LOS ANGELES — Health officials on Saturday reported more encouraging signs that the omicron wave may be past its peak in Los Angeles County, though the coronavirus is still circulating widely and a large number of people are becoming seriously ill with COVID-19.
The county saw 39,117 new infections Saturday, pushing the total for the week above the quarter-million mark, officials said. That’s a roughly 13% decline from the 291,000 infections of the previous week.
Hospitalizations continued their downward trend, falling to 4,698 on Saturday. That’s down from 4,814 on Thursday and 4,792 on Friday.
