COMMERCE, California (KABC) – An investigation is underway following the death of two Mission Foods employees, one of three food processing facilities in Los Angeles County that was ordered to be temporarily closed after the outbreaks of COVID-19. Alisha Álvarez had identified one of the workers who died as her …
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) – COVID-19 appears to be on track to become a leading cause of death in Los Angeles County, compared to other illnesses like the flu and heart disease, public health officials announced Wednesday. . Dr. Barbara Ferrer, the county’s director of public health, said she felt compelled …
Read More »COVID 19 takes both parents of 2 Texas children 2 weeks apart
HOUSTON, Texas – When Isaiah Garcia, 14, stood on her mother’s body at her funeral earlier this month, she thought it was the most difficult thing she would do. Two weeks later, her father also died. “I couldn’t say goodbye to my mom or dad now, and that’s what hurts …
Read More »The United States records more than 1,000 daily coronavirus deaths for the first time in July
The United States reported more than 1,000 new daily deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday for the first time in July as the virus continues to spread across the country. While it doesn’t come close to the maximum of 2,752 set on April 15 during the peak of the pandemic in …
Read More »Mayor of Austin: Trump’s “ambiguous” messages “piss me off”
Austin Mayor Steve Adler (D) said Sunday President TrumpDonald John Trump protesters tear down the Christopher Columbus statue on Baltimore Independence Day star Bill Pullman, urging Americans to wear a “mask of freedom” on July 4.The “ambiguous” message from the coronavirus pandemic “makes me angry.” During a CNN “State of …
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