Coronavirus infection rate in LA County is falling, but it’s still in the danger zone

LOS ANGELES – As Los Angeles County found itself in a coronavirus crisis in March, it became clear the highly infectious disease was surging out of control, with every one person testing positive for the virus infecting an average of 3 other people. Last week, L.A. County officials released data showing remarkable progress: The infection rate has fallen. Instead of every patient infecting an …