Los Angeles County public health officials on Saturday issued a renewed plea for people to celebrate Halloween safely as the region continues to see an uptick in new coronavirus cases. The county reported 1,326 new cases of the virus and 15 related deaths, bringing its total to 307,700 cases and 7,071 deaths. There were 10,987 reported cases in the seven-day period that ended Thursday, a 39% increase from the previous week. The county reported 164 new cases of the virus and eight deaths Saturday, bringing its total to 59,882 cases and 1,483 deaths. Throughout California, more than 30,200 coronavirus cases were reported for the seven-day period that ended Thursday, a 19% jump from the previous week.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 31, 2020 22:52 UTC