LA County Reports 2,767 COVID-19 Cases, Highest Number Since February
Los Angeles County reported another 2,767 COVID-19 cases Thursday, up 80% from last week and the county's highest number since February.
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Los Angeles County reported another 2,767 COVID-19 cases Thursday, up 80% from last week and the county's highest number since February.
British rocker Eric Clapton has announced that he will not perform at any venue requiring audience members to prove that they have been vaccinated against COVID.
On Thursday, the Orange County Health Care Agency reported 304 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and two new deaths. The daily positivity rate was 3.3%.
Starting Thursday, the city of Pasadena will require everyone to wear a mask at indoor public settings, regardless of vaccination status.
Restaurants throughout the region are already struggling to staff up to meet the high demand for dine-in meals, but now they are also being hit disproportionately hard by the rise in new infections, especially among people who are unvaccinated.
Pasadena will soon require face coverings indoors regardless of vaccine status as COVID cases spike across Los Angeles County. The city is also working on a policy that would require its city employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Saturday night's show had to be postponed due to a member of the band's organization testing positive for COVID-19. However, the band announced Monday that tickets for the July 17 will be honored on the new date – Aug. 26.
With coronavirus cases rising across the nation, especially as the more transmissible Delta variant spreads, many are frustrated that some still choose not to get vaccinated.
Ventura County residents were urged to wear masks indoors in settings like grocery or retail stores, theaters, and family entertainment centers, while businesses were asked to expect universal masking for customers entering the indoor areas of their businesses to protect themselves and the business' employees.
Due to the climbing numbers of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County, residents are now having to wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status.
While the new mask mandates goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. Saturday night, Los Angeles County continues to report growing numbers of new coronavirus cases, along with skyrocketing hospitalizations.
On Friday, L.A. County reported 1,902 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, a 700% increase in the number of daily cases reported in just one month. There were also six new deaths reported.
Los Angeles County officials released a new Health Officer Order Thursday requiring masks indoors regardless of vaccination status.
The Los Angeles Emergency Operations Center Thursday reported the highest number in months of police and fire department employees self-isolating at home due to COVID-19.
Since June 1, there have been 184 children under the age of 12 in Orange County who have tested positive for COVID-19.
While the vaccines are not 100% effective in preventing infection, doctors said they still have a dramatic effect on reducing the severity of the virus in rare breakthrough cases.
fter issuing a requirement that all California students without masks would be turned away from school campuses regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status, the state appeared to immediately issue a reversal Monday night, sparking major confusion.
On Monday, health officials reported 1,059 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and one additional death, bringing countywide totals to 1,258,685 cases and 24,543 deaths.
McDonald's and California Public Health are hosting pop-up vaccine clinics at fast food franchises across the state. People getting a jab are getting more than antibodies, too – they're also getting coupons for free food and other giveaways.
Sunday marked the third straight day with more than 1,000 cases.
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Saturday reported 1,094 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and eight deaths, bringing countywide totals to 1,256,515 cases and 24,538 deaths.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Friday reported 1,107 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases. Last Friday, the county reported 549 new cases.
Testing positivity has doubled to 2.5%, and the rate of new daily cases is now 3.47 per 100,000 residents, up from 1.74 last week. Another 11 deaths were also reported.
The high number of cases continued the county's upward trend that began after statewide lifting of health restrictions and could be driven in part by the spread of the highly-contagious Delta variant.
The city of Pasadena Tuesday joined Los Angeles County health officials in recommending that everyone, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks indoors due to increased circulation of the highly transmissible Delta variant.
