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Omicron is most certainly on the decline here in Los Angeles as evidenced both by daily and weekly case rates. As with most epidemics that have rapid growth, we also expect to see very steep declines.…
Well, it’s official. Case numbers in Los Angeles on December 31st 2021 rose to new heights, exceeding the maximum number we experienced in the devastating outbreak that began in late 2020 and extended into 2021. During…
Like so much of the country and the world, our office here in Santa Monica has been inundated with testing requests from patients with symptoms as well as known exposure to a COVID-19 case. For me…
You wouldn’t know it from the headlines, but COVID-19 case rates declined in Los Angeles County week over week. Here are some sample headlines: “LA County Tightens Rules for Mega-Events Amid Rising COVID Numbers” (NBC Los…
Why did I take a break from blogging and is it because COVID-19 in 2021 looks a lot like COVID-19 in 2020? Perhaps so
To a moderate degree of fanfare, California “reopened” from COVID-19. As aptly summed up by the LA Daily News (link: https://www.dailynews.com/2021/06/14/la-county-joining-california-set-to-largely-reopen-tuesday-june-15-after-more-than-a-year-of-coronavirus-restrictions-heres-what-that-means/): “After a year of scrambling to stay alive, businesses will be allowed to forgo coronavirus-related…
What a year it has been. Here in Los Angeles County we experienced a pandemic high of COVID-19 cases the week of 1/5/2021 at 145.0 new daily cases per 100,000 population. For the most recent week…
Today Los Angeles County reported no new COVID-19 related deaths. The last time we had a zero count was March 18th, 2020. Today’s count is an additional manifestation of the continued divergence between case rates and…
COVID-19 case rates continue to decline in Los Angeles County and now stand at 3.6 new daily cases per 100,000. The last time we had a case rate this low was March 24th, 2020 and our…