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California: one million COVID-19 infections in less than a month to reach 2.5 million total

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“Today I am more concerned than ever before,” said Bárbara Ferrer, Los Angeles County Health Director Some patients have to wait outside Los Angeles hospitals due to over-sickness. Photo: ETIENNE LAURENT / EFE

The effect of the December holidays continues to be reflected in California with high numbers of infections and this Wednesday the state has reached the 2.5 million total coronavirus cases .

Health authorities reported on Wednesday 29, 892 new cases, but with new ones infections throughout the day the figure exceeded 2.5 million according to the Los Angeles Times database .

Numbers of # COVID 19 in California:

🔹 Cases confirmed to date: 2, 482, 226

🔹 Note: Numbers may not represent true changes of day to day as the report of test results may be delayed pic.twitter.com/Jm6NXjp3CX

– CA Public Health (@CAPublicHealth) January 7, 2021

The official report of the day includes 462 deaths to raise the global figure to 27, 482.

The figures show that in less than a month more than 1 million new cases have been registered, since he 11 December total cases were less than 1.5 million in California . And the worst of all is that the worst is still believed to be coming.

Numbers of # COVID 19 in California:

🔹 Cases confirmed to date: 1, 485, 703

🔹 Note: The numbers may not represent the true changes from day to day, as the reporting of test results may be delayed. pic.twitter.com/YUwJ7oCHhM

– CA Public Health (@CAPublicHealth) December 11, 2020

In Southern California COVID Cases – 11 have multiplied, hospitals have become saturated and it is not even very easy to get tested for coronavirus. Los Angeles County arrived Tuesday at 19, 01 deaths and was on the way to 1 million cases .

The rate of positive tests in Los Angeles has increased fivefold since November 1, when it was 4%. By New Year’s Eve it was already 19%, according to official data.

“Today I am more worried than ever before,” said Bárbara Ferrer , the Los Angeles County Public Health Director. “This is a health crisis of epic proportions and we need everyone to use the correct tools they have access to to help us reduce the transmission of this deadly virus.”

Regarding the hospital capacity in intensive care in the state, the region called Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley continue with 0% , while the Bay Area has 7.4%, Greater Sacramento 11 .1% and Northern California 27.

All this happens while the Governor of California has acknowledged that the COVID vaccine distribution – 19 ha yes c very slow .

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