Los Angeles County officials on Wednesday reported the highest single daily case count of coronavirus infections not connected with a backlog since late August. Unless we can all get back to protecting each other, our recovery will stall.”It’s estimated that 1 in 670 residents are currently infected with the virus, county health officials reported Wednesday. AdvertisementOn Monday, officials reported that the county’s seven-day average increased from about 940 new cases a day in early October to more than 1,275 as of last week. AdvertisementCalifornia’s four-tier, color-coded reopening roadmap is based on two metrics: the seven-day average of daily COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents and the testing positivity rate. Daily new confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. have risen 45% over the past two weeks, to a record seven-day average of 86,352, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 05, 2020 15:06 UTC