After months of decline, LA County health officials have reported a sharp increase in the average daily number of new COVID-19 infections.
The seven-day average daily number of infections rose by 10% over the past week, according to the county Department of Public Health, jumping from 988 new cases per day to 1,083.
She also urged residents to receive a flu shot and practice infection-control measures such as hand-washing, mask-wearing and staying home if sick. The new cases gave the county an overall total from throughout the pandemic of 3,493,150, while the cumulative death toll rose to 33,999.
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