first doses of the Pfizer and J&J vaccine and ran through noon. Montague Charter Academy for the Arts and Sciences on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 in Arleta, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times).

COVID-19 hospital cases climb in Southern California as surge continues

August 11, 2021 at 5:33 a.m.

COVID-19 hospitalizations have essentially doubled across much of California over the last two weeks — a troubling trend officials say illustrates the pandemic's continued potency amid an ongoing surge in...

Lakewood, CA - March 31: Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine given to seniors at coronavirus vaccination clinic established by L.A. County Department of Public Health at Whispering Fountains Senior Living Community on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 in Lakewood, CA.(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Algunas personas vacunadas, preocupadas por las infecciones ‘de irrupcion’, buscan otra dosis; es necesario?

August 9, 2021 at 2:45 a.m.

Con la variante Delta altamente contagiosa esparciéndose en todo California y el país, algunas personas que ya han sido vacunadas contra el COVID-19 se preguntan si otra inyección podría protegerlos...

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 09: Jose Morales, right, helps his daughter Sandy Vazquez, 30, middle, get back into her wheelchair following a doctors appotinment at on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. Sandy is a patient at the Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center at MLK Community Healthcare. She recently has foot surgery and her father has brought her in for a followup appointment. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

California healthcare workers must be vaccinated by end of September under new health order

August 6, 2021 at 9:57 p.m.

In what officials characterized as the first requirement of its kind in the nation, California ordered Thursday that healthcare workers statewide must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 come early fall.The...

WILMINGTON, CA - JULY 27: Nursing student Joanna Aguilar, left, is giving a vaccination to Maria Isabel Cruz at a vaccination clinic at the Providence Wellness and Activity Center on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in Wilmington, CA. Escalating COVID-19 cases are threatening a new surge in Southern California . Providence is holding three-day COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Wilmington for people 12 years old and up Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, July 27-29. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Vaccinations rise in California as employers issue mandates

August 5, 2021 at 1:08 p.m.

California has seen a substantial increase in the number of people getting vaccinated against COVID-19 over the last two weeks, a turnabout that comes as a growing list of municipalities,...

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 27, 2021- Visitors to the Grand Central Market are mostly masked on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

California sees small boost in vaccinations but needs much more

July 29, 2021 at 9:48 p.m.

With California's summer coronavirus surge worsening, officials are unveiling new rules, redoubling efforts to get more people to wear masks and even employing some pointed remarks as part of an...

Coronavirus cases in California continued a troubling spike this week. A souvenir shop offered masks for sale as a small percentage of folks wore them along the Pacific Beach boardwalk on June 24, 2020.

With coronavirus surge worsening, California urges wearing masks indoors

July 28, 2021 at 10:22 p.m.

Health officials are urging fully vaccinated Californians to resume wearing masks in indoor public settings amid the latest sustained and significant COVID-19 surge.“The Delta variant has caused a sharp increase...

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 17: Visitors to Chinatown wear masks even when outdoors. The LA County mask mandate will go into effect at 11:59 p.m. Saturday, July 17, 2021 requiring masks be worn indoors with the exception that masks can be removed if dining in a restaurant. Photographed in Chinatown on Saturday, July 17, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

California coronavirus hospitalizations hit highest point in months as Delta spreads

August 11, 2021 at 12:56 p.m.

A spate of new coronavirus infections is striking California's healthcare system, pushing COVID-19 hospitalizations to levels not seen since early spring — lending new urgency to efforts to tamp down...

Hollywood, CA - July 09: Masked patrons walk past a lobby display for Marvel Studios' "Black Widow," on opening weekend at the El Capitan Theatre, in the heart of Hollywood, CA, Friday, July 9, 2021. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

L.A. County will require masks indoors amid alarming rise in coronavirus cases

July 15, 2021 at 11:57 p.m.

It was exactly one month ago that Los Angeles County, and the rest of California, celebrated a long-awaited reopening — marking the tremendous progress made in the battle against COVID-19...

LOS ANGELES-CA-MARCH 11, 2021: Dr. Mark Ghaly, Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, gets a one-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine by Johnson & Johnson by nurse LeShay Brown, during a media event hosted by The California Department of Public Health as part of the states efforts to increase vaccine acceptance among groups that are less likely to be vaccinated, and highlights California's efforts to equitably and efficiently ister COVID vaccines, at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 11, 2021. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

Las personas que recibieron la vacuna Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 necesitan un refuerzo?

July 6, 2021 at 8:20 p.m.

¿Las personas que recibieron la vacuna COVID-19 de Johnson & Johnson deberían considerar la posibilidad de recibir una vacuna de refuerzo de Pfizer-BioNTech o Moderna?La idea ha entrado recientemente en...

Do people who got the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine need a booster?

July 7, 2021 at 12:58 p.m.

Should people who got the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine consider getting a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna?The idea recently entered public discussion. Dr. Angela Rasmussen, a virologist based...

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, the coronavirus virus that causes COVID-19

La variante Delta del coronavirus altamente contagiosa, se propaga rapidamente en California

June 29, 2021 at 2:42 a.m.

La variante Delta del coronavirus es ahora la tercera más común en California, según nuevos datos, lo que subraya el peligro de la cepa altamente contagiosa para las personas que...

DOWNEY, CA - MARCH 13: Barbara Ferrer, L.A. County Public Health Director, is working at the LA County Covid-19 vaccine site located at the County Office of Education on Saturday, March 13, 2021 in Downey, CA. Ferrer will be monitoring people after they get their vaccines while they sit in their cars to see whether they experience any adverse symptoms from the vaccine. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Delta variant is spreading in California as COVID-19 battle enters an uncertain phase

June 25, 2021 at 12:59 a.m.

The Delta variant of the coronavirus is beginning to spread in California, offering a preview of how the battle of the pandemic is going to change as officials move to...

CULVER CITY, CA - MAY 20, 2021 - - Kyra McFarland, coordinator for Human Resources, works in a deserted portion of Junkin Media, Inc. in Culver City on May 20, 2021. Only a handful of employees have returned to work, wearing masks and using social distance. Boxes contain personal items from each employees desk to be rearranged for social distance before their return. McFarland was working on a template for a vaccination card check on employees before they return to work. Cal/OSHA decided to delay debate on lifting virus rules for workers returning to places of employment. Junkin Media, Inc. is an entertainment company that operates by identifying shareable or otherwise compelling -generated videos, negotiating with the video owners, and then licensing the videos for third-party use and/or featuring the videos in its own productions. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

California finally has rules for returning to the office. Here is what they are

June 19, 2021 at 1:13 a.m.

California finally has rules for the return to offices as the COVID-19 pandemic eases.The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved the guidance Thursday, and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an...

Los Angeles, CA - June 15: Cooks and food preparers busy at the re-opening for the first time in over a year for in-person dining at Langer's Delicatessen-Restaurant on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

California flexibiliza las normas sobre cubrebocas para empleados vacunados

June 18, 2021 at 6:46 p.m.

El tortuoso viaje de California hacia la relajación de las normas de seguridad en los lugares de trabajo relacionadas con el coronavirus llegó finalmente a su destino después de que...

Fruits and vegetables are among the many products available at the Ocean Beach Farmers Market, which runs from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays in the 4900 block of Newport Avenue between Cable and Bacon streets.

California loosens mask rules for vaccinated employees in workplaces

June 18, 2021 at 12:19 a.m.

California's circuitous journey to relaxing COVID-19-related workplace safety rules finally reached its destination after a state board voted June 17 to endorse a proposal to end physical distancing requirements for...

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