COVID-19 Increasing In Manhattan Beach As LA County Numbers Rise

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — The number of individuals testing positive for COVID-19 in Manhattan Beach continues to increase. In just four days, the number of positive cases in the city has gone from 460 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, Nov. 15 to 473 as of Thursday, Nov. 19. The jump of 13 newly confirmed cases coincides with the increase being experienced throughout Los Angeles County, California, and nationwide.

The 473 positive cases represents data that has been officially collected since March. Just today [Thursday, Nov. 19], Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced a limited Stay at Home order for LA County. Unless conducting essential business, residents and visitors cannot be out between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. beginning Saturday, Nov. 21.

Just today, the LA County DPH confirmed 29 new deaths and 5,031 new cases of COVID-19, the highest number of daily new cases the county has experienced throughout the pandemic. Over the last two days, there have been a total of 8,975 new cases reported; a 2-day average of nearly 4,500 daily new cases, according to a news release.

"COVID-19 affects different systems in the body and can cause health effects that linger for months," according to the same news release. "COVID-19 often causes a pneumonia that can be serious. The type of pneumonia associated with COVID-19 can cause long-standing damage to the tiny air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs. The resulting scar tissue can lead to long-term breathing problems.

"Heart conditions are also associated with COVID-19, and include inflammation and damage to the heart muscle itself. Imaging tests taken months after recovery from COVID-19 patients have shown lasting damage to the heart muscle, even in people who experienced only mild COVID-19 symptoms. This may increase the risk of heart failure or other heart complications in the future."

The news release also pointed out, "The County is experiencing a dangerous acceleration of cases that is increasing at a higher rate than the July surge. From June 20 through July 3, the 7-day average increase in new cases was 47%. From October 28 through November 10, the 7-day average increase in new cases is surging at 68%."