L.A. County's public health director said state officials have estimated that BA.2.12.1 could represent half of all infections in California within a matter of days.
LOS ANGELES -- It's not a"surge" by any means, but COVID-19 transmission continues to be widespread across Los Angeles County, the public health director said Thursday, noting increases in key metrics used to track the virus and warning of the suddenly increased presence of yet another even more communicable variant.
Health officials have warned in recent weeks that the rising case numbers may actually be bigger than the figures reflected by testing results -- since many people are testing at home and may not be reporting results to the county. And many others may not be getting tested at all because they are not becoming seriously ill.
She also noted upticks in outbreaks at homeless shelters and skilled nursing facilities, along with previously noted rises in cases among school students and staff following spring break.
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