Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAfter warnings from state and local officials last week about increasing transmission of coronavirus, Los Angeles County On Wednesday reported its highest daily number of new infections in six weeks.Public health director Barbara Ferrer said the one-day spike — 1,645 new cases — should not immediately sound alarms.
The region last saw a number of new infections that high on Aug. 22.“While one day of a high number of cases does not indicate a trend, this is something we need to watch closely,” Ferrer said.
But it’s not just one day.While Ferrer admitted that the Los Angeles did not see the much-feared post-Labor Day spike in cases, she did announce two weeks ago what she called “an increase in cases last week.”.
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