City to Begin Offering Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters to People Ages 5 and Older
LONG BEACH, CA – Beginning Wednesday, Oct. 19, the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) will
Read moreLONG BEACH, CA – Beginning Wednesday, Oct. 19, the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) will
Read moreLONG BEACH, CA – On Sept. 20, 2022, California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the updated Guidance for the
Read moreLONG BEACH, CA – Beginning Thursday, July 7, the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) will
Read moreLONG BEACH, CA – With COVID-19 cases rising, the City of Long Beach has entered the Yellow (Medium) Tier of COVID-19
Read moreLONG BEACH, CA – On April 21, the County of Los Angeles released a new Health Order that continues to
Read moreLONG BEACH, CA – Effective immediately, the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) will begin administering
Read moreCity of Long Beach Health and Human Services Department has announced a new health order, which goes into effect on
Read moreMemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach is experiencing the highest volume of pediatric patients with COVID-19 its seen
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. – On Jan. 19, the new government-run site, COVIDtests.gov., officially went live, offering free at-home COVID-19 tests to
Read moreLong Beach City College has announced a shift in in-person learning; adding more virtual options and the opportunity for excused
Read moreLONG BEACH – The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) has issued updated Isolation and Quarantine Orders and an updated Health Order, all
Read moreLong Beach, CA – The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) is now offering COVID-19 vaccine boosters to
Read moreLong Beach, CA – The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) has issued an updated Health Order, that took
Read moreThe founder of Long Beach Local News has lost his brother this week after battling COVID-19. Michael McGinnis was a
Read moreAs the Delta variant surges throughout the world and local community, the Long Beach Unified School District has announced that they will be requiring proof of vaccination or weekly negative COVID-19 tests for all of their employees.
Read moreLong Beach City College (LBCC) announced today that all employees and students taking in-person classes will need to provide proof
Read moreThe State of California has launched a $116.5 million incentive program for vaccinated residents. The vaccine incentive program is the
Read moreThe City of Long Beach is partnering with Long Beach Unified School District to Host Vaccine Clinics on Campuses
Read moreHealthcare workers at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach were joined by Vice Mayor Rex Richardson to address accusations of unequal treatment and lack of protections for security officers at Dignity Health – St. Mary Hospital the morning of Thursday, May 13th. The protest came a day after Service Employees International Union-United Health Care Workers West (SEIU-UHW) filed a formal hazard complaint with Cal/OSHA related to the hospital’s handling of the novel coronavirus.
Read moreStarting today through Saturday, May 15, the City of Long Beach will begin offering two general admission tickets to the Aquarium of the Pacific to anyone receiving their first COVID-19 vaccination.
Read moreLong Beach, CA – The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services has issued an updated Health Order, effective
Read moreBeginning April 15, those who work in Long Beach who are 16 years and older will also be eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine.
Read moreOur very own Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center is standing alongside the best at number 88 in the world.
Read moreLong Beach, CA – The City of Long Beach announced today that, effective immediately, the Department of Health and Human Services will begin vaccinating all residents, as well as those who work in Long Beach, ages 50 years and older. Long Beach will be one of the first health jurisdictions in California to expand vaccine access to people in this age group.
Read moreUpdated 03.10.2021 – How Can You Get a Vaccine in Long Beach and Where?
Read moreCity Officials Create $207 million Proposal to help rebuild and promote the local economy
Read moreThe city of Long Beach is releasing two mobile COVID-19 vaccination vans to reach the community.
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 51,266 total positive results 71 new cases since Friday Seven-day positivity rate: 3.6% 10.2
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 51,195 total positive results 103 new cases since yesterday Seven-day positivity rate: 3.9% 12.0
Read moreCalifornia Governor Newsom took a trip to Long Beach Monday morning to tour the Long Beach Convention Center Covid-19 vaccination clinic
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 50,196 total positive results 124 new cases since yesterday Seven-day positivity rate: 7.2% 33.6
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 49,603 total positive results 558 new cases since last update (Feb. 4) Seven-day positivity
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 47,844 total positive results 225 new cases since yesterday Seven-day positivity rate: 10.4% 69.3
Read moreLong Beach Mayor Robert Garcia and City Health Officer Dr. Anissa Davis make remarks at the City’s large-scale COVID-19 vaccination
Read moreLong Beach, CA – Today, Mayor Robert Garcia, Long Beach City Manager Tom Modica and Health and Human Services (Health
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 30,600 total positive results 2,881 new cases since last update (Dec. 23) Seven-day positivity
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 26,281 total positive results 1,659 new cases since Friday Seven-day positivity rate: 13.6 117.1
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 24,622 total positive results 547 new cases since yesterday Seven-day positivity rate: 12.9% 106.4
Read moreToday, the City of Long Beach announced that COVID-19 vaccinations to frontline healthcare workers have begun. Brandon Gatling, a registered
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 21,075 total positive results 987 new cases since last update (Dec. 10)* Seven-day positivity
Read moreLong Beach, CA – In alignment with changes to the State of California’s Regional Stay at Home Order, the Long
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 18,370 total positive results 820 new cases since Friday Seven-day positivity rate: 8.4% 41.7
Read moreOn December 3, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new Regional Stay at Home Order that would go into effect
