Public health officials are discouraging residents to gather with those outside their household ahead of the holidays to “repeat the same mistakes” during Thanksgiving. The average new COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County has tripled with the number of hospitalizations once again reaching record levels on Monday, according to Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of ...
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‘Unhealthy’ Santa Clarita Air Quality Advisory In Effect Tuesday
An advisory for “unhealthy” Santa Clarita air quality is in effect for Tuesday, officials said. An Air Quality Advisory was issued by the County of Los Angeles Public Health based on a South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) forecast. “Air quality will be unhealthy for sensitive individuals tomorrow, Tuesday June 23, in the Santa Clarita Valley,” reads the advisory. ...
Read More »Flu Season Claims First Life, Doctors Urge Public To Get Vaccine
A Los Angeles County woman is the first confirmed dead in the 2013-2014 influenza season. Dr. Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH, Director of Public Health and Health Officer talks about ways to avoid getting the flu.
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