The rising case rates have not led to the normally anticipated surge in virus-related deaths.
The number of coronavirus patients in Los Angeles County hospitals was holding stable despite a significant rise in cases over the past few weeks.A week ago, there were about 250 COVID-19 patients in L.A. County hospitals. The number is significantly down from mid-January, when hospitalizations topped a staggering 4,800.
Six more virus-related fatalities were also reported Friday, raising the county's COVID death toll to 32,022.L.A. County Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer said Thursday that the average daily number of new cases recorded over the past week rose to more than 2,600, up nearly 20% from a week ago.
Ferrer said a variety of factors was likely preventing hospitalization and death numbers from rising, including widespread vaccinations, natural immunity from previous infections and the availability of therapeutics aimed at knocking down infections before they develop into severe illness.
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