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81 New Coronavirus Deaths In LA County: Deadliest Day So Far
Los Angeles County reported 81 more coronavirus deaths Saturday, the highest single-day total so far, as confirmed cases surpassed 12,000.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA — In the deadliest day yet in the coronavirus pandemic, Los Angeles County officials Saturday announced 81 new deaths from the virus and 642 additional cases, for a total of 576 deaths and 12,021 cases.
"Today marks a very sad milestone for our County, we are reporting the highest number of COVID-19 deaths for any one day since the beginning of the pandemic, and our deepest condolences go out to each and every person grieving the loss of their loved ones," said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the county Department of Public Health.
Ferrer said the number of deaths in LA County has doubled in the last week, including an "overwhelming" number of deaths among nursing home residents. Well over half of the skilled nursing facilities identified by California officials as having experienced one or more cases of COVID-19 are in Los Angeles County, according to new data released Saturday.
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Of the 261 facilities on the California Department of Health list, 148 are located in Los Angeles County. The department's website said the list is a snapshot representing 86% of the state's 1,224 skilled-nursing facilities that have reported data within the last 24 hours.
Ferrer said she has asked the state and federal governments to help provide personal protective equipment and more staffing, to help the county avoid further outbreaks in nursing homes.
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Of the county's 576 deaths, 89% have had underlying health conditions, Ferrer said.
Information about race and ethnicity was available for 498 victim, or 93%. Of those, 36% occurred among Latinx residents, 29% among white residents, 17% among Asian residents, 16% among African American residents, and 3% among residents identifying with other races.
As of Saturday, 3,280 people who tested positive for COVID-19 -- the disease caused by the coronavirus -- have been hospitalized at some point during their illness.
Testing capacity continues to increase in the county, with results available for more than 76,000 individuals and 14% of people testing positive.
On Friday, Ferrer said 20 nursing homes or care facilities have had outbreaks of 20 or more people testing positive, and the county has asked for help from state and federal officials to control the virus' spread and ensure affected facilities are fully staffed.
Ferrer said Friday that 1,441 cases have been confirmed among health care workers in the county, 38% of them being nurses and 6% of them doctors. Five deaths have been confirmed among health care workers, three of them nurses. Three of the deaths involved skilled nursing facility workers, one was a correctional health worker and one worked in a hospital, Ferrer said.
The county on Friday also announced the availability of free same-day testing for people who have symptoms of COVID-19, including fever, cough and difficulty breathing. To schedule an appointment, visit this website.
The locations with laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases around Los Angeles County, as of Saturday, are:
- Los Angeles County: 11,387 (excluding Long Beach and Pasadena)
- Long Beach: 419
- Pasadena: 215
Confirmed cases by city:
- Agoura Hills: 24
- Alhambra: 42
- Arcadia: 28
- Artesia: 10
- Azusa: 22
- Baldwin Park: 40
- Bell: 78
- Bell Gardens: 52
- Bellflower: 62
- Beverly Hills: 80
- Burbank: 134
- Calabasas: 26
- Carson: 149
- Cerritos: 37
- Claremont: 15
- Commerce: 5
- Compton: 85
- Covina: 57
- Cudahy: 27
- Culver City: 37
- Diamond Bar: 22
- Downey: 124
- Duarte: 26
- El Monte: 50
- El Segundo: 14
- Gardena: 96
- Glendale: 326
- Glendora: 29
- Hawaiian Gardens: 6
- Hawthorne: 92
- Hermosa Beach: 19
- Huntington Park: 56
- Inglewood: 152
- La Canada Flintridge: 26
- La Mirada: 31
- La Puente: 21
- La Verne: 11
- Lakewood: 47
- Lancaster: 114
- Lawndale: 36
- Lomita: 27
- Lynwood: 99
- Malibu: 21
- Manhattan Beach: 58
- Maywood: 35
- Monrovia: 18
- Montebello: 71
- Monterey Park: 39
- Norwalk: 100
- Palmdale: 147
- Palos Verdes Estates: 36
- Paramount: 65
- Pico Rivera: 79
- Pomona: 71
- Rancho Palos Verdes: 47
- Redondo Beach: 85
- Rolling Hills Estates: 12
- Rosemead: 16
- San Dimas: 20
- San Fernando: 33
- San Gabriel: 16
- San Marino: 8
- Santa Clarita: 196
- Santa Fe Springs: 11
- Santa Monica: 111
- Signal Hill: 5
- South Gate: 133
- South Pasadena: 26
- Temple City: 24
- Torrance: 189
- Walnut: 15
- West Covina: 58
- West Hollywood: 109
- Westlake Village: 6
- Whittier: 66
- Los Angeles: 5387
- Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie: 16
- Los Angeles - Alsace: 10
- Los Angeles - Arleta: 42
- Los Angeles - Atwater Village: 11
- Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills: 39
- Los Angeles - Bel Air: 22
- Los Angeles - Beverly Crest: 27
- Los Angeles - Beverlywood: 23
- Los Angeles - Boyle Heights: 69
- Los Angeles - Brentwood: 58
- Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning: 9
- Los Angeles - Canoga Park: 103
- Los Angeles - Carthay: 45
- Los Angeles - Central: 58
- Los Angeles - Century City: 26
- Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove: 35
- Los Angeles - Chatsworth: 44
- Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills: 12
- Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran: 13
- Los Angeles - Country Club Park: 32
- Los Angeles - Crenshaw District: 26
- Los Angeles - Crestview: 47
- Los Angeles - Del Rey: 38
- Los Angeles - Downtown: 31
- Los Angeles - Eagle Rock: 53
- Los Angeles - East Hollywood: 64
- Los Angeles - Echo Park: 11
- Los Angeles - El Sereno: 51
- Los Angeles - Elysian Park: 6
- Los Angeles - Elysian Valley: 10
- Los Angeles - Encino: 60
- Los Angeles - Exposition Park: 66
- Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square: 12
- Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone: 56
- Los Angeles - Glassell Park: 72
- Los Angeles - Gramercy Place: 15
- Los Angeles - Granada Hills: 59
- Los Angeles - Green Meadows: 23
- Los Angeles - Hancock Park: 54
- Los Angeles - Harbor City: 26
- Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway: 39
- Los Angeles - Harvard Heights: 29
- Los Angeles - Harvard Park: 41
- Los Angeles - Highland Park: 46
- Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown: 25
- Los Angeles - Hollywood: 130
- Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills: 48
- Los Angeles - Hyde Park: 29
- Los Angeles - Jefferson Park: 5
- Los Angeles - Koreatown: 68
- Los Angeles - Lafayette Square: 8
- Los Angeles - Lake Balboa: 45
- Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace: 21
- Los Angeles - Leimert Park: 25
- Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights: 26
- Los Angeles - Little Armenia: 60
- Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh: 41
- Los Angeles - Longwood: 5
- Los Angeles - Los Feliz: 22
- Los Angeles - Mar Vista: 39
- Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula: 8
- Los Angeles - Melrose: 235
- Los Angeles - Mid-city: 27
- Los Angeles - Miracle Mile: 23
- Los Angeles - Mission Hills: 36
- Los Angeles - Mt. Washington: 16
- Los Angeles - North Hills: 62
- Los Angeles - North Hollywood: 162
- Los Angeles - Northridge: 77
- Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades: 33
- Los Angeles - Pacoima: 80
- Los Angeles - Palms: 72
- Los Angeles - Panorama City: 91
- Los Angeles - Park La Brea: 11
- Los Angeles - Pico-Union: 87
- Los Angeles - Playa Vista: 12
- Los Angeles - Porter Ranch: 35
- Los Angeles - Rancho Park: 8
- Los Angeles - Reseda: 96
- Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch: 9
- Los Angeles - Reynier Village: 6
- Los Angeles - San Pedro: 75
- Los Angeles - Shadow Hills: 7
- Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks: 88
- Los Angeles - Silverlake: 90
- Los Angeles - South Carthay: 21
- Los Angeles - South Park: 53
- Los Angeles - Studio City: 24
- Los Angeles - Sun Valley: 53
- Los Angeles - Sunland: 39
- Los Angeles - Sylmar: 145
- Los Angeles - Tarzana: 51
- Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry: 65
- Los Angeles - Thai Town: 11
- Los Angeles - Toluca Lake: 7
- Los Angeles - Tujunga: 24
- Los Angeles - University Park: 34
- Los Angeles - Valley Glen: 42
- Los Angeles - Valley Village: 45
- Los Angeles - Van Nuys: 117
- Los Angeles - Venice: 35
- Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls: 23
- Los Angeles - Vermont Square: 21
- Los Angeles - Vermont Vista: 34
- Los Angeles - Vernon Central: 55
- Los Angeles - Victoria Park: 20
- Los Angeles - View Heights: 5
- Los Angeles - Watts: 39
- Los Angeles - Wellington Square: 6
- Los Angeles - West Adams: 58
- Los Angeles - West Hills: 29
- Los Angeles - West Los Angeles: 39
- Los Angeles - West Vernon: 96
- Los Angeles - Westchester: 43
- Los Angeles - Westlake: 104
- Los Angeles - Westwood: 38
- Los Angeles - Wholesale District: 35
- Los Angeles - Wilmington: 49
- Los Angeles - Wilshire Center: 62
- Los Angeles - Winnetka: 67
- Los Angeles - Woodland Hills: 82
- Unincorporated - Acton: 5
- Unincorporated - Altadena: 43
- Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont: 46
- Unincorporated - Athens Village: 10
- Unincorporated - Avocado Heights: 5
- Unincorporated - Azusa: 5
- Unincorporated - Bassett: 12
- Unincorporated - Canyon Country: 15
- Unincorporated - Castaic: 10
- Unincorporated - Covina: 14
- Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak): 9
- Unincorporated - Del Aire: 6
- Unincorporated - East La Mirada: 6
- Unincorporated - East Los Angeles: 127
- Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez: 12
- Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone: 81
- Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights: 34
- Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose: 13
- Unincorporated - La Rambla: 5
- Unincorporated - Ladera Heights: 15
- Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles: 8
- Unincorporated - Lennox: 21
- Unincorporated - Marina del Rey: 7
- Unincorporated - Monrovia: 5
- Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel: 7
- Unincorporated - Quartz Hill: 15
- Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez: 8
- Unincorporated - Rowland Heights: 24
- Unincorporated - San Jose Hills: 8
- Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains: 7
- Unincorporated - South San Gabriel: 7
- Unincorporated - South Whittier: 35
- Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch: 13
- Unincorporated - Valinda: 14
- Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills: 17
- Unincorporated - Walnut Park: 27
- Unincorporated - West Carson: 31
- Unincorporated - West Puente Valley: 6
- Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos: 19
- Unincorporated - Willowbrook: 25
- Under Investigation: 793
City News Service contributed to this report.
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