The current surge is being blamed largely on a pair of new variants of the virus, known as BQ.1 and BQ.1.1. Both are offshoots of the BA.5 variant that was blamed for rises in infection numbers ear…
Los Angeles County reported more than 10,000 new COVID-19 infections from a three-day period ending on Monday, Dec. 5, continuing an upward trend in cases that has also pushed up virus-related hospitalizations.
Updated hospitalization numbers were not immediately available. As of Saturday, there were 1,205 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals, with 123 of them being treated in intensive care. The recent surge in infections and rising hospitalizations have led to the possibility of the county re-instituting an indoor mask-wearing mandate.
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