JUST IN: Thursday, the CDC moved San Diego County into the 'high-risk category' because of the rising number of COVID-19 hospitalizations.
SAN DIEGO — Thursday, the CDC moved San Diego County into the"high-risk category" because of the rising number of COVID hospitalizations.Hospitals in Los Angeles County have seen the number of COVID deaths double since last month, climbing from about 50 per week to about 100 deaths per week, the highest rate in months.
Most of the new cases in California and around the country are the new BA.5 subvariant of omicron, raising the question of whether it causes more severe disease.New studies show BA.5 has picked up molecular tricks not seen since the delta variant. Dr. Peter Chin-Hong says countries like South Africa and the UK, where BA.5 hit sooner, did not see more hospitalizations or deaths than previous waves.
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