COVID hospitalizations tick upward again in LA County

COVID-19 hospitalizations successful Los Angeles County ticked upward again connected Monday, Nov. 15, arsenic wellness officials encouraged radical to get vaccinated, again informing that unvaccinated residents are acold much susceptible to becoming severely sick oregon dying if they get infected.

According to authorities figures, determination were 632 COVID-positive patients successful region hospitals arsenic of Monday, up from 600 connected Sunday. Of those hospitalized, 156 were being treated successful intensive care, down from 163 the erstwhile day.

Another 10 COVID-19 deaths were reported by the region Department of Public Health, giving the region an wide microorganism decease toll of 26,872. Meanwhile, 824 caller infections were reported, a typically debased fig for a Monday owed to lags successful reporting of trial results from the weekend. The caller cases gave the region a cumulative full from passim the pandemic of 1,512,147.

The mean regular complaint of radical investigating affirmative for the microorganism successful the region was 1% arsenic of Monday. The county’s cumulative seven-day lawsuit rate, arsenic estimated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roseate past week to 98 cases per 100,000 residents. That fig was successful the mid-70s 2 weeks ago.

At 98 cases per 100,000 residents, the region is connected the verge of being downgraded retired of the CDC’s “substantial” transmission class to the “widespread” category.

“Our play lawsuit complaint is 98 caller cases per 100,000 residents, reflecting continued important and borderline precocious transmission crossed the county,” region Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said successful a connection Monday. “Unfortunately, accrued transmission among those not vaccinated volition impact vaccinated people, arsenic good — which is wherefore further protections specified arsenic masking stay truthful important. Getting vaccinated, getting boosters, and masking up indoors and successful crowded outdoor spaces remains captious arsenic we face the existent anticipation of a wintertime surge.”

County wellness officials said past week, and reiterated Monday, that unvaccinated residents are present 7 times much apt to go infected with COVID than their vaccinated counterparts, and 44 times much apt to beryllium hospitalized. The hazard of decease is 60 times higher among the unvaccinated, according to the county.

Of the much than 5.9 cardinal afloat vaccinated radical successful the county, 72,163 person subsequently tested positive, for a complaint of 1.22%, according to the county. A full of 2,424 vaccinated radical person been hospitalized, for a complaint of 0.041%, and 396 person died, a complaint of 0.007%.

As of past week, 81% of region residents aged 12 and implicit person received astatine slightest 1 dose of COVID vaccine, and 73% are afloat vaccinated. Of the county’s wide 10.3 cardinal population, 70% person received astatine slightest 1 dose, and 63% are afloat vaccinated.