Why so many covid 19 cases and deaths in LA County (Los Angeles: compensation, living in)

[CA4Now]

Younger members of the population are apparently going hospitals, but aren't as sick as older adults who have--or had--the virus.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday said the surge in coronavirus cases hitting California was due in part to younger people who might believe “they are invincible” but nonetheless are becoming sick from COVID-19.

These are younger adults — who Newsom called “the young invincibles” — who are testing positive for the disease, a trend that has become apparent as the economy has reopened and working-aged adults return to work and had resumed social gatherings.

“So a lot of these younger folks may be coming into hospitals, but with not as acute needs as what we were seeing in the past,” Newsom said. In L.A. County, working-age adults are making up an increasing share of the percentage of those who are hospitalized, while seniors are making up a declining share.

https://www.latimes.com/california/s...us-newsom-says

[CA4Now]

In general, experts see three broad reasons for the downward trend in the rate of coronavirus deaths: testing, treatment and a shift in whom the virus is infecting. The relative contribution of these factors is not yet clear. And because death reports can lag diagnoses by weeks, the current rise in coronavirus cases could still portend increases in mortality in the days to come.

And with more tests available, infections are often identified earlier, “which allows us to intervene earlier,” said Saskia Popescu, a hospital epidemiologist and infectious disease expert in Arizona. Many treatments seem to work best when given well before people are at death’s door.

As the weeks have worn on, doctors and nurses have also gained a better handle on how to treat the coronavirus...

Health care workers have also become more knowledgeable about promising treatments and palliative care options to combat the coronavirus and its effects. For instance, prone positioning, in which patients are flipped onto their stomachs, can ease respiratory distress by opening up the lungs. Critically ill individuals are also now known to be vulnerable to excessive blood clotting, and may benefit from blood thinners. And the steroid dexamethasone appears to reduce deaths among patients with severe Covid-19, although the data demonstrating this emerged only recently. (Another drug, an antiviral called remdesivir, seems to speed recovery, but does not appear to have notable effects on mortality.)

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/h...y-testing.html

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Los Angeles County on Wednesday recorded its worst daily coronavirus death toll in at least a month, which may be the result of increased disease transmission that likely began around Memorial Day.

https://www.latimes.com/california/s...-least-a-month

[Pro1000]

Originally Posted by goodheathen

Another possibility: people in the San Francisco area are smarter. The tech industry attracts a caliber of minds uncommon in many parts of LA. Smart people avoid stupid risks.

And the massive tech industry has also killed off the Bay Area vibe and culture of the region. The "smart" workers are a boon for the companies they work for but they've added nothing to the region turning it soulless and raising rents to astronomical levels in the process.

[goodheathen]

Culture of the party kind, which LA has, is awful in a pandemic.

[CA4Now]

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti underscored that point Wednesday, saying “more than 50% of the people who are testing positive in Los Angeles County are between 18 and 40 years of age.” Adults 18 to 40 make up 35% of L.A. County’s population.

While “most young people are doing the right thing,” he said, “it’s clear that a lot of them are not.”

More than 100 residents of Los Angeles County between the ages of 18 and 40 have died from the coronavirus.

“While the rate of death is significantly less for younger people, unfortunately, younger people die pretty much almost every day,” Barbara Ferrer, the director of public health for L.A. County, said Thursday. “And some of the people who are dying don’t have any underlying health conditions, either.”

https://www.latimes.com/california/s...-fall-semester

[Racer46]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti underscored that point Wednesday, saying “more than 50% of the people who are testing positive in Los Angeles County are between 18 and 40 years of age.” Adults 18 to 40 make up 35% of L.A. County’s population.

While “most young people are doing the right thing,” he said, “it’s clear that a lot of them are not.”

More than 100 residents of Los Angeles County between the ages of 18 and 40 have died from the coronavirus.

“While the rate of death is significantly less for younger people, unfortunately, younger people die pretty much almost every day,” Barbara Ferrer, the director of public health for L.A. County, said Thursday. “And some of the people who are dying don’t have any underlying health conditions, either.”

https://www.latimes.com/california/s...-fall-semester

They do not think they will be hurt and .......

[ut new]

Here is the practice session for the next covid attack, just like Event201 was the practice session for the first covid attack one month before covid started:

https://youtu.be/-4xiQHv4Y20?t=81

Gates said in two different videos that this next attack (Sept, Oct, or maybe Nov) will probably be a bio terrorist attack killing 10 to 30 million, and in a third video that "people are going to pay attention this time".

[CA4Now]

"There have never been more infections or reported daily positive cases in Los Angeles than there are currently — a reality that continues to affect the rate of hospitalizations.

“We’ve never had as many people in the hospital as there are tonight in Los Angeles,” Garcetti said.

https://www.latimes.com/california/s...ng-mayor-warns

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Saying Los Angeles County is in an “alarming and dangerous phase” of the pandemic, health officials said the coronavirus is spreading rapidly in workplaces that are not following safety rules.

While the county is seeing outbreaks at a variety of workplaces, the sectors with the highest numbers are food processing and distribution facilities, including meatpacking plants, manufacturing facilities, garment factories and wholesale warehouses.

Often the locations are not enforcing physical distancing among employees or implementing infection control procedures, including the proper use of face coverings and frequent sanitation, Los Angeles County Health Officer Muntu Davis said.

https://www.latimes.com/california/s...g-young-people