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Juan Legaspi-Lozano, 90, is a patient inside the COVID-19 unit at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Mission Hills, California. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Covid-19 leaves many California hospitals running low on oxygen
LOS ANGELES Can California address the shortage of life-saving oxygen at some hospitals overwhelmed by coronavirus cases?
The demand for oxygen has skyrocketed, as critically ill Covid-19 patients often need high rates of oxygen flowing into their lungs to keep them alive, helping them to overcome a perilous moment when their lungs are inflamed and their oxygen levels in the body become dangerously low.
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Hospitals in Los Angeles County that are struggling to provide enough oxygen for the sickest coronavirus patients received some relief Saturday when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crews arrived.
Updated on January 3, 2021 at 2:15 pm
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Los Angeles County reported 138 more COVID-19 deaths and another 15,701 new cases Saturday, as the county surpassed the 800,000-case mark.
A significant number of deaths reported Saturday were from the backlog associated with the Spectrum outage and Christmas holiday reporting delays, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
To date, there have been 10,682 deaths and 806,210 coronavirus cases. The case load has doubled in the last month.
The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals rose to 7,627 people, and 21% of them are in the ICU. Conditions continue to worsen at hospitals in the county, with ambulances waiting up to eight hours to off-load patients, leading to a shortage of paramedic crews on the streets and longer 911 response times.
LA County reports 20,414 more COVID cases; LASD raids 5 super-spreader New Year s Eve parties
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) Los Angeles County reported another 20,414 new cases of COVID-19 and 207 additional deaths Friday, although 40 of the deaths were from a backlog associated with a Spectrum outage and holiday reporting delays.
The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals rose to 7,613, the highest number seen during the pandemic, with 21% of those people in intensive care units.
Conditions continue to worsen at hospitals in the county, with ambulances waiting up to eight hours to off-load patients, leading to a shortage of paramedic crews on the streets and longer 911 response times.