The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) released an update on Dec. 29 stating that the number of COVID-19-positive patients currently hospitalized is 1,269, up from 1, 195 the previous day. In the Dec. 29 release, Public Health reported more than 3,968 new positive cases.
Earlier in the week, Public Health officials estimated that roughly 40% of patients with the virus were admitted to the hospital for COVID-related conditions, with many only learning they were infected when testing upon admission. After a spike in November, COVID-related hospital admission rates declined enough this month for the county to move out of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “high” COVID activity category to “medium.”
