As Los Angeles County reports 8,891 new cases of COVID-19 and seven additional deaths on Sunday, testing sites across the area are seeing more people looking to get tested.
LOS ANGELES -- expanding access to free COVID testing"Demand for COVID-19 testing is steadily increasing as county residents rush to get tested before gathering with loved ones and as a direct result of LA County's surge in new cases,'' officials said.Extended hours of operation at sites across L.A. CountyRe-launch of Holiday Home Test Collection Program with new guidelines to reach more people and make it easier to get tested.
On Sunday, the number of county residents hospitalized with COVID increased to 904, up from 849 the previous day, according to the latest state figures. Of those patients, 188 were in intensive care, up one from Saturday.
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