A doctor is sounding the alarm over the new COVID variant, urging the public to take appropriate precautions: 'It is very easy to catch,' she says.
A doctor is urging the public to take appropriate precautionary measures amid a COVID surge—the result of a highly transmissible variant.
As of Friday, Los Angeles County saw 5,800 new COVID-19 cases, and eight additional deaths, according to public health officials. Hospitalizations were also steadily increasing with 464 patients in Los Angeles County. In Orange County, 138 were hospitalized, and in Riverside County, there were 93 patients being treated for COVID in a hospital.
"You need to be very aware of protecting yourself, either wearing a mask, making sure that you are vaccinated and boosted.
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