LA County reports 3,000+ new COVID cases as infections keep rising
Continuing an upward trend in infections, Los Angeles County reported more than 3,000 new COVID-19 infections today, but the number of virus-positive patients in local hospitals remained low.
The 3,003 new infections reported Thursday represent one of the largest daily numbers registered by the county Department of Public Health in weeks. The new cases lifted the county’s cumulative infection total from throughout the pandemic to 2,885,175.
Four more virus-related deaths were reported, raising the county’s overall death toll to 31,986.
According to state figures, there were 244 people COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals as of Thursday, down from 248 on Wednesday. Of those patients, 37 were being treated in intensive care, up from 27 a day earlier.
The rolling average daily rate of people testing positive for the virus was 2.2% as of Thursday, roughly the same as the previous day.
Read more: https://www.dailynews.com/2022/05/05/la-county-reports-3000-new-covid-cases-as-infections-keep-rising/
(Los Angeles Daily News)