County-USC officials raise questions about COVID surge during internal town hall
The internal weekly town hall made its rounds around social media and showed that COVID-19 case numbers have plateaued in the last two months.
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The internal weekly town hall made its rounds around social media and showed that COVID-19 case numbers have plateaued in the last two months.
Officials from Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center raised questions about COVID hospital admission, as the region plans to reinstitute its mask mandate by the end of the month. The L.A. County Department of Health Services, which runs County-USC, said the video was from an internal virtual town hall meant for staff but circulated online. Jeff Nguyen reports.
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The victim has not yet been identified.
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