Los Angeles mayor says virus spreading within households

[TexasTowelie]

LOS ANGELES — The pandemic is getting worse in Los Angeles as the coronavirus spreads rapidly within households and Californians let their guard down, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti, who said Sunday that the nation’s most populous county is recording a new COVID-19 case every six seconds.

Garcetti said on the CBS program “ Face the Nation ” that he’s concerned news of a vaccine rollout “has made everybody so hopeful” that they feel they can relax their behavior.

“We cannot. We cannot let up,” the mayor said. “This is a virus that preys off of our weakness, preys off of our exhaustion.”

Overall Los Angeles County is seeing high compliance of mask-wearing and people abiding by stay-home orders, Garcetti said. Despite that, the state is reporting enormous numbers of new cases, including more than 12,400 in Los Angeles County on Sunday.

Read more: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/california/story/2021-01-03/los-angeles-mayor-says-virus-spreading-within-households

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I'd wondered if the virus were spreading that way. No major surprise. n/t

[spinbaby]

2. Housing is expensive there

Expensive housing tends to lead to more people living in less space, which leads to more virus spread.

[BigmanPigman]

3. This is one reason why minorities are getting infected

at a higher rate. Many people live in a single household as well as several families living together. Also, the minorities are hesitant about getting the vaccine.