The number of new cases increased by more than 1,000 in 48 hours. Los Angeles County has emerged as California’s coronavirus epicenter.
, with hundreds of new cases reported over a two day period, as testing ramps up and more infections are identified., and 534 new cases overall, bringing that total to more than 4,000. The number of new cases increased by more than 1,000 in 48 hours.swelled to more than 11,000 on Thursday — with the death toll topping 240. Of those cases, 40% have been reported in L.A. County.
The testing numbers still lag behind those of New York City, where more than 49,000 positive cases had been identified as of Friday morning., at the Pomona Fairplex, the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach and the Antelope Valley Mall in Palmdale. Testing also is available at High Desert Medical Group in Lancaster and Glendale Memorial Hospital, the county said.
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