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After a relatively quiet summer, cases of Covid-19 are on the rise across Los Angeles County. Department of Public Health It indicated that the spread has increased for the fifth consecutive week.
As stated therein Most recent data For LA County, hospitalization rates rose from about 250 per day in mid-July to 422 per day on August 18.
An average of 512 cases were reported per day at the district level, a 35% increase from the previous week.
Despite the increase in hospitalizations, daily testing rates in L.A. County have remained relatively stable, with about 5,000 people testing for Covid per day as of Aug. 15, according to health department data.
In comparison, as of May 17, nearly 9,000 tests were reported daily across the district.
Public health officials say everyone should take precautions, especially those with underlying health conditions, as they were at this time last year, when nearly 1,300 patients were hospitalized each day in Los Angeles County.
The increase in positive cases corresponds to a statewide increase in positive cases; According to Official California State COVID-19 DataBoth new hospital admissions and test positive rates have increased across the Golden State since late June.
Last May, the statewide seven-day coronavirus positivity rate was just 3.4%. As of August 13, that number had risen to 11.2%.
Experts link the increase in positive cases to an influx of summer travelers, the start of the new school year and new Covid variants.
All strains currently in circulation in LA County are pedigreed Omicron XPB Variation, health officials say.
A briefing from the LA County Department of Public Health on the increase in positive cases is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
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