In the last 48 hours 1,142 cases have been confirmed and the death toll stands at 402 people

The Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, confirmed in a press conference the numbers of the coronavirus in the city.

Ferrer referred to the increase in 1,142 cases in the last 48 hours. 472 of them were registered from yesterday to today. In total in the county of Los Angeles there are 10,496 cases.

The director confirmed the death of 42 more people for a total of 402 in L.A. "It is the day in which we have announced the highest number of deaths from the disease"He assured. The director had said the same thing last Tuesday, when 40 died.

The Dr. Ferrer He said that the mortality rate has been increasing and that it is currently 3.8% of cases. Highlights that in the county lLatinos are the ones who die the most. "Data shows 34% of deceased are Latino, 31% are white", he claimed.

The director spoke of the increase in testing capacity and the number of people hospitalized for the disease in the county. "We opened three new centers today. So far we have performed more than 67,000 tests"Added Ferrer.

In the county there are 1,501 people currently hospitalized of which 31% are in intensive care and 19% are connected to a ventilator.

Despite the increase, the authorities of the health department have stated that isolation and social distancing measures have been effective in efforts to flatten the curve and stop the spread of the disease.

The governor Gavin newsom He also referred to these distancing measures in his plans to revive the economy of the state of California.

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