Los Angeles County has its highest number of coronavirus cases since August

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Los Angeles County health authorities reported this Friday 3, 360 new cases of coronavirus, the most in a day since August , accentuating fears of a new wave at the end of the year holiday season.

In total there were 3, 360 new cases in the last day, in addition to 27 deaths and 772 ongoing hospitalizations. Since the end of August no more than 3 were recorded, 000 cases.

It is believed that this new wave of infections is due to the presence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in combination with the semi-normalization of public activities and meetings end of the year. In this sense, the Los Angeles area expects millions of visitors starting the following week, which is an additional challenge.