Los Angeles County sees exponential growth in Covid-19 cases as Delta variant becomes dominant

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Los Angeles County sees exponential growth in Covid-19 cases as Delta variant becomes dominant

Fri, 2021-07-09 10:35 — mike kraft

Los Angeles County sees exponential growth in Covid-19 cases as Delta variant becomes dominant, worrying officials The most populous county in the US is seeing "exponential growth" of Covid-19 cases as Delta takes over as the dominant coronavirus strain, health officials in Los Angeles County said. Aya Elamroussi, CNN CNN

( CNN) The most populous county in the US is seeing "exponential growth" of Covid-19 cases as Delta takes over as the dominant coronavirus strain, health officials in Los Angeles County said.

The jump mirrors upticks in other parts of the country over the past week, as experts warn of Delta's high transmissibility.

"We do continue to see an uptick in cases and hospitalizations," Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Thursday. "Deaths, fortunately, continue to be relatively low, but as hospitalizations continue to increase we anticipate that deaths might also increase."

While 60% of those over 16 years old have been fully vaccinated, the county's case rate jumped from 1.74 cases to 3.5 cases per 100,000 people in one week, according to a news release from the county Department of Public Health.

The overwhelming majority of those testing positive in the county are unvaccinated, representing 99.96% of all new infections, the release said.

Overall, the state's Covid-19 positivity rate -- the percentage of all tests that are positive -- has tripled since California fully reopened last month.

The rate now surpasses 2% for the first time since early March, after hitting a low of 0.7% in early June, according to new data from the state's Department of Public Health. ...

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