LA County reports 815 new virus cases, 10 more deaths

LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Los Angeles County reported 815 new cases of COVID19 and 10 additional deaths Sunday, bringing the county’s totals to 267,801 cases and 6,514 fatalities.

Officials said the relatively lower number of cases and deaths reflects reporting delays over the weekend.

Daily COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline to levels not seen since the beginning of the pandemic, with 692 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 — a drop from 715 on Saturday. Of those patients, 29% are in intensive care.

Officials with the Los Angeles County Health Department said on Saturday that the county has not experienced a significant surge in cases associated with the Labor Day holiday, but the numbers continue to indicate there is still wide-spread community transmission of COVID-19, with younger people driving new infections.

“I’m grateful that so many people are doing their part to protect their fellow neighbors, workers and family members from COVID-19, and it is clear that the actions people are taking have reduced the number of people hospitalized and dying,” Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Sunday. “We still have a ways to go, but our most recent data shows us that the more people use the tools at our disposal, the more we decrease transmission. With less community transmission, it is significantly safer to continue our recovery journey and consider measured opportunities for a small number of additional re- openings.”

As of Sunday, the following areas reported COVID-19 cases and deaths:

•Palmdale: 4,111 cases and 71 deaths (includes cases associated with correctional facility outbreaks).

• Lancaster: 3,412 cases and 55 deaths.

• Lake Los Angeles: 232 cases and four deaths.

• Quartz Hill: 179 cases and 11 deaths.

• Sun Village: 165 cases and two deaths.

•Littlerock/Pearblossom: 93 cases and no deaths.

• Littlerock: 85 cases and one death.

• Acton: 70 cases and two deaths.

• Agua Dulce: 27 cases and no deaths.

• Pearblossom/Llano: 24 cases and one death.

• Leona Valley: 18 cases and no deaths.

• Littlerock/Juniper Hills: Nine cases and no deaths.

• Llano: Three cases and no deaths.