In the past three days, the county has recorded 7,232 new coronavirus cases and 30 deaths
Several southern California counties closed their beaches to avoid crowds.
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County health authorities Los Angeles confirmed 7,232 new cases of coronavirus and 30 deaths related to the disease COVID-19 on Tuesday., figures that correspond to Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week.
On Friday alone, 3,187 new infections were recorded, the highest daily number in the county since the pandemic began., officials said. Bars and indoor dining rooms of restaurants remain closed in an attempt by the authorities to control the spread of the coronavirus.
The number of patients hospitalized with the disease rose by 41% in the last three weeks, as shown by county data. On Saturday, there were 1,921 people admitted in hospital with positive results for COVID.
Already last week, competent health authorities warned of "alarming increase in cases, index of positives and hospitalizations ”and projected the possibility of run out of hospital beds in two to three weeks. According to his calculations, the intensive care beds could run out during the month of July.
In total, Los Angeles County has confirmed almost 115,000 cases and almost 3,500 deaths.
The accelerated increase in cases in the last weeks led to the authorities of the Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange and Santa Barbara counties to close their beaches to avoid crowds on a holiday weekend. Los Angeles also banned official fireworks displays, although many people exploited illegal fireworks from their own homes.
