Mark Swenson of Oceanside is seen by emergency department technician David Tran and registered nurse Jessica Smith on Nov. 11 at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. “In every category that we track — whether it’s test positivity, case rate numbers, wastewater surveillance, clinical surveillance, hospitalizations — we’re seeing increases for RSV, flu and COVID.” Of particular concern is RSV, respiratory syncytial …
Intensive care unit beds across Southern California are plummeting to critical levels, with capacity falling to 1% in Ventura County and 0% in Riverside County while Los Angeles County — home to 10 million people — had fewer than 100 beds available. “Our reality is frightening at the moment,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said. “The best thing …
Nurse Cianna Christopher joins other medical professionals in a demonstration for more support outside Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks. ‘The worst day thus far’ L.A. County on Tuesday reported more than 7,500 new cases — the most in a single day, which the director of public health called “the worst day thus far” of the pandemic. San …
As states throughout the country experience severe spikes in coronavirus infections, California’s case count remains mild by comparison. Two counties moved backward in the state’s tiered system Wednesday as Ghaly announced 5,338 new coronavirus cases. In Los Angeles County, officials on Wednesday reported the highest single daily case count unrelated to a backlog since late August. The county, which has …
