The Latest Breaking News from Barbara Ferrer

LOS ANGELES — As summer vacation draws to a close, health officials are urging parents to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19, with some warning that the start of the school year could bring an increase in cases.

LOS ANGELES — The summer coronavirus wave in Los Angeles County — fueled by super-contagious omicron subvariants — appears to be cresting as cases continue to fall, but the picture is far from good.

As Los Angeles hurtles toward a possible return of a countywide indoor mask mandate, restaurateurs and bar owners are bracing for a new wave of backlash and enforcement difficulties — reminiscent of many of their industry's hardships during the pandemic-spurred pivots and rapidly evolving dining regulations of 2020 and 2021.

LOS ANGELES — With Los Angeles County set to decide in the coming days whether to impose a new mask mandate, one factor of note is a rise in coronavirus deaths.

LOS ANGELES — Weekly coronavirus cases are showing early signs of flattening in Los Angeles County, but they remain at significantly elevated levels as a decision on whether to impose a new indoor mask mandate looms next week.

Indoor masking in public settings could return to Los Angeles County in a week as circulation of the hyper-infectious BA.5 omicron subvariant continues to push coronavirus case counts higher and sends increasing numbers of people to the hospital.

Super-contagious omicron subvariants that can reinfect people within weeks are fueling a new wave of the pandemic across California.

LOS ANGELES — Workplaces throughout Los Angeles County are being hit hard by the latest coronavirus wave, with the number of reported case clusters nearly quadrupling since early May.

LOS ANGELES — In Sherman Oaks, Julia Irzyk tries to gauge how rampant the coronavirus is in her community, turning to a constellation of data points to guide her.