Though the figure is likely an undercount, it still marked a bright spot, capping several months of progress in the fight against the coronavirus
Student registered nurse Camille Endicio fills a syringe with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a mobile clinic in Los Angeles on April 20.Although officials cautioned that the figure was probably an undercount because of reporting delays on weekends, it still marked a bright spot, capping several months of progress in the fight against the coronavirus.
The county also reported 313 new cases of the virus. There were 390 COVID-19 patients in county hospitals as of Saturday, a drop of about 16% from two weeks before. L.A. County has recorded more than 1.2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, and 23,915 residents have died of COVID-19-related causes, according toMeanwhile, 46.8% of L.A. County residents have received at least one dose of vaccine, and 31.5% are fully vaccinated. Experts have credited a relative
in California with helping to hold off another surge of infections, as has been seen in some other states.since the start of the pandemic. The average daily rate of positive cases among those tested was 0.7% over the last week, according to county data, and just 0.6% of the tests performed Saturday came back positive.the most lenient of the state's COVID-19 reopening system, which will permit most businesses to operate indoors, with modifications.
According to state data released last week, the county’s rate of new coronavirus cases — adjusted based on the number of tests performed — had dropped to 1.9 per day per 100,000 people. Officials are expected to announce Tuesday whether the county has been able to maintain or drop below that rate for a second week, as required to move forward with a wider relaxation of rules.
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