COVID hospitalizations in Los Angeles County fell below 3,000 people for the first time in ten weeks on Tuesday, while other COVID numbers also remained low.
There are 2,964 people currently in the hospital in Los Angeles County according to county health officials. That’s 128 fewer people in the hospital than on Monday when there were 3,092 people hospitalized.
The last time the county had fewer than 3,000 people hospitalized with COVID was on Dec. 7, when there were 2,988 people hospitalized.
The county’s all-time high for COVID hospitalizations occurred one month later on Jan. 7, when there were 8,098 people hospitalized.
There are currently 876 people in the ICU, according to the state.
County health officials announced 120 more COVID-related deaths on Tuesday. The county’s cumulative death toll is now 19,215 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 1,260 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. The county now has a cumulative total of 1,169,550 cases since the pandemic began in March.
To date, more than 5.7 million people have been tested for the coronavirus since the pandemic began.
West Hollywood recorded 4 new cases for a cumulative total of 2,050 cases since the pandemic began. The city had no new deaths; the cumulative death total is 27 deaths.
Below are the numbers for areas near West Hollywood:
- Beverly Hills – 2 new cases for a total of 2,375 cases and 28 deaths.
- Carthay neighborhood – 2 new cases for a total of 855 cases and 51 deaths.
- Century City – no new cases for a total of 556 cases and 12 deaths.
- Culver City – 3 new cases for a total of 2,022 cases and 74 deaths.
- Hollywood – 7 new cases for a total of 5,045 cases and 56 deaths.
- Melrose neighborhood – 18 new cases total of 7,592 cases and 180 deaths.
- Miracle Mile – 1 new case for a total of 867 cases and 14 deaths.
- Park La Brea – 1 new case for a total of 538 cases and 1 death.
- Santa Monica – 2 new cases for a total of 4,171 cases and 130 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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