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COVID Puts L.A. County Medical System at ‘Point of Crisis’
The number of COVID patients in the county’s hospitals hit an all-time high Monday, and officials expect the situation to worsen in coming weeks as a new surge of people who were infected during the holidays become ill. by Luke Money, Rong-gong Lin II, Soumya Karlamangla and Andrew J. Campa / January 6, 2021 TNS
(TNS) - The coronavirus crisis battering Los Angeles County’s medical system is reaching increasingly desperate levels, with health care providers running low on equipment, ambulance operators being told not to bring patients who have virtually no chance of survival to hospitals and officials scrambling to ensure they can provide enough lifesaving oxygen for critically ill patients.
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Over 900 workers have been infected with COVID-19 across various Target, Costco, Home Depot and Amazon stores and warehouses in Los Angeles County.
Fast food chains Chick-Fil-A, McDonald s, and In-N-Out Burger also reported over 150 cases among workers.
Los Angeles County has recorded a 905% increase in its weekly average of positive cases since November 1.
Coronavirus outbreaks have hit several large retail chains throughout Los Angeles County, according to data from the LA County Health Department.
Los Angeles has become one of the nation s hotbeds for the coronavirus. In the past two weeks, over 900 workers have been infected with COVID-19 across 11 Target locations, eight Costcos, nine Home Depots and six Amazon stores and warehouses in the county, according to data from the health department as of Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES — The coronavirus crisis battering Los Angeles County’s medical system is reaching increasingly desperate levels, with health care providers running low on equipment, ambulance operators being told not to bring patients who have virtually no chance of survival to hospitals, a