LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County health officials Saturday reported that the recent surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the omicron variant was abating but urged people to continue to take precautions, especially in light of upcoming events that could further spread the virus.
The county recorded 21,709 coronavirus cases Saturday, a 45% decline from a week ago when there were 39,117 cases, the public health department said in a news release.
The daily positivity rate also fell below 10% for the first time since Dec. 23, and the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 dipped below 4,000 for the first time since Jan. 12, officials said. There were 3,998 COVID-19 patients in Los Angeles County hospitals as of Friday, a decline of nearly 10% from two weeks before, when there were 4,386.
