Los Angeles County health officials ask residents to undergo COVID testing before celebrating Mother's Day

The Angels County health officials have warned residents to exercise caution on Mother’s Day COVID-19 High altitude again.

“As the virus is spreading at a rapid pace, Public Health is asking all congregation members to celebrate and honor their mothers and grandmothers this weekend to keep each other safe by testing before meeting, staying outside as much as possible and wearing masks. to wear when inside. the department said. Los Angeles County Public Health in a letter.

The news came amid a mild spike in business in Los Angeles County. Statistics released Friday showed the province reported more than 3,000 new cases, six deaths and more than 230 hospitalizations — a slight decrease from the previous week.

According to state data released Sunday, the number of COVID-related hospitalizations fell by 10 people to 248, while the number of patients in intensive care, 33, remained unchanged from the day before.

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Cases are still well below their peak in mid-January, when Los Angeles County received more than 40,000 new COVID cases per week amid the winter wave of changing Omicron.

Downtown Los Angeles skyline in the background as seen from Broadway and the Bishops. Residents oppose the proposed gondola at Dogger’s Playground that would run through their homes along Bishops Road. In the Soluno Canyon neighborhood on Thursday, March 17, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

“As Los Angeles County continues through this other stage of the pandemic, the public health goal has not changed and we will work with partners to reduce severe illness and death from COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, director of public health in a statement. declaration. †

“It is simply not appropriate to tolerate the disproportionality that leads to higher morbidity, mortality and long-term disability among some populations and workers when there are collective prevention strategies that can reduce the spread of serious diseases.”

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