19July 2020
Los Angeles County public health authorities on Sunday reported 2,848 freshly validated cases of the coronavirus, with the majority of those contaminated under the age of 41, as related hospitalizations reached a new high.There are currently 2,216 people hospitalized with the infection, the county health department reported. This is the fifth successive day with hospitalizations greater than 2,100 and the very first time hospitalizations have actually gone beyond 2,200.
Amongst those hospitalized, 26% remain in intensive care systems and 19% are on ventilators.
As the harmful rise in infections continues, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti provided a fresh warning Sunday throughout an appearance on CNN that the city was “on the edge “of imposing brand-new restrictions to avoid the spread of the infection. However he did not elaborate.
The mayor has actually made similar comments before over the last two weeks, stating the city would act if cases continue to rise.
The county's most current COVID-19 numbers also suggest that the disease has ended up being most prevalent in the relatively young: 53% of the 2,848 brand-new cases occurred in individuals under 41; 52% of cases to date in the county have actually occurred because age group.
The most recent report likewise includes 11 deaths, bringing the county's overall to 4,095.
“We continue to reach worrying turning points and today we are seeing the greatest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations,” Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer stated in a declaration. “Right now, young adults are being hospitalized at a rate not seen before. No matter how young you are, you are vulnerable to this virus. I urge everyone to take cumulative duty– stay physically apart from individuals you don't live with, correctly use a face covering when you are outside your house but stay home as much as possible.”
Even without Garcetti's intervention, a series of state-imposed limitations just recently worked, including a ban on indoor dining establishment dining and the closing of bars, shopping centers and other sellers in L.A. County and other counties on the state's watch list.
California's watch list consists of all counties in Southern California. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered K-12 schools– public and private– to stay closed in these counties till a county has been off the watch list for 14 consecutive days.The county has
now tabulated more than 1.5 million tests, of which 10% have come back favorable.