AdvertisementSan Diego County on Wednesday reported at least 137 confirmed cases of the B.1.1.7 variant and 50 probable cases. The San Diego Padres made the postseason for the first time since since 2006 and people gathered in homes and at restaurants to cheer their teams. “We are here to sound the alarm,” the San Diego County health officer, Dr. Wilma Wooten, said on Oct. 16. If California had Arizona’s death rate, California would have a cumulative COVID-19 death toll of nearly 78,000. AdvertisementUC San Francisco epidemiologist Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo said it was reasonable for L.A. County health officials to issue such an order.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 06, 2021 12:56 UTC