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Los Angeles County is celebrating a unique moment after more than two years Battle with COVID-19.. On the one hand, hospitalization and death are at their lowest since the early days of the pandemic. Meanwhile, the BA.2 subvariant continues to increase daily infections.

Even if the number of cases is only a small part of the number in January Omicron surge, Experts warn when more than 40,000 new cases may occur each day. The 7-day average of cases reached 1,734 on Wednesday. This is an increase of 53.2% from a week ago.

Weekly COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County from March 23 to April 26

Last week also provided a nasty view of the pandemic impact on the region’s most vulnerable populations. on friday, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Published a report on the mortality rate of uncontained Angelenos. that is 179 people experiencing homelessness died of COVID-19 from April 2020 to March 2021. Coronavirus was the third leading cause of death in the community after drug overdose and coronary heart disease.

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Better time for the hospital

Hospitalization in the county is stable, as it was for weeks. The number of COVID-positive patients at regional medical institutions has been below 300 since April 1.

On Wednesday, there were 235 COVID-19 patients in the hospital. This is almost the same as the 230 inhabitants who were hospitalized last week.

COVID-19 Hospitalization in Los Angeles County, February 1st-April 26th

The mortality rate is also low. The Public Health Service reported 10 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, averaging 8 for 7 days. This is a drop from the 7-day average of 10 deaths reported last week.

Health officials expect the number of hospitalizations and deaths to increase, as in many other parts of the world, but the main point of discussion is how high they will be. Previous infection numbers in the county, along with new coronavirus treatment options, may help prevent numbers from approaching the levels recorded in past surges and prevent strain on the healthcare system.

After last week’s increase, the positive rate fell below 2%. Wednesday’s rate was 1.7%.

This is above the approximately 1% recorded for over a month, but the current situation is better than during the Omicron surge. On January 27, 12.7% of the tests returned positive.

Los Angeles County COVID-19 Positive Rate, February 1st-April 26th

When students and staff from the Los Angeles Unified School District facility return to campus after the Spring Holidays, the Public Health Service expects a slight increase in cases. Still, of the 352,240 tests conducted at the LAUSD facility from April 21st to 27th 1,388 Positive result. This reduced the positive rate from 0.57% last week to 0.39%.

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Women are smarter than men

Vaccination rates have peaked in LA County, estimated among 9.7 million inhabitants over the age of five 1.6 million people are unvaccinated.. In addition, only 3.8 million people received booster shots.

Still, science shows the benefits of taking jabs. In the week ending April 8, unvaccinated individuals were three times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than fully vaccinated residents.The possibility of dying 16 times higher Unvaccinated Angelenos compared to a fully protected counterpart.

Vaccine data discrepancies by gender have followed the same trend for almost a year. Women continue to inject more often than men. Data up to April 21 It shows that almost 85.3% of women over the age of 5 received at least one vaccination compared to 81.1% of men. Approximately 77.4% of women over the age of 5 are fully vaccinated, compared to 72.9% of men.

In Los Angeles County, approximately 18,520,761 shots were administered. The total number of vaccines dispensed a year ago was 7,055,761.

By April 21, 83.4% of residents over the age of 5 had been vaccinated at least once. Nearly 75% are fully vaccinated.

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

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