Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) officials announced Friday that nearly 5 million COVID-19 vaccines had been administered to residents. More than 4,715,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to people across Los Angeles County. Of those vaccinated, 1,652,149 people received second doses and 136,232 people received the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. “I encourage those ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) announced that several additional variations of COVID-19 have been identified in the county as of Wednesday. Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the LAPDH, noted that three confirmed cases of the Brazil variant and one confirmed case of the South African variant had been identified as of Wednesday, although there may be ...

Los Angeles County continued making progress on the journey to recovery from the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, with daily case rates continuing to drop. Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) officials announced Tuesday that the county was making progress in efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19, just as the state announced that full re-opening of California’s economy ...

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) officials allowed re-openings of several business sectors on Monday as the county officially entered the “orange” tier of the state’s COVID-19 re-opening plan. The re-openings are now allowed under modifications to the County Health Officer Order implemented earlier this week. The modifications to the Health Officer Order include the following: Bars that ...

Los Angeles County reported under 540 new coronavirus cases and only three deaths on Easter Sunday. As vaccinations continue to become more readily available, Los Angeles County residents are seeing a major decrease in COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH). As of Sunday, there were 535 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in L.A. County, ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced that the County Health Officer Order was updated Friday to include activities permitted in the “orange” tier of COVID-19 re-opening plans. The Los Angeles County Health Officer Order was updated Friday to reflect newly permitted activities allowed in the orange tier, beginning Monday, April 5 at 12:01 a.m. Additional safety modifications ...

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) officials provided updates on vaccine efforts and COVID-19 variants across the county Wednesday. To date, LADPH officials have identified 920 coronavirus cases that can be attributed to variants of COVID-19, according to Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer. An additional 648 COVID-19 cases and 40 deaths were reported across L.A. County Wednesday, according to ...

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) officials announced Monday that L.A. County breweries, wineries and distilleries are now allowed to reopen for indoor service if food is provided, thanks to a recent update to the Health Order. As of Saturday, the L.A. County Health Order has been updated to allow breweries, distilleries, and wineries to re-open for indoor ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) reported under 500 new coronavirus cases and 20 additional deaths Sunday. An additional 423 COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths were reported across L.A. County Sunday. This brings the county’s cumulative total to 1,214,178 positive cases of COVID-19 and 22,797 deaths since the onset of the pandemic, according to the LADPH officials. ...

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) officials announced Saturday that young people under the age of 50 continue to make up the majority of new cases reported across the county. LADPH officials announced that younger people continue to drive community transmission of COVID-19 in the county as of Saturday. An additional 521 COVID-19 cases and 56 deaths were ...