LA County health officials expanded access to monkeypox vaccines, but a limited supply means they'll only be provided to high risk people.
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Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said it is likely the county will hit the "high" category by July 19.
Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are surging headed into a big holiday weekend, yet again.
Recently confirmed monkeypox patients in Los Angeles have not traveled out of the region and may have been infected at large gatherings.
The number of people hospitalized with a coronavirus infection in Los Angeles County increased by 21 people to 762.
Climbing cases and hospitalizations had put LA County on track to return to indoor masking by month's end, but hospitalizations are slowing.
The one-day strike is intended to address concerns about patient care and safe staffing.
The county saw a dramatic increase in positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations over the last month.
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If the county is moved into the "high" category, it will reimpose a mandatory indoor mask-wearing mandate.
The county has now identified four patients showing symptoms of monkeypox virus, but health officials do not anticipate an outbreak.
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The newest patient was described only as an adult who had recently traveled, although further details were not released.
With coronavirus cases again surging in Los Angeles, the county could become the state's second to resume indoor masking this month.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health says it confirmed the county's first presumptive case of monkeypox infection.
Hospitalizations are climbing too, and health officials reminded people to take precuations amid holiday gatherings.
Due to COVID outbreaks at nursing facilities across LA County, staff at such facilities are now required to wear masks and undergo testing.
Los Angeles County's health director has voiced concern about rising numbers of COVID-19 cases at schools in its latest data.
It was a year in which the coronavirus became the county's second-leading cause of death claiming 11,101 Angelenos.
Los Angeles surged back into a heightened coronavirus risk level, prompting health officials to recommend increased masking and testing.
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Further spikes in infections and hospitalizations could push Los Angeles into a higher risk category and a possible return of mandates.
The number of coronavirus patients in Los Angeles County hospitals is holding steady, falling by one person to 318, according to state data.
Nearly 3,000 more COVID-19 infections and seven more virus-related deaths were reported in Los Angeles County in its latest data.
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Though the number of daily new COVID-19 cases has tripled in a month, hospitalizations remain low in Los Angeles County.
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With cases doubling across Los Angeles County, officials confirmed the first case of BA.4 which can reinfect people who already had Omicron.
The increase in cases and school outbreaks comes as federal officials report that 75 percent of American children have already had COVID-19.
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The number of COVID-positive patients in LA County hospitals has increased by nine people to 218, according to the state.
In a series of whiplash policy reversals, Los Angeles County allowed masks in mass transit settings this week before banning them again.
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The number of COVID-positive hospital patients in Los Angeles County has fallen by 28 people to 213.
The move means many parents reluctant to get their child vaccinated will have another school year before the state mandate kicks in.
Amid slowly rising COVID numbers, LA County officials said they want to provide additional boosters to nursing facility residents.