L.A. County Reports 4 New Covid-19 Deaths And 1,642 New Positive Cases—Sunday Update

Brandon Choe and Rosy Cordero
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SUNDAY UPDATE: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 4 new deaths from Covid-19, as well as 1,642 new positive cases.

The number of deaths and confirmed cases reported today may reflect delays in weekend reporting. Today’s data brings the County to a total of 27,246 deaths and 1,536,351 positive cases.

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At time of reporting, 610 County residents are hospitalized with Covid-19. Testing results are available for nearly 9,504,000 individuals with 15 percent of people testing positive. Today’s positivity rate clocks in at 1.0%.

Saturday:

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 20 new deaths from Covid-19, as well as 2,307 new positive cases.

The number of deaths and confirmed cases reported today may reflect delays in weekend reporting. Today’s data brings the County to a total of 27,244 deaths and 1,534,720 positive cases.

At time of reporting, 572 County residents are hospitalized with Covid-19. Testing results are available for nearly 9,487,000 individuals with 15% of people testing positive. Today’s positivity rate clocks in at 1.0%.

The Los Angeles Department of Public Health also announced 67.6% of County residents over the age of 5 are now fully vaccinated. “Getting vaccinated & boosted is critical to strengthening protections & preventing spread of COVID,” the Department said in a statement.

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