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Americans are seeing the coronavirus pandemic play out in two parts, as states that bore the brunt of cases in the early months of the pandemic have mostly contained the spread, while a new wave of infections is now threatening much of the rest of the country. At the start of April, New York and…

Bay Area hospitalizations related to COVID-19 have spiked over the past two weeks, driven by a variety of factors, including a major outbreak at San Quentin State Prison and an uptick in summer social gatherings. Those heightened numbers concern state and local health officials who keep a close eye on hospitalization rates as they decide…

Reagents — substances used to carry out tests — and pipettes remain in short supply in many places, and the machines that run the tests are expensive and time-consuming to build.There are also limits on collection sites, exacerbated by rising summer temperatures. Staff at testing sites, standing outside in full-body protective gear, must rotate more…

Los Angeles County health officials issued a dire warning Monday that conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic are deteriorating rapidly and the highly contagious virus is spreading swiftly in the nation’s most populous county.They said they are now faced with one of their biggest fears: that the reopening of L.A. County would coincide with sudden jumps…

At least 15,000 more Americans have died in recent months from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia than otherwise would have, health officials believe, pointing to how the coronavirus pandemic has exacted a higher fatality toll than official numbers have shown.SUMMER MAY BE KEY TURNING POINT FOR VACCINEAs Covid-19 devastated older Americans this spring, often by racing through nursing homes,…