California tracking at least six COVID-19 variants as health experts urge precautions
California tracking at least six COVID-19 variants
LOS ANGELES - Health officials in the state of California are tracking at least six COVID-19 variants, according to Governor Gavin Newsom. 851 UK variants we have sequenced in the state, 10 South African variants, 35 Brazilian variants, close to 9,400 West Coast variants and we re also tracking a number of other variants including a new one from India and also mindful of variants coming from the east coast including a New York variant, Newsom said.
In Los Angeles County, the Department of Public Health identified one case of the South African variant and three cases of the Brazilian variant, both variants of concern.
“[They] faxed the necessary information to the hospital for pickup. They went to pick him up, but he wasn’t there,” said Salvador Morales, Alonzo’s son.
“They told us, ‘We went to go pick up your father-in-law. They said the National Guard picked him up. We’ve never heard of this. Was he in the military, a secret agent?’ I said no! He wasn’t, he’s just a mechanic,” said Marilyn Morales, Alonzo’s daughter-in-law.
Hospitals in Southern California have been overrun by a post-holiday surge of COVID-19 patients. Due to the COVID-19 crush, the National Guard is helping LA’s County Coroner with body transport and storage, but Alonzo s family says it took many calls to the hospital to learn about this.