Holiday travelers have Bay Area airports slightly busier than usual, still below pre-pandemic levels

120,000 passengers are expected through San Francisco International Airport over the Labor Day weekend. That's about three times the number of passengers as last year, but still about half of what it was before COVID-19.

Virus pushes some Central Valley hospitals near ICU capacity

Hospitals in the heart of California’s Central Valley are running out of beds in their intensive care units because of an influx of coronavirus patients, prompting officials on Friday to declare an official “surge."

C.1.2 variant: New coronavirus strain has highest mutation rate yet, study says

A new strain of the novel coronavirus — dubbed C.1.2. — has the potential to become a variant of concern and has exhibited the most mutations out of all previous variants, according to a recent study.

Moderna COVID-19 booster shot may not be approved by Sept. 20

President Joe Biden’s plans to start delivery of booster shots by Sept. 20 for most Americans who received COVID-19 vaccines are facing new complications that could delay the availability for those who received the Moderna vaccine.

Stanford updates COVID-19 protocol for fall quarter

Classes are set to resume in-person on campus at Stanford University September 20. Now there are some updates to their COVID-19 safety protocol. 

Florida governor appeals ruling on masks in schools

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appealed a judge's ruling that the governor exceeded his authority by ordering school boards not to impose strict mask requirements on students to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Data shows Florida’s latest COVID surge is the deadliest yet

Florida is reporting its deadliest peak in daily death rates since the pandemic began, surpassing previous coronavirus surges in the state, according to federal data published Thursday.

Costco brings back item limits in some stores amid COVID-19 surge

Costco appears to be reinstating purchase limits on some items as the U.S. is again inundated with a devastating wave of COVID-19 cases.

COVID-19 surge leaves US hospitals with oxygen shortages

The COVID-19 surge is stretching oxygen supplies and sending hospitals scrambling for more ventilators.