The unabated surge in coronavirus cases will likely result in extended stay-at-home orders for Southern California and other areas, as intensive care beds remain in dangerously short supply. “It is likely that the Regional Stay at Home Order will extend for many regions in California,” the California Department of Public Health said in a statement Sunday. On Sunday, Los Angeles County health officials reported over 42,000 new coronavirus cases over Christmas Day and Saturday combined. Some are running dangerously low on supplies of oxygen, critical to treating severely ill COVID-19 patients who have begun to suffocate on account of virus-inflamed lungs. But the brief time between celebrationsAdvertisementmeans little time for coronavirus cases to start falling before they spike again.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 28, 2020 14:32 UTC