Concerns Rise About “Fifth Wave” Of Covid In Los Angeles As Cases & Positivity Rate Continue To Increase
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deadline.com“It’s troubling to continue to see a slight uptick in cases and now, obviously, no decline in our hospitalizations,” said Los Angeles County Department of Public health Director Barbara Ferrer today. “I think it’s too soon to say whether we’re in a fifth wave or not.
We’re hoping at best it’s a small bump up and nothing near like last winter.” Ferrer said avoiding such a surge “takes all of us.” Last week, Covid test positivity rates and virus-related hospitalizations rose in Los Angeles and California for the first time in months.
In Los Angeles on Thursday, Ferrer reported that test positivity had risen to 1.2% from a low of 0.7% on October 18. That may not seem like much, but it’s a 71% rise over 10 days in a measure that’s a 7-day
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