LA's coronavirus transmission rate now at highest point since early months of pandemic
LOS ANGELES — In a dramatic sign of omicron's relentless spread, the coronavirus transmission rate in Los Angeles County is now estimated to be greater than at any point since the early months of the pandemic, as cases explode across California, data show.
Every infected person in L.A. County is on average transmitting the virus to two other people, according to estimates from California's COVID-19 computer models published Monday morning.
By contrast, the effective transmission rate at its worst point in last winter's surge did not exceed 1.4, estimates from the L.A. County Department of Health Services show.
Over the last week, more than 1 in 5 of those tested in L.A. County found they have contracted the coronavirus.
L.A. County recorded 23,553 new cases on Saturday and 21,200 more on Sunday,
