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Covid-19 Infections On Rise In Los Angeles And Statewide


New variants are pushing the infection rates slightly higher, officials said.

The trend comes as the latest family of coronavirus subvariants, collectively nicknamed FLiRT, have made significant gains nationally. Test positivity for COVID-19 has been slowly increasing since May,” the state Department of Public Health said in a statement to The Los Angeles Times on Friday. These case counts are low, making it difficult at this time to assess real trends,” the L.A. County Department of Public Health said.

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