COVID-19 cases rise in Los Angeles County due to BA.2 variant
Yorkfoto/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- COVID-19 cases are rising in Los Angeles County as the BA.2 variant continues to spread throughout the United States. Data from the L.A. County Department of Public Health shows 1,088 new cases of the virus were recorded Thursday with a seven-day rolling average of 841 new cases per day. That average is a 40% increase from the average of 601 cases per day recorded two weeks earlier, according to the data. Additionally, the seven-day average of positive tests rose to 1.0% from 0.7% over the same period. However, officials believe the number of positive cas...