thousand people hospitalized in los angeles county. we also have 3,606 new cases. in this hospital, it is mid sized, they have 20 patients here for covid related reasons. i'm bringing in the director of the icu, dr. tom yadigar. he has an amazing story about something that happened this morning. come in here, doctor. you told us you had a 49-year-ol d woman -- [ audio issues ] >> unfortunately, we are having audio issues. we'll try to get back to paul with the doctor. meantime, with spiking cases, vaccinations are on the rise as well. they're up in several states. the cdc says vaccinations have risen to the same point as