Roughly 58% of the county’s cases have been among people in that age group, according to public health data. About 722 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in L.A. County on Monday. “We cannot afford to have more cases here in L.A. County. We are still in the purple tier because we have widespread community transmission,” Ferrer said. More than 289,000 cases and almost 6,900 fatalities have been in L.A. County.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 20, 2020 18:01 UTC