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 17,550 total positive results 148 new cases since yesterday Seven-day positivity rate: 6.8% 36.7
Read moreAs the unprecedented increase in COVID-19 cases continues to threaten hospitalization capacity, Governor Gavin Newsom announced today that the state
Read moreThe City of Long Beach continues to see an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases. This unfortunate trend, which also is
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 15,226 total positive results 102 new cases since yesterday* Seven-day positivity rate: 5.9% 22.7
Read moreThe City of Long Beach wants everyone to enjoy the upcoming holidays. As the holiday season is a time for
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 14,330 total positive results 318 new cases since Thursday Seven-day positivity rate: 4.3% 12.9
Read moreThe City of Long Beach is offering free combination flu and COVID-19 tests at City-run testing locations to help prevent the
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 13,575 total positive results 25 new cases since yesterday Seven-day positivity rate: 3.2% 7.8
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 13,364 total positive results 134 new cases since Friday Seven-day positivity rate: 3.4% 7.8
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 13,048 total positive results 94 new cases since Friday Seven-day positivity rate: 3.3% 7.2
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 12,954 total positive results 84 new cases since yesterday Seven-day positivity rate: 3.2% 6.8
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 12,665 total positive results 118 new cases since Thursday Seven-day positivity rate: 3.0% 6.5
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 12,431 total positive results 75 new cases since Friday Seven-day positivity rate: 3.3% 7.1
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 12,356 total positive results 45 new cases since yesterday Seven-day positivity rate: 3.7% 7.7
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 12,129 total positive results 126 new cases since Thursday Seven-day positivity rate: 3.4% 6.9
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 11,843 total positive results 82 new cases since Friday Seven-day positivity rate: 3.8% 6.7
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 11,761 total positive results 34 new cases since yesterday Seven-day positivity rate: 3.9% 7.3
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 11,550 total positive results 110 new cases since Friday Seven-day positivity rate: 4.0% 6.8
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 11,440 total positive results 61 new cases since yesterday Seven-day positivity rate: 3.8% 6.1
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 11,199 total positive results 65 new cases since Friday Seven-day positivity rate: 4.1% 6.7
Read moreCalifornia State University of Long Beach President Jane Close Conoley announced that the university will be continuing virtual learning throughout
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 11,134 total positive results 46 new cases since yesterday Seven-day positivity rate: 4.3% 7.8
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 10,524 total positive results 87 new cases since Friday Seven-day positivity rate: 5.2% 10.5
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 10,437 total positive results 79 new cases since yesterday Seven-day positivity rate: 8.8% 168
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 10,147 total positive results 131 new cases since Friday Seven-day positivity rate (updated M/W/F):
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 9,736 total positive results Seven-day positivity rate (updated M/W/F): 9.0% 190 fatalities 80 people
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 9,552 total positive results 189 fatalities 78 people hospitalized Approximately 8,293 recovered (Please note
Read moreGreg O’Donnell, stepfather to Mayor Robert Garcia passed away due to complications from COVID-19. “We are incredibly saddened to share
Read moreAn underreporting of COVID-19 cases has been discovered due to technology issues with the electronic laboratory reporting system which reports
Read moreNote an underreporting of COVID-19 cases has been discovered due to technology issues with the electronic laboratory reporting system which
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 8,362 total positive results 178 fatalities 91 people hospitalized Approximately 6,950 recovered (Please note
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 8,142 total positive results 177 fatalities 97 people hospitalized Approximately 6,650 recovered (Please note
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 7,582 total positive results 163 fatalities 106 people hospitalized Approximately 5,994 recovered (Please note
Read moreGaby O’Donnell, the mother of Long Beach mayor Robert Garcia has died after contracting COVID-19. “It is with deep sadness
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 7,368 total positive results 161 fatalities 97 people hospitalized Approximately 5,669 recovered (Please note
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 6,522 total positive results 159 fatalities 104 people hospitalized Approximately 4,955 recovered (Please note
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 6,334 total positive results 158 fatalities 105 people hospitalized Approximately 4,736 recovered (Please note
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 5,616 total positive results 149 fatalities 97 people hospitalized Approximately 4,102 recovered (Please note
Read moreGovernor Newsom and the State of California have announced additional closures to indoor operations in many counties, including all Southern
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 5,246 total positive results 145 fatalities 87 people hospitalized Approximately 3,861 recovered (Please note
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 4,472 total positive results 136 fatalities 75 people hospitalized Approximately 3,399 recovered (Please note
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 3,799 total positive results 130 fatalities 79 people hospitalized Approximately 2,750 recovered (Please note
Read moreEpic Entertainment has confirmed that the 2020 season of The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor has been officially canceled due to
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 3,643 total positive results 125 fatalities 77 people hospitalized Approximately 2,614 recovered (Please note
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 3,042 total positive results 120 fatalities 70 people hospitalized Approximately 2,359 recovered (Please note
