California records highest single-day coronavirus death toll
Los Angeles County on Wednesday recorded its worst daily coronavirus death toll ina month. Officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 60 new coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday, and Long Beach — which has its own health office — reported one new death.The combined total of 61 cases is the highest single-day death toll since June 2, when 62 deaths were reported across L.A. County, according to The“Our cases are rising. The rate of infection is increasing.
On Tuesday, there were 2,037 people hospitalized with confirmed coronavirus infections in L.A. County, a 38% increase from the Tuesday after Memorial Day, when 1,477 coronavirus-infected people were hospitalized. It was the third consecutive day the county has posted a record number of coronavirus-related hospitalizations since the pandemic hit California.
On Tuesday, there were 1,753 people with confirmed coronavirus infections in California’s intensive care units, a 71% increase compared with the number six weeks earlier, on May 26, when 1,026 coronavirus-infected patients were in the ICU. In both Los Angeles County and across the state, higher percentages of coronavirus test results are coming back positive — an indication that virus transmission is worsening.To contain the spread of COVID-19, parks, restaurants and stores are slowly reopening.
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