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L.A. County coronavirus numbers continue drop - Los Angeles Times

L.A. County coronavirus numbers continue drop - Los Angeles Times

L.A. County coronavirus numbers continue drop - Los Angeles Times
Feb 21, 2021 1 min, 2 secs

Los Angeles County officials continue to report a decline in new coronavirus cases but say the emergence of a more transmissible, potentially more virulent variant underscores the importance of sticking with safety measures like masking and distancing.

Public health officials on Saturday recorded 2,393 new cases of the virus and 136 related deaths, as well as two more cases of the B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the U.K.

Los Angeles County has now recorded a total of 14 cases of the B.1.1.7 strain, but experts have said there are likely more, as only a small portion of samples undergo the genetic sequencing necessary to determine the variant.

Although research has indicated that vaccines on the market remain effective against the B.1.1.7 variant, some officials have expressed fears its contagiousness could fuel another surge, particularly if a comprehensive vaccination campaign is slow to roll out and people become fatigued and disregard public safety rules.

Orange County has reported a similar downward trend, on Saturday recording 391 new cases of the virus, 44 deaths and 591 hospitalized patients, a decline of about 46% from two weeks before.

About 500 more vaccinations were slated to be administered at a Boyle Heights clinic for Eastside and South Los Angeles residents 65 and older held by Keck Medicine of USC on Saturday.

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