Month: January 2021

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Los Angeles County this weekend surpassed 1 million COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic and reported its first case of the more contagious variant that was initially discovered in the United Kingdom last year. On Saturday, the county recorded more than 14,000 cases and some 253 deaths and 7,597 hospitalizations, statistics from the country’s department of public health show. The figures push Los Angeles to the top county in the nation in terms of COVID-19 cases, totaling more than the next two counties, Cook and Maricopa, combined. Though California has been among the strictest states in the nation in implementing restrictions, it has continued to see a surge in cases in the past two weeks, averaging more than 41,000 new coronavirus cases each da...

A COVID-19 VARIANT FIRST FOUND IN OTHER COUNTRIES IS NOW BEING SEEN MORE FREQUENTLY IN CALIFORNIA. THIS IS A DIFFERENT STRAIN THAN THE VARIANT ORIGINATING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS THE 452-R VARIANT HAS BEEN DETECTED IN 12 COUNTIES. IT’S LINKED TO MULTIP OUTBREAKS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. AGENCIES SAY, IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW JUST HOW PREVALENT THE VARIANT New COVID-19 variant seen ‘more frequently’ across California, health officials say Updated: 7:46 PM PST Jan 17, 2021 A COVID-19 variant first found in other countries is now being seen more frequently in California. This strain is different from the ...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced Sunday that the state has seen its first case of the COVID-19 variant first discovered in the United Kingdom. The person who tested positive for this COVID variant is a Boston woman in her 20s, officials said. “The individual developed symptoms in early January and tested positive for COVID-19,” according DPH. “A genetic sample was sent to an out-of-state laboratory as part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) established surveillance process to identify COVID-19 variants. The State Public Health Laboratory was notified last evening of the results.” The woman had travelled to the United Kingdom and became ill the day after she returned. She had tested negative prior to leaving the UK. “The individual was i...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KRON) — A new coronavirus variant has been found in the Bay Area, health officials announced Sunday. Officials say the L452R variant is linked to several outbreaks in Santa Clara County and was first identified last year in other countries and states. Santa Clara County Health Director Dr. Sara Cody confirmed the new variant was found in the Kaiser San Jose outbreak that infected dozens of people. #BREAKING Santa Clara County Health Director Dr. Sara Cody says @KaiserPermanente outbreak of COVID-19 at San Jose hospital is now linked to new covid variant strain L452R Health officials still studying how easily is it passed. #KRON4— Jonathan McCall (@JonathanMcCall) January 18, 2021 The variant was also found in San Francisco. “The...