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LA County reports 12,731 new cases of COVID; hospitalizations surpass 4,000 for the first time

Avatar photoby City News ServiceDec 13, 2020Dec 14, 2020
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Long Beach escaped flames during historic fire season, but how toxic is all the smoke we’ve had?

Avatar photoby Tim GrobatyDec 10, 2020
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California’s hospitals are filling up as virus cases skyrocket

Avatar photo by Don Thompson, Associated Press Dec 8, 2020
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El virus y los vulnerables: Los niños latinos sufren mayor porcentaje de COVID-19

by CalMatters Jul 12, 2020
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‘I can’t run away from it.’ In isolation, mental health is more important than ever, experts say

Avatar photo by Brandon Richardson Apr 15, 2020Apr 15, 2020
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Community Hospital will open in phases and accept low-level symptom coronavirus patients

Avatar photo by Brandon Richardson Apr 9, 2020Apr 9, 2020
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Opinion: Support and kindness can help prevent and prepare for the potential of COVID-19 entering our community

Avatar photo by Kelly Colopy Mar 8, 2020
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Long Beach hospitals prep for coronavirus patients as cases spread elsewhere

Avatar photo by Kelly Puente Mar 5, 2020
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Patient in Orange County is 1st California case of new coronavirus from China

Avatar photoby The Associated PressJan 26, 2020Jan 26, 2020
At least 9,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the Los Angeles River over the weekend prompted Long Beach to warn people to stay out of the ocean. After learning of the spill Monday, Long Beach health officials closed the water at all of its beaches and swimming areas west of the Belmont Pier, according to a bulletin from the city. The spill happened in the City of Commerce around 1 p.m. Sunday, according to Nelson Kerr, the city's Environmental Health Bureau manager. "There was a main sewage line up in the city of Commerce that was blocked by tree roots and that caused the sewage to back up though a manhole cover in the middle of the street," Kerr said. Even thought that happened 17 miles away from Long Beach, the sewage poured into a storm drain that eventually emptied into the Los Angles River. Kerr said 9,000 gallons is relatively small for a sewage spill, but health officials prefer to exercise caution with anything approaching 10,000 gallons, so authorities opted to close the broad swath of Long Beach shoreline. The water could reopen as soon as tomorrow afternoon, but, Kerr cautioned, "That's the best case." If testing finds evidence of contamination, the areas will stay closed until they meet state water-quality standards, he said.
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Beaches reopen to swimmers, surfers days after 11,000 gallon sewage spill

Avatar photoby City News ServiceJan 16, 2020

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