LA County reports 12,731 new COVID-19 cases, 4,009 hospitalizations
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People arrive at a Covid-19 testing center despite the Stay-At-Home regulation underway in Los Angeles, California on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County reported 12,731 new cases of COVID-19 and 29 additional deaths on Sunday, as the number of county residents hospitalized with the coronavirus surpassed 4,000 for the first time.
COVID vaccines on the way to Southern California
Freezer-packed vaccine vials are making their way to U.S. distribution sites. Some three-million doses are in the first batch and more than 300.000 doses are headed to California. LA County expects to receive nearly 83,000 of those. The initial doses will go to frontline workers at acute care hospitals. The first shots may be given in the coming days.
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles County has reported 12,731 new cases of COVID-19 and 29 additional deaths, as the number of county residents hospitalized with the coronavirus surpassed 4,000 for the first time.
Sunday s numbers bring the county s totals to 525,486 cases and 8,298 fatalities since the pandemic began.
The number of hospitalizations rose to 4,009, an increase from 3,850 on Saturday, and 21% were in intensive care units.
“Our daily case numbers are unlike any we have ever seen in our county and reflect extraordinarily high rates of community transmission; activities we were able to do just a few weeks back, now present far too much risk for virus transmission, the Los Angeles County Health Department said Saturday.
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