The number of people hospitalized in Los Angeles County with Covid-19 rose to its highest level since late February today, continuing an upward trend that has seen hospitalizations increase by more…
variant for the increase in cases and hospitalizations, with unvaccinated residents bearing the overwhelming brunt of illnesses.County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Tuesday hospital patients are overwhelmingly unvaccinated, at about 88%. Between April and July, 96% of the people who died from the virus were unvaccinated, she said.
“When transmission is at high levels in L.A. County, there are ripple effects that lead to increased cases among healthcare workers, facility residents and visitors,” Ferrer said in a statement Wednesday. The assertion is especially true as hospitalizations are rising. “It’s just intolerable to not make good progress given the sort of the dangers the Delta variant is presenting,” she said. “We’re not plodding along anymore with this virus. This variant is not a plodder. This variant, you know, affects many more people at a time. One person can infect many more people at a time if they’re infected with the Delta variant, and that’s all we’re seeing is the Delta variant.
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