UPDATE: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed a fourth case of Covid-19 with mutations consistent with the new Omicron variant. While the previous three cases have all been t…
: The newest case of the Omicron variant identified in Los Angeles was found in a student who attends USC, the universitytoday. The student was fully vaccinated, according to L.A. Public Health officials. The individual recently traveled to the East Coast, per LAPH. “Based on travel history, it is likely that the infection was acquired outside of Los Angeles County,” announced L.A. officials.
Los Angeles County has begun seeing a slight rise in daily Covid-19 infections numbers in recent days, possibly a reflection of Thanksgiving holiday gatherings. Hospitalizations due to the virus have also climbed upward, again topping 600 on Monday. The county on Monday reported 1,103 new cases of Covid and two additional deaths associated with the virus — low numbers that likely reflect weekend reporting delays.
For Los Angeles, the unnamed patient returned to Los Angeles County after travel to South Africa via London on Nov. 22. The L.A. DOH speculated that this meant the infection is most likely travel-related.
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