Los Angeles County reported 102 deaths due to COVID-19 on Thursday - the highest total over the last 10 months, and nearly 40 more than January's previous high.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported the highest amount of deaths due to COVID-19 in over 10 months – since March 2021 – with 102 deaths, nearly 40 higher than the previous high in January.
They also reported 42,115 new positive cases in the county, a jump of over ten thousand from Wednesday’s total of 31,018.On top of this hospitalizations reached 4,814 on Thursday, another increase over Wednesday’s total.However, the county does note some small decreases in both the daily positivity rate and the daily case rate overall.
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