LOS ANGELES – More than 600 new cases of COVID-19 and 48 additional deaths were reported in Los Angeles County Saturday.
In the Antelope Valley, there were 346 reported cases in Palmdale, 246 cases in Lancaster, 25 cases in Quartz Hill, 15 cases in Lake Los Angeles, four cases in Littlerock, and four cases in Sun Village, as of 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Public health officials announced 607 new cases in Los Angeles County, which has now seen 19,107 cases of COVID-19 and 895 deaths. Ninety-two percent of people who died had underlying health conditions, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Twenty-nine deaths have been reported in both Long Beach and Pasadena, which have their own health departments.
With temperatures rising into the 90s in many areas of Southern California, officials are reminding the public that beaches and parks remain closed throughout Los Angeles County for the weekend.
“For those who are grieving loved ones lost to COVID-19, please know you are in our thoughts and prayers every day,” said Barbara Ferrer, the county’s director of public health. “With this weekend’s high temperatures, I encourage everyone to take steps to stay cool while still practicing physical distancing and adhering to Safer at Home directives.
“This past week in L.A. County, we doubled the number of deaths from COVID-19 and diagnosed more than 7,000 new cases,” Ferrer continued. “Because we are still seeing a significant increase in new cases and deaths, we ask that you continue to stay home as much as possible. Enjoy the outdoors safely by taking walks by yourself or with your household members near your home and always remaining at least 6 feet apart from others. … This is how we get to the other side of the outbreak and begin our recovery.”
The continuing increases in cases and deaths in nursing homes prompted the county’s health officer Friday to issue a revised order applicable to all licensed “congregate health care,” or long-term care, facilities, Ferrer said.
The order bars non-essential visitors to such facilities, allowing only essential workers to enter.
“It suspends all communal dining and activities … to make sure that there’s ample distancing among the residents who reside there,” Ferrer said. “Staff will be required to always wear surgical masks and to use personal protective equipment when it’s appropriate. And residents will also need to wear surgical masks or cloth face coverings when they’re outside of their personal room.”
She said the increased testing that will begin Monday, April 27, is also part of the new health order, but those plans were announced previously due to the continued increase of cases and the knowledge that people who are unknowingly infected can spread the disease even if they have no symptoms.
Nursing homes have been a concern since the outbreak began, given the close confines of the patients and staff. This week, members of the California National Guard were deployed to four nursing homes in the county to assist with operations, mainly due to a lack of adequate staffing as a result of the virus’ spread.
“We didn’t request the National Guard, but we requested help,” Ferrer said. “And the National Guard was great. We did ask the state to help us with staffing. The easiest thing for them to do was deploy the National Guard and we’re extraordinarily grateful that they did. And they continue to provide us with support.”
As of Saturday, April 25, nearly 114,000 people have been tested for the coronavirus in the county, with 15% testing positive, Ferrer said.
Included in the county’s cases are at least 100 homeless people.
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William says
Care to speculate, Trumpist#1?
The Orangetan said today that the 3rd and 4th quarters will be great. The 4th will be “spectacular”.
Do you think that will happen like his prediction that the pandemic will disappear by Easter “like a miracle”?
Funny that the so-called bestest economy still had upscale store Neiman-Marcus filing for bankruptcy after only a few weeks of closure. Imagine how those little restaurants will do if they ever come back.
Better do your Christmas shopping now while there’s still a Macy’s or a Target or a 99 cent Store.
Oscsr says
I support Trump he s true president that’s y everybody talking [removed] about him because nobody likes good and honest people .he s right guy for presidency make him president for next 25 years straight if u Wana make USA great like heaven..he s one great person from billion people .he s like sun giving light to everybody .
Oscar says
Hey I know some facilities they have major outbreak of covid19 one facility in Canoga Park ..westhills health rehabilation center Topanga canyon and Roscoe has 5deaths and 35 confirmed cases of coronavirus ..staff cnas lvns supervisors doctors and patients everybody is infected of covid 19 in facility and new cases r reporting every day and it’s wide spreading in this facility but I wonder why this facility s not in ur list .is your list accurate .I think ur list s not accurate.iwant to show to people truth what news guys r showing false lists of facilities
Alby says
Covid-19. The cure to socialism.
William says
Alby. Alby. Poor, poor renowned economist Alby.
COVID0-19 showed what a fraud capitalism is as businesses go under unless they get a bailout from the government. That sounds like what you call socialsim, doesn’t it, Alby?
The 1929 crash was capitalism failing. The 1987 crash was the result of computer trading and security of derivatives not poor people on food stamps or immigrants, wasn’t it Alby?
The same folks, usually Republicans, who cry socialism all the time love it when it comes to military spending for building war weapons, planes and ships and military bases in their home states.
Alby should sit a spell before writing about adult subjects such as socialism and capitalism.
True capitalism is fine but not the perverted thing it has become in the hands of the GOP while simultaneously disparaging socialist type programs that assist poor Americans.
Then again, name 1 thing that Republicans haven’t perverted….religion, education, tax cuts for the middle class that mostly go to the 1%, voting suppression, freedom of choice for women, freedom tor same-sex marriages, the 2nd Amendment and on and on.
They live in the alternative universe where normal people don’t go. But, Republicans…it’s all they know.
Good news is Biden will win November 3 and Trump and the GOP, er, T-party will be gone.
Biden 49/ Trump 42 and it’s gonna get worse for Trump.
Get used to it. It’s your party and you can cry if you want to, Alby. Save your bleach to drink election eve. I feel your pain already.
Alby says
The 1920’s crash was from over confident people investing their life away to buy into the stock market and borrowing up to 90% of the difference owed through easy credit causing interest rates to go through the roof. They say it was an element that led to the great depression. The 80’s era was inevitable as it was eliminating the middle man through computer technology. Now, its about “Too many Chiefs and not enough Indians.” With America now stepping up and taking back their work from China ect. Its up to each individual American to come down from their holy financial aid mountain, put their “peace pipes” away and put in some labor if they want their champagne wishes and caviar dreams. And with the social distance rules amongst strangers, Americans can be responsibly productive without stepping on others toes. Unfortunately, it took covid to make people realize the importance of personal space. Oh yeah, and what you think reps perverted, hasn’t same sex couples done did a good job perverting themselves?
Alby says
Too bad this is gonna create a civil or inner city war between the “touchy feelie socialists” and the “dont touch me” Independent respectable Americans. Hey Obama voters, remember the “No Means No” add? Now is the time to practice what your two-term socialist leader has preached.
William says
You missed the point entirely as expected. Trump cultists are not good at thinking.
“I love the uneducated.” – Donald J. Trump
He means YOU, Alby. Keep it up and you’ll have to stay back another grade…..again.
Biden will win California and all the delegates go to him. You may as well stay home November 3. Don’t mail your ballot in since according to our MagnetLady, there’s F-R-A-U-D in mail in ballots.
Before, it was “voter ID” with imaginary in-person voter fraud. You guys keep moving the goal posts and have to cheat to win. You must be proud of your cheating cohorts in the GOP.
Trump’s hand-picked commission found NO VOTER FRAUD AND WAS CLOSED DOWN.
Alby says
Ya? Well… wellll…. Trump Steaks for Life!