LA County reports 29 new COVID deaths, more than 2,000 new cases

Los Angeles County wellness officials connected Friday, Nov. 26, reported much than 2,000 caller COVID-19 cases and 29 caller deaths.

There were 553 radical hospitalized with coronavirus connected Friday, according to Los Angeles County Public Health. The cumulative lawsuit number arsenic of Friday was 1,524,294, portion the decease toll roseate to 27,102.

Of the astir 9,370,000 individuals tested to date, 15% person tested affirmative for the virus, according to the department.

Health officials person urged residents to workout caution during the Thanksgiving play to forestall vacation gatherings from becoming spreading grounds for COVID-19.

“As we each instrumentality immoderate much-needed clip to remainder and stitchery with loved ones, delight retrieve the hazard of COVID-19 transmission continues to beryllium substantial, and unvaccinated radical proceed to beryllium astatine higher hazard for terrible wellness outcomes,” region Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Wednesday. “Taking a communal consciousness attack to the vacation tin bounds risks.

“Please retrieve to stitchery outdoors for arsenic overmuch of your Thanksgiving festivities arsenic is feasible, get tested if you are unvaccinated oregon person high-risk guests and disguise up erstwhile indoors if anyone attending is unvaccinated and/or precocious risk,” she said. “And erstwhile you’re retired buying oregon astatine assemblage events, disguise up and debar ample crowds. We privation you each a safe, steadfast and blessed holiday.”

The region Department of Public Health recommended that radical debar crowded oregon poorly ventilated areas and support region from others portion eating, unless everyone is afloat vaccinated.

As usual, anyone who is sick oregon experiencing COVID symptoms should enactment location and get tested, officials said.

The rolling regular mean complaint of radical investigating affirmative for the microorganism was 1.4% arsenic of Wednesday.

As of past week, 82% of region residents 12 and implicit had received astatine slightest 1 dose of COVID vaccine, and 73% were afloat vaccinated. Of the county’s wide colonisation of 10.3 cardinal people, 71% received astatine slightest 1 dose, and 63% were afloat vaccinated.

Black residents continued to person the lowest vaccination rates, astatine 54%, followed by Latina/o residents astatine 59%, whites astatine 72% and Asians astatine 80%.

Of the astir 5.99 cardinal residents who were afloat vaccinated arsenic of Nov. 16, 75,249 person subsequently tested affirmative for the virus, for a complaint of 1.26%, Ferrer said. Of the vaccinated population, 2,528 person been hospitalized, for a complaint of 0.042%, and 422 person died, a complaint of 0.007%.