COVID-19 testing center (Photo – Vincent De Groot)
On Tuesday, July 22, 2020, L.A. County has confirmed 64 new deaths and 3,266 new cases of COVID-19. To date, there are 164,870 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County, and a total of 4,213 deaths.
By News Desk
New cases continue to be driven by people under the age of 41 years old with 57% of the new cases reported by Public Health today (excluding Long Beach and Pasadena). On June 22, the seven-day average of new cases was 1,763, now the county is averaging 2,952 new cases a day – almost twice as many cases reported just a month ago. This is higher than at any point this entire pandemic.
There are 2,207 confirmed cases currently hospitalized, 27% of these people are confirmed cases in the ICU and 19% are confirmed cases on ventilators. This is the fourth consecutive day of over 2,200 hospitalizations.
First six months of COVID-19 in L.A.
Los Angeles County reported today that COVID-19 has killed more than 3,400 people in the first six months of this year, making it on track to be the second leading cause of death in L.A. County.
From January to June of last year, coronary heart disease was the top cause of death, with nearly 6,000 deaths attributed to it. It appears that COVID-19, with over 3,400 deaths during the same time period, is on track to claim more lives in Los Angeles County than any disease except coronary heart disease —killing more people than Alzheimer’s Disease, other kinds of heart disease, stroke and COPD.
For additional comparison, influenza killed 1,521 people during the 2019 flu season from October to May.
Source: L.A. County
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