L.A. and San Francisco counties show how different paths exist for getting past the pandemic. San Francisco has recorded 538 COVID-19 deaths over the course of the pandemic, for a death rate of 62 deaths per 100,000 residents. “That’s why you’re seeing these crashing rates [of the coronavirus in L.A. County] — because there’s so much naturally acquired infection,” Rutherford said. In L.A. County, home to 10.1 million residents, about 49% of residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Polls have shown that Bay Area residents have been more supportive of pandemic-related restrictions than Southern California residents.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 11, 2021 16:17 UTC