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LA County reports record 37,000 daily coronavirus cases but says Super Bowl still on

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County reported more than 37,000 new coronavirus cases Thursday, another record-breaking total as the omicron variant continues to surge across the region. But even with the pandemic’s astonishing resurgence, health officials say they fully expect next month’s Super Bowl can take place as scheduled at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. “I feel really confident that this event ...

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County reported more than 37,000 new coronavirus cases Thursday, another record-breaking total as the omicron variant continues to surge across the region.

But even with the pandemic’s astonishing resurgence, health officials say they fully expect next month’s Super Bowl can take place as scheduled at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.

“I feel really confident that this event will happen here in L.A. There’s no indication that it won’t,” county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer told reporters Thursday.

That’s not to say there wouldn’t be challenges

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