188,451reported cases1,022deathsIn April, the California Department of Public Health began reporting new cases and tests on a . This page will update on Tuesdays and Fridays.Jump to a sectionGo to a section Over the past week, the county has averaged 58 new cases and 1 new death per day. On Thursday, 126 new cases and 4 deaths were reported.Seven-day averages offer a more stable view of the trend than daily totals.On Jan. 3, 2022, the state reported an of new cases due to a backlog . The entire bar may not appear on this chart.An people have recovered from COVID-19 or are no longer...…188,451reported cases1,022deathsIn April, the California Department of Public Health began reporting new cases and tests on a . This page will update on Tuesdays and Fridays.Jump to a sectionGo to a section Over the past week, the county has averaged 58 new cases and 1 new death per day. On Thursday, 126 new cases and 4 deaths were reported.Seven-day averages offer a more stable view of the trend than daily totals.On Jan. 3, 2022, the state reported an of new cases due to a backlog . The entire bar may not appear on this chart.An people have recovered from COVID-19 or are no longer...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Los Angeles County will close its beaches Friday and ban fireworks displays in anticipation of the Fourth of July holiday, a move health officials say is necessary in light of an alarming spike in coronavirus cases.Although it was a “difficult decision to make,” the closures are crucial because so many people gather to celebrate, “a recipe for increased transmission of COVID-19,” county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement.“We all need to take this virus more seriously and residents and business owners must do...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Los Angeles County will close its beaches Friday and ban fireworks displays in anticipation of the Fourth of July holiday, a move health officials say is necessary in light of an alarming spike in coronavirus cases.Although it was a “difficult decision to make,” the closures are crucial because so many people gather to celebrate, “a recipe for increased transmission of COVID-19,” county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement.“We all need to take this virus more seriously and residents and business owners must do...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Los Angeles County on Friday received permission from the state to reopen restaurants for in-person dining, and resume services at barbershops and hair salons, marking a new phase in the region’s efforts to restart the devastated retail economy.The move comes even though the county remains the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in California, with more than 2,200 deaths. More than half of all COVID-19 fatalities in the state have been in L.A. County, which has been slower to reopen than areas less hard-hit by the outbreak. The...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Los Angeles County on Friday received permission from the state to reopen restaurants for in-person dining, and resume services at barbershops and hair salons, marking a new phase in the region’s efforts to restart the devastated retail economy.The move comes even though the county remains the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in California, with more than 2,200 deaths. More than half of all COVID-19 fatalities in the state have been in L.A. County, which has been slower to reopen than areas less hard-hit by the outbreak. The...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday that all county residents can now get free at city-run sites. Until now, only residents with symptoms as well as essential workers and those in institutional settings like nursing homes could be Officials say expanded testing is essential to getting a better sense of how many people have the virus — data that could be used to ease stay-at-home rules.Under the new guidelines, priority for the same- or next-day testing will still be given to people with symptoms, such as a fever,...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday that all county residents can now get free at city-run sites. Until now, only residents with symptoms as well as essential workers and those in institutional settings like nursing homes could be Officials say expanded testing is essential to getting a better sense of how many people have the virus — data that could be used to ease stay-at-home rules.Under the new guidelines, priority for the same- or next-day testing will still be given to people with symptoms, such as a fever,...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement During a recent broadcast on Facebook, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva spent several minutes criticizing Supervisor Hilda Solis for her comments earlier that week on systemic brutality and racism by police toward people of color. He questioned whether she was trying to sow more distrust between law enforcement and the community and said she owed an apology to Sheriff’s Department employees and all law enforcement agencies throughout Los Angeles County.And then the sheriff turned more personal.“I don’t know,” he said on the...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement During a recent broadcast on Facebook, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva spent several minutes criticizing Supervisor Hilda Solis for her comments earlier that week on systemic brutality and racism by police toward people of color. He questioned whether she was trying to sow more distrust between law enforcement and the community and said she owed an apology to Sheriff’s Department employees and all law enforcement agencies throughout Los Angeles County.And then the sheriff turned more personal.“I don’t know,” he said on the...