In an effort to keep our community informed about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, The Observer has launched a daily update and information guide to help our audience see the impact the coronavirus is having on Sacramento County. Please note that graphs, maps and stories are updated on a daily basis..
By Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media (CBM) – With the celebrations of the holidays behind us – and as we enter the coldest months of the year — Medical experts are warning of a winter surge of COVID-19 cases. They expect the spike in infections to be accompanied by waves of respiratory syncytial…
By Mardeio Cannon | OBSERVER Columnist As we approach the end of 2022 and look forward to 2023, we all have a lot to be thankful for if you are alive and in reasonably good health! We all have endured and survived the COVID-19 pandemic (which is NOT over) and all of us have overcome…
By The Associated Press (AP) – A British historian, an Italian archaeologist and an American preschool teacher have never met in person, but they share a prominent pandemic bond. Plagued by eerily similar symptoms, the three women are credited with describing, naming and helping bring long COVID into the public’s consciousness in early 2020. Rachel…