UPDATE: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed a fourth case of Covid-19 with mutations consistent with the new Omicron variant. While the previous three cases have all been traced back to infection outside the community, this latest infection is a possible result of local transmission. The infected … Read entire story.
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As the Omicron variant crops across the region, Los Angeles is seeing significant and sustained jumps in Covid cases, test positivity rates and hospitalizations. Los Angeles County reported another 1,772 new cases on Wednesday. Last Tuesday the number was 843. That’s a more 100% rise in a little over one week. … Read entire story.
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The World Health Organization issued a series of warnings today about the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, among them that “We are now starting to see a consistent picture of rapid increase in transmission.” That transmission appears to be aided by “increased risk of re-… Read entire story.
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UPDATE: The newest case of the Omicron variant identified in Los Angeles was found in a student who attends USC, the university announced today. The student was fully vaccinated, according to L.A. Public Health officials. The individual recently traveled to the East Coast, per LAPH. “Based on travel … Read entire story.
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Joe Biden will deliver a speech from the White House later on Thursday in which he will announce a Covid-19 strategy during the winter months, with a resurgence looming following the discovery of the Omicron variant. Under the plan, all international travelers to the United States will be required to … Read entire story.
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