Los Angeles County reported a staggering 37,215 new Covid-19 cases today, by far the highest single-day number of the entire pandemic. Hospitalizations and deaths have doubled in the past week as w…
-19 cases today, by far the highest single-day number of the entire pandemic. Hospitalizations and deaths have doubled in the past week as well, although those counts are still well short of the peaks set during last winter’s surge in infections.
While hospital numbers have been rising, officials have noted the generally lower rise in the overall number of Covid and non-Covid patients. the infection. But as of late December, only 45% of Covid patients were admitted specifically due to the virus. The others only tested positive when they were admitted for treatment of other issues.
Ferrer also noted that, given the massive spike in cases of late, it’s “early days yet” in terms of hospitalizations, which usually lag infections by 2-3 weeks. She also noted that, “because of the increases in hospitalizations, we could soon begin to see some increases in the number of deaths.” That bump in deaths, however, could be “many weeks” away, given that that count lags hospitalizations.
The order, issued Wednesday, will take effect Jan. 17 and requires employers to provide affected workers with “well-fitting medical grade masks, surgical masks, or higher-level respirators, such as N95 or KN95 masks.” The average daily rate of people testing positive for the virus was 21.9% as of Thursday. That rate was below 1% a month ago. The testing-positivity rate, however, may be artificially low due to the number of people who use take-home tests and don’t report the results.
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