LOS ANGELES (KABC) — COVID-19 instances and hospitalizations in Los Angeles County are on the rise, in keeping with the newest knowledge.
The L.A. County Division of Public Well being reported Thursday there have been about 121 new instances per day within the county. That quantity is up from the 106 instances per day reported June 6.
These numbers are believed to be an undercount as a result of availability of at-home COVID-19 testing, in keeping with the county Public Well being division.
Hospitalizations are additionally as much as 126 sufferers a day. The earlier quantity stood at 102.
“With touring and gatherings rising throughout summer time, safety from COVID-19 an infection stays essential as a brand new group of variants has begun to flow into nationwide,” the county Public Well being division stated in its most up-to-date assertion.
The well being division stated the so-called FLiRT variants, together with KP.2 and KP.3 variants, are inflicting an rising proportion of instances within the U.S.
Copyright © 2024 KABC Tv, LLC. All rights reserved.