Los Angeles County has reported the highest one-day number of deaths Wednesday, with hospitalizations continuing to reach new heights. An additional 16,525 coronavirus cases were reported in Los Angeles County on Wednesday, along with 145 deaths, according to Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the L.A. Department of Public Health (LADPH). The additional cases reported Wednesday bring the county’s cumulative total ...

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $6.4 million in rental assistance and housing vouchers to help veterans at risk of experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County, including those in Santa Clarita, officials said Thursday.  The supportive housing assistance is provided through the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program, which combines rental assistance from HUD ...

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn called for the prioritization of teachers and school personnel in the vaccination plan. Hahn sent letters to the state, including Governor Gavin Newsom, California Department of Public Health, as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urging them to update their guidance.  “We need to reopen our schools, and that means vaccinating ...

A class-action lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of restaurant owners in Los Angeles County in an effort to recoup money spent on state and local fees, with officials saying that it is “offensive and tone-deaf” to force owners to pay fees for licenses and permits that they cannot currently use.  Los Angeles County, the Los Angeles County Department of ...

Officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) responded Friday to a judge ruling against their temporary ban on outdoor dining, saying that the judge “incorrectly analyzed” the department’s decision to close down outdoor dining for the over 31,000 restaurants in the county. On Friday, the LADPH issued a statement in response to Judge James Chalfant’s Tuesday ...

Over 13,000 Los Angeles County coronavirus cases have been reported Friday, in another record-breaking day, with the total number of cases topping 500,000. An additional 13,815 coronavirus cases have been reported in Los Angeles County on Friday, according to Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The additional cases reported Friday bring the county’s ...

Los Angeles County is continuing to break records for coronavirus, with the most-ever hospitalizations for nearly every day in the past week and 8,000 deaths, public health officials said. There are 3,113 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Tuesday, 24 percent of which are in the ICU, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. “The County’s ...

A judge ruled against against Los Angeles County’s decision to ban outdoor dining for over 30,000 restaurants in the county on Tuesday, stating that county officials “acted arbitrarily,” and that the decision “lacks a rational relationship to a legitimate end.” UPDATE (4 p.m.): Judge James Chalfant has ruled against the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s ban on outdoor dining. ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services (WDACS), along with the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) have announced the Safer At Work L.A. campaign, which aims to prevent workplace spread of COVID-19. The campaign, announced on Monday, is set to provide businesses with resources to help with preventing the spread of COVID-19 and ...

The largest one-day number of Los Angeles Coronavirus cases have been reported on Thursday, breaking the record from earlier this week, public health officials said.  An additional 7,854 coronavirus cases have been reported in Los Angeles County, the highest number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic, according to Dr. Muntu Davis, Los Angeles County health officer.  Davis added ...