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Los Angeles County public health officials Saturday announced 1,032 new cases of the coronavirus and 41 related deaths but also revealed encouraging signs of progress in slowing the virus’s spread.“Thanks to everyone’s efforts, our data points to steady declines in hospitalizations, deaths and the percent of people testing positive,” Barbara Ferrer, the county health director,…

A COVID-19 outbreak at a Vancouver food processing facility has puts Clark County Public Health’s request for a Phase 2 variance from Washington state on hold.As of Saturday, 47 employees at Firestone Pacific Foods have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to company CEO Josh Hinerfeld.This appears to be the Portland area’s biggest workplace outbreak…

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In mid-March, as the specter of a society-upending pandemic grew, Los Angeles County emerged as something of a bright spot.When Bay Area counties mandated on March 16 that all residents stay at home, officials said it didn’t make sense in L.A. County because far fewer cases of the coronavirus had been detected.“We don’t have the…

On the Friday before Memorial Day, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn told constituents that she will push for local beaches to be reopened for sunbathing. On May 13, active uses such as running, jogging, swimming and surfing were allowed again at the county’s beaches. Sunbathing is still barred. Asked in a Facebook Live chat…