COVID-19 Numbers Explode In Manhattan Beach As State #s Increase

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Forget saying that the numbers of Manhattan Beach residents testing positive for COVID-19 are skewed demonstrably enough to make an argument that the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is way off target with their numbers for cities in the County. Mayor Richard Montgomery has confirmed that comments to the contrary that say the MB numbers include non-residents and people who test positive for the novel coronavirus two times are not true.

And now, after the Thanksgiving holiday and recommendations to not travel and to curtail celebrations and gatherings to members of the same household and only a few people beyond that, the cumulative number of Manhattan Beach residents testing positive for the novel coronavirus has registered 529 as of today [Monday, Nov. 30]. The city's cumulative total of positive cases was 519, 10 less, just last two days ago, Saturday, Nov. 28.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported the following in a news release today:

"There are 2,185 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 24% of these people are in the ICU. This is more than two times the average seen on November 13 when the daily number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 was 974.

"Public Health remains concerned not only about the people who are suffering from COVID-19, but also about how increasing numbers in hospitalization could overwhelm the healthcare system.

"Hospitals across the country and world have been overwhelmed and have not had enough capacity to treat patients who have COVID-19, but also serve patients who are in need of medical care for other reasons. This remains a concern here in L.A. County, and although currently we have adequate capacity at hospitals and there are extensive plans in place to take appropriate actions to manage the increases, a continued surge in cases and hospitalizations is not sustainable."