L.A. County Coronavirus Cases Continue To Spike, As World Health Org Reports Largest Single-Day Increase
Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe Los Angeles County Public Health said Sunday that 11 new deaths related to COVID-19 and 1,784 new cases of confirmed infection have been added to its already grim totals.Overall in Los Angeles County. 83,397 positive cases have been recorded across all areas of LA County, causing a total of 3,120 deaths.Public health officials reported 2,055 new cases of COVID-19 and 48 related deaths Saturday, marking the third-highest daily case count since the pandemic began.Officials attributed the high numbers in part to delays in lab reporting.Meanwhile, coronavirus cases continue to spike in several states in the US and throughout the world.