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Los Angeles County Coronavirus Update: Young Adults “Now Driving Infections In L.A. County” As New Cases Among Residents 18-29 Explode

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Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCases among young adults have increased steeply in the past 6 weeks and that age group is “now driving infections in L.A.

County,” according to Los Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer. Ferrer made the statement at her regular coronavirus press conference.Adults ages 18-29 now have the highest case rates per 100,000 people of any demographic, at just over 25, she said.

Children between 0 and 4 years old now have the second-highest case rate per 100,000 people, at just over 20.Ferrer said those two age groups have seen “explosive growth” in the past 6 weeks.

They now account for close to 70 percent of all new cases. While the numbers of adults ages 18-29 who are hospitalized is still low, it.

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