By Tom Tapp
12.04.2020 - 03:33 / deadline.com
By Anita Bennett
editor
The death toll from coronavirus continues to climb in Los Angeles County. Twenty five more people died in the past 24 hours, and another 456 cases were confirmed, local health officials said Saturday. That brings the total number of deaths to 265 and 8,873 cases, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said on its website.
These latest figures were released as residents across the county prepare for Easter Sunday amid the outbreak.
“As people of different
The death toll in Los Angeles County has surpassed 1,000 with an additional 56 lives lost over the past 24 hours due to COVID-19 illness, it was announced Wednesday. Of those who have died, 92 percent have faced underlying health issues, a percentage that has remained consistent over the past two weeks, said L.A.
By Anita Bennett
Another 46 people have died in Los Angeles County since Monday due to COVID-19 illness, bringing the total number to 663. For a second straight day, the number of newly diagnosed positive cases has increased significantly — Tuesday by 1,400, Monday by 1,491 — due to a backlog of cases, Dr.
By Anita Bennett
Los Angeles County on Friday recorded 40 more fatalities and 567 newly diagnosed cases of the novel coronavirus. L.A.
One day after reporting the highest number of fatalities across Los Angeles County during the coronavirus pandemic, the region has topped it once again by reporting 42 more deaths in a 24-hour period on Wednesday. Forty people lost their lives on Tuesday, with the total number of deaths across the county at 402 since the pandemic started.
Los Angeles County on Tuesday recorded its deadliest day yet during the coronavirus crisis with 40 more fatalities and 670 newly diagnosed cases. A total of 360 county residents have died from COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, as the total number of positive cases tops 10,000, a new milestone for this unprecedented global pandemic that has claimed 125,476 lives across the U.S.
An additional 25 people have died from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County and there are 239 newly diagnosed cases as of Monday, marking the lowest daily increase reported over a 24-hour period since March 26. The total number of coronavirus cases countywide now stands at 9,420 as the area remains under strict Safer at Home guidelines through May 15.
Los Angeles County has officially extended the Safer at Home order through May 15, the L.A. County Department of Public Health revealed Friday at a press briefing held at the Board of Supervisors headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles.
By Erik Pedersen
Some people just cannot handle that quarantine life.
An additional 22 people have died from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths in the area to 169 to date. L.A.
Over the weekend, Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus task force coordinator, told Americans now is the time to avoid essential errands like going to the grocery store and pharmacy as public health leaders continue to urge tighter restrictions on normal life to flatten the coronavirus curve nationwide.