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A 28-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man, both from central San Diego and with other underlying health conditions, are among the 44 COVID-related deaths announced by the county health department Wednesday.
The pair in their 20s illustrate the true cost of so many infections piling up in late December and early January which, according to the county’s official tally, is now the deadliest month of the pandemic. A total of 751 lives have been lost since the first day of 2021, 83 more than in December and nearly four times as many as were recorded during the summer surge in July.
Hospitals and funerals continue to struggle to keep up with the sheer number of newly-deceased, reaching out to the county medical examiner’s office for “mobile facilities” refrigerated semi tractor trailers to handle the overflow.
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PPE shortages and right wing threats hamper anti-pandemic fight January 27, 2021 10:54 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg
Right wingers like the Proud Boys have literally been harassing people, including health care workers, who follow COVID precautions. | John Locher/AP
WASHINGTON A continued shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), slow distribution of anti-virus vaccines, and right-wing hate are combining to hamper the national fight to curb the coronavirus pandemic, a group of union nurses says.
And while the RNs, members of National Nurses United, brought those problems to the California congressional delegation, they easily apply nationwide.