Nearly 300 COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Los Angeles County Tuesday, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the first case of COVID-19 confirmed within the county. An additional 5,927 COVID-19 cases were reported in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, along with 291 deaths, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH). The new cases reported ...

Los Angeles County officials announced that they planned to reopen outdoor dining in Los Angeles County “by the end of the week,” to match new state guidelines Monday. An additional 6,642 COVID-19 cases were reported in Los Angeles County on Monday, along with 46 deaths, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH). The new ...

Los Angeles County Public Health officials reported over 8,200 new coronavirus cases and 98 deaths Sunday. An additional 8,243 COVID-19 cases were reported in Los Angeles County on Sunday, along with 98 deaths, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH). The new cases reported today bring the county’s cumulative total to 1,073,111 positive cases ...

While the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 across Los Angeles County has decreased, capacity within the county’s Intensive Care Units (ICU) remains “overwhelmed.” As of Saturday, there were 6,881 people hospitalized with COVID-19, 24 percent of which were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). “This is the first time daily hospitalizations decreased under 7,000 patients since December 29,” reads ...

Officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health stated Friday that if the county’s COVID-19 vaccine allotment was not increased, efforts to get the vaccine to adults within the county would “likely extend well into 2022.” On Friday, Dr. Paul Simon, science officer for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH), gave an update on the ...

Public health officials in Los Angeles County are concerned that they are not receiving enough doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, as the need to administer second doses is reducing the number available for first doses. An additional 6,492 COVID-19 cases were reported in Los Angeles County on Wednesday, along with 262 deaths, according to Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced that nearly 99 percent of all skilled nursing facilities in the county had administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday. Nearly 39,000 doses have been administered to staff and residents. The remaining facilities are currently vaccinating or are scheduling vaccinations this week. Additionally, for facilities that completed their ...

Officials issued an emergency order Sunday temporarily suspending the limit on the number of cremations that can be done each month in Los Angeles County due to a backlog in human remains caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that officials say is “astronomically higher than we’ve ever seen.” On Sunday, officials with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast ...

Public health officials expect Los Angeles County to be able to begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine to residents aged 65 and older by early February. An additional 15,051 COVID-19 cases were reported in Los Angeles County on Friday, along with 258 deaths, according to Dr. Paul Simon, science officer for the  L.A. County Department of Public Health.  Simon stated that ...

The Santa Clarita Valley has surpassed 20,000 cumulative COVID-19 cases Thursday, with Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer stating that the virus is “running rampant right now” throughout the county. An additional 17,323 COVID-19 cases were reported in Los Angeles County on Thursday, along with 287 deaths, according to Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of ...