The Latest Breaking News from Barbara Ferrer

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County has identified its first cases of an emerging omicron coronavirus subvariant dubbed Arcturus, a strain global health authorities are watching closely as it has been linked to an upswing in cases in India.

LOS ANGELES — As government officials close the book on the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities are turning their attention to the next chapter of the vaccination campaign.

LOS ANGELES — Black and Latino children in Los Angeles County younger than 5 have COVID-19 vaccination rates in the single digits, reflecting a broad trend nationwide that has public health experts concerned and seeking ways to boost those figures.

LOS ANGELES — The total number of coronavirus cases reported in California has topped 12 million.

LOS ANGELES — Three years to the day after reporting its first confirmed case of COVID-19, Los Angeles County is “in a much better place” in the pandemic — hard-won progress a top health official attributed to vaccination, community immunity resulting from the virus’ rampant spread and development of tools…

LOS ANGELES — In the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, winter holidays were marred by a pair of devastating waves that ripped through California, sending case counts soaring, residents to the hospital in droves and, ultimately, leaving thousands dead.

LOS ANGELES — At the first sign of a sniffle or stormy weather ahead Lourdes Lopez keeps her 10-year-old daughter, Alison, home from school.

LOS ANGELES — The number of COVID-19 deaths reported weekly in Los Angeles County has hit the highest point of the season, underscoring the continued deadly risks of a disease that has ripped through the community for nearly three years.

LOS ANGELES — The start of the year is bringing with it a mild reprieve in the so-called “tripledemic,” but some Southern California hospitals remain stressed by the still-high circulation of flu, COVID-19 and RSV.