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An additional 2,758 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Los Angeles County on Wednesday, officials said.
The newly-confirmed cases bring the cumulative total number of COVID-19 cases in L.A. County to 143,009, according to Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer.
“The virus and what we do today impacts our lives in the weeks and the months ahead. We’re just not able to continue on our recovery journey without everyone doing their part,” said Ferrer. “Keeping businesses open is only possible if we can get back to slowing the spread and we do need to remember that all of us have a part.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday closed indoor operations in fitness centers, places of worship, offices for non-critical sectors, personal care services, hair salons, barbershops and malls in several counties, including Los Angeles County.
This update comes at the heels of the highest one-day spike in cases and hospitalizations on Tuesday since the pandemic first hit the County in March.
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Ferrer also reported that an additional 44 deaths had occurred due to COVID-19, bringing the death toll in the county to 3,932.
Testing results have been made available to more than 1,409,712 individuals as of Wednesday, with a daily positivity rate of about 9 percent.
The continued growth in cases prompted Newsom to include Los Angeles County among 30 across the state in which he has ordered the closure of indoor operations across a number of businesses and organizations.
As of Monday, Henry Mayo has conducted 4,316 COVID-19 tests. Of those, 454 have tested positive, and 484 tests are still pending with Henry Mayo, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.
There are 15 patients in the hospital as of Monday, while 137 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March, according to Moody.
As of Tuesday, a total of 3,658 cumulative cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Santa Clarita Valley since testing began in March.
An update on the Santa Clarita Valley is expected to be released Wednesday afternoon.
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In order to save lives we have instituted programs such as the use of safety seat belts in cars and trucks. We close beaches during the threat of lightning storms. Helmets are now required when riding bicycles and motorcycles. We have speed limits on our roads. Mandatory evacuations are ordered for areas in the path of wildfires. Yet here,today, we are having debates over the reopening of schools as the pandemic continues to break records daily. How can reopening schools even be on the table now?
Hospitals are not overwhelmed. We should start by addressing the deadly decision to place Covid positive senior citizens back in the nursing homes. That is truly killing our beloved family members. Seniors are the highest risk and we have failed them. Nobody is fighting for better decisions and our horrible Governor is on board with killing our senior citizens. Anyone who supports that needs their head checked.