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Given the increase in the number of daily cases of COVID – 19, Los Angeles County extended the hours and days of the vaccination centers .
For the fourth consecutive day, the Los Angeles Department of Health reported this Sunday over 3,000 new patients with the coronavirus , the majority among residents who have not yet been immunized.
COVID – 19 Daily Update:
August 1, 2021
New Cases: 3, 045 (1,303, 343 to date)
New Deaths: 5 (24, 685 to date)
Current Hospitalizations: 1, 071 pic.twitter.com/OpRnA3YF7I– LA Public Health (@lapublichealth) August 1, 2021
There is also an increase in the number of people requiring hospital care , with 1, 071 on the last 24 hours. On Saturday there were 1, 008.
As a measure to try to stop this trend, the authorities decided that their five centers immunization programs extend their care on Sundays , which was well received by residents who work throughout the week.
It was reported that Sunday care in the vaccination centers will continue at least until September.
Agree with official figures, close to 90% of patients who are hospitalized have not received the vaccine , which favors the spread of the disease, mainly due to the Delta variant, which is more contagious than previous strains of the coronavirus.
There are cases of infections among residents who have already received their vaccines, but most have not pre severe symptoms of the disease.
In Los Angeles County, 3 were reported on Thursday, 248 new cases; the next day there were 3, 606 and on Saturday the figure reached 3, 318 new patients .
Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of America’s leading infectious disease experts, stated that the increase in the number of infections will continue to worsen , so it is It is necessary to reinforce the rate of vaccination among the population.
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