Los Angeles County public health officials on Saturday reported 1,339 new cases of coronavirus and 27 related deaths, but said hospital admissions continue.
The county now has a total of 239,828 cases of the virus reported, and 5,763 related deaths.
There were 1,089 confirmed coronavirus patients in county hospitals as of Friday, with intensive care 32%. Showed a decline of about 50% since mid-July, when 2,200 officials were admitted to the hospital.
Still, the county will have to significantly reduce its transmission rate to reopen more businesses and resume activities. On Friday, the governor. Gavin News unveiled a new four-tier system that requires professionals to demonstrate continued success in transmitting the coronavirus before giving businesses more flexibility.
Los Angeles and most of the other counties in Southern California were placed in the most restricted category, Tier 1, which means the spread of the virus is widespread and most unavoidable businesses should be closed. To go to a less restrictive level, the county should not have seven new cases per 100,000 people per day and a test positivity rate of 8% or more. The county must meet that benchmark for two consecutive weeks before progress can be made.
Aug Gust. In the week ending on the 18th, LA County reported an average daily average of 12.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and the test positivity rate is 5% according to the state.
“The spread of the virus has slowed and to get to Tier 2, we need to reduce our transmission rate to seven new cases per 100,000 inhabitants a day,” said Barbara Fair, the county’s director of health.
“The evidence in the seven months of the epidemic is very clear that in order to see fewer cases, we all have to work together and not infect each other: when we go out of the house, we do so by wearing facial ingots, avoiding gatherings and crowded places. , If we are sick or exposed, and follow public health guidelines at every workplace. “
In announcing the new four-tier system, the state revised the list of activities approved in the counties classified as Tier 1, to include friends and hair salons, as well as indoor services in shopping malls. But an order from the LA County Local Health Officer still does not allow those businesses to reopen, officials said.
In Orange County, public health officials said hair salons and nurseshops could reopen on Monday if they adhere to guidelines issued by the state.
The county, which is also placed in Tier 1 of the state’s new system, reported 408 new cases of the virus on Saturday and 19 people died, with a total of 48,190 cases and 975 deaths.
Aug Gust. In the week ending on the 18th, Orange County reported an average of six new cases per day per 100,000 residents and a state-by-state positivity rate of 5.2%.
Last Sunday, the county was removed from the state’s coronavirus watch list, which previously determined which locations could reopen businesses. But the county hadn’t been off the list for two weeks yet, when Newsome announced the new system needed to reopen the extra.
Now, officials are trying to determine how long Orange County should meet the state’s new benchmark before it enters Tier 2 and allow schools to begin more activities, including individual instruction.
The OC Health Care Agency said, “We have requested additional clarification from the state government of the state: there are a number of counties, including schools such as #Couns, as we were part of the reopening of the 14-day cycle,” the OC said. Health care agency. Tweeted Saturday. “The state has indicated that we will get credit for those days. More to come. “
