The number of COVID-positive patients in county hospitals declined by 19 people to 1,220, according to the latest state figures. Of those patients, 137 were being treated in intensive care, down fr…
The number of coronavirus patients in Los Angeles County hospitals declined slightly today, continuing a stabilizing trend that’s allowed officials to scrap plans to re-impose an indoor mask mandate.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has reported continued stable case and hospitalization numbers — and indicated the county could be on track to move into the “medium” transmission level by next week, dropping from “high.” In addition, using the most recent hospitalization data, Los Angeles County is experiencing a rate of 9.7 new hospitalizations — suggesting that by Thursday, assuming rates stay stable or decline, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could designate the county at the “medium” community level, the health department reported.
“We have great tools and we will need to use them. Please be up-to-date on your vaccinations to reduce your chances of severe illness should you get infected; wear your mask indoors to reduce the spread of an infectious agent at its source, while also protecting the wearer from aerosolized virus and respiratory droplets.”