Prospects for a stimulus bill that Democrats and Republicans can agree on appeared to improve on Friday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she and Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority leader were […]
Stimulus package shows life
COVID-19 numbers worsen
Orange County’s coronavirus numbers continued to move in the wrong direction in Friday’s report from the county health care agency. In the four major metrics of the status in the COVID-19 […]
Corona cases and deaths surging
Historic levels of deaths and hospitalizations from surging numbers of coronavirus cases have been reached. The Johns Hopkins University reported that – as of Thursday – there were 65,220,566 cases of COVID-19 […]
OC facing tighter restrictions
Orange County and the rest of Southern California faces more restrictions on businesses and day-to-day activities as the state grapples with spiking instances not only of new coronavirus cases but also steadily […]
Stop “War on Nature”: UN chief
The secretary-general of the United Nations has called for an end of what he called “a war on nature,” demanding an urgent shift away energy uses which create carbon pollution. Antonio Guterres […]
COVID cases rise Wednesday
After a brief decline on Tuesday, new coronavirus cases reported to the Orange County Health Care Agency for Wednesday showed a sharp increase. The latest tally shows 1,208 cases, compared to 790 […]
OC stays purple as cases spike
As expected, Orange County remained in the most restrictive – “purple” or widespread – tier for coronavirus in the state’s weekly report today (Tuesday). The OC’s adjusted case rate is 22.2; to […]
More COVID rules on the way?
If you hoped restrictions regarding the coronavirus pandemic would ease after the Thanksgiving weekend, you – and millions of others – may be in for disappointment. From Hawaii to Arizona to Santa […]
Second day of COVID-19 decline
Is this good news, or just a brief statistical blip? Monday’s report of new coronavirus cases in Orange County showed a second consecutive day of decreases in infections. Monday’s total was 734 […]
OC hospitalizations are rising
While Sunday’s report from the Orange County Health Care Agency showed a drop of new cases of coronavirus compared to Saturday, it also revealed a continuing rise in hospitalizations and COVID-19 patients […]
