Second case of COVID-19 variant reported in LA County

Health officials confirmed the second local case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, which was first discovered in the United Kingdom.

Orange County reports falling COVID-19 hospitalization numbers

Orange County reported 1,279 new cases of COVID-19 and 43 additional deaths on Saturday, bringing the county's totals to 231,036 cases and 3,018 fatalities.

New CDC order requires travelers to wear masks on all forms of public transportation

A new CDC order goes into effect Monday that requires travelers on airplanes, trains, buses, subways, ships, ferries, taxis and ride-shares must wear a mask.

LAPD sergeant dies from complications of COVID-19

The Los Angeles Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own after a police sergeant died from complications of COVID-19.

WHO changes COVID-19 vaccine recommendation for pregnant women

The World Health Organization walked back a recommendation it made earlier this week saying pregnant woman should not get the Moderna coronavirus vaccine, instead saying women who are pregnant should be offered a vaccine upon consulting with a medical professional.

Fauci hopes COVID-19 vaccination for children will happen by late spring, early summer

The U.S. government's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Friday that he hopes children will begin to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by late spring or early summer.

Canada to quarantine travelers, suspend flights to Mexico and the Caribbean

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced stricter restrictions on travelers in response to new, likely more contagious variants of the novel coronavirus.

NIH launches online database to track, understand neurological symptoms associated with COVID-19

Amid increasing evidence of lasting neurological effects from COVID-19, the National Institutes of Health said it has launched an online database in order to track these symptoms in hopes of better understanding how the coronavirus impacts the brain and nervous system.

'Let them play:' California coaches push for the return of youth sports

Coaches, student-athletes and the San Diego District Attorney say that continuing to ban these sports is having a major impact on students' scholarships, futures and mental and physical health and, without quick action, could cause irreparable harm. 

SC 17-year-old dies from MIS-C, inflammatory condition associated with COVID-19

A teenager died this week from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced Friday.

LA County COVID deaths top 16,000; outdoor dining to resume Friday

COVID-19 fatalities continue to climb in Los Angeles County, with the cumulative death toll crossing the 16,000 mark.

UK variant, South Africa variant, Brazil variant: A guide to known coronavirus mutations

As the novel coronavirus continues to claim the lives of Americans and people across the world, multiple coronavirus variants are now circulating around the globe, triggering alarm among scientists and health officials.

FDA: More than half of sampled alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico found to be poisonous

The FDA has issued an “import alert” on all alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico after the agency found that more than half of products sampled contained poisonous ingredients.

UK study finds Novavax vaccine 89% effective against COVID-19

Novavax Inc. said Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective based on early findings from a British study and that it also seems to work — though not quite as well — against new mutated strains of the virus circulating in that country and South Africa.

LA County sues 2 restaurants for defying outdoor dining ban

While outdoor dining is set to resume Friday, Los Angeles County is suing two restaurants that they say constituted a public nuisance by ignoring coronavirus policies that were implemented in late November to stop the spread of the coronavirus.