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National City Mayor Alejandra Sotelo-Solis wears a face covering in public, April 22, 2020.

County Requires Face Covers By May 1, Concerns Rise About Mexico and COVID-19

The first order will allow ocean access from city beaches for the above-mentioned activities. Piers, boardwalks and parking lots are still closed to the public, and the order does not include boat ramps or watercraft. It also does not apply to state parks and beaches. It also leaves the decision of beach closures to the cities.

A tip led police to more than a dozen bodies at the the Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center in Andover, N.J. The state is among those that grant temporary immunity from civil suits to nursing homes.

Nursing Homes Ask States For Immunity From Civil Suits Amid COVID-19

Health care providers and nursing home operators say immunity is necessary because the coronavirus' constant change makes it difficult to address.

Pictured above is Oakmont of Pacific Beach where a driver said he was recruited to work as a caregiver, without any training, to two COVID-19 patients, April 15, 2020.

California Now Lists Coronavirus Cases In Assisted Living Communities, But Reporting Gaps Remain

State officials are now disclosing cases and deaths from COVID-19 at assisted living facilities. But advocates for the elderly say the true spread of the disease in these homes is still underreported.

County public health officer Dr. Wilma Wooten gives an update on COVID-19, April 8, 2020.

COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 100, Cases Cross 2,500 As Testing Increases

The total number of COVID-19 cases now stands at 2,643 and the death count has reached 100. The previous highest case increase was April 2, when 146 new cases were reported. Tuesday marked the biggest increase in the death count, with 15 reported fatalities.

Relatives mourn at the site of a mass burial at the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on Tuesday. The cemetery is carrying out burials in common graves due to the large number of deaths from COVID-19 disease, according to a cemetery official.

'Living Through A Nightmare': Brazil's Manaus Digs A Mass Grave As Deaths Mount

Cemeteries and hospitals are overwhelmed by a surge in fatalities, most of which are not registered in official COVID-19 statistics because of a lack of testing and bureaucratic delays.

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) conducts high speed runs in the Atlantic Ocean, April 28, 2014.

Navy Says All USS Theodore Roosevelt Crewmembers Have Been Tested For Coronavirus

The Navy reported Thursday that 100% of the San Diego- based USS Theodore Roosevelt's crewmembers have been tested for COVID-19, with 840 positive cases among the carrier's crew.

Iranians shop at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran on Monday. This week officials allowed major shopping areas to reopen, prompting a warning from Tehran's coronavirus task force.

Iran Hopes Slowing Rise Of COVID-19 Cases Means The Worst Is Over

Iranian officials say new coronavirus case numbers and deaths are lower than before, but they urge for an end to sanctions under these hard circumstances.

Emergency medical workers transport a patient at the Cobble Hill Health Center on April 18, 2020, in Brooklyn, New York. The nursing home has had at least 55 COVID-19 reported deaths.

In New York Nursing Homes, Death Comes To Facilities With More People Of Color

In an analysis of 78 nursing homes in New York where six or more residents have died from COVID-19, NPR found nursing homes with more people of color were more likely to have more deaths.

President Trump speaks as he points to China on a chart showing death rates per 100,000 inhabitants during a coronavirus task force briefing on April 18. Belgium surged to the top of the chart because authorities are including all deaths that are even suspected of being caused by the virus, whether the deceased was tested or not.

Why Belgium's Death Rate Is So High: It Counts Lots Of Suspected COVID-19 Cases

The European country of under 12 million people surged to the top of the chart as authorities tally not only fatalities that are confirmed as virus-related but also many suspected of being linked.

Ty Figuero, center, a nurse in the Urgent Care at Sharp Rees-Stealy Rancho Bernardo screens a patient with COVID-19 symptoms in a tent set up outside of the hospital, April 14, 2020.

San Diego County Reports 15 More Corona-Related Deaths Tuesday

In the wake of a weekend with relatively few new COVID-19 cases and deaths reported, San Diego County health officials announced an increase of 109 confirmed cases and 15 deaths on Tuesday, raising the totals to 2,434 cases and 87 fatalities.

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