COVID hospitalizations in Los Angeles County on Tuesday fell below 4,000 people for the first time in two months. Meanwhile, COVID deaths returned to high levels after two days of lower numbers due to weekend reporting delays.
There are 3,973 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Los Angeles County on Tuesday according to that state. That’s 106 fewer people than were hospitalized on Monday when there were 4,079 people hospitalized.
The last time the county had less than 4,000 people hospitalized with COVID was on Dec. 12, when there were 3,850 people hospitalized.
The county’s all-time high for COVID hospitalizations occurred on Jan. 7, when there were 8,098 people hospitalized.
The state reports there are currently 1,159 people in the ICU.
County health officials announced 227 more COVID-related deaths on Tuesday. The county’s cumulative death toll is now 18,360 people.
The highest number of COVID deaths in a single day in the county is 318 deaths, recorded on Jan. 8, while the second highest is 316 deaths, which occurred on Jan. 30.
LA County reported 3,353 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. The county now has a cumulative total of 1,152,239 cases since the pandemic began in March.
To date, more than 5.62 million people have been tested for the coronavirus since the pandemic began. Of those tested, an overall average of 19% are testing positive.
West Hollywood recorded 5 new cases for a cumulative total of 2,017 cases since the pandemic began. The city had no new deaths; the cumulative death total is 25 deaths.
Below are the numbers for areas near West Hollywood:
- Beverly Hills – 9 new cases for a total of 2,327 cases and 25 deaths.
- Carthay neighborhood – no new cases for a total of 846 cases and 49 deaths.
- Century City – 3 new cases for a total of 546 cases and 12 deaths.
- Culver City – 2 new cases for a total of 1,983 cases and 73 deaths.
- Hollywood – 19 new cases for a total of 4,962 cases and 54 deaths.
- Melrose neighborhood – 18 new cases total of 7,481 cases and 175 deaths.
- Miracle Mile – 4 new cases for a total of 848 cases and 14 deaths.
- Park La Brea – 1 new case for a total of 529 cases and 1 death.
- Santa Monica – 18 new cases for a total of 4,076 cases and 127 deaths.
The Carthay neighborhood incorporates the areas of Los Angeles between the Beverly Hills city limits and Fairfax Avenue, with Beverly Boulevard as the northern border and Wilshire Boulevard as the southern border.
The Melrose neighborhood incorporates the areas of Los Angeles east of La Cienega and west of Vermont Avenue, between Santa Monica Boulevard on the north and Beverly Boulevard on the south.
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