There were over 4,560 COVID-positive patients in L.A. County hospitals Monday, a six-fold increase from just one month ago.
– The number of COVID-19 patients in Los Angeles County hospitals continued to increase Monday as the highly transmissible Omicron variant takes it toll.
It marks a staggering six-fold increase in hospitalizations from just a month ago, when there were just 772 COVID-positive patients in L.A. County hospitals.Health officials have been raising concerns about the current surge in cases impacting a hospital system already strained by staffing shortages — which have been further exacerbated by COVID infections among health care professionals, preventing them from coming to work.
There were also 27 new deaths from the disease. The county reported nearly 120 deaths over the weekend. The county’s total COVID-19 death toll since the start of the pandemic is 28,086.
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