AdvertisementOn Tuesday, California recorded 2,404 coronavirus-positive ICU patients; the summer peak was 2,128. Earlier this month, California was averaging 47,000 daily emergency room visits for all reasons over a weekly period. Officials have also urged residents to avoid coming to the emergency room for non-emergency reasons — such as getting coronavirus testing. “Do not show up to the emergency room and ask to be tested because what you do is you bombard the emergency room,” said Dr. Clayton Chau, Orange County’s health officer. Nationwide, the United States has been averaging between 1,700 and 1,900 COVID-19 deaths a day, around the same as summertime.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 19, 2022 18:44 UTC