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State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers lamented the state’s grim death toll as “avoidable” during an Oct. 22 press briefing. Byers urged families to get their booster doses as soon as they are eligible. Photo credit Nick Judin.

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COVID-19 Fatalities Pass 10,000, Over 500,000 Cases

“Ten thousand deaths is staggering,” State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers said. “It just didn't have to happen like this. If we had more people who would get the vaccine, certainly …

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