Nov. 9, 2020 Media Brief
Orange County
Voice of OC: Republicans and Democrats seeing their own wins in OC as America elects new President
The latest vote count updates as of 5 p.m. on Saturday from the Orange County Registrar of Voters include nearly 62,000 new ballots. With the latest update, election officials have now counted about 90% of the total known ballots that were left to be tallied after election night.
OC Register: Election results show Orange County remains in play for both parties
After decades as a safe harbor for Republicans, then a huge swing to the left in 2018, this year’s election results show that Orange County—unlike much of the rest of California—remains very much in play for both political parties at all levels of government.
Voice of OC: The County saw jumps in child hospitalizations for mental health
Hospitalization rates of children for serious mental illnesses skyrocketed by 76% from 2009 to 2018, the report found, continuing a years-long trend also highlighted in last year’s report. This comes against a backdrop of more and more children living in poverty in Orange County.
OC Register: Coronavirus: 512 new cases and 3 new deaths reported in Orange County
The data on deaths in the county is compiled from death certificates or gathered through the course of case investigations and can take weeks to process, officials say.
Daily Pilot: United to End Homelessness to hold virtual events for Awareness Week
United to End Homelessness will host community discussions with industry experts to educate the public as part of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week from Nov. 15 to 22.
California
KTLA: Amid uptick in new COVID-19 cases, experts say California can still prevent 3rd wave
There are clear warning signs, including a troubling increase in daily cases in Los Angeles County. But statewide, the uptick — for the moment — is proceeding at a pace considered relatively slow.
Nation
Associated Press: Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective
Pharmaceutical companies and various countries are in a global race to develop a vaccine against the virus. Fauci said that the Pfizer vaccine and virtually all others in testing target the spike protein the coronavirus uses to infect cells, so the results validate that approach.
Publication Date: November 9, 2020
