The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals is holding steady, rising by eight people to 697, according to the latest state figures released Saturday.
The statistics remained flat despite the emergence of the XBB.1.5 strain of the virus as the most prevalent variant in the county, representing 32.8% of all samples that underwent specialized sequencing.
“I continue to be encouraged by the COVID numbers we are seeing in LA County,” Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement. The 1,482 new infections reported Friday gave the county a cumulative total from throughout the pandemic of 3,687,409.
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