By City News Service
US-HEALTH-VIRUS
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis pleaded today with residents to cancel holiday plans and stay home to help save lives as cases of coronavirus continue to spread rapidly and overwhelm hospital capacity throughout Southern California.
“Collective action is needed now to stop the dangerous assault COVID-19 is inflicting in our communities. This past week, the county of Los Angeles reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, Solis said. “In the First District of Los Angeles County, there have been over 154,723 positive cases of COVID-19 total the most out of all five supervisorial districts.