Citing Rise Of Delta Variant, Los Angeles Reports 165 Percent Increase In Covid Cases

[appalachiablue]

Source: MSN/NBC News

LOS ANGELES - Despite beating back some of the highest coronavirus rates in the country earlier this year, Los Angeles County is once again seeing an uptick in new infections.

Public health officials reported a 165 percent increase in confirmed cases over the last week, with 839 new infections recorded as of Thursday. Fully vaccinated residents make up just a small fraction, 0.06 percent, of these new infections, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

“The data makes it increasingly clear that vaccines remain the most important tool we have to keep Covid-19 transmission and the incubation of variants low," Barbara Ferrer, director of public health, said in a statement.

"Overall Covid-19 trends are going in the wrong direction for everyone, and are particularly concerning given the proliferation of the Delta variant." California public health officials recorded 2,411 new infections as of Friday with a seven-day average of 3.3 cases per 100,000 people. The state has administered more than 42 million vaccine doses to date...

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/citing-rise-of-delta-variant-los-angeles-reports-165-percent-increase-in-covid-cases/ar-AALYrTF

[SoCalNative]

1. I blame the idiot anti-vaxxers

I have not one fuck to give for them if they get COVID and shuffle off this mortal coil.

[Gregory Peccary]

4. I am out of fucks to give

Not shedding any tears for these anti vaxxers.

[roamer65]

2. Anti-vaxxers are going to be responsible for the third wave this fall.

They need to be treated accordingly.

[IronLionZion]

3. The article says it's mostly Latinos infected

I hope it's not a problem of limited access to vaccines.

[SoCalNative]

5. There are Walgreens and CVS's

on almost every corner in L.A., not to mention all of the Target stores here with CVS pharmacies, and the vaccines are plentiful now.

[pandr32]

16. Not from what I have heard

I have in-law extended family that way and we hardly talk to them any more because they are indoctrinated by right-wing propaganda that is reinforced through their religious communities.
From the impression we've gotten the Latino community around that area is pretty well f*cked.

[Jose Garcia]

18. White anglos don't have a monopoly on knuckleheads

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Um,...

...from Worldometer, today.
#.......... State .............Total Cases............. New Cases
1.......California...........3,831,013......................+709
709 cases, in a state of 40 million.
Of course, that doesn't make for a gut wrenching headline.

[LisaL]

7. You have totally missed the point.

The cases are increasing again. Ever heard of exponential growth?
Parts of Australia went on lock down over less than a 100 cases, do you find that funny?

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Do You Do Stand-Up?

I believe you're guilty of projection.
And, I don't need math explained to me.

[LisaL]

9. It would have been funny if it wasn't so sad.

Covid is increasing n the US. And clearly will continue to do so.

[progree]

10. Ranking states by daily new cases per 100k, and also by rate of increase, 7/9/21

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html

(ProfessorGAC - I put this together for another thread, thought you'd be interested. California didn't make the top 15 highest in daily new cases per capita (7 day moving average), but it made #9 in rate of increase)

Top 15 states in order of Daily new cases per 100k population (DNCP100k), highest to lowest

Columns:

# Rank,
# State,
# DNCP100k=Daily new cases per 100k, 7 day moving average
# The 14 day percentage change (7 day moving average 7/8 vs 7 day moving average 6/24)

Rank, State, DNCP100k, 14.day.percent.change

#1 Arkansas 20 +110%
#2 Missouri 18 +44%
#3 Lousiana 14 +109%
#4 Nevada 14 +29%
#5 Wyoming 13 +21%
#6 FLORIDA 13 +74%
#7 Utah 12 +17%
#8 Mississippi 8 +91%
#9 Oklahoma 7 +49%
#10 Arizona 7 +8%
#11 Kansas 7 +116%
#12 Colorado 6 -11%
#13 Alaska 6 +22%
#14 Texas 6 +34%
#15 Alabama 6 +80%
--------------------------
U.S. average 5 +39%

Top 15 states in order of rate of increase in daily new cases, highest to lowest:

Columns:

# Rank,
# State,
# DNCP100k=Daily new cases per 100k, 7 day moving average
# The 14 day percentage change (7 day moving average 7/8 vs 7 day moving average 6/24)

Rank, State, DNCP100k, 14.day.percent.change

#1 Tennessee 4 +169%
#2 S. Carolina 4 +122%
#3 Kansas 7 +116%
#4 Nebraska 4 +111%
#5 Arkansas 20 +110%
#6 Louisiana 14 +109%
#7 Mississippi 8 +91%
#8 Alabama 6 +80%
#9 California 4 +78%
#10 FLORIDA 13 +74%
#11 Illinois 3 +71%
#12 Oklahoma 7 +49%
#13 Georgia 4 +45%
#14 Missouri 18 +44%
#15 Virginia 2 +41%
--------------------------
U.S. average 5 +39%

EDIT: The vaccination rate is at the far right column of the New York Times link above. I should add it in. I did sort the New York Times page by the vaccination rate column (lowest rate to highest rate) and it sure looked a lot like the first table above.

[chowder66]

14. This is about L.A. County

The 800+ cited is from yesterday.

From the article;

California public health officials recorded 2,411 new infections as of Friday with a seven-day average of 3.3 cases per 100,000 people.

Now, the county’s daily average case rate is 3.5 cases per 100,000 people, doubling last week’s rate of 1.74 cases per 100,000 residents.


L.A. County had 1107 cases today per LA County Resources.

[progree]

12. LOL, enjoy your stay 😂😂😂

[IronLionZion]

13. 0.06% of 839 is 0.5

If I calculated that correctly then less than 1 in 800 infected people are fully vaccinated. These vaccines are very good.

[SunSeeker]

15. Fuck. This is why we can't have nice things.

My 17 year old is the only one of his friends who is vaccinated. We live in a red corner of Orange County, right across the boarder from LA County. We have lots of idriot Republicans in my neighborhood who won't get their teens vaccinated. Based on bullshit conspiracy theories. This is how it will spread into a third wave. I dread school opening up again in September.

[LisaL]

17. It isn't going to be pretty when schools open.

We have seen from a couple summer camps that delta spread to nearly everyone.