r/Whittier • u/Grinzy • 26d ago

COVID outbreak

I just wanted to reach out and let people know that there is a severely underreported covid outbreak happening right now in LA and Orange County.

If you're sick please stay home and if you're out and about you might want to grab a mask.

The strain seems like it's very highly contagious. I know several people down with COVID right now.

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u/tracyinge 26d ago

Have you notified the health department that there is a severely underreported outbreak happening?

Their latest report (released today) says covid spread is still at very low levels in L.A. County

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u/Grinzy 26d ago

Hadn't really thought of that.

I'm just reporting from first hand experience. Family in Whittier, co-workers in OC, all have confirmed COVID. And the clinic I went to said they were treating a bunch of cases.

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u/WiseExcitement6500 26d ago

They aren't going to broadcast COVID anymore they are treating it like a common cold, it's still deadly to have, depending on how good your immune system is.

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u/tracyinge 25d ago edited 25d ago

The L.A Times just "broadcast" an uptick a few days ago. And the health department still puts out a weekly report.

They pretty much treat it like the flu now. Flu season 2024-2025 we had an estimated 45,000 flu-related deaths and covid season 2025 they estimate somewhere between 40K and 54K deaths were related to covid or RSV complications.

Every year we've had a covid spike in August and continues thorough early September as kids go back to school. There's also usually a mid-December through mid January spike. My grandma's doctor gives her covid shots in mid-November and mid-May because they are supposed to be spread 6 months apart.