County health officials sent a memo to doctors and nurses across the county Wednesday evening reiterating that hospitals were reaching a breaking point. Each day that the number of COVID-19 patients grows also increases the likelihood that more neurosurgery patients may have to wait for care or find it elsewhere, he said. Los Angeles County reported one of its deadliest days yet in the COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday, when 134 people died. About half of all intensive-care beds in L.A. County are filled with COVID-19 patients at this point. “The county of Los Angeles is in the midst of its highest surge of COVID-19 cases.
