AdvertisementStill, hospitals face new challenges that they didn’t last year, when California ordered regional stay-at-home orders affecting most of the state. The Inland Empire is seeing the greatest burden on its hospitals due to COVID-19 patients, compared with nearby counties on a per capita basis. For every 100,000 residents, there are 19 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in San Bernardino County, and 13 in Riverside County. Globally, health officials and experts are warning against being complacent about Omicron, based on early reports suggesting it may cause milder illness. Even health officials in highly vaccinated areas such as the San Francisco Bay Area began sounding more concerned this week about Omicron.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 17, 2021 15:46 UTC