Of those patients, 71 were in intensive care, up three from Saturday’s number.
The latest numbers come one day after local health officials reported 727 new positive COVID tests and 25 additional deaths linked to the virus, bringing the county’s cumulative totals to 2,823,354 cases and 31,462 fatalities since the pandemic began.
The rolling average daily rate of people testing positive for the virus, which had remained largely unchanged at 0.7% for the past week, dropped to 0.6% as of Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The department also noted Saturday that 2,517 additional cases have been added to the cumulative total of positive cases due to a backlog from the winter surge.Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer told reporters Thursday that the county’s virus metrics have continued a steady decline, but said officials are keeping a close watch on the spread of the BA.2 Omicron sub-variant of the virus. BA.
The county has recorded cases of BA.2 locally, and Ferrer said it will likely soon become the dominant strain of the virus. In a statement Friday, Ferrer said that as long the virus continues to spread — even at a far slower pace than during the winter surge — people should continue taking reasonable precautions, particularly in workplaces.
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