Los Angeles Coronavirus Update: 24 New Deaths In County; Official Slams Herd Immunity Theory

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said it would exercise a “zero tolerance” policy this week as many businesses in the city prepare for the possibility of unrest after the election.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsUPDATE: On Sunday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) reports that there are 1,590 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths.This brings the total cases in Los Angeles to 309,190 and 7,074 deaths. There are 799 people currently hospitalized wth 28% are in the ICU.

Rihanna has been spotted filming what appears to be a new music video at a hotel in downtown Los Angeles.The singer was seen in a fur coat while arriving at the NoMad Hotel on Saturday (October 31, 2020) – days after she was seen leaving the same venue on Thursday night after reportedly spending 11 hours on set.When the Work hitmaker arrived at the hotel, a sign outside the front door displayed the “set rules” for COVID-19 safety and referenced safety protocols for a production site, prompting

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerUPDATE: Slugger Cody Bellingers’ huge seventh-inning home run broke open a tie game and sent the Los Angeles Dodgers to the World Series, as they beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in a tense Game 7 of the National League Championship Series.Reliever Julio Urias ran through the final nine outs to close out the win for the team.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe former communications director for the Los Angeles Angels was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury for his role in the 2019 overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.The indictment said Kay told federal agents he provided oxycodone pills to Skaggs, and said he had an ongoing arrangement to serve as the go-between for Skaggs’s drug needs.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorLocal health officials on Monday reported only two deaths from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County over the past 24 hours and 881 new cases. They also said nearly 700 people remain hospitalized with the disease throughout the county.Authorities reminded that the low number of new deaths and new cases reported today reflect a reporting lag from over the weekend.Public Health now has identified 282,982 positive cases of COVID-19 to date across all areas of L.A.

With the SoCal summer heatwave finally starting to give way to awarm and sunnyfall, outdoor dining — California's COVID-19 reopening plan will not allow businesses to operate indoors, even with modifications, until the county's positivity rate is between 2 and 4.9 percent — is in high demand.Los Angeles is one of the few areas around the country where restaurant goers will be able to dine outside year round, and some of the city'sbest restaurants have reinvented themselves to

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsLos Angeles County Public Health reported 28 new deaths and an additional 1,285 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday. L.A.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerDespite leading the Los Angeles Lakers to the brink of the team’s 17th championship, LeBron James is catching fire from all sides for his political activism.Following a severe takedown by Outkick the Coverage columnist Jason Whitlock on Friday in which he called James a “Black Donald Trump,” and claimed he “is every bit as crude, undignified and inarticulate as our sitting president,” the actual President Trump weighed in Friday with equally damning remarks.In

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAfter warnings from state and local officials last week about increasing transmission of coronavirus, Los Angeles County On Wednesday reported its highest daily number of new infections in six weeks.Public health director Barbara Ferrer said the one-day spike — 1,645 new cases — should not immediately sound alarms. The region last saw a number of new infections that high on Aug.

Weinstein has been convicted by of third-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sexual act and is now serving out a 23-year prison sentence in New York, which means he’ll have to be extradited to L.A.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said Saturday that 17 more people died from coronavirus overnight, with 1,062 new cases reported. Across all areas of L.A.

Harvey Weinstein was hit with six new counts of forcible sexual assault, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday. The new charges stem from alleged incidents involving two women, and adds three felony counts each of forcible rape and forcible oral copulation, the district attorney's office said.

Harvey Weinstein facessix new sex assault counts, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Friday. Weinstein was charged with six additional forcible sexual assault counts involving two victims stemming from incidents that allegedly occurred more than a decade ago, according to authorities.The new charges include an incident between September 2004 and September 2005 where Weinstein allegedly raped a woman at a hotel in Beverly Hills.