COVID-19 Rates Continue Encouraging Trend
At the L.A. County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, County Director of Public Health Dr. Barbara Ferrer said that she was “encouraged by the significant reduction in new cases.” In recent weeks, daily average cases have dropped from approximately 15,000 to 7,000. This trend line is evident in hospitalizations. The County’s death rate remains very high, as it is a lagging indicator, and high numbers of deaths will likely continue for the next several weeks but should begin to drop in February.
However, on January 30, 2021, the L.A. County Department of Public Health confirmed the second case of the U.K. COVID-19 variant (B.1.1.7) detected in the County. According to the County, “presence of the B.1.1.7 variant in Los Angeles County means virus transmission can happen more easily, and residents and businesses must more diligently implement and follow all of the personal protective actions and safety measures
COVID-19 Rates on Apparent Downward Trajectory - On January 21, 2021, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) noted that for the past weeks, the.
Gov. Newsom lifted the statewide stay-at-home order, allowing outdoor dining and businesses to reopen, after new COVID numbers have begun to decline. But many are worried it will only trigger another spike.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s abrupt move to lift stay-at-home orders – allowing outdoor dining and other business activities to resume – represents a gamble that California can avoid another deadly coronavirus surge in the coming months despite a slow, frustrating rollout of the vaccine and the looming
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s abrupt move to lift stay-at-home orders allowing outdoor dining and other business activities to resume represents a gamble that California can avoid another deadly coronavirus surge in the coming months despite a slow, frustrating rollout of the vaccine and the looming threat of more contagious strains of the virus taking hold across the state.
After a catastrophic fall-and-winter surge left about 20,000 dead, California is rapidly bending the curve as new cases fall and hospitalizations decline. COVID-19 hospitalizations began to fall about 2½ weeks ago, and much of this progress can be attributed to residents changing their behavior by avoiding travel, staying at home more and following the new rules.