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jump, jump, for my love?!.....COVID cases in Los Angeles jump ahead of July 4th weekend..... - NewtonMP2100 - 07-03-2021
.......yikes........
Local officials sound the alarm over another possible wave of Covid-19 infections
....Local officials are sounding the alarm over an increase in Covid-19 infections just as the nation prepares to celebrate a Fourth of July holiday that many hoped would mark the start of the resumption of normal life.
In Arkansas, which has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the nation, cases are surging, officials said. In Los Angeles County, where the vaccination rate is slightly above the national average, officials warned about a possible new wave of infections, especially given the rapid spread of the Delta variant.
"We are now going in the wrong direction yet again with Covid-19 infections here in the state of Arkansas," said Dr. Cam Patterson, chancellor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, during the state's weekly briefing Tuesday.
"With July 4th holiday coming up and eventually kids going back to school, we have to be concerned that this would be a trend that could continue. And if it does, it would appear that we may be in the beginning of the third surge of Covid-19 here in the state of Arkansas," he said.
More than 90% of active virus cases are people who have not been vaccinated, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said during the briefing.
The state saw 988 Covid-19 deaths since late January, and 99.6% of those deaths were people who were not vaccinated, Hutchinson added. In the same time period, more than 98% of those hospitalized with Covid-19 were not vaccinated.
Arkansas has fully vaccinated 34.3% of its total population, federal data shows.
"The vaccine, as well as continued practicing of social distancing and masking when that is necessary, are our pathways out of a third surge of Covid-19," Patterson said.
Nationally, the seven-day average of new Covid-19 cases has been going up for six straight days, according to a CNN analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University. As of Thursday, the seven-day moving average of new cases -- just more than 12,700 per day -- was up 9.08% compared to the week prior.
"Looking state by state and county by county, it is clear that communities where people remain unvaccinated are communities that remain vulnerable," Dr. Rochelle Walensky, head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Thursday. "This is all true as we monitor the continued spread of the hyper-transmissible Delta variant."
Los Angeles reports highest number of new daily cases since April
A drive through mass vaccination site at the Pomona Fairplex is nearly empty on June 10, 2021 in Pomona, California.
Los Angeles County, where 59% of residents aged 16 and older are fully vacinated, on Thursday reported 506 new Covid-19 cases, the highest in a single day since mid-April, Health Director Barbara Ferrer said.
The threat of another wave can be triggered by the 4 million people who have yet to get vaccinated, she warned.
"We have enough risk and enough unvaccinated people for Delta to pose a threat to our recovery and masking up now, could help prevent a resurgence in transmission," Ferrer said, pushing back against criticism about guidance to resume mask-wearing indoors.
The county is one of the first areas in the US to revisit its mask recommendation after California lifted most of its Covid-19 restrictions last month. The new, voluntary mask guidance is needed until health officials can "better understand how and to who the Delta variant is spreading," the county's department of public health said.
But just weeks after dropping most restrictions on businesses, the state has a whole as seen cases ticking upward, doubling the state's positivity rate, according to data from California's Department of Public Health. While still relatively low, the state's test positivity rate has increased from 0.7% on June 15 to 1.5% on Friday.
"The most important thing we can do to stop the spread of COVID-19, and the variants, is ensure everyone who is eligible gets vaccinated," Health Officer Tomás Aragón said Friday.
Delta variant will make it harder to reach herd immunity
Two-thirds of adults in the US have received at least one dose of the vaccine as of Thursday, CDC data shows. Over the past week, an average of 661,795 people became fully vaccinated daily.
But even as vaccinations continue, the Delta variant could make it harder for the US to reach herd immunity, Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine told CNN Friday........
on the rise......?!
Re: jump, jump, for my love?!.....COVID cases in Los Angeles jump ahead of July 4th weekend..... - bfd - 07-04-2021
Suddenly taking off all the restrictions of the past year - even with vaccinations, there are going to be breakthroughs. And considering the number of unwashed, it's surprising that the numbers are even higher.