Total coronavirus cases in L.A. County top 1 million; more contagious strain found there
More contagious coronavirus strain detected in L.A. County as total cases top 1 million Alex Wigglesworth © Provided by The LA Times COVID-19 vaccination of healthcare workers takes place at Dodger Stadium on Friday. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles County on Saturday surpassed 1 million coronavirus cases since reporting its first infection nearly a year before and also recorded its first instance of a new, more contagious variant of the virus that was initially identified in the United Kingdom. The variant, B.1.1.7, had previously been found in California's San...