LOS ANGELES- For the third day in a row, the number of positive results tests for COVID-19 rose in Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) confirmed 50 new deaths and 1,824 new cases.
Some of the new cases reported are from a backlog of test results. To date, LACDPH has identified 51,562 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 2,290 deaths.
A researcher with the University of Southern California (USC) with knowledge of the ongoing testing program with LACDPH but not authorized to speak to media representatives told the Los Angeles Blade Friday afternoon that a primary reason for the recent ‘spike’ in positive results was attributable to health officials identifying
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