LA County COVID hospitalizations tick up slightly, but are still dramatically lower over 2 weeks

After 13 consecutive days of drops, Los Angeles County saw a flimsy summation successful the fig of COVID-19-positive patients successful hospitals connected Monday, Sept. 13, but the fig is inactive dramatically little than it was conscionable 2 weeks ago.

According to authorities figures, determination were 1,224 patients with COVID successful region hospitals arsenic of Monday, up from 1,218 connected Sunday. The fig of radical successful intensive attraction was 368, up from 360.

County Department of Public Health officials noted that the fig of hospitalized patients has dropped by astir 260 implicit the past week, and is down by astir 470 implicit the past 2 weeks. The bureau reported that unvaccinated radical aged 50 and older are much than 17 times much apt to upwind up hospitalized owed to COVID than vaccinated people. Hospitalizations among unvaccinated radical aged 18-49 are 23 times higher than their vaccinated counterparts, according to wellness officials.

“Out of each our astir 10.3 cardinal L.A. County residents, including those who are not yet eligible for the vaccine, 57% are afloat vaccinated,” region Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said successful a statement. “This is conscionable not capable to debar continued surges successful cases. We request to summation vaccination sum to debar these cycles of tremendous transmission. While we proceed efforts that warrant casual entree and physique assurance successful vaccines, we anticipation that targeted vaccination requirements assistance america spot increases successful the fig of radical vaccinated successful the coming weeks.”

The region connected Monday officially announced 13 caller COVID-19 deaths and 1,121 caller cases — debased figures that traditionally correspond reporting delays from implicit the weekend. The region did not merchandise immoderate COVID lawsuit numbers implicit the play owed to upgrades being conducted connected its information processing systems. As a result, the region reported an further 67 deaths from those 2 days, on with different 4,569 cases.

The caller figures raised the county’s wide COVID decease toll to 25,688, and the cumulative fig of cases from passim the pandemic to 1,433,465.

On Friday, Ferrer reported that the region has seen 3 consecutive weeks of diminution successful its play corruption rate, an betterment she attributed successful portion to disguise mandates and dilatory rising vaccination numbers.

Under benchmarks acceptable by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, transmission is considered successful the “high” class if determination are cumulatively 100 oregon much caller cases per 100,000 residents implicit the people of a week. Much of the state is presently successful the “high” transmission category.

Los Angeles County’s rate, however, fell past week to 104 cases per 100,000, a “welcome” 35% driblet from the erstwhile week, Ferrer said. If the county’s complaint continues to alteration and falls beneath 100 caller cases per 100,000 residents implicit a seven-day period, it could determination into the CDC’s less-severe “substantial” transmission category.

But Ferrer warned that a reversal of luck could inactive occur.

“While we invited the decreases, we bash expect that with accrued regular screening investigating and intermingling astatine schools and worksites, on with Labor Day question and gatherings, we bash look the hazard that our lawsuit numbers could erstwhile again increase,” she said.

Of the astir 5.4 cardinal afloat vaccinated radical successful the region arsenic of Sept. 7, 43,598 had subsequently tested affirmative for COVID-19, for a complaint of 0.81%, she said. A full of 1,243 afloat vaccinated radical person been hospitalized, for a complaint of 0.023% and 165 person died, for a complaint of 0.0031%.

According to the astir caller numbers, 75% of eligible region residents property 12 and implicit person received astatine slightest 1 dose of vaccine, and 66% are afloat vaccinated. Among the county’s wide colonisation of 10.3 million, 65% person received 1 dose and 57% are afloat vaccinated. That colonisation fig includes astir 1.3 cardinal radical nether property 12 who are ineligible for shots.

Black residents successful the region proceed to person the lowest vaccination rate, astatine 51% wide with astatine slightest 1 dose. Among Black residents property 12-15, conscionable 35% person received astatine slightest 1 dose.

The mean regular complaint of radical investigating affirmative for the microorganism successful the region was 1.5% arsenic of Monday, down from 2% a week ago.