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The latest coronavirus numbers from @lapublichealth and updates from other @CountyofLA officials are expected in today's news briefing, which is starting now. Watch live here: ktla.com/news/l-a-count…

@lapublichealth @CountyofLA Supervisor @HildaSolis on Safer at Home: “It’s especially difficult and could be dangerous for people enduring domestic violence. Not everyone is safer at home.”

For help, call the county hotline at 800-978-3600 to connect to domestic violence services ktla.com/news/l-a-count…

@lapublichealth @CountyofLA @HildaSolis Dr. Barbara Ferrer of @lapublichealth says 10 more people have died of COVID-19 in L.A. County. One patient was under 41. Not all of them had underlying health conditions ktla.com/news/l-a-count…

@lapublichealth @CountyofLA @HildaSolis One death reported yesterday was a health care worker who was over 60, the first health care worker in L.A. County that we know of, Ferrer says ktla.com/news/l-a-count…

@lapublichealth @CountyofLA @HildaSolis Now the death toll in L.A. County stands at 54. Of those patients, 87% had underlying health issues, Ferrer says ktla.com/news/l-a-count…

@lapublichealth @CountyofLA @HildaSolis “These aren’t just numbers. These are real people and they’re being mourned today by their family and their friends," Ferrer says ktla.com/news/l-a-count…

@lapublichealth @CountyofLA @HildaSolis - 548 new cases being reported today
- 890 new cases over last 48 hours
- 3,011 total cases in L.A. County (inc. Long Beach and Pasadena) ktla.com/news/l-a-count…

@lapublichealth @CountyofLA @HildaSolis “We have more than tripled the number of positive cases … in a week,” in part due to increase in testing, which also tripled, Ferrer says ktla.com/news/l-a-count…

@lapublichealth @CountyofLA @HildaSolis Ferrer:
- 594 of the 3,011 positive cases have been hospitalized at some point in their illness
- 267 are currently hospitalized, and 25% of those are in the ICU
- 6 ppl in the ICU are under 35
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@lapublichealth @CountyofLA @HildaSolis - 4,000 more people have been tested, above yesterday's reported 19,300

- 12% are positive, an increase from 10% in the beginning of testing
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@lapublichealth @CountyofLA @HildaSolis Ferrer discussed the new guidance from CDC for definition of "close contacts" who should self-quarantine: anyone who the patient had contact with within 48 hours before the patient started showing symptoms. ktla.com/news/l-a-count…

@lapublichealth @CountyofLA @HildaSolis This new close contact guidance is based on emerging science, Ferrer says: “There in fact is the possibility for people to infect other people before they show any signs of symptoms.” ktla.com/news/l-a-count…

@lapublichealth @CountyofLA @HildaSolis 10 @LACOFD firefighters have tested positive for coronavirus, Chief Daryl Osby says. Seven have recovered and returned to work; the other 3 are in isolation but doing well ktla.com/news/l-a-count…

@lapublichealth @CountyofLA @HildaSolis @LACOFD L.A. city & county testing efforts are merging, @LACOFD’s medical director says. 3 new testing centers in progress:

- High Desert Medical Group in Lancaster
- Glendale Memorial Hospital
- Northridge Hospital Medical Center

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@lapublichealth @CountyofLA @HildaSolis @LACOFD Other testing sites in the works, per Dr. Clayton Kazan

- South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach
- Antelope Valley Mall in Palmdale
- Pomona Fairplex
- Rose Bowl in Pasadena
- increased capacity in Long Beach

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@lapublichealth @CountyofLA @HildaSolis @LACOFD .@LACoSheriff Alex Villanueva, whom the Board of Supes today voted to remove as head of the county’s emergency operations center, announces coronavirus cases in LASD:

- 5 sworn, 2 civilian
- 49 under medical quarantine
- 102 under self-imposed quarantine

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@lapublichealth @CountyofLA @HildaSolis @LACOFD @LACoSheriff About 1,500 tests per day are being done in L.A. County right now, @LACOFD's Dr. Kazan says

The goal is 10,000 tests per day. New testing sites being set up now will help get there

He wouldn’t give a date on when the 10K goal would be achieved

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