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Los Angeles Again Nearing Covid Thresholds For Universal Indoor Mask Mandate In Public Spaces
03.12.2022 - 04:27 / deadline.com
Another 4,744 Covid infections were reported today by Los Angeles County. That’s up from 4,353 yesterday, continuing a surge in daily cases that could soon lead to a renewed requirement for people to wear masks in all indoor public spaces.
The county has been logging steady increases in daily infections and hospitalizations since the beginning of November. As of Friday, the county’s average daily number of new infections over the past seven days was 3,053, up a little under 50% from the 2,121 average a week ago.
According to state figures, there were 1,171 Covid-positive patients in county hospitals as of Friday, up from 1,164 a day earlier. Of those patients, 131 were being treated in intensive care units, up from 121 on Thursday.
Another 14 deaths were also reported Friday, which marks a rise from the 9-10 daily deaths the county has seen over the past few weeks.
There is some good news, however: The seven-day average daily rate of people testing positive for the virus was 12.2% today. While high, that number is actually down from 13.4% over the past few days and could signal a plateauing of cases.
Even so, hospitalizations would likely continue to rise, given that data point tends to lag changes in cases by about two weeks. The average daily number of Covid-positive patients in county hospitals was 1,056 as of Friday, up 39% from a week ago.
L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Thursday that the rising case and hospitalization numbers have moved Los Angeles County from the “low” Covid community activity level to the “medium” category, as defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She said the county is on pace to reach the “high” level in a matter of days, when the rate of new
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