The Latest Breaking News from Barbara Ferrer

LOS ANGELES — A few weeks ago, there was cautious optimism that this winter would not see a significant COVID-19 surge.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County appears in the midst of another full-blown coronavirus surge, with cases rising by 75% over the last week.

LOS ANGELES — Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are starting to increase in Los Angeles County amid the wider circulation of newer Omicron subvariants.

LOS ANGELES — The coronavirus continues to play an outsized role in the mortality rate in Los Angeles County, new data from the Department of Public Health show.

LOS ANGELES — The rise of new coronavirus subvariants is continuing to erode the grip the omicron strain BA.5 has held for months, worrying health officials that a winter resurgence of COVID-19 may be ahead.

LOS ANGELES — Evidence is continuing to mount that monkeypox vaccinations and treatments are protecting against further spread of the virus, according to Los Angeles County’s public health director.

LOS ANGELES — Amid concerns about a potential winter COVID-19 wave, cases linked to newer coronavirus subvariants are starting to creep up in California as officials in both Los Angeles County and the San Francisco Bay Area warn that a lengthy decline in new infections appears to be stalling.

LOS ANGELES -- COVID-19 has scrapped many large holiday celebrations during the last two years.

LOS ANGELES — The omicron subvariant BA.2.75.2 — a newer coronavirus strain some scientists fear could be problematic — has arrived in Los Angeles County.