Highest One-Day Number Of COVID-19 Deaths Reported In L.A. County Second Day In A Row
L.A. County Department of Public Health (LADPH) reported 148 new COVID-19 deaths Thursday, breaking the previous day’s all-time high, officials said.
An additional 13,678 coronavirus cases were reported in Los Angeles County on Thursday, along with 148 deaths, according to Public Health.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the many people across L.A. County who have lost a loved one to COVID-19. It is heartbreaking to report today nearly 150 more L.A. County residents died from COVID-19 leaving families grieving through the holiday season,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Director of Public Health.
Tony Aldapa is a Navy veteran and emergency medical technician who works at a Veterans Affairs medical center in West Los Angeles, so he is well trained in handling a crisis. The man died of COVID-19 and Aldapa now has symptoms but has not tested positive.
LOS ANGELES – It began as normally as a plane flight could during a pandemic.
United Airlines Flight 591, carrying 164 people, took off from Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 14 for a routine 5½-hour ride to Los Angeles.
But as the plane glided over Louisiana, a passenger felt short of breath. Soon, 69-year-ol
It began as normally as a plane flight could during a pandemic.
United Airlines Flight 591, carrying 164 people, took off from Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 14 for a routine 5½-hour ride to Los Angeles.
But as the plane glided over Louisiana, a passenger felt short of breath. Soon, 69-year-old Los Angeles resident Isaias Hernandez was lying in the aisle, unresponsive.
Flight attendants put a call over the intercom, asking whether any doctors or nurses were on board.
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Two passengers had already begun to administer CPR when Tony Aldapa, eight rows ahead of Hernandez, offered to help.
Aldapa is a Navy veteran and emergency medical technician who works at a Veterans Affairs medical center in West Los Angeles, so he is well trained in handling a crisis like this.
It began as normally as a plane flight could during a pandemic.
United Airlines Flight 591, carrying 164 people, took off from Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 14 for a routine 5½-hour ride to Los Angeles.
But as the plane glided over Louisiana, a passenger felt short of breath. Soon, 69-year-old Los Angeles resident Isaias Hernandez was lying in the aisle, unresponsive.
Flight attendants put a call over the intercom, asking whether any doctors or nurses were on board.
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Two passengers had already begun to administer CPR when Tony Aldapa, eight rows ahead of Hernandez, offered to help.
Aldapa is a Navy veteran and emergency medical technician who works at a Veterans Affairs medical center in West Los Angeles, so he is well trained in handling a crisis like this.