While COVID hospitalizations remain low in Los Angeles County, daily coronavirus case numbers continue to climb upward, likely due to the infectious BA.2 subvariant of Omicron.
While COVID-19 hospitalizations remain low in Los Angeles County, daily coronavirus case numbers continue to climb upward, likely due to the infectious BA.2 subvariant of Omicron.
"I am concerned that BA.2 could drive another surge in hospitalizations in parts of the country where vaccination rates are still low, especially among the elderly," said Dr. Celine Gounder with Kaiser Health News. But officials noted that traditionally during the pandemic, increases in hospitalizations tend to come within weeks of a rise in infection numbers, followed by an increase in deaths. That pattern is already being seen in other parts of the country, including New York City. Philadelphia health officials announced this week they were reinstating an indoor mask-wearing mandate due to rising COVID numbers.
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