Los Angeles County Is The No. 1 Most Dangerous Area In The US, FEMA Says

There was good news and bad news on the LA Covid-19 front on Friday. On the one hand, the key numbers were down virtually across the board. On the other hand, with virus variants worrying officials and the region’s vaccine rollout sputtering, there was concern of another surge.

Don Sutton, the Hall of Famer pitcher who is one only 10 Los Angeles Dodgers players to have his number retired, died Monday night in his sleep, his son said. He was 75.

Covid-19 outbreaks at workplaces have soared dramatically in recent weeks in response to rising community transmission, Los Angeles County health officials said today, warning that employers need to ensure their workers and customers are protected.

“The very high numbers I will report today are, sadly, not a surprise,” said Los Angeles Public Health Chief Science Officer Dr. Paul Simon on Friday.

“The rate of new cases this month is translating into a disastrous increase in the number of people with severe COVID-19 symptoms being sent to our local hospitals,” said a statement from the Los Angeles County Public Health Department on Wednesday.

UPDATED, 6:05 PM: Los Angeles Dodgers legend Tommy Lasorda has been released from the hospital where he had been since mid-November. The team reported that the Hall of Famer is “resting comfortably” at his home.

On January 30th, Los Angeles County announced it had passed the dark milestone of 10,000 deaths related to Covid-19 in 2020. It was a grim end to a grim year. Now, less than a week later, the county has already passed 11,000 pandemic-related deaths.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Grammy Awards ceremony that was set for Jan. 31 has been postponed because of the coronavirus surge in Los Angeles, Rolling Stone magazine and Variety reported on Tuesday.

Los Angeles County hospitals are so overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients that EMS workers were told Monday to ration oxygen, according to reports.  The L.A.

Emma Stone is going to be a mom!A source tells ET that Stone and husband Dave McGary are expecting a baby. «It's been so nice for them to be home and have this time together before the baby,» says the source. «They're going to be the best parents; they are both great with kids and they make such a great team.»While the couple have not yet officially confirmed reports of the pregnancy, Stone did show off her baby bump while out and about in Los Angeles on Dec.

“The anticipated surge from the holiday gatherings has begun,” said Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer on Monday. While the daily 9142 new cases recorded in the region on Monday was less than half of the record highs seen in recent weeks, Ferrer said the low number reflects the closure of many testing sites and a delay caused but the holiday.

Emma Stone has been snapped with a baby bump. Although she has yet to confirm rumours, it looks like the 32-year-old actress is expecting her first child with her husband, Dave McCary.

Paul Westphal, a Hall of Fame basketball player who starred for USC and later in the NBA, died Saturday from complications of brain cancer. He was 70.

Los Angeles County ended 2020 breaking Covid-19 records and brought in the new year doing just the same.

The number of daily new Covid-19 cases in Los Angeles County had been falling for two weeks. From an all-time high of 21,411 on December 16, new cases had settled at between 13,000 and 15,000. While deaths remained punishingly high, there was some hope that a plateau in cases meant that transmission of the virus had slowed. Friday’s data may smash that hope.