L.A. County Reports 34 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 and 2,129 New Cases

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Tuesday confirmed 4,015 new cases of COVID-19, the highest number of new cases reported since the pandemic began. The high number of cases are, in part, due to a backlog of about 2,000 test results received from one lab who just submitted lab results from July 2 through July 5 today.Testing results are available for over 1,213,000 individuals with 9 percent of all people testing positive.

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported Monday, July 6 that nearly fifty percent of confirmed new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) occurred among younger people with the most significant increase in the percentage of cases among residents between 18 and 40 years old.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer reported 1,584 new coronavirus cases on Monday. She indicated that Monday numbers are usually lower due to a lag in testing.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVLos Angeles County’s new daily coronavirus cases have crossed the 3,000 mark, with a record 3,187 reported for July 3.After the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health took a couple of days off for what the officials described as improving the data processing systems, the department on Sunday afternoon reported an increase of 7,232 new cases combined for Thursday, July 2; Friday, July 3;  and Saturday, July 4.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer announced on Tuesday that the county was modifying its health officer order to comply with the guidelines announced on Wednesday by California Governor Gavin Newsom.“L.A.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCOVID-19 continued to put pressure on the Los Angeles County hospital system today, with the number of patients continuing its upward march as the county confirmed a near-record 2,779 new cases.

Dave McNary Film ReporterCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom has warned he may halt reopenings in Los Angeles County and six other counties due to high transmission rates of COVID-19.Newsom issued the warning Monday at his news conference in Sacramento.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County Department of Public Health Department Director Barbara Ferrer said on Monday that the country 2,903 cases, a record high a Total 100,772 people.Ferrer said there had been 22 additional COVID deaths, with a total of 3,326 fatalities.The director said the county tests now had an 8.4 percent positivity rate. “The increases we’re seeing today are not from testing,” said Ferrer.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said Saturday that 23 more people died from coronavirus overnight with 2,169 new cases reported. Across all areas of L.A.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAfter a week of record numbers and a curious plunge in cases yesterday, Johns Hopkins University indicated that Los Angeles now has the highest number of coronavirus cases of any county in the nation.Johns Hopkins reported 89,633 total cases in L.A. County as of Wednesday.

Elizabeth Hurley's ex Steve Bing was battling mental health issues before taking his own life, according to reports. The film producer and wealthy financier died by suicide on Monday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office confirmed.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe Los Angeles County health department announced on Tuesday the fourth instance in a week that the region had seen over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases. That’s a daily mark not seen even at the height of the virus’s spread.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorLos Angeles County health officials said today that the region saw a record 2,571 new cases of coronavirus on Monday — which is more than 20% higher the previous daily mark set last week.Officials also reported 18 deaths in the past 24 hours, which is seven more than Sunday. The Public Health department has identified 85,942 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe Los Angeles County Public Health said Sunday that 11 new deaths related to COVID-19 and 1,784 new cases of confirmed infection have been added to its already grim totals.Overall in Los Angeles County.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorLos Angeles County saw a spike in confirmed new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours, jumping by a near-record 2,056, according to health officials. They also reported 48 deaths, up from the 38 reported Friday.Those numbers bring the totals to 81,636 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across L.A.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAs cases in the state of California hit a new record, Los Angles County’s numbers fell on Thursday from county’s own recent record highs.On Friday the county announced it had recorded 1,414 new cases for Thursday. That was down from a record 2,126 new cases reported on Wednesday.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed on Thursday that the region has surpassed the grim milestone of 3,000 confirmed deaths from coronavirus. Just days before, California as a whole surpassed 5,000 deaths.The revelation came on the same day that Governor Gavin Newsom announced that masks would be required in all public spaces — with a few exceptions.L.A.

LOS ANGELES- Rates of new cases of COVID-19 cases have dramatically increased this past weekend with Texas adding a record one-day total of 3,896 cases Tuesday, Florida adding another one day record of 2,783, and neighboring Arizona adding in 2,392 new cases.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe number of coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County crossed the 75,000 mark on Tuesday.The county Department of Public Health reported another 1,337 cases of the virus, while Long Beach confirmed 78 more and Pasadena added 10. The new cases gave the county a total of 75,172.Meanwhile, another 33 deaths were reported by the county.