Coronavirus, 1st Ld 10 Extra COVID-Associated Deaths in LA County Reported | KFI AM 640

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Ten extra COVID-19-related deaths had been reported by Los Angeles County well being officers Wednesday, together with greater than 1,000 new infections.

The brand new fatalities gave the county an total loss of life toll from all through the pandemic of 33,719. On Tuesday, the county reported the virus- associated loss of life of an individual below age 18 — the 14th little one to die of COVID issues because the pandemic started.

One other 1,058 COVID infections had been reported Wednesday, elevating the cumulative complete to three,461,037 since March of 2020.

Day by day case numbers reported by the county have been steadily falling for weeks, though well being officers have conceded that the official figures could possibly be deceptive attributable to residents primarily utilizing at-home checks that are not reported to the county.

In accordance with state figures, there have been 501 COVID-positive sufferers in county hospitals as of Wednesday, down barely from 508 on Tuesday. Of these sufferers, 65 had been being handled in intensive care, down from 69 a day earlier.

COVID hospitalizations numbers have been usually declining over the previous few months, reflecting total decreases in virus transmission within the county. In mid-July, there have been greater than 1,300 virus-positive sufferers in county hospitals.

County officers have stated that roughly 40% of these sufferers had been admitted particularly for COVID, whereas the others had been hospitalized for different causes however examined constructive upon admission.

As of Wednesday, the typical seven-day price of individuals testing constructive for the virus within the county was 4.4%.