Greater LA

COVID-19 numbers are up again — to levels not seen since April

The number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are up in LA County, as well as the infection rate. Public health experts expected an increase in cases once LA County started slowly reopening. But the numbers are exceeding expectations.

By Steve Chiotakis • Jul 1, 2020 • 11m Listen

The number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are up in LA County, as well as the infection rate. Public health experts expected an increase in cases once LA County started slowly reopening. But the numbers are exceeding expectations. What went wrong, and how is the increase playing out at local hospitals?

Steve Chiotakis
Afternoon News Anchor
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Jenna Kagel
Radio producer
Kathryn Barnes
Producer, Reporter
Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith
Dean and Professor of Medicine for the College of Medicine at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Alicia Padilla
ICU Nurse, Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center

Greater LA

COVID-19 numbers are up again — to levels not seen since April

The number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are up in LA County, as well as the infection rate. Public health experts expected an increase in cases once LA County started slowly reopening. But the numbers are exceeding expectations.

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Greater LA

COVID-19 numbers are up again — to levels not seen since April

The number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are up in LA County, as well as the infection rate. Public health experts expected an increase in cases once LA County started slowly reopening. But the numbers are exceeding expectations.

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