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Los Angeles County health officials have warned residents to be careful on Mother’s Day as COVID-19 cases rise again.
“Given that the virus is spreading at a high rate, public health is asking everyone gathered to celebrate and honor their mothers and grandmothers this weekend to protect each other by testing before they get together, stay out as much as possible and wear masks when indoors. “A statement from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said in a statement.
The announcement came amid rising cases in Los Angeles County. Statistics released on Friday show the county reported more than 3,000 new cases, six deaths and more than 230 hospitalizations – a slight drop from the previous week.
According to state data released on Sunday, COVID-related hospitalizations fell by 10 to 248, with the number of intensive care patients at 33 remaining unchanged from the previous day.
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Cases remain well below their peak in mid-January, when Los Angeles County tested more than 40,000 new cases of COVID a week amid a jump in the omicron variant in the winter.
The power of downtown Los Angeles in the background, shown by Broadway and Bishops Rd. where residents oppose the proposed gondola at Doger Stadium, which will pass by their homes on Bishops Rd. in the Solono Canyon neighborhood on Thursday, March 17, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
“As Los Angeles County continues in this different phase of the pandemic, the goal of public health has not changed and we will work with partners to reduce serious diseases and deaths from COVID-19,” said Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer in statement.
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“It is simply not appropriate to tolerate disproportion that leads to higher rates of illness, death and long-term disability among some residents and workers when there are collective prevention strategies that can mitigate the spread and serious illness.”
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