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Another 19 fatalities due to the coronavirus were announced in Los Angeles County today, moving the county closer to the 3,000 mark in total deaths, while nearly 1,100 new cases of COVID-19 were also confirmed.
Health orders were relaxed again in Los Angeles County today, allowing businesses such as museums, gyms, galleries, RV parks and zoos to reopen, provided they impose restrictions such as ensuring social distancing and requiring face coverings.
As more businesses and attractions prepare to reopen, Los Angeles County reported another 46 deaths due to the coronavirus today, while also confirming the highest single-day total of new cases of COVID-19.
Businesses including gyms, museums, zoos, film studios and spectator-free sports arenas will be allowed to open in Los Angeles County beginning Friday.
As many Angelenos were under stay-at-home orders, disparities in how the virus was affecting people became clear. People of color and in low-income communities were becoming infected at higher rates in L.A. County.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels is the main church of the largest archdiocese in the country, able to seat 3,000 people. But the pandemic has forced the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to overhaul how it ministers to its five million person flock.
Los Angeles County health and elected officials again highlighted disparities in COVID-19 deaths among black residents today and also warned that a recent uptick in transmission rates could result in a lack of sufficient ICU beds in coming weeks.
Coronavirus deaths continued to steadily increase in Los Angeles County today, with health officials announcing another 45 fatalities and more than 1,500 new cases.
While protests against police brutality continued to dominate headlines, Los Angeles County reported more than 40 additional deaths today due to the coronavirus, while the number of cases topped 58,000.
Despite being overshadowed by a week of protests against police brutality, the coronavirus continued to claim lives in Los Angeles County, with health officials today announcing 60 new deaths and 1,202 new confirmed COVID-19 cases.