Coronavirus Archives

588 coronavirus cases in Sonora, 79 recover

May 11, 2020 6:24 AM Sumiko Keil

As of Sunday evening, 38 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Sonora with 2 new…

Imperial County health order update now in effect

May 10, 2020 11:15 AM Ericka Conant, April Hettinger

The new changes expand the county’s list of exceptions to include activities now allowed by the California Department of Public Health and the State…

US virus patients and businesses sue China over outbreak

May 10, 2020 3:24 PM The Associated Press

Before the coronavirus outbreak, Saundra Andringa-Meuer was a healthy 61-year-old mother of six who never smoked or drank alcohol. Then she became…

Cluster of coronavirus cases traced to birthday party

May 10, 2020 1:27 PM Ericka Conant

A single coughing patient at a birthday party in Pasadena is pinpointed as the source for a cluster of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in…

Pandemic strands international students in Lake Havasu City

May 10, 2020 1:01 PM The Associated Press

A handful of international students are stranded in Lake Havasu City because of the coronavirus. They can’t go home until global travel…

No new cases or deaths reported in SLRC

May 10, 2020 12:29 PM Ericka Conant

In his daily press conference, the Sonora Secretary of Health announced two new deaths and 16 new cases…

Sunset Health in Somerton held COVID-19 testing Saturday morning

May 9, 2020 11:20 PM Cody Lee

Over at Sunset Health in Somerton, people started lining up around 5:45am to get tested for…

Cars pack Yuma Civic Center parking lot for COVID-19 testing

May 9, 2020 2:18 PM Cody Lee

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Saturday morning, Yuma Regional Medical Center offered free Coronavirus testing for the public. It brought a massive turn…

Sonora cases double in one week

May 9, 2020 12:45 PM Ericka Conant, April Hettinger

As of Friday evening, health officials report 49 new COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases in Sonora, with one new case reported in San Luis Rio Colorado…

Imperial County launches COVID-19 Homeless Housing Program

May 9, 2020 11:37 AM Ericka Conant, April Hettinger

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has reintroduced the discussion of how to care for the homeless, a high-risk population for…

Yuma County sees steady rise of cases as Testing Blitz continues

May 9, 2020 3:11 PM Ericka Conant, April Hettinger

The Yuma County Public Health District confirmed 17 new cases of coronavirus Saturday, bringing the countywide total to…

Irish donations flood in for Navajo Nation, reliving historic bond

May 9, 2020 1:58 PM Ericka Conant

As of Saturday afternoon, a GoFundMe page for Navajo and Hopi families devastated by the pandemic has raised over $3.3 million, with hundreds of…

CDC director self-quarantining after exposure to person at the White House who tested positive for Covid-19

May 9, 2020 4:22 PM CNN

“CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield has been determined to have had a low risk exposure on May 6 to a person at the White House who has COVID-19. He is…

Economists predict Arizona will see recovery by early 2021

May 9, 2020 11:50 AM The Associated Press

Economics professors predicted a recession of three to nine months as they spoke Tuesday during an annual forecasting webinar hosted by the W.P.…

Living by optimism

May 8, 2020 11:57 PM Rob Fram

Imperial Valley native Sadriena Rodriguez lives by the code of optimism in her life as a student…

Yuma’s local salon reopens for business amid pandemic

May 8, 2020 11:19 AM Carmen Valencia

All salons and barbershops are welcoming back to its customers in Yuma County after being shut down for a month due to the coronavirus outbreak.…

Children in the pandemic: Understanding what’s going on

May 8, 2020 11:24 AM Crystal Jimenez

As children are learning how to deal with being home all day, a new children’s book is aiming to help children understand what is going on during the…