And the county on Wednesday passed 3.5 milllion cases since the pandemic began.
The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals increased by 52 people to 492, according to the latest state figures released Wednesday, Nov. 9, continuing a recent uptick that has health officials concerned about another possible cold-weather surge in transmission.The statewide total of COVID-19-positive patients rose by 99 people to 1,855.
Los Angeles County on Wednesday reported 1,662 new COVID-19 infections and 10 additional deaths linked to the virus, bringing its cumulative totals to 3,500,252 cases and 34,032 fatalities since the pandemic began. Daily case numbers released by the county are an undercount of actual infections, since many people residents rely on at-home tests and do not report those results to county health officials, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.County health officials last week noted some slight increases in virus-tracking metrics, including the average daily case numbers.
“With recent, unusually high levels of flu and other respiratory diseases, there are signs the county could be headed toward a COVID surge this fall and winter,” county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Friday. “As families are about to start their holiday travel and get-togethers, it continues to be important to follow simple steps to prevent respiratory illness and COVID-19.
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