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KPBS Midday EditionA local wastewater monitoring project has become a public health tool for quickly identifying COVID-19 spread in the community, as well as new variants. -
San Diego’s tourism economy is showing signs of life as more people visit the region. -
Many people traded in slacks for sweatpants during the worst of the pandemic and are now figuring out what to wear back to the office. Here's what that looks like, from Wall Street to Capitol Hill. -
KPBS Midday EditionCase numbers are on the rise as the dominant BA.5 subvariant continued to spread at a rapid rate across California and San Diego. -
Of the 308 patients hospitalized as of Saturday, 34 were being treated in intensive care. -
Of the 207,723 children 6 months through 4 years of age, only 3,323 or 1.6% are partially vaccinated. That percentage is expected to be lower because COVID-19 vaccines for the age group were only recently recommended, a county statement read. -
Some hospital leaders say they worry that looming seismic retrofit mandates will only worsen their financial woes. -
At Scripps alone, the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients increased to 96 on Wednesday — more than double the 45 COVID patients at its hospitals a month ago. -
"Because immunity from the COVID-19 vaccine wanes over time, boosters help to give you added protection against the virus and its strains, both in terms of reducing infections and severe outcomes," said Dr. Wilma J. Wooten, county public health officer. -
New data shows some areas were disproportionately hit — creating what are called “child care deserts.”
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