Posted: Jun 29, 2020 / 05:00 PM PDTUpdated: Jun 29, 2020 / 06:24 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Fourth of July revelers have been advised to stay away from Los Angeles County beaches as coronavirus cases skyrocketed.The temporary closures affects all beaches, piers, parking lots, beach bike paths, and beach access points beginning on Friday at 12:01 a.m., and lasting through 5 a.m. on Monday, L.A. County officials announced.Fireworks displays are also off-limits...…Posted: Jun 29, 2020 / 05:00 PM PDTUpdated: Jun 29, 2020 / 06:24 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Fourth of July revelers have been advised to stay away from Los Angeles County beaches as coronavirus cases skyrocketed.The temporary closures affects all beaches, piers, parking lots, beach bike paths, and beach access points beginning on Friday at 12:01 a.m., and lasting through 5 a.m. on Monday, L.A. County officials announced.Fireworks displays are also off-limits...WW…

Posted: Jul 21, 2020 / 08:20 AM PDTUpdated: Jul 21, 2020 / 10:09 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.One day after a record-breaking number of new coronavirus infections, California has surpassed 400,000 overall cases, data from the  show.By comparison, the New York Health Department has reported more than 408,000 infections. But that state has reported more than 25,000 deaths, while California’s death toll is approaching 8,000.The news comes after...…Posted: Jul 21, 2020 / 08:20 AM PDTUpdated: Jul 21, 2020 / 10:09 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.One day after a record-breaking number of new coronavirus infections, California has surpassed 400,000 overall cases, data from the  show.By comparison, the New York Health Department has reported more than 408,000 infections. But that state has reported more than 25,000 deaths, while California’s death toll is approaching 8,000.The news comes after...WW…

As more people go out to work and to socialize, COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising among younger Los Angeles County residents, who now make up almost half of all the county’s documented cases, health officials said Monday.“Unfortunately, where we are today is different than where we were two, three or four weeks ago,” L.A. County’s health director Barbara Ferrer said. “Cases are surging, hospitalizations are increasing, and mostly, this is all a reflection of a lot more community spread.”There’s been a significant increase in infections among those aged 18 to 40 years old....…As more people go out to work and to socialize, COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising among younger Los Angeles County residents, who now make up almost half of all the county’s documented cases, health officials said Monday.“Unfortunately, where we are today is different than where we were two, three or four weeks ago,” L.A. County’s health director Barbara Ferrer said. “Cases are surging, hospitalizations are increasing, and mostly, this is all a reflection of a lot more community spread.”There’s been a significant increase in infections among those aged 18 to 40 years old....WW…

Posted: May 12, 2020 / 11:57 AM PDTUpdated: May 12, 2020 / 10:39 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home restrictions will likely last for three more months to combat the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, county public health Director Barbara Ferrer said at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting.“Based on all of the data that we’re looking at … we know with all certainty that we’ll be extending health officer orders for the next three months,” she...…Posted: May 12, 2020 / 11:57 AM PDTUpdated: May 12, 2020 / 10:39 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home restrictions will likely last for three more months to combat the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, county public health Director Barbara Ferrer said at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting.“Based on all of the data that we’re looking at … we know with all certainty that we’ll be extending health officer orders for the next three months,” she...WW…

Posted: Dec 29, 2020 / 06:08 AM PSTUpdated: Dec 29, 2020 / 10:10 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.At Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, the breaking point came Sunday night.There was not one available bed for at least 30 patients who needed intensive or intermediate levels of care, and the hospital had to shut its doors to all ambulance traffic for 12 hours. Some patients, including the very sick who required intensive oxygen, experienced wait times as long as...…Posted: Dec 29, 2020 / 06:08 AM PSTUpdated: Dec 29, 2020 / 10:10 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.At Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, the breaking point came Sunday night.There was not one available bed for at least 30 patients who needed intensive or intermediate levels of care, and the hospital had to shut its doors to all ambulance traffic for 12 hours. Some patients, including the very sick who required intensive oxygen, experienced wait times as long as...WW…

