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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said Saturday that 53 more people died from coronavirus overnight, with 3,628 new cases reported. Across all areas of L.A. County, it brings the total to 172,325 cases and 4,351 deaths since the outbreak began. The L.A. Department of Public Health stated that part of…

UPDATED with the latest: With new coronavirus case and hospitalization numbers spiking this week, and with L.A.’s mayor announcing today that the city only has 113 ICU beds left, another key city official spoke out about the possibly of increased COVID-19 rule enforcement. Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer told…

UPDATED, 5:40 P.M. As residents — and reporters — sought to understand why L.A.’s largest coronavirus testing site had closed over the weekend, the mayor’s office indicated on Monday that the closure of the Dodger Stadium facility had been planned, though no announcement of the closure could be found. This, on the…

Los Angeles County’s new daily coronavirus cases have crossed the 3,000 mark, with a record 3,187 reported for July 3. After the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health took a couple of days off for what the officials described as improving the data processing systems, the department Sunday evening reported an…

The governors of Florida and Texas have decided that recently reopened bars are the cause of record levels of new coronavirus cases in their states. On Friday, they closed down the bars there, shuttering businesses just getting back to work. Seven states are reporting new highs for coronavirus hospitalizations…

Los Angeles County health officials said today that the region saw a record 2,571 new cases of coronavirus on Monday — which is more than 20% higher the previous daily mark set last week. Officials also reported 18 deaths in the past 24 hours, which is seven more than Sunday. The Public Health department has…

Los Angeles County saw a spike in confirmed new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours, jumping by a near-record 2,056, according to health officials. They also reported 48 deaths, up from the 38 reported Friday. Those numbers bring the totals to 81,636 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across L.A. County and 3,110…

UPDATE: On Sunday, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed 25 new deaths and 1,523 new cases of coronavirus. Public Health says the high number of new cases are the result of a backlog of test results received from one lab. Of those who died, 15 were over the age of 65 years old and 18 people had…

The California National Guard has begun the process of leaving the Los Angeles area after a week-long deployment, according to a report citing sources. The move comes even as protests continue throughout Los Angeles County and sporadic looting is still present in some locations, although not at the scale of…

The city and county of Los Angeles has canceled the curfews both had been in place over the past several nights amid the protests over George Floyd’s death. Other local cities that had imposed lockdowns since the weekend, including Santa Monica, Culver City, Beverly Hills and Burbank, also have canceled their…

4TH UPDATE, 6:45 PM: L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced at his news conference on Wednesday night that, barring a setback, the curfews in L.A. would be discontinued after tonight. Earlier in the day, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva characterized Tuesday night as vastly more peaceful than previous nights…

UPDATE, 1:20 PM: After L.A. County announced another night of curfew in the region earlier today, it was only a matter of time until the City of Angels itself made public its own lockdown measures in response to unrest following widespread protests over the killing of George Floyd. Like last night, L.A. will go under…