Covid cases in Los Angeles are up nearly 35% over the past week, test positivity near peak of last summer
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August 24, 2023 6:09 p.m.
If three in a row is a trend, what is 5 in a row doing?
“After a relatively calm summer, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department (Public Health) reports an increase in Covid-19 transmission measures for the fifth consecutive week,” the department announced today.
“The increased circulation of Covid-19 is likely the combined result of several factors, including summer travel, back to school and the emergence of new variant strains of Covid-19,” the official statement read.
But officials warned: “Compared to other times during the pandemic, hospitalizations and deaths remain relatively low. .”
The average of 512 daily cases this week represents an increase of nearly 35% from the week last. Reported cases do not include home testing, so it is almost certain that the true number of Covid infections is much higher.
Anecdotally, it seems like a lot of people are getting sick. Deadline reported on a recent outbreak at Lionsgate that caused the studio to require masks on two floors of its Santa Monica office.
Perhaps more importantly, test positivity has risen to a not inconsiderable 14% . That's above the peak of 13.8% test positivity last winter and very close to the peak of 15.64% the county saw last summer.
Based on the most recent variant sequencing in Los Angeles County as of July 22, XBB.1.5 and EG .5 now represent nearly equal proportions of cases. How...
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August 24, 2023 6:09 p.m.
If three in a row is a trend, what is 5 in a row doing?
“After a relatively calm summer, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department (Public Health) reports an increase in Covid-19 transmission measures for the fifth consecutive week,” the department announced today.
“The increased circulation of Covid-19 is likely the combined result of several factors, including summer travel, back to school and the emergence of new variant strains of Covid-19,” the official statement read.
But officials warned: “Compared to other times during the pandemic, hospitalizations and deaths remain relatively low. .”
The average of 512 daily cases this week represents an increase of nearly 35% from the week last. Reported cases do not include home testing, so it is almost certain that the true number of Covid infections is much higher.
Anecdotally, it seems like a lot of people are getting sick. Deadline reported on a recent outbreak at Lionsgate that caused the studio to require masks on two floors of its Santa Monica office.
Perhaps more importantly, test positivity has risen to a not inconsiderable 14% . That's above the peak of 13.8% test positivity last winter and very close to the peak of 15.64% the county saw last summer.
Based on the most recent variant sequencing in Los Angeles County as of July 22, XBB.1.5 and EG .5 now represent nearly equal proportions of cases. How...
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