Shared housing makes jails and prisons especially susceptible to the spread of COVID-19.
Credit: Megan Wood Author: Mary Plummer | inewsource, Sofía Mejías-Pascoe | inewsource Published: 12:46 PM PST January 29, 2021 Updated: 12:56 PM PST January 29, 2021
CALIFORNIA, USA COVID-19 cases in California prisons and jails began to dramatically surge late last year, but there is no way to get an accurate picture of the pandemic inside these facilities because officials use different approaches to count in-custody deaths tied to the coronavirus.
Using public records, inewsource uncovered reporting mistakes and delays in Southern California and at the state level in tracking inmate deaths from the virus, including in San Diego County. These issues have led to some deaths going uncounted.
A Chula Vista woman said she was a coronavirus skeptic until the virus hit home and left her mourning the loss of her mother. Now she’s warning others to take.
Nurse battling COVID-19 may have contracted virus between vaccine doses By KGTV Staff | January 23, 2021 at 11:43 PM CST - Updated January 24 at 9:39 PM
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) - A California emergency room nurse is fighting for his life after he tested positive for COVID-19 and was hospitalized days after receiving his second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
Since the pandemic began, Danny Plata, a single father of two, has been on the frontlines as an ER nurse at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center. On Dec. 22, he and his fellow nurse, Chris Pena, received their first doses of the Pfizer vaccine, and 17 days later, on Jan. 8, they returned for their second doses.
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CHULA VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) - A South Bay ER nurse is fighting for his life, after he tested positive for COVID-19 days after receiving his second vaccine dose.
Since the pandemic began, Danny Plata, a single father of two, has been on the frontlines as an ER nurse at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center.
On December 22, friend and fellow nurse, Chris Pena, says he and Plata, 38, of Bonita, received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. 17 days later, on January 8, they returned for their second dose.
Updated on January 20, 2021 at 6:54 pm
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There is no perfect time for a pandemic. However, there is a perfect time to open a new hospital.
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center opened the Ocean View Tower in January 2020. It was the first new hospital in San Diego’s South Bay in more than 40 years. The coronavirus pandemic shut down California less than two months later.
“The last 10 months have been rough,” exclaimed Sharp lead nurse Alfonso Valdez.
The Ocean View Tower at @sharphealthcare in @thinkchulavista opened at the right time one year ago. @nbcsandiego at 4:30 and 6:00. pic.twitter.com/vBn6kVMTkY Joe Little (@LittleJoeTV) January 20, 2021