On Tuesday, Dr. Christina Ghaly, the Director of the Los Angeles County Division of Well being Providers (DHS), revealed that 90% of COVID-positive sufferers in 4 DHS hospitals weren’t hospitalized for COVID-19 opposite to earlier reviews.
In the course of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Meeting, Dr. Ghaly offered the info on the variety of COVID sufferers in 4 DHS hospitals over the previous 6 months, ending on September twenty second.
“The examine [found a] decline within the whole variety of inpatients who’ve constructive COVID exams,” stated Dr. Ghaly.
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In accordance with Ghaly, PCR outcomes have a tendency to offer false positives for a few months.
“In case you recall, we do check everybody on admission to the hospital for COVID. We used a PCR check, and due to that, there’s a lagging positivity on condition that the PCR check usually stays constructive for a few months, and it’ll take time for the trendline to say no to the purpose the place it once more mirrors the final inhabitants,” she stated.
“We do nonetheless periodically chart audits to take a look at the entire [percentage] of sufferers who’re within the hospital for his or her COVID sickness relatively than simply with constructive COVID check, and that quantity is presently at 10 %,” she stated.
Kathryn Ann Barger-Leibrich, serving as a Republican member of the LA County Board of Supervisors, requested Dr. Ghaly, “what proportion had been admitted for COVID and what number had been admitted after which examined constructive for COVID?”
Dr. Ghaly responded, “That is for the 4 DHS hospitals the place we do the guide chart critiques to take a look at that. 10% are admitted to the hospital for COVID, and 90% are there for incidental findings. However they’re primarily there for one more motive.”
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LA County Well being Providers director Dr Christina Ghaly tells supervisor Kathryn Barger that 90% of their Covid constructive sufferers weren’t hospitalized for Covid pic.twitter.com/NCr9HgduEy
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The CDC has recognized in regards to the defective PCR exams from the start, however they nonetheless use it to check for COVID-19.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky final December stated testing on the finish of quarantine is not wanted as a result of PCR exams can keep constructive for as much as 12 weeks or 3 months, as reported by The Gateway Pundit.
“So, what we do know is the PCR check after an infection may be constructive for as much as 12 weeks so that’s not going to be useful,” Walensky stated on “Good Morning America.”
“CDC recommends scientific laboratories and testing websites which were utilizing the CDC 2019-nCoV RT-PCR assay choose and start their transition to a different FDA-authorized COVID-19 check… CDC encourages laboratories to contemplate adoption of a multiplexed technique that may facilitate detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses,” in response to CDC’s website.
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“We adopted quite a few areas of science in making this vital choice.”
Watch our full interview with @CDCDirector Rochelle Walensky on the choice to chop the COVID-19 isolation interval in half. pic.twitter.com/SurIwhVber
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 29, 2021