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 2,934 total positive results 118 fatalities 73 people hospitalized Approximately 2,225 recovered (Please note
Read moreToday and this weekend, the City of Long Beach will distribute free face shields to Long Beach-based bars, restaurants and
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 2,634 total positive results 114 fatalities 76 people hospitalized Approximately 2,036 recovered (Please note
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 2,565 total positive results 110 fatalities 79 people hospitalized Approximately 1,923 recovered (Please note
Read moreToday, the City of Long Beach launched SafeBiz, a web-interface which allows businesses, which may open according to the “Safer at
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 2,273 total positive results 100 fatalities 83 people hospitalized Approximately 1,662 recovered (Please note
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 1,857 total positive results Daily reporting of case counts continues to fluctuate due to
Read moreThe City of Long Beach announced that offices, places of worship and in-person retail may reopen, with restrictions, in alignment
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only), Saturday, May 23: 1,553 total positive results Daily reporting of case counts continues to
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 1,513 total positive results Daily reporting of case counts continues to fluctuate due to
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 1,305 total positive results 52 fatalities 63 people hospitalized Approximately 848 recovered (Please note
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 1,214 total positive results Daily reporting of case counts continues to fluctuate due to
Read moreAs part of its ongoing safety precautions, Long Beach Airport (LGB) requires all passengers, employees and visitors to wear a facial covering
Read moreCSULB Students are struggling to adapt to a class-free learning experience. Life, as we had known so far, has been
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 898 total positive results 40 fatalities 50 people hospitalized Approximately 564 recovered (Please note
Read moreToday, the Department of Health and Human Services issued amendments to both the Isolation Order and the Quarantine Order, in an effort to
Read moreLong Beach City College rescheduled and revised its annual Commencement exercises as a virtual ceremony to take place on Fri.,
Read moreOn Saturday, May 9th, Long Beach City Councilmember Rex Richardson, along with State Senator Lena Gonzalez, Labor Community Services Los
Read moreToday, the City of Long Beach announced additional retail, golf, and trails will reopen with restrictions on Friday, May 8.
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 768 total positive results 37 fatalities 42 people hospitalized Approximately 475 recovered (Please note
Read moreVirgin Orbit, Sir Richard Branson’s responsive satellite launch company, announced today that regulators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Read moreThe Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) has implemented a newly created Mobile Assessment Team (MAT) specifically assigned to transport individuals
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 419 positive results, including 45 people who are hospitalized and approximately 213* cases where
Read moreAmid decreasing deaths and hospitalizations from Coronavirus, California’s leading politicians are considering re-opening the state’s economy. Despite repeated promises that
Read moreYesterday, the Long Beach City Council unanimously adopted 25 individual actions related to a historic local Economic Relief Package designed to help
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 379 positive results, including 49 people who are hospitalized and approximately 190* cases where
Read moreLast week, the California National Guard approved the City of Long Beach’s request to provide logistical support for humanitarian assistance
Read moreThe City of Long Beach, in partnership with the Long Beach Community Foundation, has raised more than $1,000,000 from members
Read moreThe City of Long Beach issued an amendment to the existing “Safer at Home” Order, in an effort to further reduce the
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 332 positive results, including 48 Long Beach residents who are hospitalized and approximately 140*
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 256 positive results, including approximately 87* cases where people have recovered. Three more deaths
Read moreWhen paddle boarders in Malibu are being arrested for ignoring stay at home orders, one might begin to question whether
Read moreRufus is a happy, handsome 8-year-old Pit Bull-Shar Pei mix who loves to give high fives with his paws. After
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 171 positive results, including approximately 40* cases where people have recovered. A total of
Read moreThe closure of all schools in the Long Beach Unified School District will extend through the end of the academic
Read moreThe City of Long Beach has launched a program that matches people who are unemployed or underemployed with potential employers.
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 123 positive results (total includes individuals who have recovered) One death within the city
Read moreTo reduce the risk of community spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and help maintain the safety of residents, the
Read moreOn March 26, 2020, the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) was notified that a police officer has tested positive for
Read moreA new emergency ordinance, effective today, temporarily halts evictions for residential and commercial tenants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, as
Read moreEight Long Beach Fire Department firefighters tested positive for COVID-19, otherwise known as coronavirus disease. All eight of the infected
Read moreBy the Numbers : 28 positive results 5 people have recovered. 1 death. See press release for more details. Please note that
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 15 positive results 4 people have recovered Approximately 140 people have been or are
Read moreBy the Numbers (Long Beach only): 12 positive results 3 people have recovered Approximately 130 people currently being monitored Today’s
Read moreThe City of Long Beach, in partnership with the Long Beach Community Foundation, proudly announces the activation of the Long
Read moreYesterday, the Long Beach City Council unanimously voted to direct City staff to develop an economic resiliency program which would
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