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L.A. Coronavirus Update: Rate of Positive Test Results Drops Dramatically With Increased Testing; Health Director Issues Warnings
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deadline.comBy Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor With over 350,000 this test results now reported to the L.A. County Department of Public Health, that agency’s director, Dr.
Barbara Ferrer, announced today that the positivity rate has dropped from 14 percent to 9 percent. This, she said, is the result of “more people being tested.” The director estimated that, over the past few days, one million L.A.
residents have left their homes to enjoy reopened businesses and outdoor spaces. “Just as a reminder,” she said,” If the rate of people who are positive from COVID-19 is about four percent, we might be able to estimate that as many as 40,000 of the one million people who were out and about, could be infected.” “And,” she extrapolated, “if these people
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