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L.A. County's Daily Death Count Reaches 29 as Officials Praise Health Care Workers: "You Are Heroes"

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Los Angeles County health officials on Wednesday confirmed an additional 29 deaths and 620 newly diagnosed positive cases as the area battles to contain the novel coronavirus.

Of the fatalities, L.A. County Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer said 17 individuals were over the age of 65 and all but one were listed as having underlying health conditions.

Only one person was between the ages of 18 and 40 and they, too, had underlying health conditions. Ferrer reported the latest data during Wednesday's county press briefing from downtown Los Angeles, where she was joined by other county leaders in addressing the area's latest actions in the pandemic.

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