How L.A. County became a coronavirus hot spot: Slower shutdown, density, poverty among theories
As more businesses reopen, public lands follow suit
“If you look at individual counties and cities, L.A. has been a hotbed,” said UC Davis epidemiologist Bradley Pollock.To try to make sense of these trends, data crunchers at the L.A. County Public Health Department recently ran some numbers, said chief science officer Dr. Paul Simon. So the idea that the Bay Area had more transmission than the rest of the statewas simply an indicator of who detected it first, experts say. And catching those cases early may have actually helped the Bay Area because it prompted quick action and shifted public sentiment, experts say.
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