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Five large COVID-19 vaccination sites are slated to open next week in Los Angeles County as public health officials accelerate preparations for an expected surge in demand after this week’s expansion of the vaccine eligibility list to residents 65 and older.The sites are Pomona Fairplex, the Forum in Inglewood, Cal State Northridge, the L.A. County Office of Education in Downey and Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia. The openings come at a crucial time. Though residents 65 and older are now on the state’s vaccine priority list,...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Five large COVID-19 vaccination sites are slated to open next week in Los Angeles County as public health officials accelerate preparations for an expected surge in demand after this week’s expansion of the vaccine eligibility list to residents 65 and older.The sites are Pomona Fairplex, the Forum in Inglewood, Cal State Northridge, the L.A. County Office of Education in Downey and Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia. The openings come at a crucial time. Though residents 65 and older are now on the state’s vaccine priority list,...WW…

March 4“I want to reiterate this is not a response rooted in panic. We need every tool at our disposal.”March 15“We will get through this ... our city is not shutting down. We’re not planning to do so, and we never will.”March 19 - April 7"We're about to enter into a new way of living here in L.A. for a period."April 14“We do see a light at the end of the tunnel.”May 4 - 11“If we don't do this well ... we will see that spike we don't want to see and we'll need to revert to more restrictions.”May 12 - 13"We know with all certainty that we would be extending health officer orders for the next...…March 4“I want to reiterate this is not a response rooted in panic. We need every tool at our disposal.”March 15“We will get through this ... our city is not shutting down. We’re not planning to do so, and we never will.”March 19 - April 7"We're about to enter into a new way of living here in L.A. for a period."April 14“We do see a light at the end of the tunnel.”May 4 - 11“If we don't do this well ... we will see that spike we don't want to see and we'll need to revert to more restrictions.”May 12 - 13"We know with all certainty that we would be extending health officer orders for the next...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement A Los Angeles County supervisor has recommended a celebrity doctor who has railed against California’s mishandling of the homelessness crisis to a local commission, a move that shocked some advocates who, when they heard the news, thought it was a joke. Dr. David Drew Pinsky, more commonly known as Dr. Drew, was recommended by 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger, the only Republican on the five-member board, for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, a 10-member commission appointed by city and county elected officials....…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement A Los Angeles County supervisor has recommended a celebrity doctor who has railed against California’s mishandling of the homelessness crisis to a local commission, a move that shocked some advocates who, when they heard the news, thought it was a joke. Dr. David Drew Pinsky, more commonly known as Dr. Drew, was recommended by 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger, the only Republican on the five-member board, for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, a 10-member commission appointed by city and county elected officials....WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Hundreds of grocery store workers in unincorporated Los Angeles County will receive $5 an hour in hazard pay on top of their regular wages as part of the county’s “hero pay” mandate that goes into effect Friday and lasts 120 days.The L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to mandate the pay bump for publicly traded grocery store or retail drug companies, or companies that have at least 300 employees nationwide and more than 10 employees per store site. The measure applies only to unincorporated areas, benefiting about...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Hundreds of grocery store workers in unincorporated Los Angeles County will receive $5 an hour in hazard pay on top of their regular wages as part of the county’s “hero pay” mandate that goes into effect Friday and lasts 120 days.The L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to mandate the pay bump for publicly traded grocery store or retail drug companies, or companies that have at least 300 employees nationwide and more than 10 employees per store site. The measure applies only to unincorporated areas, benefiting about...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement With U.S. regulators expected to clear the way this week for the first COVID-19 vaccine, California could soon begin its historic and complex rollout of millions of immunizations, a much-anticipated turning point in a state where over 20,000 people have been killed by the virus.Though it is unclear exactly when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will grant emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the move could come as soon as Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week. Get our free Coronavirus Today newsletter...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement With U.S. regulators expected to clear the way this week for the first COVID-19 vaccine, California could soon begin its historic and complex rollout of millions of immunizations, a much-anticipated turning point in a state where over 20,000 people have been killed by the virus.Though it is unclear exactly when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will grant emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the move could come as soon as Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week. Get our free Coronavirus Today newsletter...WW…