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Today the federal COVID health emergency ends. But for many Angelenos, it’s not over.

As the official pandemic response ends, the virus — and hope — linger.

Jae C. Hong / AP Originally published on December 24, 2020 12:23 pm The massive surge in coronavirus cases has left hospitals in Los Angeles County scrambling to handle the increasing numbers of patients showing up at their doors. Nowhere is that more evident than in hospitals' intensive care units, which are rapidly filling up with the worst COVID-19 cases. "We have no ICU beds," says Brad Spellberg, chief medical officer of LAC+USC Medical Center, one of the area's largest hospitals. "We are just continually, 24 hours a day, scrambling to move patients around. The flood just continue...

Jae C. Hong/AP toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP Hospital workers move a patient into the prone (face down) position, which can help increase the lung capacity of some COVID-19 patients. The medical team was photographed Nov. 19 at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Los Angeles. Jae C. Hong/AP The massive surge in coronavirus cases has left hospitals in Los Angeles County scrambling to handle the increasing numbers of patients showing up at their doors. Nowhere is that more evident than in hospitals' intensive care units, which are rapidly filling up w...

As coronavirus cases in the county continue to surge, ICU nurses are reaching the end of their ropes, physically and emotionally.