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San Diego County healthcare workers conduct COVID-19 testing at SDCCU Stadium. Photo by Chris Stone

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San Diego County Reports 922 New COVID-19 Cases, 12 Deaths

by Christine Huard • Times of San Diego Nov. 18, 2020, 11:30 p.m.Jan. 19, 2021, 8:02 p.m.

San Diego County healthcare workers conduct COVID-19 testing at SDCCU Stadium.

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718 New COVID-19 Cases and 7 Deaths Reported in San Diego County

by Elizabeth Ireland • Times of San Diego Nov. 17, 2020, 11:45 p.m.Jan. 19, 2021, 8:01 p.m.

Dr. Wilma Wooten

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Health Officials Report 833 New COVID Cases and Warn of Rising Hospitalizations

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Nov. 16, 2020, 11:30 p.m.Jan. 19, 2021, 8:01 p.m.

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Bezos Earth Fund Gives Salk $30 Million for Climate Change Mitigation Project

by Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego Nov. 16, 2020, 11:15 p.m.Jan. 19, 2021, 8:00 p.m.

Nancy Padilla-Coreano

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Salk Institute’s Nancy Padilla-Coreano 1 of 5 L’Oreal USA’s Fellowship Winners

by Ken Stone • Times of San Diego Nov. 16, 2020, 3:06 p.m.Jan. 19, 2021, 8:01 p.m.

Testing for coronavirus

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Another Infection Record: San Diego County Reports 1,087 New COVID Cases

by Christine Huard • Times of San Diego Nov. 15, 2020, 11:45 p.m.Jan. 19, 2021, 8:00 p.m.

Megastorms Climate change Flooding

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Researchers Predict More Frequent, Severe Megastorms Due to Climate Change

by Editor Nov. 15, 2020, 11:15 p.m.Jan. 19, 2021, 8:00 p.m.

Astronauts on the Crew Dragon

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California’s SpaceX Launches 4 Astronauts to International Space Station

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Nov. 15, 2020, 10:30 p.m.Jan. 19, 2021, 8:00 p.m.

A man is tested for coronavirus

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San Diego County Reports Record 736 New Virus Cases Amid Surge

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Nov. 14, 2020, 11:55 p.m.Jan. 19, 2021, 8:02 p.m.

Testing for coronavirus

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County Reports 611 COVID-19 Cases as Businesses Prepare for Purple Tier

by Elizabeth Ireland • Times of San Diego Nov. 13, 2020, 11:45 p.m.Jan. 19, 2021, 8:02 p.m.

COVID-19 testing signs

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San Diego County Reports 2-Day Record of 1,281 New Virus Cases as Pandemic Surges

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Nov. 12, 2020, 11:45 p.m.Jan. 19, 2021, 8:01 p.m.

Mammalian genomes charted by team including San Diego Zoo Global.

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San Diego Zoo Global Reveals Largest Mammalian Genome Catalog to Date

by Ken Stone • Times of San Diego Nov. 12, 2020, 10:15 p.m.Jan. 19, 2021, 8:01 p.m.

A jogger wears a mask adjacent to the beach in La Jolla.

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UCLA Study Finds Simple Cloth Masks Reduce COVID-19 Spread by 77%

by Elizabeth Ireland • Times of San Diego Nov. 11, 2020, 10:30 p.m.Jan. 19, 2021, 8:01 p.m.

A coronavirus patient being treated

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Hospitalizations Soar in California as COVID-19 Pandemic Surges

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Nov. 10, 2020, 10:30 p.m.Jan. 19, 2021, 8:00 p.m.