Los Angeles County reports 66 COVID-19 deaths, highest daily total since April of last year.
The majority of deaths reported this week occurred in people who became infected after Dec. 20, when the omicron variant was circulating widely, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
The number of COVID patients in Los Angeles County hospitals increased to 4,386, up from 4,257 on Friday. The number of those patients in intensive care rose to 602, up two from Friday's total. Health officials are urging residents to avoid going to emergency rooms unless absolutely necessary, and not go to the ER to get tested for COVID.
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