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Los Angeles County Health Authorities did not register this Sunday any death related to COVID – 19 , although they warn that this positive figure could reflect the delay in the count that normally occurs on weekends.
With warnings and all, this Sunday’s numbers reflect several months of progress in the fight against coronavirus . The county also registered 390 new cases of the virus and fall of 23% compared to two weeks before. And continue with one foot in step to the yellow level, the least restrictive of the measures to prevent the spread of COVID – 19.
COVID – 19 Daily Update:
May 2, 2021 New Cases: 313 (1,233, 772 to date)
New Deaths: 0 (19, 915 to date)
Current Hospitalizations: 410 pic.twitter.com/rFlpg6pKdp– LA Public Health (@lapublichealth)
May 2, 2021
Since the first case of this coronavirus was registered, Los Angeles County has counted more than 1.2 million confirmed cases Y 23, 915 residents have died from COVID-related reasons – 19 , based on county numbers, matching those of Los Angeles Times .
A 31. 8% of County residents Los Angeles has received at least one dose of the vaccine and a 31. 5% are fully vaccinated . Experts consider that this speed of vaccination is largely due to the fact that Californians in general have not hesitated much when it comes to inoculation . This has helped contain another wave of infections, although some health authorities are concerned that requests for appointments to receive the vaccine have decreased.
The level of infection throughout the county remains at its lowest levels since the beginning of the pandemic, as pointed out by health authorities this Saturday. The mean daily rate of positive cases among test takers was 0.7% over the past week , based on county data. Regarding the tests that were carried out on Saturday, only 0.6% were positive for COVID – 19.
Public Health Metrics Continue to Reflect Reduced Transmission of COVID – 19 in Los Angeles County. View https://t.co/Z4mU8pSN4u for more. pic.twitter.com/xIjRsM2IT4
– LA Public Health (@lapublichealth) May 2, 2021