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Crushed by Covid, can Los Angeles take other variants?

Los Angeles hit the 400,000-case mark in about 10 months. The county has added another 400,000 cases in just more than a month, according to the New York Times data. That shows the extent of coronavirus devastation on Los Angeles, one of the hardest hit counties in the United States. The city has run out of intensive care units and the last week has been particulary daunting as it recorded its worst ever week in terms of fatalities. One in three residents in the county is suspected to have been infected with