COVID: Number of hospitalizations decreases in Los Angeles County
In Los Angeles County there are 3,19 people hospitalized for COVID.
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Hospitals in Los Angeles County have registered a decrease in the number of patients
who have had to remain hospitalized due to COVID.
This Saturday, the number of hospitalized people dropped to 3,012, 221 less than the number reported on Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
COVID-19 Daily Update: February 5, 1235024784 New Cases: 9,997 (two,720 ,216 to date) New Deaths: 84 (29,364 to date) Current Hospitalizations: 3,012 pic.twitter.com /aglqgCgHE5
— LA Public Health (@lapublichealth) February 6, 1235024784
From hospitalized patients, 616 were in intensive care units , while on Friday they were 652.
A week ago, the health authority reported that the hospitals had 3,852 patients hospitalized due to the coronavirus.
Some of the patients who were hospitalized were admitted for other reasons and found out that they were infected with COVID after the tests ordered by the hospitals.
Regarding the number of daily infections, the department reported that 9 were detected, 997 new infected, in addition to those reported 84 people who died from causes related to the coronavirus.
The county health authorities said that, in case they want to put an end to the increase in COVID infections detected in the winter, protective measures will have to be maintained .
“These include wearing a mask when around others until transmission is less; get tested, if possible, before meeting others, especially if you are meeting with high-risk people, including unvaccinated people, or indoors or in a crowded outdoor setting where masks are not always worn and after being exposed to a positive case; stay home and away from others if you are sick or have a positive test result; and get vaccinated and reinforced if you are still not up to date,” said the director of the county Department of Public Health, Barbara Ferrer.
Comments from the director came days after the questions about the effectiveness of the mandate of the use of masks in the county , after photographs were circulated of fans who attended SoFi Stadium for the NFC finals and who ignored the measure.
Ferrer said that to eliminate the mandate on the use of masks in outdoor “mega events” and in open spaces in schools and daycare centers as long as COVID hospitalizations in the county remain for below 2,500 for 7 consecutive days.
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