L.A. County Coronavirus Saturday Report: 2 New Cases Validated Of New UK Alternative, Overall Cases Continue To Drop
The Los Angeles Department of Public Health has validated two additional cases of the UK version of COVID-19, totaling 14 total cases in LA County.
Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer urges even more caution with the prospective rise of cases due to the recently presented coronavirus version. “With the U.K. variant flowing in the County, we will likely see more variant cases recognized in the County. We need to remain persistent with our safety procedures even though we see general declines in cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
The Department of Public Health has likewise verified 136 deaths and 2,393 new cases of coronavirus in L.A. County. To date, the department has actually tallied 1,179,063 cases across all areas of LA county with 19,793 deaths.
There are presently 2,498 hospitalizations in L.A. County, a 30?cline from the 3,426 hospitalized the week in the past. Of all present hospitalizations, 30%are in the ICU.
Today’s positivity rate significant 3.8%, a drop of 1.5%from the recently’s rate of 5.3%.
Citizens under 50 years old constitute 64%of the new coronavirus cases reported today, with residents between the ages of 18 to 49 years of ages driving the majority of these cases. Locals 65 and older represent 71%of the reported deaths even though they comprise just 15%of the new cases.
COVID-19 Daily Update:
February 20, 2021
New Cases: 2,393(1,179,063 to date)
New Deaths: 136 (19,793 to date)
Current Hospitalizations: 2,498 pic.twitter.com/tgLJi3C9BI— LA Public Health (@lapublichealth) February 20, 2021
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