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Crowds gather to enjoy the unseasonably warm weather at Dolores Park on Jan 16, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

In race to vaccinate, could California see another surge?

by Ana B. Ibarra February 5, 2021February 8, 2021

Will California’s bumpy vaccine rollout, more contagious coronavirus mutations, and decision to open up the state send COVID-19 cases surging again?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines his 2021-2022 state budget proposal during a news conference in Sacramento, Jan. 8, 2021. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool

Newsom’s reopening about-face raises questions

by Emily Hoeven January 26, 2021January 26, 2021

Registered nurse Merri Lynn Anderson tends to her patient in a COVID-19 unit at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Jan. 7, 2021. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo

Hospitals seek relaxed rules for nursing, patient discharge

by Barbara Feder Ostrov January 8, 2021January 8, 2021

California’s looming economic challenges

by Emily Hoeven December 10, 2020December 10, 2020

Santa Monica pier, beach and walkways are closed due to COVID-19, May 8, 2020. Photos by Lisa Hornak for CalMatters

Calls grow for data behind state restrictions

by Emily Hoeven December 9, 2020December 9, 2020

Dr. Rafik Abdou checks on a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2020. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo

California’s intensive care nightmare: Which hospitals are full?

by Rachel Becker December 9, 2020December 8, 2020

EMT Giselle Dorgalli, second from right, looks at a monitor while performing chest compression on a patient who tested positive for coronavirus in the emergency room at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2020. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo

Most Californians now under Newsom’s stay-at-home order tied to ICU capacity

by Ana B. Ibarra and Lauren Hepler December 3, 2020January 5, 2021

ICU admissions up 49% before 4th of July

by Emily Hoeven July 3, 2020July 3, 2020

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

State and federal planners are relying on conflicting coronavirus pandemic models — but an infectious disease model is no oracle. Image via iStock

Newsom: Help us improve COVID-19 models

by Emily Hoeven June 26, 2020June 26, 2020