LOS ANGELES — As Los Angeles County's coronavirus cases continue to climb, infections are rising fastest among wealthier residents, a likely echo of previous waves in which a greater rate of higher-income people became infected with the virus first.
There are "slightly higher case rates in communities with less poverty at this time," L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said at a briefing Thursday.
The increase also has begun affecting poorer residents in L.A. County, who are more likely to suffer worse outcomes from COVID-19.
