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Unique Event Calls Attention to Childhood Drowning Concerns Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend
Roxie s Wish: Drowning Prevention Week for Children
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LOS ANGELES, May 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ As Memorial Day and summer vacations approach, a Los Angeles nonprofit is making a unique effort to educate millions about the growing dangers of childhood drowning.
Meow Meow Foundation recently passed California legislation which declares every third week of May as
Roxie s Wish: Drowning Prevention Week for Children. Coinciding with this annual event, the organization is hosting a 7-part series under the same name from May 15-21. Due to COVID-19 restrictions this year s program will stream online.
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Southern California ICU Capacity Projected For Nearly 44% By March
State health officials announced Tuesday that the Southern California Region’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Capacity is projected to increase nearly five times over the next month, with initial estimates showing capacity at nearly 44% by the beginning of March.
On Tuesday, California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly gave an update on the state’s current status in its response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Over the past 24 hours, 12,604 people tested positive for COVID-19 across the state, a number that has slowly been declining over the past week.
“We haven’t seen a number like this in quite some time,” Ghaly said.
More than 2,200 people who work at hospitals in L.A. County tested positive for the coronavirus in December alone.
“It is getting harder and harder for healthcare workers to care for those coming to the hospital with gunshot wounds, heart attacks, strokes and injuries from car accidents,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis. “Hospitals are declaring internal disasters and having to open church gyms to serve as hospital units.”
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Over the past week, L.A. County averaged 183 COVID-19 deaths a day the equivalent of one every eight minutes and 13,500 new coronavirus infections, a count expected to grow with the reopening of testing sites after the holidays. The county’s cumulative coronavirus case count now tops 841,000.