COVID Hospitalizations Continue Rise In LA County; Cases Up Among Homeless

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – As federal health officials recommended Wednesday that all vaccinated Americans get COVID-19 booster shots, Los Angeles County saw another increase in the number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus, while infections among the homeless have also ticked upward.

There were 1,790 COVID patients in county hospitals Wednesday, according to state figures, up from 1,754 on Tuesday. There were also 406 people being treated in intensive care, up from 397 the previous day.

The L.A. County Department of Public Health confirmed 34 new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, lifting the overall death toll from the virus to 24,967. Another 4,046 cases were confirmed, giving the county a cumulative total from throughout the pandemic of 1,359,672.

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