Los Angeles County Supervisor and Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger urged residents to hold tight during the challenging times: “There is hope and peace waiting for us on the other side.”
An additional 25 people have died from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County and there are 239 newly diagnosed cases as of Monday, marking the lowest daily increase reported over a 24-hour period since March 26.
Ferrer was asked to comment on this perceived plateau, but she was hesitant, citing the lag time of results and lack of widespread testing. “This will be a critical week again to see whether we maintain a steady number,” she said. “We’ve always been honest about noting that we, unfortunately, are limited in really understanding exactly whose infected at any given point in time because of the limitations on testing.
The number of institutional investigations across the county continues to increase with a total of 185 settings currently being looked at by public health officials. There are 1,372 positive cases across nursing homes, assisted living, treatment and correctional facilities. Thus far in the pandemic, 92 residents have died, accounting for 29 percent of deaths, which is why institutional settings continue to be an area of concern for officials.
“Health outcomes and science — not politics — will guide these decisions,” the governors said in a joint statement, seemingly in reference to President Donald Trump’s tweet over the weekend that he had ultimate power in deciding when the U.S. economy would be reopened.
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