Leimert Park residents offered incentives to get vaccinated
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LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County officials continue to offer a variety of incentives to get people vaccinated, with their latest efforts targeted people in the Leimert Park area.
Officials say only about 58.7% of Leimert Park residents over the age of 16 have been vaccinated so far, and Saturday s focus was particularly on young Black men, who have some of the lowest vaccination rates in the county.
Small businesses in Leimert Park received $200 for displaying posters in their storefronts, and everyone who got vaccinated Saturday at a Community Build location received a $25 American Express gift card. Barbers who referred customers to vaccination sites received a $25 American Express gift card for each person who successfully gets vaccinated as a result.
Mayor Eric Garcetti, County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas and state Sen. Sydney Kamlager, D-Los Angeles, attended a news conference at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic hosted by St. John s Well Child and Family Center to highlight the campaign.
“We still have about 4 million residents in Los Angeles County that are not yet vaccinated, and risk of increased spread of the Delta variant remains high. This is why it s so important that we are here in Leimert Park and that we continue to do all we can to reach Black and Latinx communities who are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, Mitchell said.
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Los Angeles County Public Health officials reported 2,600 new COVID-19 infections the fourth consecutive day above 2,500 cases and 10 additional deaths Saturday.
Health officials have repeatedly blamed the current surge in cases on the highly infectious “Delta” variant of the virus.
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The variant was first discovered in India and is blamed for rampant infections in that country, along with outbreaks in the United Kingdom. It is now spreading across the United States, contributing to rising case numbers and hospitalizations.
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Los funcionarios de salud pública del condado de Los Ángeles informaron 2,600 nuevas infecciones por COVID-19, el cuarto día consecutivo por encima de los 2,500 casos, y 10 muertes adicionales el sábado.
Los funcionarios de salud han culpado repetidamente del aumento actual de casos a la variante altamente infecciosa Delta del virus. Descarga aquí nuestra aplicación para iOS o Android y recibe todas las alertas sobre noticias de Última Hora y El Tiempo.
La variante se descubrió por primera vez en India y se le atribuye la proliferación de infecciones en ese país, junto con los brotes en el Reino Unido. Ahora se está extendiendo por los Estados Unidos, lo que contribuye al aumento del número de casos y hospitalizaciones.
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El viernes se informaron más de 3,000 nuevas infecciones por COVID-19 en el condado de Los Ángeles, la primera vez desde el 13 de febrero que el número ha superado ese nivel.
Los 3,058 nuevos casos informados el viernes elevaron el total acumulado de toda la pandemia a 1,279,171. Se han reportado más de 10,000 casos nuevos en los últimos cuatro días, y el número diario superó los 2,500 durante tres días consecutivos. Descarga aquí nuestra aplicación para iOS o Android y recibe todas las alertas sobre noticias de Última Hora y El Tiempo.
Los funcionarios de salud han culpado repetidamente del aumento actual de casos a la variante altamente infecciosa “Delta” del virus.