For the week ended Thursday, the most recent statistics available, the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients rose 40% in Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles teaching hospital is “without a doubt” seeing an upward trend in COVID-19 patients, said Dr. Neha Nanda, medical director of infection prevention. Gavin Newsom said the state was using only 4% of its hospital-bed capacity on COVID-19 patients. AdvertisementHowever, she said, in Imperial County, for example, nearly a quarter of all hospital beds have COVID-19 patients, and in Kings County, the rate is 16%. They went from seven patients yesterday to 20 COVID patients overnight.... We talk about percent of beds with COVID patients.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 22, 2020 12:56 UTC