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New Covid Cases In Los Angeles Hit Highest Level Since September 1; “Many More Cases Over A Short Period Of Time” Expected

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Los Angeles recorded 2,275 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, the highest daily mark since 2,370 on September 1, according to the county’s dashboard.Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said that today was the first time “in a while” that cases topped 2,000 in a single day.

In fact, it’s been a little over two weeks. On November 29 the region recorded 2,038 new cases. Before that, the mark hadn’t been breached since early September.The number of Covid-related hospitalizations has also risen to 770.

That’s up about 100 patients from a week ago and roughly 200 above the from late November count. Of those patients, 182 were in intensive care, up from 179 on Wednesday.

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