Delta Variant In Los Angeles: 20% Of Covid Cases Now Among Vaccinated Residents - Deadline

“The Delta variant is a game-changer,” said Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said on Thursday.

Ferrer announced that, as the Delta variant has become more prevalent in Los Angeles County, the percentage of infections happening among fully-vaccinated residents is also rising.

The rise coincides with the rise of the more transmissible Delta variant in the county, which now accounts for 84% of all variants recently identified.

County residents are vaccinated, so the proportion of vaccinated people to the overall population when compared to the proportion they make up of those who are newly infected reflects Ferrer’s logic.

The June 15 reopening may also have something to do with the spread among vaccinated people, she said.