The county is continuing to report a high number of new daily coronavirus cases. On Sunday, 43,883 new coronavirus cases were reported.
Los Angeles County saw an average of 40 coronavirus deaths a day over the past week, the highest such rate in nearly 10 months, a sign that the prolific Omicron variant may be deadlier than many initially believed.
Much has been said about Omicron being less likely to cause severe illness and death than earlier variants. Around New Year’s Eve, headlines emerged about South Africa heading out of its Omicron surge with relatively few deaths. Some experts have warned against underplaying how severely ill some people will get when infected with the coronavirus this winter, particularly if they remain unvaccinated, haven’t received their booster shot, are older or have underlying medical conditions.that he recently cared for elderly patients hospitalized for COVID-19 who hadn’t received their booster and said they didn’t realize they needed it or were eligible.
Dr. Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, said last week he thinks there are more coronavirus-positive people in the hospital being treated “for” COVID-19, rather than being in the hospital “with” a coronavirus infection. While early studies have shown that, with more recent COVID-19 patients, there’s less of a need for an artificial oxygen supply or for them to be placed on a mechanical ventilator, “that’s not universally the case,” Dr. Paul Simon, chief science officer for the L.A. County Department of Public Health, said in an interview Friday.
Meanwhile, Los Angeles County is continuing to report a high number of new daily coronavirus cases. On Sunday, 43,883 new coronavirus cases were reported.
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