Experiencing the same
surge as its neighbors, Culver
City recorded a sharp uptick
in the rate of coronavirus infection over
the past month,
the County Health Department
has announced.
As of press time Wednesday,
the number of local residents
with Covid-19rose
to470cases, representing a
17.5% increase in the past
4 weeks. Deaths related to
coronavirus totaled 28 in Culver
City. More than half of the
deaths occurred in nursing
homes and assisted living facilities.
County-wide, the total
infected now stands at
327,964with7,216deaths.
Ninety-three percent of people
who died had underlying
health conditions. On Wednesday,
Public Health Department
reported 2,152 cases of the
coronavirus and 22 deaths.
Currently, there are 903
confirmed cases currently
hospitalized and 28% of these
people are in the ICU in Los
Angeles, health officials said.
This number has been increased
dramatically this past
couple of weeks. A month ago,
in early-October, the daily
number of people hospitalized
with coronavirus was between
650 and 725 patients. In addition,
the test positivity rate has
risen from 3% in September to
5.6% this week.
"It is promising to hear the
news of Covid-19 vaccine
possibilities in the near future,"
said Barbara Ferrer, PhD,
MPH, MEd, Director of Public
Health. "However, we cannot
wait for a vaccine to slow the
spread in L.A. County. Every
person needs to make personal
decisions each day to use
the tools we know work. The
power to prevent more cases,
hospitalizations and deaths is
within all of us."
Ferrer is also urging residents
to get the flu shot. "Flu
immunizations are safe and
provide protection against the
harmful effects of influenza
and can also help keep people
out of the hospital freeing
up critical hospital resources,"
she said. "As we begin to see
increases in Covid-19 hospitalizations
and considering the
toll it has had on our communities
and our healthcare system,
now more than ever it is
important to be protected from
influenza."
The rate of infection in Culver
City stands at 1179 per
100,000 population. But it's
much lower than the 100K levels
at some neighboring cities,
including Beverly Hills at 2358,
Inglewood at 3021 and the
City of Los Angeles 3327.
Testing results are available
for more than 3.3 million individuals
with 9% of all people
testing positive.
For more information about
getting tested, visit covid19.
lacounty.gov/testing or call
the County's 2-1-1 information
line. Residents also can contact
their healthcare provider
if they need to be tested for
Covid-19.
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