1 Dead, 9 Hospitalized, Officials Declare State of Emergency
A California hotel, currently repurposed as a shelter for the homeless, has become the epicenter of a tuberculosis outbreak, leading to at least one death. This alarming development has prompted health officials in Long Beach to declare a public health emergency. The hotel, whose name has not been disclosed, has reported 14 cases of the disease, with nine of these cases severe enough to require hospitalization. The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services …