LOS ANGELES — The winter omicron surge hit Southern California harder than any other part of the state, a Los Angeles Times data analysis found, again underscoring the region’s vulnerability.
The data — from Dec. 1, when the state’s first omicron case was confirmed, through Monday — help paint a more complete picture of omicron’s rampage throughout California and demonstrate how the pandemic’s pain continues to be unequal.
But the figures also lend further credence to what health officials have long maintained: that the surest way to stave off the worst ravages of the coronavirus is through robust vaccination.
