In the context of rapidly increasing COVID-19 case counts caused by the omicron variant, on December 23, 2021, the CDC updated its recommendations for management of healthcare staff exposed to or…

On December 30, 2021, the California Department of Public Health issued AFL 21-08.6, which provides general acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities with…

(Santa Ana, California) – The National Weather Service (NWS) has forecasted cold overnight temperatures throughout inland, coastal and south Orange County cities beginning Tuesday, January 4…

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(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) has confirmed a COVID-related pediatric death in Orange County. In December, a child under the age of 5 died of complications related to…

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Variant surveillance using whole genome sequencing shows that the proportion of Omicron variant increased from 30% for the week ending December 21, 2021, to 83% for the week ending December 28, 2021…