68 Angelenos have died with COVID-19 in the last 24 hours and nearly 800 since the outbreak began
The authorities insist on the responsibility to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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COVID-19 is already the leading cause of death for Los Angeles residents, as reported Thursday by the county health authorities. The disease causing the coronavirus outweighs has become the Deadliest for Angelenos Above Flu, Emphysema, and Heart Disease.
Barbara Ferrer, director of the county's Department of Public Health, said in a conference call today that 68 coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded in the past 24 hours in Los Angeles.
COVID-19 deaths in the county close to 800 since the outbreak began. The average number of daily deaths related to COVID-19 is 44.
Ferrer explained that the number greatly exceeds the five daily victims who die from influenza during the flu season. In addition, about eight people die daily from emphysema and 31 die from heart disease, on average, according to county records, where more than 10 million people reside.
"These are our leading causes of death across the county, and with an average rate of 44 deaths (daily), the COVID-19 It has become the main cause of death in the entire county ”, settled.
"These numbers are a clear reminder to all of us of the importance of stopping the spread of COVID-19 because by stopping it (…), we have the opportunity (…) to save a life," added Ferrer.
The county also reported 1,081 new COVID-19 cases, raising the ntotal number to 17,508 in the area, the most affected in California.
The death toll could increase in the next few weeks after autopsy results are released Californians who died from diseases similar to COVID-19, before testing for the new virus began.
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered statewide medical examiners to review the autopsies dating from December to "help guide a deeper understanding of when this pandemic really started impacting Californians."
Newsom's announcement came after Santa Clara County officials disclosed that autopsies of two people who died in their homes in the past February 6 and 17 revealed that they fell ill with COVID-19.
The finding confirmed that the first deaths of Americans from the coronavirus occurred weeks earlier than initially thought.
Until now, it was believed that the first coronavirus-related death in the United States occurred on February 29 in the Seattle area, in Washington state.
