California passes 900,000 coronavirus cases; L.A. County nears 300,000 – Los Angeles Times

24October 2020

The variety of California's verified coronavirus cases surpassed 900,000 on Saturday, with overall related deaths topping more than 17,300, public health authorities reported.

Throughout the state's 58 counties, Los Angeles County stays by far the hardest hit, with nearly 300,000 cases and 6,989 deaths. On Saturday, the L.A. County Department of Public Health validated 2,173 brand-new cases and 17 new deaths.

“As we move more detailed to the terrible milestone of 7,000 deaths in L.A. County and are seeing a boost in cases, please remember the choices we each make every day have a significant influence on whether we slow the spread of the infection,” public health director Barbara Ferrer stated in a press release. “The infection doesn't take a break for celebrations or celebrations.”

Of the 17 brand-new deaths reported in L.A. County, the department stated 16 were over the age of 50 and most had hidden health conditions. The one under-50 fatality likewise had hidden health issue, the department stated. The department stated 29% of the 770 individuals now hospitalized with COVID-19 are being dealt with in intensive care systems.

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Statewide, the overall number of verified cases reached 901,152 on Saturday, with an overall of 17,323 associated deaths, according to state health officials. However the variety of new cases statewide has plateaued and stays near levels seen in the spring, authorities said.The novel

infection is considered widespread in 12 counties that together comprise 42% of California's population. Other hard-hit counties consist of: Riverside, with 65,757 cases and 1,279 deaths; San Bernardino with 62,353 cases and more than 1,000 deaths; Orange with 58,326 cases and 1,444 deaths; San Diego with nearly 54,000 cases and 867 deaths; Kern with almost 34,000 cases and 416 deaths; Fresno with 30,590 case and 436 deaths; Sacramento with 25,264 cases and 484 deaths.In the spring and summertime, the state saw a surge in cases following Gov. Gavin Newsom's choice to quickly lift shutdown constraints, prompting another shutdown. In late August, the governor introduced what he called “more stubborn” resuming guidelines, with a data-based four-tier system– Tier 1 indicated prevalent transmission, while Tier 4 meant very little transmission. The plan depended upon counties showing success in slowing the virus before organization and group activities were allowed to resume.Health specialists

have credited the tiered system with enabling California to open some sections of its economy without experiencing a spike in deaths equivalent to that seen previously this year. California has managed to prevent what health officials call an across the country “3rd wave” of infections, however they worry about the temptations of social gatherings amid the method of Halloween and Thanksgiving.

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The across the country death toll of COVID-19 is now more than 223,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It has actually declared the most lives in New York state, which has actually seen more than 33,000 deadly infections.

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