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LA County on track to relax some outdoor mask rules as COVID-19 hospitalizations drop

LOS ANGELES — The number of coronavirus-positive patients hospitalized in Los Angeles County has dropped below 2,500, putting the region on track to potentially relax some outdoor masking rules next week.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 11, 2022

Irish stars won't have to show proof of Covid vaccination to attend Academy Awards

Belfast director Kenneth Branagh, Jessie Buckley and Van Morrison are all up for an Oscar at next month's ceremony

Irish Mirror · Feb 10, 2022

California COVID-19 death toll tops 80,000 in two years

California’s COVID-19 death toll has surpassed 80,000, a sobering number that undoubtedly will continue to climb in the days and weeks ahead even as the state emerges from the worst of this winter’s omicron surge.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 5, 2022

LA County seeing more fatalities from omicron as COVID-19 deaths climb

LOS ANGELES — Deaths from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County have soared over the last week, with officials saying most of the recent fatalities appear to be from the omicron variant.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 25, 2022

LA County seeing more fatalities from omicron as COVID-19 deaths climb

LOS ANGELES — Deaths from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County have soared over the last week, with officials saying some of the recent fatalities appear to be from the omicron variant.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 24, 2022

LA County logs nearly tenfold increase in coronavirus cases in a month

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County on Monday reported more than 31,500 new coronavirus cases — marking a nearly tenfold increase from the number of new cases tallied a month ago and offering a stark reminder of the lasting power of the highly contagious omicron variant.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 18, 2022