Just in time for back-to-school, a new COVID strain named "Stratus" is rapidly infecting folks across California.
The rate at which COVID lab tests came back positive in L.A. County is 12.6% for the week that ended Aug. 16, up from 7.6% a month earlier. In Orange County, it's 14.4%, up from 8.1%.
"We are seeing outpatient cases increase," said Dr. …
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