California COVID-19 hospitalizations up 25% in last week
LOS ANGELES — COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising rapidly in California, placing fresh strain on healthcare systems already worn thin by nearly two years on the frontlines of the pandemic.
Though the number of COVID-19 patients statewide remains far below the high marks seen during last winter’s surge, the daily count has swelled — a likely byproduct of a new spike in coronavirus cases that officials say is being fueled by the heavily mutated omicron variant.
California recorded 4,378 coronavirus-positive patients in its hospitals Monday, an increase of 377 from the day before. The number of Californians hospitalized with COVID-19 has swelled by nearly 25% since Dec. 20.
The rise has been even steeper in Los Angeles County — which saw its daily patient count grow by
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