Why so many covid 19 cases and deaths in LA County (Los Angeles: inspections, restaurants)

[Angelino19]

Originally Posted by ohio_peasant

The comparison is fraught, to say the least. But even so, I wonder. Strategy A is minimizing disruption, while relying on good individual judgment and a smattering of restrictions. Strategy B is to say to hell with minimal disruption, instead rewriting the basic social construct. Isn't it ironic, that A and B are producing such similar results?

If you consider the number of deaths in Sweden related to Covid-19 (4,795) as opposed to the number of deaths in LA County (2,768), the results are not at all similar.

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by Angelino19

If you consider the number of deaths in Sweden related to Covid-19 (4,795) as opposed to the number of deaths in LA County (2,768), the results are not at all similar.

Exactly.

[ohio_peasant]

Originally Posted by Angelino19

If you consider the number of deaths in Sweden related to Covid-19 (4,795) as opposed to the number of deaths in LA County (2,768), the results are not at all similar.

Originally Posted by CA4Now

Exactly.

Sorry, but I don't consider 4795 and 2768 to be grossly dissimilar. 300,000 and 28 - that would be dissimilar.

[ThinkingOutsideTheBox]

Originally Posted by ohio_peasant

Sorry, but I don't consider 4795 and 2768 to be grossly dissimilar. 300,000 and 28 - that would be dissimilar.

What about the number of deaths per CAPITA in each location?

[CA4Now]

The transmission rate in L.A. County is now greater than 1.

“It’s a little bit like walking on a tightrope: We do feel confident that if sectors open, adhering to the protocols, it can be done with a lot of safety,” said Barbara Ferrer, director of public health for L.A. County. “If sectors don’t adhere to the protocols, there’s a lot of risk.”

https://www.latimes.com/california/s...ospital-danger

[CA4Now]

Los Angeles County public health officials on Saturday reported 1,568 new COVID-19 cases and 58 related deaths, marking the fifth day in a row the county reported more than 1,200 new cases.

https://www.latimes.com/california/s...ases-58-deaths

[CA4Now]

Another possible reason why cases and deaths are so high here.

Though no one knew it then (mid-March), a man in first class, a retired Manhattan surgeon, was infected with the virus. The day after the (American Airlines) flight (from New York), he was rushed by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with a high fever and phlegmy cough. The virus spread quickly among those he had come in contact with in the hours after leaving LAX, including at a Westside assisted living facility where a 32-year-old nurse and a dozen others later died.

L.A. was still in an early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic when the surgeon’s flight touched down, with fewer than 250 confirmed cases. Local health officials regularly assured the public then that the county was investigating each case and engaging in aggressive contact tracing to control the spread of the virus.

Despite these pledges, no one in public health informed any of the passengers and crew who had flown cross country with the surgeon that they were at risk. The airline only recently learned of the case from The Times...

Without instructions to self-quarantine or seek testing, more than 200 people on these flights returned to their families and communities ignorant of their exposure, potentially seeding new outbreaks.

“Christ,” said Dr. George Rutherford, formerly the state epidemiologist for California, upon hearing that passengers and crew weren’t contacted. “That’s a problem.”

https://www.latimes.com/california/s...ere-not-warned

[goodheathen]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

Another possible reason why cases and deaths are so high here.

Though no one knew it then (mid-March), a man in first class, a retired Manhattan surgeon, was infected with the virus. The day after the (American Airlines) flight (from New York), he was rushed by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with a high fever and phlegmy cough. The virus spread quickly among those he had come in contact with in the hours after leaving LAX, including at a Westside assisted living facility where a 32-year-old nurse and a dozen others later died.

L.A. was still in an early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic when the surgeon’s flight touched down, with fewer than 250 confirmed cases. Local health officials regularly assured the public then that the county was investigating each case and engaging in aggressive contact tracing to control the spread of the virus.

Despite these pledges, no one in public health informed any of the passengers and crew who had flown cross country with the surgeon that they were at risk. The airline only recently learned of the case from The Times...

Without instructions to self-quarantine or seek testing, more than 200 people on these flights returned to their families and communities ignorant of their exposure, potentially seeding new outbreaks.

“Christ,” said Dr. George Rutherford, formerly the state epidemiologist for California, upon hearing that passengers and crew weren’t contacted. “That’s a problem.”

https://www.latimes.com/california/s...ere-not-warned

It's time for some high-profile public officials in LA to lose their jobs.

[stone26]

Originally Posted by mysticaltyger

Dr. Ramani, who is an expert in narcissism and lives in Los Angeles, also would agree with Dr. Drew.

https://www.youtube.com/user/DoctorRamanDurvasula

Ahahahahahaha. She used to be my professor.

[stone26]

Originally Posted by logix1229

it's fake. hospitals are for profit. each covid death = $22k. Hospitals are falsifying deaths to collect. It's all a numbers game.

I’m sure the government and the insurance companies are just handing over all that money too, no questions asked.

You've obviously never tried to get medical care with Medi-Cal. They check EVERYTHING, and if there is any way for them to pay less, or not pay at all, they do. I promise you the hospitals would be making much more money if they just denied anyone was dying of COVID-19, and were allowed to resume elective, non-emergency surgery/care.