The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 20 new deaths from Covid-19, as well as 2,307 new positive cases.
COVID-19 Daily Update:
December 4, 2021
New Cases: 2,307 (1,534,720 to date)
New Deaths: 20 (27,244 to date)
Current Hospitalizations: 572 pic.twitter.com/WNAkDJlavM
— LA Public Health (@lapublichealth) December 4, 2021
The number of deaths and confirmed cases reported today may reflect delays in weekend reporting. Today’s data brings the County to a total of 27,244 deaths and 1,534,720 positive cases.
At time of reporting, 572 County residents are hospitalized with Covid-19. Testing results are available for nearly 9,487,000 individuals with 15% of people testing positive. Today’s positivity rate clocks in at 1.0%.
The Los Angeles Department of Public Health also announced 67.6% of County residents over the age of 5 are now fully vaccinated. “Getting vaccinated & boosted is critical to strengthening protections & preventing spread of COVID,” the Department said in a statement.
As of last week, over 6.5M (67.6%) people ages 5+ are fully vaccinated & between 11/22-11/28, 49,380 people in LA county got their 1st dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Getting vaccinated & boosted is critical to strengthening protections & preventing spread of COVID #OnTheSameTeam pic.twitter.com/38XgrpoEXn
— LA Public Health (@lapublichealth) December 4, 2021
