Los Angeles County reported two new COVID-19 patients following four straight days of declines.
The county on Monday reported 1,724 COVID-positive patients in hospitals, up from 1,722 patients Sunday. The numbers are still some of the highest since the waning days of the devastating fall and winter surge, but could indicate a sea change.“It appears that we may be getting into a plateau phase of this fourth surge here in California,” Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, medical epidemiologist and infectious diseases expert at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, said Monday.
“I think it shows that California continues to be a leader in the nation in terms of the application of preventative measures to reduce the spread of COVID, such as mandates for vaccination, ensuring that everyone has access to the vaccine, and, in many places, even mandating masking in indoor settings,” he added.
The rolling case positivity average has also ticked down slightly to 2.8%, compared to 3.4% a week ago.By far, the age group now most likely to get infected with the coronavirus in Los Angeles County is younger adults — those 18 to 49. Still concerning are intensive care numbers, which continue to climb: The county reported 454 patients in the ICU on Monday, up from 439 Sunday.
Officials also said that younger adults ages 18 to 49 are now the most likely to get infected with the coronavirus. As of early August, for every 100,000 vaccinated younger adults,And though there have been some breakthrough infections among the vaccinated, case rates remain much worse among unvaccinated people.
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