Category: California
New SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus lineage that shares mutations with known Variants of Concern (VOC) reported in 20 states across USA
We report a SARS-CoV-2 lineage that shares N501Y, P681H, and other mutations with known variants of concern, such as B.1.1.7. More...
L452R mutation is present in more than 400 SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus genomes isolated from over 20 countries
Scientists have examined the Nextstrain and GISAID databases and found that the L452R mutation is present in more than 400 SARS-CoV-2 genomes isolated from over 20 countries. More...
California coronavirus variant CAL.20C accounts for nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Southern California and about a 1/3 of cases in the state
The CAL.20C variant accounts for nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Southern California and about a third of cases in the state based on an analysis of viral genomes posted to a global database called GISAID. More...
Several San Diego gorillas recovering from COVID-19, zoo says
A troop of gorillas at the San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park is recovering from an outbreak of COVID-19 that sickened several of the group’s eight members, the zoo said in a news release on Monday. More...
New York Times survey of more than 1,700 American colleges and universities reveals more than 252,000 coronavirus cases and at least 80 deaths since the pandemic began
Thousands of new coronavirus cases continue to emerge on college campuses. More...
Three California prison inmates died of COVID-19 in the past week
Three inmates in California prisons died of COVID-19 in the past week, state prison officials reported, as coronavirus outbreaks continued to devastate the state’s prison population. More...