“We are starting to see small increases in daily hospitalizations, cases and deaths,” said Los Angeles Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer.On that note, 314 new cases were reported in the county on Thursday.
That is the largest daily number of new cases in the county since May 15. Los Angeles County is reporting another 10 COVID-19 deaths, raising the cumulative total to 24,465.
More concerning, however is the prevalence of the more infectious Delta (and related Kappa) variants, which have overrun much of India and the U.K.
Ferrer announced on Thursday that currently “nearly 48% of all samples sequenced” were related to Delta.” The total was 124 cases.
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