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Phlebotomist lab assistant Jennifer Cukati, right, and Registered Nurse Carina Klescewski, left, care for a COVID-19 patient inside the Sutter Roseville Medical Center ICU in Roseville on Dec. 22, 2020. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as close to the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. Photo by Renee C. Byer, The Sacramento Bee via AP/Pool

COVID dangers intensify: California now in ‘deep dark part of the tunnel,’ top health official says

by Barbara Feder Ostrov January 4, 2021January 5, 2021

As a new, highly infectious coronavirus variant appears in California, state health officials try to speed up vaccine distribution.

El Centro Regional Medical Center staff attend to patients who are suspected COVID-19 positive on May 30, 2020. Photo by Omar Ornelas, The Desert Sun

The trouble with hot spots: Hard-hit counties send COVID-19 patients to other areas

by Ana B. Ibarra July 2, 2020July 2, 2020

Cages of ventilators, part of a shipment of 400, are displayed, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at the New York City Emergency Management Warehouse where they will be distributed. Photo by Mark Lennihan, AP Photo

CA gives feds 500 ventilators

by Emily Hoeven April 7, 2020April 6, 2020

Fresno Community Medical Plaza. Photo by Nima Kasraie via Creative Commons

California Divide

Fresno area is sicker and has a doctor shortage. So the coronavirus poses a huge threat, experts warn

by Manuela Tobias March 25, 2020March 26, 2020

People crowd Venice Beach in Los Angeles on March 21, 2020, despite government orders to stay home to curb the spread of coronavirus. Photo by Mark J. Terrill, AP Photo

California closes parking lots at beaches and parks to stem spread of coronavirus

by Laurel Rosenhall March 23, 2020March 23, 2020

This Oct. 11, 2014 file photo shows St. Vincent Medical Center near downtown Los Angeles.

Newsom, Trump: More beds, masks, equipment ahead for coronavirus

by Laurel Rosenhall March 21, 2020March 23, 2020

The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship is seen docked at Naval Base San Diego Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in San Diego. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday he has asked the Navy to prepare its two hospital ships — the USNS Mercy and the USNS Comfort in New York — for deployment to aid against the coronavirus outbreak. Photo by Gregory Bull, AP Photo

Gov. Gavin Newsom orders all of California to shelter in place

by Judy Lin March 19, 2020March 20, 2020

UCSF workers erect Accelerated Care Units (ACU) outside the Parnassus emergency room to provide a negative pressure environment to house patients with respiratory symptoms

How overwhelmed is California’s health care system about to be?

by Rachel Becker, Ana B. Ibarra and Judy Lin March 18, 2020March 22, 2020