Posted: Sep 9, 2020 / 07:36 PM PDTUpdated: Sep 9, 2020 / 10:35 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Los Angeles County has partnered with to create a COVID-19 contact tracing mobile app, that sends anonymous notifications if a close contact tests positive, officials announced Wednesday.The app uses a phone’s built-in Bluetooth to anonymously track people with whom you’ve come into close proximity, Supervisor Kathryn Barger said during a news briefing. If an individual...…Posted: Sep 9, 2020 / 07:36 PM PDTUpdated: Sep 9, 2020 / 10:35 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Los Angeles County has partnered with to create a COVID-19 contact tracing mobile app, that sends anonymous notifications if a close contact tests positive, officials announced Wednesday.The app uses a phone’s built-in Bluetooth to anonymously track people with whom you’ve come into close proximity, Supervisor Kathryn Barger said during a news briefing. If an individual...WW…

Posted: Aug 12, 2020 / 10:12 AM PDTUpdated: Aug 12, 2020 / 10:19 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.The Anaheim Police Department on Wednesday identified a pregnant woman who they say died after an SUV, driven by a suspected DUI driver, plowed into her while she was walking on a sidewalk with her husband.Yesenia Lisette Aguilar, 23, was fatally struck when a Jeep jumped the curb on Katella Avenue near Bayless Street shortly after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to...…Posted: Aug 12, 2020 / 10:12 AM PDTUpdated: Aug 12, 2020 / 10:19 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.The Anaheim Police Department on Wednesday identified a pregnant woman who they say died after an SUV, driven by a suspected DUI driver, plowed into her while she was walking on a sidewalk with her husband.Yesenia Lisette Aguilar, 23, was fatally struck when a Jeep jumped the curb on Katella Avenue near Bayless Street shortly after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to...WW…

Posted: Jun 29, 2020 / 02:00 PM PDTUpdated: Jun 29, 2020 / 10:44 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.An alarming jump in COVID-19 cases was reported on Monday, bringing Los Angeles County’s total past the 100,000 marker, and reinforcing the threat of the virus to the county’s 10 million residents and its ability to hospitalize those who are infected.Officials reported another 2,903 coronavirus cases, the most ever reported in the county since the pandemic hit, and 22...…Posted: Jun 29, 2020 / 02:00 PM PDTUpdated: Jun 29, 2020 / 10:44 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.An alarming jump in COVID-19 cases was reported on Monday, bringing Los Angeles County’s total past the 100,000 marker, and reinforcing the threat of the virus to the county’s 10 million residents and its ability to hospitalize those who are infected.Officials reported another 2,903 coronavirus cases, the most ever reported in the county since the pandemic hit, and 22...WW…

Posted: Mar 3, 2021 / 10:43 PM PSTUpdated: Mar 3, 2021 / 10:59 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.John DeCindis, a 76-year-old fashion photographer, was walking his dog in the Abbot Kinney area of Venice last month when he was brutally attacked, his loved ones say. He succumbed to his injuries on Feb. 27, and a death investigation is underway, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.Mary Beth McDade reports for the KTLA 5 News at 10 on March 3, 2021.Suggest a...…Posted: Mar 3, 2021 / 10:43 PM PSTUpdated: Mar 3, 2021 / 10:59 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.John DeCindis, a 76-year-old fashion photographer, was walking his dog in the Abbot Kinney area of Venice last month when he was brutally attacked, his loved ones say. He succumbed to his injuries on Feb. 27, and a death investigation is underway, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.Mary Beth McDade reports for the KTLA 5 News at 10 on March 3, 2021.Suggest a...WW…

Los Angeles County, which was among the hardest-hit by a deadly coronavirus surge, reported a record low number of new cases Monday as California’s overall figures continued to plummet.The county of 10 million reported under 1,000 new daily cases — back to numbers not seen since before the fall and winter surge — and the daily rate of COVID-19 tests that were positive averaged about 3% over seven days compared to about 20% in early January.“That’s actually the lowest its ever been since we’ve been offering testing in the community,” county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said.While...…Los Angeles County, which was among the hardest-hit by a deadly coronavirus surge, reported a record low number of new cases Monday as California’s overall figures continued to plummet.The county of 10 million reported under 1,000 new daily cases — back to numbers not seen since before the fall and winter surge — and the daily rate of COVID-19 tests that were positive averaged about 3% over seven days compared to about 20% in early January.“That’s actually the lowest its ever been since we’ve been offering testing in the community,” county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said.While...WW…