Another week during the coronavirus pandemic, another grim milestone for Los Angeles County.Los Angeles has exceeded 15,000 total coronavirus-related deaths, Public Health officials announced on Saturday.
The county has counted a total of 15,162 deaths and 1,064,887 confirmed Covid-19 cases. Saturday’s stats show 269 new deaths and 10,537 new cases.There are also 6,881 Angelenos hospitalized for the coronavirus, with 24% of patients receiving treatment in the ICU.
The current hospitalization count marks the first time the county has reported under 7,000 patients in nearly a month. Souther California, however, continues to have 0% ICU capacity.The county continues to cross milestones as Angelenos have started receiving vaccines.
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