Public health officials announced 81 coronavirus-related deaths Saturday and Sunday, the highest total reported over a weekend in L.A. County in more than a month.
L.A. County health officials are detecting an uptick in coronavirus transmission and fear the number of COVID-19 hospital patients may increase.Dr. Christina Ghaly, director of health services for L.A. County, said Friday the effective transmission rate had now risen above 1 and was gaining ground.
“While we don’t know precisely yet how reopening and the recovery activities will affect transmission of COVID-19,” Ghaly said, the transmission rate “does appear now to be greater than 1, and slightly uptrending.”in the past week to protest over the death of George Floyd and racial inequality. The incubation period for the virus is about 14 days, so numbers currently reported reflect actions from weeks prior, officials have said.
That’s not to say that activities at the protests won’t affect the case count in the coming days, though. While most have worn face coverings while protesting, it is nearly impossible to maintain a six-foot separation when crowds surround each other. Various state officials and health experts with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning protesters to get tested amid concerns that the demonstrations may lead to another surge in cases.
“Those individuals that have partaken in these peaceful protests or have been out protesting, and particularly if they’re in metropolitan areas that really haven’t controlled the outbreak ... we really want those individuals to highly consider being evaluated and get tested,” CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield told a congressional hearing last week.
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