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Wednesday 2nd anniversary The first confirmed COVID-19 case in Los Angeles County. According to the report, the period was dizzying, with 2,560,768 cases and 28,630 deaths. Los Angeles County Public Health Service..

Uncertainty continues to this day. The surge in Omicron seems to have peaked and the number of cases is declining in the region.

Los Angeles County COVID-19 cases weekly, December 22-January. twenty five

But death Is on the riseIncluding 91 dead on Wednesday.

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Decreasing numbers

The Public Health Service reported 20,866 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday. This is a 48.4% decrease from 40,452 cases just two weeks ago.

The 7-day average for new cases on Wednesday was 30,878, a decrease of 15.4% from the 7-day average a week ago.

The test positive rate is also decreasing. Wednesday’s rate was 13.6% compared to 18% two weeks ago.

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Hospitalizations are on the rise, reflecting people in need of advanced medical care weeks after being infected with the virus. On Wednesday, residents of 4,534 counties were hospitalized with COVID-19. This is a slight decrease from the recent peak of 4,814 patients on January 20th.

Like hospitalization, death is an “indicator of delay,” and the surge in cases that began in mid-December has now led to an increase in the number of deaths. The average death toll over the seven days on Tuesday reached 61.

COVID-19 deaths in Los Angeles (7-day average)

The dead are embarrassed, but the current situation is much better than last winter, when few people were vaccinated. On January 26, 2021, the average death toll for seven days was 212.

Deaths also reflect the level of inequality that has existed since the early days of the pandemic.According to the Public Health Service, the COVID-19 mortality rate for black residents in Los Angeles County is 3.5 people per 100,000 inhabitants, And Latin individuals have a mortality rate of 3 per 100,000 inhabitants. White Angelenos dies at a rate of 2.5 per 100,000 inhabitants, with the lowest percentage of Asians in any subgroup, with one death per 100,000 inhabitants.

Pinch of protection

Everywhere you look, there are statistics showing the protection associated with vaccination and booster shots.California COVID-19 tracking page From January 10th to 16th, unvaccinated people were shown to be 4.4 times more likely to be infected with the coronavirus and 16.9 times more likely to die than vaccinated people. ..

By January 20th (the latest data available), about 80.9% of Los Angeles County residents aged 5 and over, or about 7.87 million. Received at least one dose Of the vaccine. In addition, about 72% of the population is fully vaccinated and 3.09 million have been boosted.

Last week, 325,360 shots were given from the 133,487 jabs given the previous week. Almost 39,000 shots armed in the last 7 days were the second dose.

Elderly people continue to be the most protected age group, with 89.4% of county citizens aged 65 and over fully vaccinated. Interestingly, the group with the least protection is 18-29 people. Only 70.2% are fully vaccinated. On the other hand, the vaccination rate for people aged 12 to 17 is 74.1%.

The Los Angeles Unified School District has seen fewer cases since the semester began three weeks ago. From January 19th to 25th 415,333 tests were done For students and staff, a positive result of about 27,000, a positive rate of 6.48%. This is down from 8.1% last week.

How did you do it: Analyzed coronavirus data associated with new cases, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations. Los Angeles County Public Health ServiceAnd data from Los Angeles Unified School District..

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