Los Angeles County’s coronavirus metrics continue to trend in the right direction as the number of COVID-positive patients in county hospitals dropped to the lowest level since July 2021.
Los Angeles County's coronavirus metrics continue to trend in the right direction as the number of COVID-positive patients in county hospital dropped by another 10 people to 422, according to the latest state figures out today.The overall hospitalization total hasn't been this low since July 2021.
The latest numbers come one day after local health officials reported 727 new positive COVID tests and 25 additional deaths linked to the virus, bringing the county's cumulative totals to 2,823,354 cases and 31,462 fatalities since the pandemic began. The rolling average daily rate of people testing positive for the virus, which had remained largely unchanged at 0.7% for the past week, dropped to 0.6% as of Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
The department also noted Saturday that 2,517 additional cases have been added to the cumulative total of positive cases due to a backlog from the winter surge.
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