Covid Hospitalizations In California Up 97% In Past 10 Days; Case Rate Among Unvaccinated Residents Up 60%

Angelina Jolie‘s three daughters — Shiloh, 15,  Zahara, 16, and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, 13 — were spotted comforting their mother, 46, outside a Burbank, California hospital on Friday, August 20. The actress is said to have spent nearly six hours inside the building, and it was halfway through her visit that her daughters showed up to share some warm hugs with her.

Daily Covid cases in California hit a new high for the current summer surge, with 14,716 reported on Friday. That’s up 10% from the season’s previous peak of 13,377 on August 9, and up a whopping 159% from the 5,678 new cases the state database now shows for Tuesday. It’s also far above the peak of the summer 2020 surge, which peaked on July 13 with 11,658 cases.

statement. “Unfortunately, due to the recent increases in COVID-19 cases and evolving health and safety mandates, we have come to the difficult but right decision to cancel VidCon this October.

On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office announced that one of his staffers, who was fully vaccinated, had contracted Covid-19. According to multiple reports, the staffer had not been near the governor or any of the aides who have worked closely with Newsom’s of late.

On July 4, the overall 7-day average of Covid cases per 100,000 was 4.6. Today, that number has risen to 23.2 per 100,000. The 7-day average of cases is considered a good measure of the rate of infection spread. And while the rise from an average of 4.6 per 100,000 to 23.2 per 100,000 is a 400% jump, the data was much, much higher for the unvaccinated.

California is “currently experiencing the fastest increase in Covid-19 cases during the entire pandemic” according to an announcement from State Public Health Officer Tomás Aragón on Wednesday. He reported the state is currently experiencing 22.7 new cases per 100,000 people per day, with case rates increasing tenfold since early June. (The state data dashboard says 23.1 per 100,000, but either way infections are skyrocketing.)

Markie Post, the actress known for turns in Night Court, The Fall Guy, Hearts Afire and more, died on Saturday, following a three year, ten month battle with cancer. She was 70.

Three of Soleil Moon Frye’s four children have tested positive for COVID-19.

Taika Waititi and Rita Ora just reached a major milestone in their relationship! The couple made their red carpet debut on Monday night when they stepped out for the premiere of in Los Angeles, California.Ora, 30, stunned at the event, wearing a white, backless Azzi & Osta mini dress, while her 45-year-old beau, who stars in the film as Ratcatcher, wore a gray suit and white button-up shirt.The pair was all smiles with their arms linked on the carpet.

New cases of Covid-19 in California rose about 10% over the weekend, a timeframe that often sees undercounts due to diminished testing on Saturdays and Sundays. The 10,356 new cases reported on Friday rose to a three-day daily average of 11,135 on Monday. (The state has stopped reporting daily cases on weekends and now reports a three-day lump sum on Mondays.)

There are 18 million unvaccinated people in California, according to the state’s vaccination dashboard. State health officials say it’s those residents who are driving the new surge in Covid-19 cases across the state.

nationwide resurgence in COVID cases, both California’s Disneyland and Florida’s Disney World are reinstating their park-wide mask mandates.

Bob Odenkirk has been hospitalized.

Actor Bob Odenkirk has been hospitalized. Fox News has confirmed that the 58-year-old actor collapsed on the set of his show "Better Call Saul" on Tuesday in Culver City, California, and was rushed to a hospital.

Bob Odenkirk has been hospitalized.ET has learned that the 58-year-old actor collapsed on the set of and was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday. Odenkirk currently remains under medical care.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterLos Angeles officials announced Tuesday that city employees must either get vaccinated or submit to regular COVID-19 testing, joining the state of California, New York City and other localities in an effort to goad public workers to take the vaccine as cases surge.Mayor Eric Garcetti and Council President Nury Martinez announced the policy in a joint statement, saying they will push for a full vaccine mandate once the COVID vaccines are fully authorized by the

COVIDIOCY — by requiring patrons to prove that they haven’t been vaccinated. “From day one, never complied, banned masks, and now … requiring proof of beingUn-vaccinated!” read a recent Instagram post by Basilico’s Pasta E Vino in Huntington Beach.Accompanying pics show the Italian restaurant emblazoned with signs that read: “NOTICE: Proof of being UNvaccinated required.”“We have zero tolerance for treasonous, anti-American stupidity,” the now-viral notice adds.

Producers of Apple TV+'s "The Morning Show" have filed a $44 million lawsuit against the show's insurance company for refusing to pay for coverage of losses due to the second season's COVID-related production delays, according to documents filed in California federal court on Friday."The Morning Show" executive producer Michael Ellenberg filed the lawsuit against the Apple drama's insurance company, Chubb National Insurance, on behalf of his banner Media Res, the production company behind the