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Covid Cases In Los Angeles Schools Near 6,000 In First Two Weeks; Case Rates Among Kids 5 -11 Up 50%

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More than 5,200 Covid cases have been detected among K-12 students in Los Angeles County over the past two weeks, a number the public health director called “sobering” today.

According to figures released by the county Wednesday, 5,207 infections were identified among students in the county between Aug.

15-29 — along with 729 cases among school staff.But the public health director and the county schools superintendent expressed confidence in safety measures being taken on campuses.Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said the cases are largely being detected thanks to aggressive routine screening tests, particularly within the Los Angeles Unified School District, which now accounts for nearly two- thirds of all the Covid testing being

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