LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The White House says it’s bracing for a challenging fall and winter with a dire prediction of a nationwide COVID-19 surge. In Southern California, new data reveals how Black and Latinx communities were hit harder than other groups with every patient surge. New public health data reveals Black and brown residents had infection rates two and four times higher than white and Asian residents, and death rates two to three times higher. Los Angeles County also reported new positive cases topping 3,000 two days in a row. Now, new modeling predicts that 100 million Americans could become infected with COVID-19 over the next few months if the government can’t secure more funding for COVID-19 relief The expectation is based on various projections offering different potential scenarios. Not included is the probability of a new variant that could throw a curveball into the mix. It’s a possibility that can’t be ruled out, given the rapid changes in the current omicron variant. “Those that are unvaccinated make up a large portion of those that are in hospitals,” said ABC Medical Contributor, Dr. John Brownstein. This comes as the White House is negotiating for funding to secure billions of…
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White House bracing for possible nationwide COVID-19 surge during fall, winter months…
