Public Health Reports 5 New Deaths and 174 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Public Health Reports 5 New Deaths and 174 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

 

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) today released the latest data on COVID-19. The number of cases and deaths are likely to reflect reporting delays over the weekend and holiday.

• 174 new COVID-19 cases (1,244,054 cases to date)
• 5 new deaths due to COVID-19 (24,343 deaths to date)
• 261 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
• Nearly 6,767,000 individuals tested; 17% of people tested positive

* Number reflects an undercount due to a lag from weekend and/or holiday reporting.

“Each day, we join families and friends mourning loved ones lost to COVID-19 and we keep all who are grieving in our thoughts and prayers,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Today, we also keep in our hearts the memory and sacrifice of the men and women in the armed forces that gave their lives for our country.  As many of us are gathering with family and friends observing Memorial Day today, we hope that you continue to gather safely and protect each other.”

A wide range of data and dashboards on COVID-19 from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health are available on the Public Health website at http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov including:

• COVID-19 Daily Data (cases, deaths, testing, testing positivity rate, mortality rate, and hospitalizations)
• Gender, Age, Race/Ethnicity and City/Community Cases and Deaths
• Recovery Metrics
• Contract Tracing Metrics
• Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics
• Citations due to Health Officer Order Noncompliance
• Outbreaks:
  • Residential Congregate Sessions
  • Non-Residential Settings
  • Homeless Service Settings

Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:

• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/
• California Department of Public Health:
• https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
• Spanish https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
• World Health Organization https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
• LA County residents can also call 2-1-1

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