COVID LATEST: Omicron’s more contagious cousin is on the rise in Los Angeles County.
. She recommended that everyone who is eligible get vaccinated or boosted, if they haven’t already, and wear high grade masks, such as N-95s or KN95s, in large groups of people.
Previously referred to as “stealth omicron,” because it evaded scientific detection last fall, early research suggests BA.2 spreads faster than the first omicron, which itself spread faster than the original virus and other variants. Surges in cases and hospitalizations inOn Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that BA.
Despite the rise in the extremely contagious BA.2 subvariant, new COVID-19 infections are still declining. As of March 25, L.A. County’s current is low, with 117.8 new cases per 100,000 people in the past seven days, and hospitalizations continuing to trend down. In total, 735 new cases were reported Thursday, and 27 deaths.What questions do you have about the pandemic and health care?
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