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Monday, October 7
New cases of COVID-19 skyrocket in Los Angeles with more than 27,000 in one day
The Los Angeles County reported on Friday the highest number of new COVID cases – 19 never recorded in a single day in the region.
According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, there were 22, 091 new positive cases of COVID and 12 deaths. There were 1, 365 patients in county hospitals on Friday.
COVID – 19 Daily Update:
December 31, 2021
New Cases: 27, 091 (one,696, 582 to date)
New Deaths: 10 (27, 637 to date)
Current Hospitalizations: 1 , 500 pic.twitter.com/7yualM4YIV
– LA Public Health (@lapublichealth) December 31, 2021
Cases have almost doubled in the last two days, and to About one in four people test positive for the coronavirus , authorities said.
“Public Health urges everyone to minimize the risk of transmitting the virus by not organizing or attending large gatherings during this upcoming holiday weekend. Indoor parties, in particular, create a significant risk as this virus can spread through aerosol droplets, ”the statement said.
Friday’s daily positivity rate rose almost a full point overnight to 22.4%. Last month, the rate was less than 1%.
During a briefing on Thursday, the Los County Public Health Director Angeles, Barbara Ferrer , and the county supervisor, Holly Mitchell, urged residents to be cautious as they celebrate New Years Eve , and Ferrer noted:
The risk of virus transmission has never been higher in our county ”
Barbara Ferrer, Los Angeles Director of Public Health 1237372290
Evidence suggests that only those who recently completed their Covid vaccination series or received a booster have significant protection against infection caused by the highly contagious variant of Omicron, according to Public Health officials.
“The next few days will be extraordinarily challenging for all of us, as we face an extraordinarily high number of cases reflecting the widespread transmission of the virus. To ensure that people can work and attend school, we must all act in a responsible manner ”, said Ferrer.
“As the explosive transmission is likely to continue for a few weeks, all efforts must now be focused on protecting our system from medical care so you are not overwhelmed. Since most of the people in our hospitals with serious illness from COVID – 19 are not vaccinated, those that have not yet been vaccinated or reinforced need, please, stay away from others as much as possible to avoid becoming infected or infecting others ”, indicated Ferrer .
More of 10, 31, 000 people have been tested for covid since the pandemic began, and the 15% tested positive.
To date, 1 have been confirmed, 696, 582 of positive cases, while the 12 Friday’s new deaths bring the cumulative figure to 27, 637 deaths in Los Angeles County.
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