LA County reports 20,414 more COVID cases; LASD raids 5 super-spreader New Year s Eve parties
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) Los Angeles County reported another 20,414 new cases of COVID-19 and 207 additional deaths Friday, although 40 of the deaths were from a backlog associated with a Spectrum outage and holiday reporting delays.
The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals rose to 7,613, the highest number seen during the pandemic, with 21% of those people in intensive care units.
Conditions continue to worsen at hospitals in the county, with ambulances waiting up to eight hours to off-load patients, leading to a shortage of paramedic crews on the streets and longer 911 response times.
LOS ANGELES A special task force of the Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department conducted raids on five New Year s Eve super-spreader parties across the county, making over 90 arrests and taking seven handguns off the streets, officials said Friday.
The raids included two in Los Angeles, one in Malibu and more, LASD Sgt. Bob Boese said. The locations raided included rented homes, vacant warehouses, hotels and shuttered businesses.
Overall, 90 adults were arrested and cited for violations of the county s Safer At Home order to stem the surge in COVID-19 cases, Boese continued. One person was arrested for alleged possession of narcotics and a loaded firearm. Over 900 people were warned and advised of the updated safer-at-home order. Deputies recovered five handguns from the event in Hawthorne, officials said.
On yet another day of record-setting COVID-19 deaths, Los Angeles County health officials said Thursday conditions continue to worsen at hospitals, with.
On yet another day of record-setting COVID-19 deaths, Los Angeles County health officials said on Thursday that conditions continue to worsen at hospitals.