California continues to see dramatic progress in the fight against COVID-19, with very low recorded infection rates and vaccine distribution continuing to move forward. “Those two groups alone mean that we probably will not be able to approach true herd immunity by the end of the year — unless people dramatically change in terms of their willingness to take vaccine,” …
California, the first state to implement a lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, plans to fully reopen the state’s activities and businesses beginning June 15, based on falling infection rates and low hospitalizations in the state, Health and Human Services Mark Ghaly announced Tuesday. Given the large number Covid-19 vaccinations administered so far – which surpasses 20 million doses today …
As states throughout the country experience severe spikes in coronavirus infections, California’s case count remains mild by comparison. Two counties moved backward in the state’s tiered system Wednesday as Ghaly announced 5,338 new coronavirus cases. In Los Angeles County, officials on Wednesday reported the highest single daily case count unrelated to a backlog since late August. The county, which has …
Obie Figueroa, owner of Obie’s Barbershop & Shave in Riverside, cuts San Dimas resident Matt Nelson’s hair Tuesday. Widespread mask wearing could cut coronavirus transmission in half, a top California health official said, as many policymakers aggressively push the importance of face coverings to help get the state’s worsening COVID-19 cases under control. Along with other often-touted practices like regular …
