789 New Positive Cases and 17 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

LOS ANGELES, CA, April 6 – Today, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 17 additional deaths and 789 cases for Monday. Of the 17 new deaths reported, two people were between the ages of 50-64, nine were between the ages of 65-79, and six were aged 80 years or older. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 31,739.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,838,442 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 1.0%.

There are 292 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,731,000 individuals, with 22% of people testing positive.