“The use of therapeutics, reasonable precautions including masking and testing, and access to the bivalent booster have all helped,” Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said.
The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals has fallen below 700, decreasing by 28 people to 694, according to the latest state numbers released on Satruday, Jan. 28, the lowest rate since mid-November.Those numbers come one day after the county reported 1,123 new cases of COVID-19 and another 19 deaths associated with the virus, bringing its cumulative totals to 3,673,339 cases and 35,230 deaths.
“The use of therapeutics, reasonable precautions including masking and testing, and access to the bivalent booster have all helped to put LA County in a good place right now,” Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement. “The county is blessed to have the health tools that make a difference and I applaud everyone for using these tools to dampen spread and reduce risk, especially for those most vulnerable.
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