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San Diego County public health officials urged residents to avoid large holiday gatherings as they reported 2,598 new COVID-19 infections and 39 deaths from the virus. -
California had a near-record number of daily coronavirus deaths as pandemic cases strained hospitals and reduced normal intensive care space to a record low. Yet Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that there are hints residents may be heeding medical officials’ increasingly desperate calls for caution during the holidays. -
Vaccinations against COVID-19 have begun at a California prison facility for inmates with special medical needs, the Los Angeles Times reported. -
KPBS Midday EditionCalifornia has recorded half a million coronavirus cases in the last two weeks and could have nearly 100,000 hospitalizations in the next month. -
California’s health care system is buckling under the strain of the nation’s largest coronavirus outbreak and authorities say it may fracture in weeks if people ignore holiday social distancing. -
President Donald Trump is threatening to torpedo Congress’ massive pandemic relief package in the midst of a raging pandemic and deep economic uncertainty, suddenly demanding changes fellow Republicans have opposed. -
San Diego County public health officials reported 28 new deaths and 2,381 new COVID-19 infections Tuesday, the fewest cases reported since Dec. 14. -
Doctors and nurses caring for the sickest COVID-19 patients are doing what they can to get through the holidays. At one Alabama hospital, the intensive care unit is decorated with Christmas trees, snowman stickers and lights. Staff members at East Alabama Medical Center say Christmas just doesn't feel right this year, but decorations lighten the mental load a little. -
The sweeping $900 billion pandemic relief package that Congress has approved contains billions in aid directed specifically at struggling small businesses. But even if those businesses get all the money it needs before the end of January, many can't open right away. -
There's cause for concern. But how concerned should we be? Here's a rundown of the current thinking on key issues as transmission, severity of disease — and effectiveness of vaccines.
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