LA County reports more than 8,880 new COVID-19 cases, setting a stunning new record
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County set another all-time record for daily coronavirus cases, recording more than 8,800 on Friday in a sign that the surge continues to worsen as new stay-at-home orders loom.
It marked a jump of more than 1,000 cases compared to Thursday, when 7,854 new cases were reported.
The hard-hit county has set a record with 2,668 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Of those, nearly a quarter are in intensive care, where beds are rapidly filling up.
Statewide over the last week, the state has averaged 17,007 new cases per day, according to data compiled by the Los Angeles Times. That's a 61.6% increase from two weeks ago, and dwarfs even the darkest days of the summertime surge, when the rolling average never topped 10,000.
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