COVID pandemic-disproportionate impact on LGBTQ+ people of color

Clearing things up! Clare Crawley answered a fan’s question about the “biggest misconception” people make about her in an Instagram Story video posted Sunday, March 7.

Nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic first touched down in Los Angeles, Public Health officials confirmed more than 22,000 total deaths related to the infectious disease, bringing the county to yet another grim milestone.

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported Friday that in partnership with state and federal health officials, the County has administered over 456,913 doses of COVID-19 vaccines over this past week, which averages to 65,273 doses administered per day.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state on Tuesday discovered the first New York variants of the virus in Southern California. He did not specify where the cases were found.

Los Angeles could be next.

San Francisco movie theaters can now reopen.

California’s Covid-19 death toll officially surpassed 50,000 on Thursday, according to the state’s virus tracking board. Thursday’s total of 50,991 was a big jump up from Wednesday’s due to a massive backlog deaths in Los Angeles County were tallied. Thursday’s tally becomes the state’s highest daily death toll of the pandemic.

Last Wednesday, as California Governor Gavin Newsom gave one of his regular Covid-19 updates, he expressed surprise at “something not a lot of folks are paying attention to.” That “something” is the growth of the so-called West Coast variant of Covid-19.

Los Angeles health officials confirmed that the county had crossed 20,057 covid-related deaths on Tuesday. 157 new deaths and 2,091 new cases of confirmed COVID-19. In total, Public Health has identified 1,183,378 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A.

On October 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a new $120 million, 134,000 sq. foot coronavirus testing facility in Valencia, north of L.A.

Back on! The Bachelorette’s Clare Crawley and Dale Moss confirmed their reconciliation after a brief split — and they sealed it with a kiss.

Amanda Kloots is responding to the backlash she received for getting her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Protecting herself. Amanda Kloots spoke out after some criticized her for getting the COVID-19 vaccine after her husband Nick Cordero’s death.

LOS ANGELES – The vaccination rate for seniors in Los Angeles County has increased dramatically over the past 10 days, but inequities remain as Latino and Black residents receive vaccinations at a significantly lower level than white and Asian American residents, according to data released Friday by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Haley Bosselman editorIn today’s TV news roundup, “South Park” is back with a new COVID-19 vaccine special, and Amazon Prime Video offered a first look at animated series “Invincible,” starring Steven Yeun.The Feb. 22 episode of “The Good Doctor” will feature Southern California Special Olympics global messenger Caley Versfelt, Variety has learned exclusively.

California Governor Gavin Newsom was asked on Wednesday if he thinks the entire state might be out of the most restrictive purple tier of his Blueprint for a Safer Reopening by the first day of spring.

The good news in Los Angeles this week is that the city’s largest Covid-19 vaccination site at Dodger Stadium will reopen. The bad news is, for the second week in a row, the city has next to no first doses of vaccine to administer.

EXCLUSIVE: ABC News chief national correspondent Matt Gutman has been suspended for violating a company policy on Covid-19 safety.