Coronavirus

Los Angeles County health officials on Saturday confirmed 2,916 new coronavirus cases and 57 more related deaths, as the region struggles with a surge of cases in the ongoing pandemic.There are more than 2,000 people hospitalized with the virus, with 27% of those confirmed cases in intensive care and 18% on ventilators, officials said. It’s…

America's coronavirus death rate has started going up again, driven by Florida, Texas and other states in the South and West where infections have exploded in recent weeks. Stark figures reveal the long-expected upturn in the nation's daily death toll has begun, with another 802 fatalities recorded Friday.The seven-day rolling average has jumped by almost 100…

Richard "Rick" Rose, a 37-year-old man from Port Clinton, Ohio, recently died at his home from complications due to COVID-19.Rose's death has attracted attention online due to his Facebook posts, in which he expressed doubt about coronavirus safety directives."Let make this clear. I'm not buying a f---ing mask. I've made it this far by not…

A coronavirus outbreak has struck the operations of Los Angeles Apparel, with more than 300 infections and four virus-related deaths among the manufacturer’s workers, county public health officials announced Friday.In a statement Friday evening, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said that it first shut down operations at the South L.A. garment manufacturer…

By Eric Ting, SFGATE Updated 8:15 am PDT, Saturday, July 11, 2020 A sign instructs BART riders to wear masks at the Lake Merritt station in Oakland, Calif. on June 26, 2020. A sign instructs BART riders to wear masks at the Lake Merritt station in Oakland, Calif. on June 26, 2020. Photo: Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE Photo:…