Los Angeles County health officials urged employers today to use “common sense strategie” to combat COVID-19 in light of increasing spread of the virus.
Health officials have been reporting elevated daily case numbers in recent weeks, attributable largely to the BA.2 subvariant of the virus. An offshoot of that variant -- known as BA.2.12.1 -- has also begun spreading locally, and health officials said it is believed to be 20% to 30% more infectious than BA.2.
"While relieved that the latest increases in cases are not yet accompanied by corresponding increases in hospitalizations, the higher rate of infection we are experiencing causes substantial disruption and leads to a vicious cycle of more transmission is worrisome" Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement.
As of Monday, there were 225 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals, down from 226 on Sunday, according to state figures. The number of those patients being treated in intensive care was 24, down from 28 a day earlier.
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