delta variant

California hospitalizations approaching pandemic …

Dr. Leo Rodriguez speaks to a patient in the emergency department at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance on Jan. 11, 2022. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Top delta variant Headlines

Omicron variant is causing less severe illness in SoCal …

A woman receives help with a nasal swab at a BusTest Express COVID-19 mobile testing site in Paramount on Jan. 12, 2022. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Los Angeles County has the highest COVID-19 infection …

Merline Jimenez (L) administers a COVID-19 nasopharyngeal swab to a person at a testing site located in the international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport amid a surge in omicron variant cases on Dec. 21, 2021. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Scientists await data to determine if omicron will outcompete …

A woman is vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Hillbrow Clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday Dec. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/ Shiraaz Mohamed)

L.A. County sees decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations …

A father waits with his son to be tested for the coronavirus at Northridge Middle School in Northridge in this undated photo. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

O.C. officials urge outdoor Labor Day weekend activities …

Officials in Orange County recommend outdoor activities for Labor Day Weekend. (KTLA)

Unvaccinated L.A. County residents 5 times more likely …

Certified Nursing Assistant Paulette Santillan departs after checking a COVID-19 patient's vital signs in the improvised COVID-19 unit at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills neighborhood on July 30, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

More delta variant

Hospitals across California are filling again as …

COVID-19 patient Jorge Hernandez, 64, does a lung exercise with his incentive spirometer inside Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance in this undated photo. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

Delta variant challenges China’s costly lockdown …

People wearing face masks to protect against COVID-19 ride on a bus during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Clark County will require Vegas workers to wear masks …

In this June 24, 2021, file photo, crowds walk through the casino during the opening night of Resorts World Las Vegas in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)