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Los Angeles County reported 1,047 cases of coronavirus Monday and a dozen deaths, an uptick in diagnoses for the region but the second day of a downward trend for fatalities. L.A. County now has 46,018 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 2,116 deaths — 93% of which were people who had underlying conditions. The news comes…

Coronavirus deaths in Los Angeles County crossed a grim milestone on Thursday, breaching the 2,000 threshold. That, as the number of COVID-related deaths in the U.S. nears 100,000. Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said, however, that the data show stay-at-home and…

With a minor heatwave expected to hit the area over the long Memorial Day Weekend, L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer sought to remind residents that restrictions are still in place. “We’re gonna approach a holiday weekend, and I want to encourage everyone to take some time and celebrate safely,” said…

On Tuesday, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger set a goal for a “safe reopening” by July 4. Her comments came during a meeting with the Los Angeles County Economic Resiliency Task Force on Tuesday. The Task Force serves to develop actionable recommendations for the County to improve the economy, create jobs…

As confirmed cases of the coronavirus continue to grow in Los Angeles County, Donald Trump today crashed right into the region's attempt to keep the health crisis under control with language straight out of Charles Bronson. "That's a death wish," snapped the former Celebrity Apprentice host of news from last week that…

With over 350,000 test results now reported to the L.A. County Department of Public Health, that agency’s director, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, announced on Monday that the positivity rate has dropped from 14 percent to 9 percent. To date, the department has identified 38,451 positive test results, according to its…

Stores are open. But they’re limited to curbside pickup. Restaurants are open. But not everywhere, and they can’t serve everyone with regular sit-down service. Beaches are open, but only for specific activities. You can play tennis and golf, but you can’t get a legal haircut. Those are just some of the issues facing…

The day after Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti asserted that that every person in the city was mandated to wear masks outdoors, L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said the same restriction applied countywide. “Our Health Officer order is very clear,” said Ferrer at her Thursday COVID briefing. "Masks…

Los Angeles County Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer started her daily COVID news conference on Wednesday by apologizing — for a second time — for remarks she made on Tuesday that caused a public furor. She apologized “for the confusion I created yesterday when I indicated that we needed to continue with the…

UPDATE, 6:03 PM: If Los Angeles County officials and City of Angels Mayor Eric Garcetti wanted to clear up the continuing confusion around the region’s stay-at-home order possibly extending into the summer, they only seemed to make matters worse as the day went on. With news releases, cable news appearances and more…

Eric Garcetti has almost never met a media opportunity he didn't like, but today the Los Angeles Mayor had to jump into damage control mode over confusing comments the top Public Health official in the county made about stay-at-home restriction going deep into the summer. "I want to reassure people because I think…

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed 38 more deaths and 691 additional cases of coronavirus on Saturday. Twenty-eight of the people who died were over age 65, seven were between the ages of 41 to 65 years old, and one person who died was between the ages of 18 and 40 years old, health officials…