Viral analysis of material from LA County wastewater systems shows a presence of leveling of COVID in the community.
According to the county Department of Public Health, the plateauing COVID concentrations could mean transmission of the virus is no longer decreasing in the county. But health officials said all other monitoring efforts still indicate a low level of concern, and they"remain hopeful that transmission is not increasing at this time."
But county officials remain wary of another winter surge in infections, similar to those that occurred the past two years. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer noted this week that a resurgence of the flu could also occur this winter after two years of low infection numbers. She again encouraged residents Friday to ensure they are up to date on flu shots and COVID vaccines.
"This is both because people spend more time indoors where respiratory virus can accumulate and jump more easily from person to person and because cooler weather allows the flu and SARS-CoV-2 virus particles to linger longer in the air and travel further, potentially infecting airways that have lower defenses.
The county reported 1,682 new COVID cases on Friday, raising the cumulative total from throughout the pandemic to 3,456,407. Six moreThe average rate of people testing positive for the virus was 4.3% as of Friday.
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