L.A. County Seeing High Number of New COVID-19 Cases: 57 New Deaths and 2,916 More Confirmed Cases

197 deaths reported on Wednesday, California has surpassed its previous record for the most reported coronavirus-related deaths in a day.California reported a total of 8,755 confirmed COVID-19 cases, based on data collected on Tuesday, with Los Angeles remaining as the county with the most positive cases across the state. On Wednesday, Los Angeles County public health director Barbara Ferrer reported 4,825 new cases and 91 deaths.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer announced on Wednesday that the region had recorded 4,825 new coronavirus infections. That’s a record number of new cases.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer revealed on Monday the toll that the coronavirus pandemic has taken on the region’s healthcare workers.While it was well documented that the virus ravaged the area’s nursing home patients in the early stages of L.A.’s battle with COVID-19, less has been said about the toll on healthcare workers themselves.A total of 11,841 healthcare workers and first responders in L.A.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health claims 10 new deaths and 1,703 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed.But the data is again incomplete, as the state electronic lab reporting system once again appears to be at odds with county records-keeping.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said Saturday that 53 more people died from coronavirus overnight, with 3,628 new cases reported. Across all areas of L.A.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“Two weeks ago,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, “I stood before you at one of these briefings and said that the virus was taking control from us and that we needed to take back control from the virus. And that message tonight has not changed.”But, said the mayor, “We have some small, hopeful signs that reflect our resilience.”On Friday, Los Angeles County reported one of its lowest recent daily totals of new coronavirus cases.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal to facilitate worker-led “health councils” to monitor business compliance with public health orders.Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Mark Ridley-Thomas co-authored a motion recommending that the county reach out to labor and business leaders and quickly agree on effective ways to monitor compliance with mandates to wear facial coverings, install protective shields and disinfect

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health today confirmed 37 new deaths and 2,770 new cases of COVID-19. To date, the department has identified 153,041 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 4,084 deaths.Of the 37 deaths, 25 people were over the age of 65, nine people who died were between 41 and 65 years old and two people who died were between the ages 18 and 40.

LOS ANGELES – The Coronavirus pandemic has surged to such record levels that officials in Los Angeles County have labeled these as “an alarming and dangerous phase.” The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 59 new deaths and 4,592 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. This is the largest increase in new cases in a twenty-four hour period, surpassing the count from July 14 of 4,244 new cases.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirms 59 new deaths and 4,592 new cases of COVID-19. This is the largest increase in new cases, surpassing the count from just two days before of 4,244 new cases.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOne day after Los Angeles County reported a record number of new coronavirus cases, Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer called new data “troubling and startling.”The director announced that the 7-day rolling average of the test positivity rate is up to 9.8 percent. That’s compared to 9 percent earlier this week.Ferrer said the county had seen 2,758 new cases of COVID-19 reported over the past 24 hours.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe day after California Governor Gavin Newsom shut down a number of business sectors in the state, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed record new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in a day with 4,244 new cases and 2,103 people currently hospitalized.Of the 2,103 people currently hospitalized, 27% of these people are confirmed cases in the ICU and 19% are confirmed cases on ventilators.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia reported 7,798 new cases of coronavirus on Friday. That marked the second highest total of new cases the state has ever seen.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOne day after Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti warned that “We’d likely return to a mandated stay-at-home order” in one or two weeks if coronavirus conditions in the region get worse, the head of Los Angeles County’s Health Department agreed, with some qualifications. “Nothing can be off the table in the pandemic,” said county public health director, Barbara Ferrer.

On Wednesday, Rivera was reported missing after a swimming accident in Ventura County, California.Also Read: Naya Rivera, 'Glee' Star, Missing After Swimming AccidentRivera had rented a boat at Lake Piru, a reservoir near Santa Clarita in nearby Los Angeles county, which departed from the dock around 1:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorMoments after California Governor Gavin Newsom reported a shockingly large record number of daily coronavirus cases in the state, Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer reported 2,496 new cases of COVID-19, just shy of the all-time record, which topped 2,500 on June 22.The day before, on Tuesday, the number of daily new cases was 4,015. That data included a backlog of tests, so it’s hard to call it a record.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Wednesday, President and CEO of the California Hospital Association Carmela Coyle offered a grim update from the medical community. “We’re preparing to surge,” said Coyle.

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.