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LA County likely not opening up anytime soon, but hospitalizations in LA & OC have been dropping. LA County dropped below 7,000 COVID hospitalizations for the first time Saturday after peaking at over 8,000. The state region system is based on ICU overflow need & that’s dropping.
It’d be county by county for stay-at-home orders & restrictions, which is what it was prior to 2 months ago...so don’t expect LA County Public Health to just pretend we’re all good. It just doesn’t force counties like Santa Barbara & San Luis Obispo to shut down bc LA is a mess.
Currently, there are 6,697 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in LA County. Here’s a chart of the last 7 days that shows the decrease via LA County Public Health...remember, deaths lag. Hospitalizations decreasing is sign that things are improving & surge is winding down.
I understand confusion that restrictions will be lifted, but the data supports that ICU need is decreasing. So LA County likely won’t be sending overflow patients to SLO or SB, so those counties can work independently with the state to open up, rather be in giant “SoCal region.”
If you think back to 2 months ago, before the region system was implemented, LA County had already banned outdoor dining...Pasadena, which has its own health department, bypassed that. So, theoretically, that’s more of the “change” to expect...Local health orders still in place.
Anyway, I’m not pro/anti governor or health officials. My job is to cover this stuff, so just sharing the info behind why this would be done now & why it likely won’t change LA County stay-at-home orders.
