23 New Deaths and 1,834 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

LOS ANGELES, CA, Dec 11 – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) today released the latest data on COVID-19.

1,834 new COVID-19 cases (1,545,583 cases to date)
23 new deaths due to COVID-19 (27,325 deaths to date)
684 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
Nearly 9,600,000 individuals tested; 15% of people tested positive

As of December 11, California has confirmed a total of 4,867,604 COVID-19 cases and 74,509 deaths.

Previously, on December 7,the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is revising the current Global Testing Order to shorten the timeline for required testing for all international air travelers to one day before departure to the United States. This revision strengthens already robust protocols in place for international travel, including requirements for foreign travelers to be fully vaccinated.

As we learn more about the Omicron variant, this new one-day testing policy will help to protect travelers and the health and safety of American communities from COVID-19. These Orders put in place a stringent and consistent global international travel policy that is guided by public health.

CDC’s announcement means that beginning December 6, all air travelers, regardless of citizenship or vaccination status, will be to be required to show a negative pre-departure COVID-19 viral test taken the day before they board their flight to the United States. For example, a passenger whose flight to the United States is at any time on a Sunday would need to have a negative test taken at any time on Saturday.

CDC continues to recommend that all travelers get a COVID-19 viral test 3-5 days after arrival, and that unvaccinated travelers should quarantine for 7 days after travel.