Tuesday, Jan. 19. Here’s what’s happening with the coronavirus in California and beyond.
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As we start this new week with eyes turned toward Washington, the upcoming inauguration and all the change that is sure to follow, I want to take a moment to
consider two facts about the Southland’s pandemic situation.
First: So many people have died in Los Angeles County that officials have temporarily suspended air-quality regulations that put limits on cremations. The current death rate is “more than double that of pre-pandemic years, leading to hospitals, funeral homes and crematoriums exceeding capacity, without the ability to process the backlog,” the South Coast Air Quality Management District said Sunday.