For a third straight day, L.A. County has reported a record number of deaths from COVID-19. In the past 24 hours, an additional 55 residents have died, a spike from Wednesday’s 42 and Tuesday’s 40.
With Thursday’s figure, total deaths since Wednesday across California climbed to 69 as L.A. County continues to represent the epicenter for the outbreak in the state, both in terms of deaths and total positive cases.
To date, 455 people have died in the county and 890 statewide, while total cases in L.A. County stand at 10,854 and 26,182 statewide.
The mortality rate in the county once again has risen based on current figures, coming in at 4.2 percent. "It reflects the devastating power of COVID-19," L.A.