California COVID-19 hospitalizations rise, new LA County cases double amid omicron spread
by Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times
Dec 18, 2021
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES — COVID-19 hospitalizations are on the rise in California as the omicron variant spreads, combining with a holiday wave of the delta strain to spark concerns of yet another surge that could strain the state’s health-care system.
There were 3,589 COVID-19 patients in the state’s hospitals as of Friday, an increase of roughly 12% from two weeks before, according to the Los Angeles Times’ hospitalization tracker. Some Southern California counties have seen bigger jumps, with hospitalizations
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