L.A. County Reports 16 New Covid-19 Deaths And 1,122 New Positive Cases

“It’s troubling to continue to see a slight uptick in cases and now, obviously, no decline in our hospitalizations,” said Los Angeles County Department of Public health Director Barbara Ferrer today. “I think it’s too soon to say whether we’re in a fifth wave or not. We’re hoping at best it’s a small bump up and nothing near like last winter.” Ferrer said avoiding such a surge “takes all of us.”

Today, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health provided the framework for lifting masking requirements at many entertainment events, workplaces and other indoor establishments.

Vanessa Bryant does not need to undergo an independent medical evaluation to prove that she experienced “emotional distress” after the January 2020 deaths of her husband, Kobe Bryant, and daughter Gianna Bryant.

UPDATED with most recent Covid numbers: Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has warned public safety will be threatened by a “mass exodus” of employees from his department caused by a vaccination mandate for all L.A. County employees issued by the Board of Supervisors.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 11 new deaths from Covid-19 on Sunday, along with 1,118 new positive cases.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has warned public safety will be threatened by a “mass exodus” of employees from his department caused by the vaccination mandate.

Vanessa Bryant is recalling the events of a horrible day. In a court deposition on Oct. 12, the 39-year-old wife of the late Kobe Bryant shared how she learned about the deaths of her husband and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Bryant, in a January 2020 helicopter crash.

Never the same. Vanessa Bryant reflected on the moment she heard about her late husband, Kobe Bryant, and daughter Gianna Bryant‘s fatal 2020 helicopter crash.

On Sunday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 10 new deaths from Covid-19, along with 916 new cases. Today’s data comes in lower than yesterday’s 15 new deaths and 1,173 new positive cases.

This is just absolutely heartbreaking…

Kobe Bryant s widow said she pleaded with the Los Angeles County sheriff to make sure no one takes photographs from the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, and he reassured that the area had been secured, court documents say.

“We’d like everybody to be boosted who needs to be boosted over the holidays,” said Los Angeles County director of Public health Barbara Ferrer on Thursday.

Governor Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency in Los Angeles County late this afternoon, as well as in Orange, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Ventura, Imperial and San Francisco Counties. That puts the entirety of Southern California under the state’s water conservation order.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s house that was having work done to it took forever to finish. Now, that same $60 million Hidden Hills home is fully in Kardashian’s possession, according to new documents.A post shared by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian)The same week that the rapper put up one of his Wyoming ranches for sale was when documents in the Los Angeles County Court revealed that the reality star will get the home to herself, as reported by the New York Post.

Los Angeles County is asking Vanessa Bryant Kobe Bryant’s widow and other family members to submit psychiatric exams in their legal dispute over photos of the helicopter crash scene that took her husband and daughter’s lives.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s house that was having work done to it took forever to finish. Now, that same $60 million Hidden Hills home is fully in Kardashian’s possession, according to new documents.A post shared by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian)The same week that the rapper put up one of his Wyoming ranches for sale was when documents in the Los Angeles County Court revealed that the reality star will get the home to herself, as reported by the New York Post.

Robert Durst, the infamous millionaire real-estate heir convicted last month in the 2000 murder of close friend Susan Berman, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole today. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark E. Windham read the sentence at the Airport Courthouse today.

On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 28 new deaths from Covid-19, along with 1,195 new positive cases.