After months of trying to communicate the devastating impact of Covid-19 to pandemic-weary Angelenos, County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer’s moment of televised emotion might have emphasized the urgency of the crisis more powerfully than the all the numbers, charts and data visualizations put together.Ferrer — who has delivered straight-forward updates on the virus since the pandemic began — was brought to tears on Wednesday and had to pause her presentation as she explained the “significant rise in the number of people who are dying.”“The more terrible truth is that over 8,000 people — sorry…” Ferrer said through welling tears as she paused, before continuing with her voice breaking, “…over 8,000 people who were beloved members of
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