January 4, 2022 Media Brief
Orange County
OC Register: OC’s COVID-19 cases up, hospitals busy – but we’re in better shape than earlier surges, experts say
Although daily cases rates in the U.S. are the highest they’ve been in the course of the nearly two-year pandemic, far fewer people who get infected now are progressing to severe illness that requires hospital care.
OC Register: Staff are attacked at Tustin vaccination site by man claiming pandemic is a hoax; suspect arrested
Staff at Families Together of Orange County Community Health Center have made it their mission to help combat coronavirus, the medical provider’s Mobile Operations Manager, Parsia Jahanbani, said. That made them a target for those who deny the grim toll of the pandemic.
OC Register: Orange County reported 15,427 new cases and five new deaths over the holiday weekend
The county reported five more deaths as of Monday, increasing the count of those who have died from the virus in Orange County to 5,895.
OC Register: Kelly Ernby, deputy DA and former Assembly candidate, has died of COVID-19 complications
Ernby called herself herself a “pro-business, pro-taxpayer, political outsider” who wanted to “bring back conservative values in California.” She also spoke publicly against government mandates requiring people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Voice of OC: With students back in class, COVID concerns again take front seat
Questions and concerns from teachers and parents over Coronavirus spreading at schools are once again taking center stage in Orange County as many students make their way back this week to the classroom following winter break.
Voice of OC: As OC digs deeper for drinking water, worries about contamination arise
According to attorney and water policy expert Felicia Marcus, regional officials hope to purify this groundwater and are also actively pursuing collaborations with local water districts in order to obtain clean drinking water for its residents.
Califorina
OC Register: Insurrection anniversary: Southern California defendants and court dates
One of them is Kim Sorgente, a Huntington Beach activist accused of fighting with police officers on the steps and in a tunnel behind the inaugural platform at the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6. He has a status conference scheduled for Feb. 1.
Nation
OC Register: US records 1 million COVID cases in one day, setting new global record
Monday’s number is almost double the previous record of about 590,000 set just four days ago in the U.S., which itself was a doubling from the prior week.
Publication Date: January 4, 2022
