“Today, Tuesday, December 1, 2020, is the worst day thus far of the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles County,” said county health director Barbara Ferrer. “However, it will likely not remain the worst day of the pandemic in Los Angeles County.
That will be tomorrow, and the next day and the next as cases, hospitalizations and deaths increase.” The numbers validate Ferrer’s grim words.Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced on Tuesday the highest number of new COVID-19 cases that the county has ever experienced throughout the pandemic.
Health officials confirmed 7,593 new cases of COVID-19. The number of new COVID-19 cases blew past the previous high of 6,124 new cases seen last week.
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