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With a history of double-digit unemployment and poor health indicators, Imperial County was among the hardest hit in the state in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. With cases surging, the rural region’s two hospitals are being put to the test again. -
Thursday was the 16th consecutive day that more than 600 new cases were reported. A record-high 1,546 cases were announced on Tuesday. -
A local staffing agency is helping the nation’s hospitals find enough clinicians to care for a potential COVID-19 patient surge. But the rising demand across the U.S. could make it difficult to meet expected needs in San Diego County. -
As many San Diegans suffer from housing and food insecurity, services like hot meals from Father Joe's Villages can go a long way. -
San Diego County public health officials reported 944 COVID-19 infections and four deaths Wednesday, raising the region's totals to 75,305 cases and 988 deaths. -
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to approve $20 million in aid for businesses affected by San Diego County's slide into the most-restrictive purple tier of the state's four-tiered coronavirus monitoring system. -
KPBS Midday EditionAccording to a CDC study, more than 2 in 5 Americans have said they are experiencing mental health issues associated with the pandemic. -
Millions of Americans are taking to the skies and hitting the road ahead of Thanksgiving at the risk of pouring gasoline on the coronavirus fire. They are disregarding increasingly dire warnings that they stay home and limit their holiday gatherings to members of their own household. -
Orange County will provide up to half a million mail-in test kits to residents before the end of the year in the hopes that more testing can help beat back the coronavirus. -
With California desperately battling an out-of-control surge in the coronavirus, the state’s health secretary is urging families to avoid gathering for Thanksgiving.
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