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The summer that was supposed to mark America’s independence from COVID-19 is instead drawing to a close with the U.S. more firmly under the tyranny of the virus, with deaths per day back up to where they were last March. -
KPBS Midday EditionOne of the region's largest health care providers is reporting a single-day COVID-19 death record, nearly all among people who were unvaccinated. -
The cumulative number of infections since the pandemic began increased to 340,709. No new deaths were reported and that number remains 3,922. -
Three federal grants to San Diego State University researchers and community partners totaling more than $9 million are intended to expand the school's role in fighting the spread of COVID-19, officials said Tuesday. -
Monday's numbers, with data through Sunday, increased the county's cumulative totals to 340,222 cases, with the death toll increasing to 3,922 since the pandemic began. -
San Diego County reported 697 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths, according to the most recent data released. -
Across The COVID-Ravaged South, High-Level Life Support Is Difficult To FindECMO, the highest level of mechanical life support, functions as a temporary heart and lungs for some of COVID-19's sickest patients. But the waitlist is too long for many patients who need it. -
The delta variant is pummeling America's hospitals, taxing an already-depleted health care workforce. Once again, some states are facing the prospect of rationing medical care. -
It's clear the next couple of seasons won't be the "life as usual" we all hoped for. Rituals, deep breathing and reaching out to friends are just a few ways to manage anxiety when the days grow dark. -
The nation's poison control centers saw a 245% jump in reported exposure cases from July to August as more people take the anti-parasite drug that some falsely claim treats COVID-19.
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