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COVID Puts L.A. County Medical System at ‘Point of Crisis’
The number of COVID patients in the county’s hospitals hit an all-time high Monday, and officials expect the situation to worsen in coming weeks as a new surge of people who were infected during the holidays become ill. by Luke Money, Rong-gong Lin II, Soumya Karlamangla and Andrew J. Campa / January 6, 2021 TNS
(TNS) - The coronavirus crisis battering Los Angeles County’s medical system is reaching increasingly desperate levels, with health care providers running low on equipment, ambulance operators being told not to bring patients who have virtually no chance of survival to hospitals and officials scrambling to ensure they can provide enough lifesaving oxygen for critically ill patients.
“Hospitalizations are likely to increase for at least three weeks to come, and deaths will also remain disturbingly high,” county Public Health Director.
US marks deadliest day of Covid-19 pandemic as experts mull expanding vaccine distribution
The United States reported 3,865 Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday, the highest number of deaths reported in a single day since the pandemic began.
The nation’s death toll as of Thursday stands at more than 364,600, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, while the number of people who have been infected has topped more than 21.53 million.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s most recent forecast projected there will be between 405,000 and 438,000 deaths by the end of the month. The previous forecast, published December 30, projected up to 424,000 deaths by January 23.
LA County reports another 200-plus deaths from COVID-19
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LA County reports another 200-plus deaths from COVID-19
The COVID-19 death toll continued its sharp rise on Wednesday, with Los Angeles County, again reporting more than 200 additional fatalities.
LOS ANGELES - The COVID-19 death toll continued its sharp rise on Wednesday, with Los Angeles County, again reporting more than 200 additional fatalities.
Health officials warn that while hospital admissions have leveled off slightly, medical centers are still overwhelmed a post-Christmas surge lies ahead. Hospitalizations are likely to increase for at least three weeks to come, and deaths will also remain disturbingly high, county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said.