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People shop at a grocery store enforcing the wearing of masks in Los Angeles on July 23
By Travis Caldwell, Paul Vercammen and Christina Maxouris, CNN
On Saturday, the county reported 2,600 new cases. A day earlier, county health officials recorded more than 3,000 new Covid-19 infections, for the first time since February. Friday’s figure was nearly triple what Los Angeles County was recording two weeks ago.
More than 60% of the county’s eligible population has been fully vaccinated. Without those vaccinations, “we would probably be seeing almost double the number of cases,” Barbara Ferrer, the county’s public health director, said recently.
Covid-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County more than doubled in 2 weeks
Covid-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County more than doubled in 2 weeks
Posted: Jul 24, 2021 11:10 PM
Updated: Jul 24, 2021 11:10 PM
Posted By: By Travis Caldwell, Paul Vercammen and Christina Maxouris, CNN
On Saturday, the county reported 2,600 new cases. A day earlier, county health officials recorded more than 3,000 new Covid-19 infections, for the first time since February. Friday s figure was nearly triple what Los Angeles County was recording two weeks ago.
More than 60% of the county s eligible population has been fully vaccinated. Without those vaccinations, we would probably be seeing almost double the number of cases, Barbara Ferrer, the county s public health director, said recently.
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(CNN) While the need for mask wearing never fully dissipated during the pandemic, guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in May that removed restrictions for vaccinated individuals was a welcome harbinger of a possible return to normalcy.
Now, with Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations increasing throughout the nation, safety precautions such as mask mandates are once again under consideration.
Former US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams said on Friday that the CDC needs to clarify its messaging to get Americans back on board with stemming the rising tide of infections.
The CDC s decision was putting trust in the American people to really do the right thing, but unfortunately people chose to go out and pull their mask off, whether they were vaccinated or not, Adams told CNN s Anderson Cooper.
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