One third of the 10 million residents of Los Angeles County have been struck by coronavirus, scientists believe - an astonishing sign of how rapidly the virus is spreading in the hard-hit US region.
LA County officials arrest 182 people at two superspreader events over the weekend including a swinger s party in a warehouse as a person dies from the virus every eight minutes in California
182 adults were arrested by LA County Sheriff s Superspreader Task Force on Saturday at two locations for breaking health orders by attending underground parties
A swinger s party at a LA warehouse was busted with cops shouting The party s over on speakers
The warehouse was decked out with beds, condoms, dancer poles and cages for the event
Capt. Holly Francisco said they detained nearly 200 people at that event alone
The other event that was busted took place on West Pico Boulevard in downtown LA
Los Angeles County is fast approaching 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases, a massive milestone that means one out of every 10 Angelenos has been infected at some point during the pandemic.
Extra Dry January: LA mayor cuts water to influencer s home where at least 40 people partied over the weekend despite the homeowner receiving two citations for large gatherings in past four months
The home, located in the Fairfax district in California, had already been cited in September and in October
Move to have the power cut by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was approved by Mayor Eric Garcetti s office
At least 40 people were in attendance to the Saturday party at the home on the 800 block of North Curson Avenue
Until the mayor s office decides to turn them back on, the utilities will stay off, LADWP spokeswoman Ellen Cheng shared
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The state is currently focused on vaccinating healthcare workers and people in long-term care facilities. But on Thursday, the state announced that eligibility for prioritization would expand to a wider pool of people within the healthcare industry, followed by people in the state’s next priority group in order to prevent leftover doses from going to waste and to speed up the vaccine rollout. (Those next groups include child-care and education workers, and people 65 and older, among others. The process for how this will play out on the ground remains unclear.)