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Los Angeles Coronavirus Update: County Reports Troubling Rise In Virus Transmission Rate Over Past 7 Days

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Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County’s coronavirus transmission rate — the average number of people a COVID patient infects with the virus — has made a troubling rise in the past seven days.

According to the county Department of Health Services, that rate was 0.95 a week ago and 1.02 as of Wednesday. Anytime the rate is above 1, virus cases are anticipated to increase, followed by rises in hospitalizations and potentially deaths.

California Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly said the state has experienced an overall increase in case numbers, test positivity rates and hospitalizations over the past few weeks, which is important to keep in mind as more people move indoors with the weather getting cooler and.

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