COVID-19 hospitalizations fall again in Los Angeles County – Daily News

Los Angeles — COVID-19 hospitalizations declined again in Los Angeles County on Saturday, October 2, and have continued to decline for a month.

According to state statistics, there were 825 COVID-positive patients in the county hospital on Saturday, down from 862 on Friday. Of these patients, 231 were being treated in the intensive care unit. It decreased from 234 people on the previous day.

The number of COVID-positive people hospitalized in the county has declined 29 times in the last 33 days, down from the summer peak of nearly 1,800. The Los Angeles County Public Health Service also reported on Friday that infection rates for residents and skilled nursing facility staff have declined.

The agency recorded another 20 virus-related deaths on Saturday, increasing the cumulative death toll to 26,143. An additional 1,427 new cases were reported, with a total of 1,462,013 pandemics across the county.

Of the 20 deaths reported on Saturday, 6 died over the age of 80, 7 died between the ages of 65 and 79, 2 died between the ages of 50 and 64, and 4 died. I was between the ages of 30 and 49. One death was reported by the city of Long Beach.

Health officials say that about 90% of people who died of COVID-19 were in underlying health.

The average daily rolling rate for virus-positive people remained low at around 1.7% as of Friday.

According to the Department of Health, 41 new COVID infections were reported in skilled nursing facilities during the week leading up to September 19. There are 25 residents and 16 staff. In the week of August 8, 123 new cases were reported in a skilled nursing facility.

However, the county said more than half of the 41 cases reported in the week leading up to September 19 occurred between fully vaccinated staff and residents.

County officials said 88% of skilled nursing facility staff were fully vaccinated and 91% of staff were fully vaccinated. The mission, which came into force on Thursday, requires all SNF staff to be fully vaccinated with COVID, while medical or religious exempt staff must be tested twice a week.

“We thank all healthcare professionals for complying with state and county vaccination requirements,” said Barbara Ferrer, Director of Public Health. “Their support ensures that we protect each other and our patients as we comply with these and other public health safety measures.

“We also support states that are planning to add COVID-19 to the list of vaccines that schools already need,” she said. “59% of teens in LA County, aged 12 to 17 years, are fully vaccinated because the vaccine is a very safe and sophisticated defense against COVID-19. We continue to focus on increasing vaccination rates as quickly as possible. “

The figures provided by Feller on Thursday showed that 77% of eligible Los Angeles County residents over the age of 12 were vaccinated at least once, and 69% were fully vaccinated. Of the county’s total population of 10.3 million, including those under the age of 12, who are not yet eligible for firing, 66% have been vaccinated at least once and 59% have been fully vaccinated.

“Millions of eligible residents remain unvaccinated,” Feller said, while the overall number was impressive.

Black residents continue to have the lowest vaccination coverage in the county, with only 54% receiving at least one vaccination. Latino / a residents have a vaccination rate of 62%, while 72% of white residents have been vaccinated at least once and 81% of Asians have been vaccinated.

Starting Thursday, more than 10,000 outdoor mega-events in the county and those who patronize or work in indoor bars, breweries, wineries and distilleries will need at least one vaccination. Become. Beginning November 4, these settings will require full vaccination. The city of West Hollywood has enacted similar obligations for indoor businesses with the same deadline, and the city of Los Angeles will approve the same rules next week.

Students in the Los Angeles Unified School District participating in extracurricular activities must be fully vaccinated by October 31st, while all school district students must be fully vaccinated by December 19th. ..