L.A. County faces 'critical moment' as coronavirus cases keep surging

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L.A. County faces 'critical moment' as coronavirus cases keep surging
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L.A. County reports 2,100 new COVID-19 cases and a continued rise in hospitalizations

, as well as the highest rate of positive tests.

Los Angeles County health officials also said they’ve received reports of bogus mask exemption cards “that depict a government seal with threatening language.” The information is false, and everyone except children younger than 2 should wear a face covering any time they leave the house, they said. As of Thursday, California had seen a 32% increase in hospitalizations of patients with confirmed COVID-19, and a 19% jump in ICU patients with verified infections, over the previous 14 days.as of Friday, 5.7% of coronavirus test results in California over the preceding seven days had come back positive

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