LA County COVID-19 cases are decreasing with a rate of 127 new cases for 100,000 people. While the lower numbers were a relief, officials remained concerned about surging as people return from wint…
Los Angeles County ‘s number of new COVID-19 cases were falling this week, but the region’s average death rate is up, the county’s top public health officials said Thursday, Jan. 12, while advising county residents to remain cautious against the disease as students return to the classroom following winter break.
Toward this end, the Public Health Department distributed 2.4 million at-home test kits to the pre-k through-12 population. The most common strain remains Omicron, and the Public Health Department continues weekly screenings to monitor transmission and infection patterns.
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