Public Health: Cases dip slightly; numbers still alarming
(WorldNews Health)

Los Angeles County Public Health officials reported Wednesday that the county`s daily number of COVID-19 cases and testing positivity rate were both possibly on the decline, but warned that both numbers remain still too high for residents to think the end is in sight. On Jan. 8, the daily average number of cases was more than 15,000, but as of this week dropped to almost 10,000, said Barbara Ferrer, the director of the Public Health Department, during a media briefing. The daily test positivity rate was also on the decline, with the test positivity rate reaching a peak of more than 20% over a 7-day average on Dec. 31 to 14.6% on Jan. 15, and dropping again to 14% on Jan. 20. Despite...