COVID-19

A line graph showing worksite outbreaks in L.A. County increasing to the medium concern threshold in early May, 2022.

More Outbreaks At Workplaces And Schools As LA’s COVID-19 Cases Increase

LA’s new COVID-19 cases are up 200% in the last month.

A Coalition of LA County Unions Say Thousands of Workers Are 'Drowning' And Need A Wage Increase

Union leaders for fifteen unions in contract negotiations with the county said they are reaching a breaking point

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Thousands Of Young People In LA Could Suffer From ‘Long COVID.’ Here’s One Teen’s Saga

An L.A. father recognized his son’s symptoms after his own months-long COVID ordeal.

A blue-tinted Metro train arrives to a transit platform near downtown Los Angeles as an out-of-focus man in a blue shirt walks away from the train.

Masks Required Again On LA Public Transportation And Inside Local Airports

The move by L.A. County comes two days after Metro dropped the face mask requirement, following a Florida federal court decision that eliminated the mandate on public transportation.

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Walk-In Assessments And Telehealth Are Now Options For COVID Treatment For High Risk Angelenos

LA County is hoping to make important treatment more accessible.

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Without Masks, More LA Students Test Positive As School Outbreaks Triple

Health officials say the BA.2 subvariant and lax quarantine requirements contributed to the rise in school outbreaks.

California Lifts Vaccine Proof For Indoor Mega Events

Large indoor gatherings will no longer be required to check for proof of COVID vaccinations.

A map of Los Angeles County showing the areas where wastewater surveillance takes place. The Antelope Valley is the largest populated area without wastewater surveillance.

LA’s Sewers May Tip Us Off To The Next COVID Surge

Fewer people are getting tested, so health officials are looking to wastewater samples as an early warning sign.

A bar graph showing BA.2 subvariant increasingly pushing out other omicron variants. BA.2 now makes up 32 percent of tests sequenced.

LA’s COVID Cases Plateau As BA.2 Subvariant Spreads

Nearly a third of recently sequenced tests in L.A. County were the highly contagious version of omicron.

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LA City Council Votes To End Indoor Vaccine Mandate

The law has been in place for almost five months.

Three small, new, unused vaccine needles are held in a pink, plastic medical pan. The covers are on the needles.

Second Booster Doses Now Available For Angelenos Over 50

The CDC has approved the extra booster and the L.A. County Dept. of Public Health and pharmacy chains are confident they have enough supply to meet demand.

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New Version Of Omicron Is Spreading Quickly In LA

New cases have doubled week-to-week and health officials expect BA.2 to soon become the dominant strain, although so far it has not led to a spike in cases.