Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue Climbing
December 27, 2021
The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals continued an unnerving climb today as the virus’ Omicron variant continued to fuel rising infection numbers in the Southland and beyond.
According to state figures, there were 966 COVID-positive patients in L.A. hospitals as of Monday, up sharply from 904 on Sunday. Two-hundred of those patients were being treated in intensive care, up from 188 a day earlier.