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This unlikely support group began as a way for 32-year-old Andrey Khudyakov, from Paris, to keep in touch with his family members during the pandemic, some of whom live in New York, others in Sweden and some in Italy. They began inviting friends to the Facebook group, who added their own friends and soon the online community grew to more than 28,000 members. "It's very hard when you're all alone by yourself at home locked down. And maybe sometimes you don't have family support," he says. "And you just need to share with someone what's going on and have feedback." "It gives people who have a common purpose a forum to speak openly and to feel a little bit less alone," she says. "The ability to share your story and talk about details that might make us feel humiliated or might make us feel as...

Share This Article: San Diego County healthcare workers conduct COVID-19 testing at SDCCU Stadium. Photo by Chris StoneThe San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported 603 new cases of coronavirus and nine more deaths Saturday while setting a testing record. Support Times of San Diego's growthwith a small monthly contribution Out of a record 16,429 tests reported to the county in the past day, just 3.8% were positive, and the 14-day rolling average of positive tests fell to 5.8%. The previous highest number of tests was 10,544 on June 18. The latest victims of the pandemic disease were five men and four women ranging in age from 60 to 93 years. All but one of the deceased had underlying medical conditions. The county reported just one new communi...

Los Angeles County health officials on Saturday reported 3,628 new COVID-19 cases and 53 related deaths, high numbers that in part reflect reporting delays in the state’s electronic laboratory system. The total number of cases in the county now stands at 172,325, with a cumulative 4,351 deaths, officials said in a statement. There have been 446,148 confirmed cases in California, and 8,406 people have died statewide. The majority of new positive cases in L.A. County are occurring in people under the age of 50, officials said. Also Saturday, officials reported 2,016 confirmed COVID-19 patients in county hospitals, with 30% of those in intensive care. But they said those figures were incomplete because the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had changed reporting requirements, resu...