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While daily case numbers remain high and hospitalizations are expected to continue trending up as a result, Ferrer said the stabilization in the testing positivity rate is a glimmer of hope.
As of Thursday, the rolling average daily rate of people testing positive for the virus was 5.17%. Ferrer said that s a ``half a percentage point increase from last week s 4.73% rate. The previous week, however, saw the rate increase by a full percentage point.
Even though the stabilization was a positive sign, the 5.17% rate is still far above the June 15 rate that was below 1%.
Los Angeles County reported its highest number of daily new COVID-19 cases since February today, while the number of people hospitalized neared the 1,000 mark, but the rate of people testing positive for the virus appears to be leveling off after a precipitous rise.
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Long Beach, meanwhile, reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the city’s total to 953 since the pandemic began. The number of people hospitalized reached 61, the highest since mid-March.
The city reported 96 new cases Thursday, the first time in a week and a half that number was lower than 100. The seven-day positivity rate and daily cases per 100,000 residents saw minimal decreases and remain high at 7.8% and 23.9, respectively.
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The coronavirus surge fueled by the Delta variant in Los Angeles County continues to worsen, according to new data released Thursday.
The Los Angeles County Public Health Department announced 3,248 new cases, adding that the daily average case rate rose to 15.7 per 100,000 people, compared with 12.9 cases per 100,000 people last week.
Still, officials said this week’s COVID-19 growth is slower than last week and officials reported a small increase in the number of people getting vaccinated. Public health experts are hoping L.A. County’s reinstated requirement that people wear masks in indoor public places can help slow the spread.
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