The day after Los Angeles County’s number of new cases topped 10,000 for the first time, state and local officials warned about the status of the region’s health care system.
18.11.2020 - 06:17 / deadline.com
Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLooking to combat skyrocketing COVID-19 numbers, Los Angeles County announced tightened restrictions on Tuesday, requiring restaurants, wineries, breweries and non-essential retail businesses to close at 10 p.m. starting on Friday.
The day after Los Angeles County’s number of new cases topped 10,000 for the first time, state and local officials warned about the status of the region’s health care system.
A Los Angeles County supervisor got an earful of complaints Saturday from protesters who are upset about the county’s ban on outdoor dining as coronavirus numbers climb. The group targeted Supervisor Sheila Kuehl outside her Santa Monica home because she was recently caught dining outdoors at a nearby restaurant after voting in favor of the ban – which most bar and restaurant owners and employees in the county oppose, saying it threatens their ability to earn a living.
The coronavirus continues to take hold over Los Angeles county as Public Health officials confirmed a total of 8,949 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday alone.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported on Friday the highest number of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations ever in a day with 8,860 new cases and 2,668 people hospitalized.
Mere minutes after California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new regional stay-at-home order for the state to counter rising coronavirus cases, Los Angeles County health officials said Thursday that the looming shutdown could hit the battered region within days.
“Today, Tuesday, December 1, 2020, is the worst day thus far of the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles County,” said county health director Barbara Ferrer. “However, it will likely not remain the worst day of the pandemic in Los Angeles County. That will be tomorrow, and the next day and the next as cases, hospitalizations and deaths increase.” The numbers validate Ferrer’s grim words.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl visited an eatery in Santa Monica, Calif., last week, just hours after she voted to ban outdoor dining at restaurants in the county due to COVID-19 safety concerns, according to a report. Kuehl was seen dining outside at Il Forno Trattoria, an Italian restaurant near her house, Fox 11 Los Angeles reported. She had referred to outside dining as “a most dangerous situation” during an L.A.
“We expect unfortunately, as we go into the next couple of weeks into December, that we might see a surge superimposed on top of the surge that we’re already in.” That was Dr. Anthony Fauci on Meet the Press this past Sunday. See a clip of Fauci’s comments below.
Los Angeles County announced a new stay-home order Friday as coronavirus cases surge out of control in the nation’s most populous county. The three-week order takes effect Monday.
A Los Angeles police probe got underway Saturday night after an investigator with the L.A. County district attorney’s office -- who was working security for DA Jackie Lacey -- fired at suspects who allegedly tried to carjack the security team.
An off-duty law enforcement officer was recorded on cell phone video fighting with another person inside a sprawling Los Angeles-area shopping mall Friday. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department told Fox News affiliate KTTT-TV that the confrontation at the Los Cerritos Center stemmed from a social media post. The sheriff's office could not confirm that information with Fox News.
Los Angeles County public health officials said that 4,544 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed today, meaning that an enhanced round of safety measures will begin Monday. They include an upgraded stay-at-home order that will remain in place until Christmas Week.
Los Angeles County health officials issued a new safer-at-home order Friday that includes stricter limits on gatherings amid a surge in daily coronavirus cases. The order goes into effect Monday and will run through Dec. 20 as cases of COVID-19 swell to disturbing levels.
LOS ANGELES – As new COVID-19 cases remain at alarming levels and the number of people hospitalized continue to increase, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Director of Public Health for Los Angeles County announced Friday that the department was issuing a new stay-home order as coronavirus cases surge.
Los Angeles County reported 5,087 new cases of Covid-19 and 37 additional deaths on Thanksgiving Day, one of the highest single-day case totals of the entire pandemic. The number of county residents hospitalized with the coronavirus jumped from 1,298 last Friday to 1,809 reported on Thanksgiving. That’s a 28% rise in 7 days.
Los Angeles County’s top hospital official on Tuesday said the county was struggling to accurately convey just how grave the region’s situation is vis a vis Covid-19.
LOS ANGELES – A legal challenge brought by the California Restaurant Association to block the Los Angeles County Health Department’s order to shut down outdoor dining Wednesday was rejected by a LA County Superior Court Judge Tuesday.
The California Restaurant Association (CRA) is seeking a court order to halt Los Angeles County's three-week dine-in ban, if "proper justification" for the measure is not provided. On Tuesday, the association filed a request in Los Angeles Superior Court, demanding that the county of Los Angeles Department of Health provide "supporting medical and/or scientific studies and evidence that the operation of outdoor dining establishments poses an unreasonable risk" to the public. Until evidence is
LOS ANGELES – As Angelenos prepare to celebrate a muted Thanksgiving holiday this Thursday, the escalating numbers of coronavirus cases has public health and government officials alarmed. According to a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, the daily rate of new infections has risen with the average daily cases increased to 108% from October 31.
Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorMoments after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that 94% of the state’s population would move backward into the most restrictive tier of his reopening guidelines, L.A. County also announced increased measures.