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LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County reported another 46 deaths due to the coronavirus Thursday, while also confirming 1,857 more cases, the highest single-day total of new cases of COVID- 19.<\/p>\n
To date (June 11), public health officials have identified 68,875 positive cases and 2,813 deaths across all areas of LA County, including 860 cases and 20 deaths in Palmdale; 719 cases and 12 deaths in Lancaster; 47 cases and nine deaths in Quartz Hill; 32 cases and two deaths in Lake Los Angeles; 41 cases and no deaths in the Littlerock\/Pearblossom, Juniper Hills areas; and 24 cases and no deaths in Sun Village. View the latest detailed report here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Of the people who have died from the virus, 93% had underlying health conditions, a percentage that has remained largely unchanged throughout the pandemic.<\/p>\n The new cases and deaths come one day ahead of a revised health order taking effect that will permit a wider array of businesses and attractions to reopen in Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n Under the new order, allowed to open beginning Friday, June 12, will be:<\/p>\n — gyms and fitness centers;<\/p>\n — professional sports venues without live audiences;<\/p>\n — day camps;<\/p>\n — museums and galleries;<\/p>\n — zoos and aquariums;<\/p>\n — campgrounds and RV parks;<\/p>\n — outdoor recreation such as swimming pools;<\/p>\n — music, film and television production; and<\/p>\n — hotels for leisure travel.<\/p>\n Movie theaters are not included in the new order, even though the state has released protocols allowing them to reopen if individual counties approve.<\/p>\n Los Angeles County health officials noted that public-safety restrictions will be in place at all reopening businesses, including mandates for wearing face coverings and requiring social distancing.<\/p>\n County public health director Barbara Ferrer stressed that the reopening of more business sectors should not be seen as an indication the county is out of the woods in terms of the coronavirus pandemic, noting, “We’re still in the middle of the woods and we have a lot of risk.”<\/p>\n Ferrer said it will remain important for residents to adhere to the health restrictions when visiting any reopened business, and for the businesses themselves to enforce them.<\/p>\n Highlighting the need for such precautions, health officials confirmed there has been a slight uptick in the rate of the virus’ spread in the county. At the height of the pandemic, people infected with COVID-19 transmitted the virus to an average of three other people. Under strict stay-at- home orders and business closures, that number fell to below one.<\/p>\n But in the weeks since businesses have been allowed to reopen and more people have been mingling in the community, that infection rate has now risen above one. The county’s medical services director, Dr. Christina Ghaly, said the county has enough hospital beds to handle an increase in cases, but the higher infection rate could lead to a shortage of intensive-care beds within two to four weeks.<\/p>\n Ghaly said the county’s modeling predicts “the spread of COVID-19 in the Los Angeles County area is likely to increase gradually over time.” She stressed that the predictions are based solely on actual hospitalization numbers, not on the increasing numbers of people who are leaving their homes and interacting with the public at newly opened businesses or — more recently – – massive protests against police brutality.<\/p>\n An interactive dashboard is available that provides comprehensive information on COVID-19 cases, along with maps and graphs showing data by city and community.\u00a0 To view Public Health\u2019s COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard, visit:\u00a0http:\/\/dashboard.publichealth.lacounty.gov\/covid19_surveillance_dashboard\/<\/a><\/p>\n \u2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County reported another 46 deaths due to the coronavirus Thursday, while also confirming 1,857 more cases, the highest single-day total of new cases of COVID- 19. 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