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San Bernardino County Monday closed in on 4,000 total COVID-19 deaths, while Ventura County neared 1,000. Los Angeles County previously surpassed 23,000 total coronavirus fatalities.
Another 27 deaths were also reported, bringing the death toll to 4,711.
The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Los Angeles County fell below 700 on Friday — the first time since last October — while Orange County surpassed 250,000 total coronavirus cases.
To handle an expected influx of vaccine seekers, county officials are considering opening a new vaccine distribution point at the Orange County Fairgrounds next week.
Los Angeles County Thursday surpassed 23,000 total COVID-19 deaths as Orange County neared 250,000 total cases.
Community members rallied outside of Leisure World Seal Beach Wednesday to support Asian American residents after a grieving widow recently received a hate-filled letter.
Los Angeles County Wednesday reported another death in a person under the age of 18, while San Bernardino County surpassed 290,000 total COVID-19 cases.
Orange County could graduate from the red to the orange tier of the state's reopening plan by the end of the month if current COVID-19 trends continue.
In anticipation of being able to once again serve customers, the Buccaneer Lounge owner Jennifer Higdon Wednesday was setting up her outdoor patio in hopes that this time she will actually be able to reopen.
Orange County Tuesday met the COVID-19 metrics to move up to the less-restrictive orange tier of the state's reopening plan, but it will have to wait until April 7 to officially graduate up to that level.
The seven-day rolling average positivity rate fell Tuesday across the Southland, pointing to continued recovery in the fight against COVID-19.
Southland counties Monday made progress vaccinating residents as hospitalizations and case rates continued to decline.
Orange County also reported 118 new cases of COVID-19 and 26 virus-related fatalities.
Orange County's COVID-19 hospitalizations — a key metric used in determining more reopenings — dropped again Friday.
Orange County's COVID-19 hospitalizations, which fell below 200 on Wednesday, ticked back up Thursday, although the county's ICU numbers continued to decline.
An Orange County businessman is coming forward to share video of a person using a tow truck to allegedly steal cars.
Orange County reached a milestone Wednesday when the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped below 200.
A Tustin family is mourning the loss of a beloved 72-year-old, Domenico Masdea, who was known for transforming his garage into an elaborate miniature mountain village at Christmas.
Orange County's COVID-19 case and positivity rates continued a downward trend Monday as hospitalizations appeared to stabilize.
Beginning tomorrow morning, Orange County will enter the less-restrictive red tier of the state's coronavirus regulatory system, allowing for bigger crowds in retail stores and the reopening of museums, movie theaters and limited indoor dining at restaurants.
With COVID-19 case rates dropping and vaccinations accelerating, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange counties will move out of the most restrictive, purple tier on Sunday, along with Amador, Colusa, Contra Costa, Mendocino, Mono, Placer, San Benito, Siskiyo, Sonoma, and Tuolumne counties.
Orange County Thursday continued its declining trends in COVID-19 cases as it neared the less-restrictive red tier of the state's monitoring system.
Orange County continued to head towards the red tier of the state's monitoring system Wednesday as COVID- 19 cases as hospitalizations continued a downward trend.
The iconic Randy's Donuts has opened its newest location in Orange County.
Overnight scattered showers left streets slick, giving way to more crashes than usual and flooding some freeways.
