L.A. County has identified 130,242 positive cases of the coronavirus and seen a total of 3,793 related deaths.
Los Angeles County health officials on Saturday confirmed 2,916 new coronavirus cases and 57 more related deaths, as the region struggles with a surge of cases in the ongoing pandemic.
There are more than 2,000 people hospitalized with the virus, with 27% of those confirmed cases in intensive care and 18% on ventilators, officials said. It’s a significant increase from the 1,350 to 1,450 daily hospitalizations seen a month ago, according to the county Health Department.
L. A. County has identified 130,242 positive cases of the virus and seen a total of 3,793 related deaths. Officials have warned of the potential for exceeding hospital capacity if stricken patients have to start competing with others for a bed.
“For those of you mourning the loss of a loved one from COVID-19, your community mourns with you,” L. A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement.
