Los Angeles County coronavirus cases increased to 64,644 and 2,655 deaths

Los Angeles – Los Angeles County reported 823 new cases of coronavirus and 10 additional deaths on Monday, resulting in a total of 64,644 cases and 2,655 deaths.

Six are 65 years old or older, three are 41-65 years old, 5 are basic illnesses, and there are two between 3 and 65 who are 65 years old or older and 41 to 65 years old. The data for the remaining cases was not immediately available.

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Public health officials said the death toll and new cases reported on Monday were often lower due to late reporting on the weekend.

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About 93% of all county residents who died of the virus had underlying disease. Dr Barbara Ferrer, head of the county’s public health department, underscored the need for the county to protect people with underlying illnesses and to require their inhabitants to stay home wherever possible.

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This includes, but is not limited to, people with asthma, people with cancer, people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and people with immunodeficiencies, she said.

“If you belong to one of these groups, you need to take all possible precautions to protect yourself against COVID-19,” Ferrer said.

According to public health, 6,923 people who tested positive for COVID-19 at some point needed hospitalization during the fight against the disease. According to the Department of Public Health, 1,399 people are currently hospitalized with the virus in the county.

Testing capabilities continue to grow in LA County, with test results available to more than 708,000 individuals and 8%.

LA County officials have not published data on the number of COVID-19 patients recovered from the virus in the county, Johns Hopkins University Over 506,000 patients report a national recovery.

Governor Gavin Newsom said last week that California will be able to restart schools, day camps, bars, gyms and professional sports with changes from Friday.

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County supervisor Katherine Berger was granted Monday permission to re-establish these types of facilities in the county on Monday, but the county could see which sectors could be re-established with which protocol before Friday. Announced that it will be decided and announced.

In a statement, the Department of Public Health said, “We are joining many voices expressing disappointment, anger, and dissatisfaction with the police killing of George Floyd, and the need for LA County residents to confront racism and violence.” In favor of.”

However, health officials wanted to remind protesters that they were in a pandemic, and asked residents to wear face-covers over their noses and mouth, and to keep them 6 feet away from non-family members. did.

“Protesters who come into close contact with household members who do not wear face coverings should, if possible, be self-quarantined at home for 14 days and monitored for COVID-19 symptoms. If so, you will need to contact your healthcare provider. Consider a test,” said Public Health.

Public health continues to emphasize to the public that the majority of people in the county who died of COVID-19 had underlying illness, but not all. Residents are required to continue to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves from the virus.

Health officials are instructed to maintain social distances to be the best defense against the virus and for all residents to comply with current state-wide measures. Separating social distances not only prevents the disease itself, but also slows the rate at which people become ill.

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According to the County Department of Health, everyone wears face and face covers firmly on their noses and mouth because of the risk of a COVID-19 pandemic and widespread infection, and people from non-family members can wear it 6 Must be separated by feet.

On April 3, the CDC Encourage people to wear cloth face covers In other public areas such as grocery stores and pharmacies where it is difficult to maintain social distances, especially in areas with significant community-based infections.

It is believed that face covers can slow the spread of the virus and prevent potentially infected users from unknowingly infecting others.

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This is due to increasing evidence that coronavirus infections are being spread by people without clear symptoms. In early April, the CDC changed the definition of infection risk among Americans, saying that anyone, regardless of symptoms, could be considered a carrier.

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According to public health, the best protection against COVID-19 is to wash your hands frequently, avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with your unwashed hands, self-isolate if ill and practice away from your body. The best thing to do is to wear a clean face cover and keep in touch with non-family members.

According to the CDC Viral symptoms Fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated chills, muscle aches, headaches, sore throat, loss of new tastes and odors. Anyone experiencing these symptoms should first contact their health care provider or local public health department before seeking medical help so that appropriate precautions can be taken.

click here A list of locations of confirmed coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County.

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