When it comes to the fight against coronavirus, L.A. county has seen two major milestones—one positive, and one negative.
We'll walk you through them:
https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/los-angeles-county/
We'll walk you through them:
https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/los-angeles-county/
First, the good news.
The transmission rate in L.A. county—which is the nation’s most populous county—has fallen dramatically. Here's how that was achieved: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-21/la-county-coronavirus-transmission-rate-hits-lowest-levels
The transmission rate in L.A. county—which is the nation’s most populous county—has fallen dramatically. Here's how that was achieved: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-21/la-county-coronavirus-transmission-rate-hits-lowest-levels
Another bit of good news: The use of hospital beds by COVID-19 patients is declining, according to this graph from the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-21/la-county-coronavirus-transmission-rate-hits-lowest-levels
However, L.A. county health officials announced 46 new coronavirus-linked fatalities, pushing the region’s death toll past 2,000.
That's not the only depressing new figure: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-21/coronavirus-death-toll-tops-3-500-as-more-of-california-moves-to-reopen
That's not the only depressing new figure: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-21/coronavirus-death-toll-tops-3-500-as-more-of-california-moves-to-reopen
Meanwhile, California's economy is grinding back to life. But do consumers feel safe enough to come back? https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-21/as-california-reopens-shops-will-see-if-customers-feel-confident-or-cautious
Californians thrown out of work by the COVID-19 pandemic are still finding it hard to find aid, according to lawmakers
“We have never heard the kind of suffering that people are experiencing right now" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-21/california-edd-unemployment-insurance-benefits-problems-legislature
“We have never heard the kind of suffering that people are experiencing right now" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-21/california-edd-unemployment-insurance-benefits-problems-legislature
Which California counties are reopening? We've been tracking them here: https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/reopening-across-counties/
Here are the latest numbers in the state's coronavirus outbreak: https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/