21 New Deaths and 3,730 New Cases of COVID in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) today released the latest data on COVID-19.   3,730 new COVID-19 cases (1,560,377 cases to…

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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) today released the latest data on COVID-19.  

  • 3,730 new COVID-19 cases (1,560,377 cases to date)
  • 21 new deaths due to COVID-19 (27,432 deaths to date)
  • 749 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
  • More than 9,770,000 individuals tested; 15% of people tested positive

 

Daily New Cases, Positivity Rate, Hospitalization of Confirmed Cases and

Deaths Last 7 Days

 

Sa

12/18

F

12/17

Th

12/16

W

12/15

Tu

12/14

M

12/13

Su

12/12

Daily new cases

 

3,730

3,360

2,275

1,850

1,138

1,123*

1,460*

Daily deaths

 

21

27

20

19

15

11*

5*

Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases

749

772

770

751

718

698

707

Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)

1.7%

1.8%

 1.8%

1.6%

1.4%

  1.3%

1.2%

 

Data is by date reported by DPH, but does not necessarily represent the date of testing, hospitalization, or death.

* Number reflects an undercount due to a lag from weekend reporting.