FLiRT variants push up COVID cases in LA County; Mayor Karen Bass tests positive
LOS ANGELES — COVID-19 cases are continuing to climb in Los Angeles County, as are the number of people hospitalized with infections, as the typical summer surge in the illness creeps up. Among those recently testing positive for the coronavirus was Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, whose office disclosed the result Friday morning, shortly before she spoke at a press conference virtually, through ...
by Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times
Jul 01, 2024
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LOS ANGELES — COVID-19 cases are continuing to climb in Los Angeles County, as are the number of people hospitalized with infections, as the typical summer surge in the illness creeps up.
Among those recently testing positive for the coronavirus was Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, whose office disclosed the result Friday morning, shortly before she spoke at a press conference virtually, through Zoom. The mayor first tested positive for the virus in June 2023.
The rise of COVID in California comes as levels of coronavirus in the state's wastewater remain high, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
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