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Health officials in California and Florida this weekend published lists of nursing homes in their states that have had coronavirus cases, joining other states that have released at least partial lists.Although most states rely solely on the long-term-care facilities to notify residents and their families of such cases, officials in California and Florida made the…

Just a day after the Bay Area’s deadliest Saturday during the coronavirus pandemic, state officials confirmed California surpassed 30,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus. As the virus continued to spread and threaten the state’s 39.7 million residents, new numbers compiled by this news organization show 30,754 people are confirmed to have COVID-19 and 1,146 have died,…

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Over 10% of skilled nursing facilities in the Bay Area are among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in California, according to data released by state health officials on Friday.For the first time, the California Department of Public Health released the names of the facilities who have been impacted. According…

A California mayor who recently said he would resign over social media posts comparing Trump supporters to members of the Ku Klux Klan was killed in a plane crash Saturday, according to a report.Auburn Mayor Bill Kirby was identified as the person killed when a small plane went down near Auburn Airport just after 11…

Scientists from Stanford University have developed an antibody test for coronavirus, and the results indicate that more people may have contracted the disease than previously believed. A report from Stanford suggests as many as four percent of Californians may have already been infected with coronavirus, judging from the antibodies present in their system. However, antibody…