Friday’s numbers on the coronavirus pandemic indicated that the recent surge in new cases – in Orange County and elsewhere – is not over. According to Friday’s report from the county health […]
New COVID-19 cases double
Terror attacks at Kabul airport kill 72; Biden vows payback
Warnings of an imminent attack by terrorists on Kabul Airport in Afghanistan came true Thursday as 60 Afghans and 12 Americans were killed. According to the Associated Press, two suicide bombers and […]
3 of 4 COVID stats improve
Three of four major metrics tracking the state of the coronavirus epidemic in Orange County showed improvement on Thursday. Confirmed new cases dropped from 557 on Wednesday to 477 on Thursday. Hospitalizations […]
COVID stats up and down
The up-and-down pattern of coronavirus statistics in Orange County continued in Wednesday’s report from the county health care agency. According to the OCHCA, the count of new confirmed cases rose to 557 […]
Biden: Aug. 31 deadline to hold
The original deadline of Aug. 31 to evacuate Americans and Afghans who worked with the U.S. will be observed, President Joe Biden said Tuesday. “Every day we’re on the ground is another […]
Some improvements, but ….
Two of four metrics of the coronavirus in Orange County showed improvement on Tuesday and two went the other way. According to the county health care agency, the case count declined from […]
“Deconflicton” with the Taliban
A new term is entering the language during the frantic efforts to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies in the wake of the conquest of Afghanistan by the Taliban. According to the Associated […]
Some good signs on COVID?
There are some encouraging signs in Monday’s report on the coronavirus from the Orange County Health Care Agency, but placing too much emphasis on one day’s numbers can be misleading, medical professionals […]
Rains, wind hit eastern U.S.
Mother Nature hit the eastern half of the United States hard on Sunday. Hurricane Henri made landfall in Rhode Island and began moving further inland, cutting electrical power to more than 100,000 […]
ISIS threat to evacuations
The evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies from Afghanistan is becoming complicated by a violent radical Islamic group; it’s not the Taliban. According to the Associated Press, the Islamic State, also known […]
