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A San Quentin State Prison inmate on Death Row, convicted in the cold-case killing of an 8-year-old Bay Area girl, has died, and officials are investigating whether he was infected with the coronavirus. Joseph S. Cordova, 75, was found unresponsive in his single cell at 4:08 p.m. Wednesday, officials said. He was pronounced dead at 4:22 p.m. after attempts to revive him. Cordova had been on Death Row since 2007, after he was convicted in the 1979 rape and strangulation murder of 8-year-old Cannie Bullock, who was attacked in ...

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A man who tested positive for coronavirus after attending a party expressed his fear and regret a day before he died. Thomas Macias, 51, went to a barbecue last month near his community in Lake Elsinore, about 70 miles from Los Angeles. Shortly after the party, he started feeling sick. On June 20, he posted a poignant message on Facebook to warn his loved ones about the risks of the virus, his family said. “I went out a couple of weeks ago … because of my stupidity I put my mom and sisters and my family’s health in jeopardy,” he wrote. “This has been a very painful experience. This is no joke. If you have to go out, wear a mask, and practice social distancing. … Hopefully with God’s help, I’ll be able to survive this.” He never made it. He died a day after that...

New York party host who KNEW they had coronavirus symptoms hosted bash with more than 100 guests causing cluster of nine cases - and officials have threatened attendees with $2,000 fines if they refuse to work with contact tracers A party host in Rockland County, New York threw a bash with over 100 guests despite knowing they had coronavirus symptoms on June 17 Following the party a cluster of nine COVID-19 cases emerged in the area It was the first of three large parties in county in past two weeks to lead to cases  Two other parties took place on June 20 and June 27 in New City  On Wednesday county officials said they'd issue subpoenas to force uncooperative party attendees to work with contact tracers  Those who receive subpoenas have a day to get back to authorities o...

The coronavirus killed tens of thousands in the United States during the pandemic’s first months, but it also left a lesser-known toll: thousands more deaths than would have been expected from heart disease and a handful of other medical conditions, according to an analysis of federal data by The Washington Post. The analysis suggests that in five hard-hit states and New York City there were 8,300 more deaths from heart problems than would have been typical in March, April and May — an increase of roughly 27 percent over historical averages. [Stay safe and informed with our free Coronavirus Updates newsletter] That spike contributed to Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, and New York state and the city having a combined 75,000 “excess deaths” during that period, 17,000 more th...

Many of the people being infected at bars and clubs are in their 20s, a group that is more likely to have milder cases of Covid-19. Health experts warn that young people with mild symptoms or none at all still pose a serious threat to older family members or other vulnerable people. In the hot spot traced to Harper’s in East Lansing, contact tracing has shown that the young adults who were infected spread the virus to people from 16 to 63 years old, health officials said. Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York cited the Harper’s cluster as a reason to re-examine the city’s indoor dining reopening rules for restaurants. Harper’s has been shut down until it can provide a plan to address its failures to enforce mask wearing and social distancing, said Linda Vail, an Ingham County health officer. B...