The current surge is being blamed largely on a pair of new variants of the virus, known as BQ.1 and BQ.1.1. Both are offshoots of the BA.5 variant that was blamed for rises in infection numbers earlier this year. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Thursday that the rising...
County—local officials are warning residents to be more cautious ahead of the upcoming Labor Day weekend. During an online media briefing on Thursday, L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer warned about the relatively high number of recent COVID-related deaths. As of Friday morning,...
has been experiencing an uptick in covid as of last thursday—to be more specific, an average of 333 new cases per day, according to the most recent data from the la county department of public health .“it’s impossible to say for certain if and how much the taylor swift concerts, ...
“As cases and hospitalizations remain high, of most concern is the increase in deaths,” the L.A. County Department of Public Health said in a statement. Unvaccinated people in L.A. County were 23 times more likely to die from COVID-19 compared with those who are fully vaccinated, re...
While COVID-19 metrics have been declining in Los Angeles County, public health officials have reported an increasing number of cases of themore-infectious BA.2 subvariant. Meanwhile, Los Angeles County will align with the state on Friday and lift the requirement that attendees of indoor mega...
This all comes after California on Feb. 16 lifted mask requirements in most indoor public spaces – such as restaurants and retail stores -- for those who are vaccinated against COVID-19. Los Angeles Countyrelaxed its own such restrictionson Friday. ...
“Given that this is just one week’s data, it’s too soon to know if these declines will continue or indicate if transmission has plateaued or peaked,” the L.A. County Department of Public Health said in a statement to The Times. ...
As the state and Los Angeles County announced a new indoor mask mandate and other updated COVID-safety recommendations in recent weeks, tickets were going on sale for the January 1 Rose Bowl between football teams from the University of Utah and the Ohio State University. Already, Utahans, wh...
LOS ANGELES - The COVID-19 pandemic could be coming to an end. On Thursday, LA County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said the winter surge, fueled by the omicron variant, has ended in LA County. Hospitalizations and daily positive case rates have decreased significantly; howe...
In a statement, the L.A. County Department of Public Health said it “will continue to monitor COVID-19 data in the coming weeks to better understand if we have truly passed this summer’s peak.” Even with COVID potentially on the downswing for now, doctors are ur...