Los Angeles County Passes 5,000 COVID-19 Deaths
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deadline.comPatrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said Tuesday that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the region has eclipsed 5,000.
The grim milestone comes as 63 new deaths from the virus were registered in the past 24 hours, bringing the total in the cities of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Pasadena to 5,057.The agency also recorded 1,440 confirmed new cases today, bringing the county’s total to 211,808.
That is down from Monday’s reported 1,920 new cases; the figures however still lack backlogged data thanks to a statewide glitch reported last week that has resulted in under-reported totals as far back as two weeks.
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