The number of coronavirus cases and related deaths in Los Angeles County continued to surge over the first two days of the three-day holiday weekend, with health officials on Saturday reporting a combined tally of nearly 30,000 cases. The county has averaged about 14,000 new coronavirus cases a day and 88 COVID-19 deaths daily over the past week. Los Angeles County has now reported a total of more than 707,000 coronavirus cases and more than 9,440 deaths. These actions will save lives.”In Los Angeles County, COVID-19 hospitalizations rose to 6,815, more than triple the figure from Thanksgiving, when 1,951 were in the hospital. Orange County has averaged about 3,500 new coronavirus cases a day over the past week.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 27, 2020 04:18 UTC