LA County may be at the start of a winter COVID-19 surge, health official says
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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County is possibly at the start of a winter COVID-19 surge, its public health director said Thursday.
Weekly coronavirus case rates have climbed by 33% over the last two weeks, sending the nation’s most populous county back into the worst coronavirus transmission tier, colored red on maps published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Also rising in L.A. County are COVID-19 hospitalizations, which just before Thanksgiving hit a new low since the Delta surge began in the summer. COVID-19 hospitalizations are up 21% since Nov. 22, rising from 551 to 667 as of Wednesday.
“We do expect increases to continue on the heels of our Thanksgiving gatherings, but already based on the trends, we are looking at the possible beginnings of a winter
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