Southern California Region ICU Capacity Drops To 1.7% As State Starts Vaccine Distribution
The ICU capacity in Southern California has dropped to 1.7% as the state begins the COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
California Governor Gavin Newsom discussed the state’s vaccine distribution plan with healthcare workers already receiving the first doses on Monday.
“There’s light at the end of the tunnel, but we’re still in the tunnel,” Newsom said at a press conference Tuesday. “That means we’re going through perhaps the most intense and urgent moment since the beginning of the pandemic.”
When first reported on Dec. 3, the Southern California ICU capacity was about 20%, dropping below the 15% threshold a few days later, prompting the state’s stay-at-home order.
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45 Children Confirmed With COVID-19-Related Illness, Over 12,000 New Coronavirus Cases In L.A. County
The first child death has been confirmed in L.A. County, along 45 cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and 12,819 new coronavirus cases.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) has confirmed the first COVID-19 death in a L.A. County child under the age of 18 years old. The child was hospitalized for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and had severe underlying health conditions. The child that passed away is also the first MIS-C associated death in L.A. County.
MIS-C is the inflammatory condition associated with COVID-19 that can damage multiple organ systems, require hospitalization, and be life-threatening.
Los Angeles County Coronavirus Hospitalizations Triple In One Month
Los Angeles County coronavirus hospitalizations are continuing to climb, with the most-ever COVID-19 patients in the hospital countywide reported once again.
There are 3,299 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Wednesday, 23 percent of which are in the ICU, according to Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
“The safest thing you can do during this very difficult time in the pandemic is to really stay home as much as possible and to interact only with members of your own household. However, for most families, it’s not possible for all of their members to stay only within their household bubble at all times. Many of us and again thanks to all of our essential workers must still go to work,” said Ferrer. “But every time you leave your home and you’re around other people, you are exposed to COVID-19. The more you frequent different places, the
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed on Wednesday that L.A. County has reached the highest number of daily deaths since July 29 with 75 new deaths and 9,243 new cases countywide, as Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital reported two new fatalities.
The SCV has now tallied 11,320 confirmed COVID-19 cases among residents 219 more new cases than Tuesday and 84 deaths since the pandemic began, according to Public Health data. That does not include the three deaths reported on Monday and two new deaths reported Wednesday by Henry Mayo.
Countywide, of the 3,299 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized, 23% of them are in the ICU.