| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, August 18, 2021
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LA County Moves Closer to 25,000 COVID Deaths as Feds Recommend Booster Shots  As federal health officials recommended Wednesday that all vaccinated Americans get COVID-19 booster shots, Los Angeles County saw another increase in the number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus. There were 1,790 COVID patients in county hospitals Wednesday, according to state figures, up from 1,754 on Tuesday. There were also 406 people being treated in […]
  
Los Angeles City Council Approves Vaccination Mandate for City Workers  The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday approved an ordinance requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all city employees except for those who have medical or religious exemptions. “When we originally moved to require city employees to be vaccinated, we were one of the first cities in the country to do so. Now multiple states, including California, and […]
Orange County Reports 1,213 COVID-19 Cases, Increase in Hospitalizations  Orange County officials reported 1,213 new coronavirus infections Wednesday, nearly double the number logged Tuesday, and said 19 more COVID patients have been admitted to county hospitals as the Delta variant-fueled surge raged on. Hospitalizations increased from 549 on Tuesday to 568, with the number of intensive care unit patients dipping from 126 to 125. […]
RAND Study: Early COVID Vaccination Efforts Saved 140,000 U.S. Lives  Distribution of COVID-19 vaccines during the first few months of availability in the United States prevented nearly 140,000 virus-related deaths and 3 million infections, according to a study released Wednesday by the Santa Monica-based think tank RAND and Indiana University. The study, published in the journal Health Affairs, concluded that by the middle of May, […]
COVID Deaths Increase in Riverside County; Feds Recommend Booster Shots Hospitalizations and deaths from the coronavirus continued to increase in Riverside County Wednesday, as federal health officials recommended that all vaccinated Americans get COVID-19 booster shots. According to the Riverside University Health System, 529 COVID patients were in county hospitals, up 14 from Tuesday, while the number of intensive care unit patients with the virus […]
Judge Tentatively Pares Producer’s Claims Against Selena’s Dad, Sister A judge indicated Wednesday he is poised to pare, but not entirely dismiss, claims made in a lawsuit filed against the late Selena’s father and sister stemming from the creation of “Selena: The Series.” Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maurice Leiter issued a tentative ruling dismissing plaintiff Moctesuma Esparza’s allegations against Selena’s father, Abraham Quintanilla, […]
State Mandates Proof Of Vaccination Or Negative COVID Test For Indoor Events All attendees at California indoor events with more than 1,000 people in attendance will have to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID test within 72 hours of the event, according to rules announced Wednesday by the state Department of Public Health. The state previously allowed people to simply “self-attest” to being vaccinated […]
Pedestrian Struck and Killed on 5 Freeway by Homeland Security Vehicle A pedestrian was killed early Wednesday when she was struck by an unmarked U.S. Department of Homeland Security vehicle on the southbound Golden State (5) Freeway in the Silver Lake area, the California Highway Patrol reported. The crash occurred at about 2:15 a.m. near Hyperion Avenue, CHP Officer Patrick Kimball told City News Service. The […]
Four Injured in Shooting in Playa del Rey Area A shooting in the Playa del Rey area Wednesday left four people hospitalized, two of them in critical condition, authorities said. The crime occurred at about 5:45 a.m. near Jefferson and Lincoln boulevards, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Two people were hospitalized in critical condition and two were in stable condition, the LAPD […]
Disneyland Scraps Fastpass Service; New System Offers Line-Skipping For A Fee Disneyland fans: Say goodbye to Fastpass. Say hello to Genie. The Disneyland Resort in Anaheim and the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida will introduce a pair of new digital services for park visitors this fall, offering planning tips and — for a $20-per-ticket fee plus additional costs for some rides — access to newly […]
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