COVID infections in the county have risen 40% in the last two weeks, data shows.
That average is a 40% increase from the average of 601 cases per day recorded two weeks earlier, according to the data.However, officials believe the number of positive cases is an"undercount" because many people who test positive use rapid at-home tests and don't report their results.What's more, the number of K-12 schools reporting outbreaks has increased.Thursday, L.A. County Public Health Director Dr.
Ferrer revealed during the press conference that the highly infectious subvariant accounted for 46.5% of samples that underwent genomic sequencing, up from 31.8% the week prior. However, experts said the rise in cases can also be attributed to the relaxing of public health measures. Yang said the low numbers are due to several factors including high vaccination rates, effective treatments and some prior immunity from infection during the previous omicron wave.Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images
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