Jessica P. Ogilvie

The number of new coronavirus cases in Los Angeles continues to soar.

I.e. how our lofty parenting goals went straight to the dumpster.

Numbers are still going up, but hope is here.

As many workplaces shut down for Christmas, those on the front lines of the unprecedented coronavirus surge are bracing for the worst.

As we head into Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year’s, things are not looking good in Southern California.

L.A. County’s COVID-19 testing sites will be modifying their schedules for the holidays, beginning on Dec. 24 and running through Jan. 1.

Since March, Californians have faced job loss, housing insecurity and all kinds of other financial strain.

For health care workers in Southern California’s ICUs, the onslaught of pandemic patients is nonstop.

Even as ICUs in Southern California remain completely full and coronavirus cases continue to overwhelm the medical system, L.A. County’s health department has agreed to let places of worship conduct services either outdoors or indoors.

L.A. County’s Department of Public Health confirmed 13,315 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, and 58 new deaths attributed to the disease.