Hospital numbers have been steadily rising in recent months, an increase health officials have attributed to renewed rapid spread of the virus thanks to the infectious BA.4 and BA.5 variants, which…
The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals declined by seven people to 1,014, one day after jumping past the 1,000 mark, according to the latest state data out today.On Friday, the county Department of Public Health reported 6,416 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 additional deaths related to the coronavirus — the highest daily number of virus-related deaths since late March.
Hospital numbers have been steadily rising in recent months, an increase health officials have attributed to renewed rapid spread of the virus thanks to the infectious BA.4 and BA.5 variants, which authorities say are highly contagious and capable of re-infecting previous patients. She also said that given the current rate of increase in hospitalizations, Los Angeles County is on pace to reach the “high” virus activity level by next week, which could equate to another universal indoor mask-wearing mandate by the end of the month.
As of Thursday, the county’s admission rate was 8.4 per 100,000 residents. But given the rate of increase over the past two weeks, the county is on pace to reach 10 per 100,000 residents by next Thursday, Ferrer said in an online briefing. She stressed that the estimate is only a projection which could change dramatically based on admission numbers in the coming days.
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