Los Angeles County's case rate is about 20 times higher than the health department's threshold for ending the local mask mandate.
Vaccinated Californians will no longer have to wear masks in indoor public places next week.
Hospitalization numbers have been declining in LA steadily since reaching over 4,800 in mid-January.
County health officials outlined conditions needed before Angelenos can ditch their masks
Updated federal data shows how many hospital beds are currently filled in Los Angeles County and across CA.
Since the holidays, there has been one reported case of a child dying with a COVID-19 infection.
Under a new bill, school children in grades K-12 would have to get a COVID-19 vaccine. We asked Patch readers to share their thoughts.
Residents were urged to avoid the water at 5 beaches across Los Angeles County that were placed under an ocean water use warning.
BA.2, a contagious subvariant of the omicron coronavirus variant, has been detected from San Diego to Santa Clara.
Though ransmission rates and hospitalizations remain high, coronavirus cases are going down in Los Angeles, offering reason for optimism.
Here's an update on how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected hospital capacity in Los Angeles County and across CA.
Federal officials are working with CVS, Costco, Walgreens and more to bring free N95 masks in varying sizes to California stores this week.
The omicron surge in California may have reached its infection peak, but hospitals in the state are overwhelmed by the volume of patients.
Sunday's test positivity rate was 15.1 percent, down from 16.1 percent on Saturday and from 17.4 percent last Sunday.
California confirmed its first case of flu and COVID in one patient. The next few weeks will be critical for the COVID surge and flu season.
The county reported 102 COVID deaths in a day, mostly from Omicron, and pediatric hospitalizations hit a pandemic high.
Children’s Hospital of Orange County has seen more than 900 children testing positive for COVID-19 over the past two weeks.
Back-to-school testing last week uncovered tens of thousands of COVID cases, and overall hospitalizations and deaths are climbing.
Next week, Los Angeles residents will be able to get up to three N95 masks for free. See how to get yours.
Here's how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected hospital capacity in Los Angeles County and across CA.
Los Angeles households can order up to four rapid antigen coronavirus tests starting Wednesday
Several Los Angeles County hospitals are at ICU capacity while others are nearly at capacity in a COVID surge that is yet to peak.
LaCo reported another 39 deaths associated with the coronavirus Wednesday, as the Omicron variant continues to spread.
To help with a blood shortage crisis, anyone who donates blood in January will be automatically entered to win Super Bowl tickets and more.
A program to mail the kits fizzled under the high demand.
L.A. County Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer issued the recommendation Tuesday while addressing the County Board of Supervisors.
The state is allowing infected health care workers to stay on the job as short-staffed hospitals brace for a cascade of COVID-19 patients.
The LA County Board of Supervisors voted to identify additional funding to expand COVID-19 testing, including for take-home test kits.
Health care workers are cancelling everything from joint replacements to gallbladder surgeries this week.
The Golden State does has not issued a statewide mandate for a COVID-19 vaccine, but swaths of businesses now require proof of inoculation.
Los Angeles County added 43.5k new cases Monday, pushing the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic over 2 million.
The company expanded its voluntary recall of salads containing iceberg lettuce following a 2021 listeria outbreak that killed two people.
Several COVID-19 testing locations are available at YMCA sites in Los Angeles County.
LA County introduced a take-home program for COVID-19 test kits Monday as a way to expand testing during a rapid surge in infections.
Hospitalizations are also up to nearly 3,500, and ICU patient numbers have grown by nearly 100 just since Friday, with 435 in urgent care.
Los Angeles County set another daily record with 45,584 positive COVID-19 tests Sunday in a surge driven by the omicron variant.
We asked Patch readers to share their thoughts on boosters for children ages 12-15 as the omicron variant continues to drive up cases in CA.
The county has seen the highest number of cases reported in one week since the beginning of the pandemic.
Widespread infections were recorded among students, medical staff and first responders across LA County over the last week.