By City News Service
US-VIRUS-HEALTH-FOOD
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles County s death toll from COVID-19 crossed the grim 9,000 mark today, while hospitals continued to post record numbers of coronavirus patients days ahead of a Christmas holiday that could further exacerbate the pandemic as residents flout protocols banning gatherings.
The new fatalities lifted the cumulative countywide death toll to 9,031. County health officials said more than 1,000 people have died from the virus in the past two weeks alone, with the county averaging 73 deaths per day during that time roughly one fatality every 20 minutes.
County health officials also reported another 12,954 cases of the virus, while Long Beach added 436 and Pasadena reported 84. The cumulative case total since the start of the pandemic stood at 648,062.
COVID-19 deaths hit 23,000 across California, 9,000 in LA County
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