Today’s Headlines: Two-thirds of California counties are now in the high COVID-19 community level

Today’s Headlines: Two-thirds of California counties are now in the high COVID-19 community level

By Elvia Limón Hello, it’s Tuesday, July 5, and here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIES New COVID-19 subvariants cause concern in California In a sign of how the new coronavirus wave continues to spread across California, two-thirds of the state’s counties are now in the high COVID-19 community level, in which

Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates : Shots

Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates : Shots

People protest a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers on Oct. 28 in New York City. Polling, vaccination and mortality data all suggest that Republicans are the biggest group of unvaccinated Americans and are suffering the worst consequences as a result. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David Dee Delgado/Getty Images People protest