Long Beach officials report 14 new COVID-19 deaths, including first city employee
Over the last three weeks alone, officials have reported 179 deaths, more than 34% of the city’s total.
Deadliest week yet: Long Beach surpasses grim milestone of 500 COVID-19 deaths
Before December, the city averaged less than 10 deaths per week, with the highest number of deaths—22—reported the week of May 18.
COVID-19 hospitalization rates inch down, but health officials worry another surge is coming
The December surge is a “different reality” from July surge and the region could still see hospitalizations from infections over the holiday season.
Los Al Medical Center is building a field hospital in its parking lot to treat patients
Now at 578 patients as of Monday, Long Beach-area hospitalizations have more than quadrupled since Nov. 30, with the most drastic increases occurring in mid-December—about two weeks after Thanksgiving.
Hawaiian Airlines opens COVID-19 testing site at Long Beach Airport
Beginning Saturday, Long Beach Airport will also begin operation of its own general drive-through COVID-19 testing site available for all other passengers traveling through the facility.
Long Beach reports 13 more COVID-19 deaths and close to 1,300 new cases
Health officials are still anticipating a fresh surge of cases, hospitalizations and, ultimately, deaths in the coming days and weeks following Christmas and New Year gatherings.
Long Beach no longer uses Curative test that LA County halted this week
Los Angeles County health officials announced late Sunday that they would halt the use of the Curative coronavirus test at county-supported testing sites this week, a move Long Beach officials made nearly six months ago.
On brink of crisis, hospitals assemble teams that may determine who gets lifesaving care
At least two Long Beach-area hospitals recently took the grim step of convening teams of medical professionals who would decide which patients are given potentially lifesaving care and which are denied it if the current wave of COVID-19 cases pushes local health care providers to that point.
13 more Long Beach police employees test positive for COVID-19; one is hospitalized
Thursday was the first time the city announced a police employee was hospitalized for COVID-19.
Community Hospital admits its first new patient in two and a half years
The first patient was transferred from College Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon. Additional patients are expected to arrive in the coming days and weeks, though agreements with some facilities still need to be ironed out, officials said.