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Despite indications he might close the coastline statewide, Gov. Gavin Newsom today instead ordered a temporary "hard close" only of beaches in Orange County, where crowds gathered on the sand during last weekend's heat wave.
With more than 50 new fatalities, COVID-19 continued to amass victims in Los Angeles County today, as health officials lamented a continuing disparity in deaths among lower-income and ethnic groups.
Again saying the state is "weeks, not months" away from relaxing stay-at-home orders, Gov. Gavin Newsom today outlined a risk-based, phased approach for the ultimate reopening of businesses, but said no exact timeline has been set.
Los Angeles County reached a grim milestone today, with COVID-19 deaths topping 1,000, even as officials expressed optimism that stay-at-home orders could be loosened in the coming weeks.
On the day testing was ramped up at nursing homes in hopes of slowing spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19 cases surged past 20,000 in Los Angeles today, with another 900 cases announced along with more than two dozen additional deaths.
Gov. Gavin Newsom today lashed out at crowds who flocked to some Orange County beaches over the hot weekend, most notably Newport Beach, saying ignorance of social-distancing mandates is dangerous and could delay the state's ability to reopen businesses.
More than 50 new deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Los Angeles County today, with 43% of the county's fatalities occurring in skilled nursing homes.
The U.S. Coast Guard announced this morning it has increased monitoring of oil tankers near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Nearly 70 more deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Los Angeles County today, and at an average of 44 daily fatalities over the past 12 days, the novel coronavirus was proclaimed the county's leading cause of death, dwarfing the flu and heart disease.
More than 60 additional fatalities due to COVID-19 were reported today in Los Angeles County, pushing the total over 700.
The number of coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County surged past 15,000 today, while more than three dozen more deaths were reported and health officials said they were working to control an outbreak at the downtown Union Rescue Mission on Skid Row.
Preliminary results from an antibody testing program indicates the number of COVID-19 infections in Los Angeles County far exceeds the number of confirmed cases, with potentially more than 400,000 residents having been infected at some point.