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COVID-19 patient Brian Parisi, 53, from Orange County, is treated by staff in the ICU at Providence St Joseph Hospital in Orange, on July 23, 2021. Photo by Omar Younis, Reuters

COVID patients have doubled in California hospitals

by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra August 10, 2021August 11, 2021

More than 5,300 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized in California on Sunday, almost twice the number two weeks earlier.

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Seismic-safety mandates and deadlines for hospitals need to stay in place

by Guest Commentary July 19, 2021July 16, 2021

Alyssa Jenkins has a phone call with a person in search of a vaccine while using MyTurn at her Pacifica home on April 19, 2021. Jenkins has made appointments for more than 400 people since February. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

State’s ‘MyTurn’ website bypassed for most vaccine appointments

by Barbara Feder Ostrov April 22, 2021June 23, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom tours a vaccination site at Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Union City on April 15, 2021. At a press conference following the tour, Newsom said the only challenge for vaccine distribution for the state is “manufacture and supply.” Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

California hits huge vaccine milestone

by Emily Hoeven April 16, 2021April 16, 2021

Doctor visits down; deaths, severe diseases likely to surge

Have you seen a doctor lately? Delays likely to trigger deaths, poor health

by Ana B. Ibarra April 5, 2021April 5, 2021

Patients and hospital staff wear masks outside of Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center on Feb. 12, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Hospitals in much of California begin reopening to visitors

by Rachel Becker March 24, 2021March 23, 2021

Yard duty monitors check the temperatures of students arriving at Encinal Elementary School in Atherton on Dec. 17, 2020. The Menlo Park City School District is among the few districts that kept schools open this fall during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group

Where is California’s school reopening plan?

by Emily Hoeven February 16, 2021February 16, 2021

Patients and hospital staff wear masks outside of Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center on Feb. 12, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

State fines Kaiser $499K for COVID worker safety violations

by Ana B. Ibarra February 15, 2021February 16, 2021

Patients enter Levi’s Stadium to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines on Feb. 9 2021 in Santa Clara. The 49ers arena opened on Tuesday as a vaccine distribution site for Santa Clara County residents 65 and older and is expected to inoculate up to 15,000 people per day once supplies become available. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Challenges ahead for new vaccine system

by Emily Hoeven February 12, 2021February 12, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom participates in a ribbon cutting ceremony at a new $120 million, 134,000 sq. foot coronavirus testing facility Oct. 30, 2020, in Valencia. The state is working with corporate partner PerkinElmer to run the lab which will enable the state to process an additional 150,000 COVID-19 tests per day. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo/Pool

Big announcements on the way

by Emily Hoeven February 9, 2021February 9, 2021