The number of people hospitalized with a coronavirus infection in Los Angeles County increased by 19 to 1,220, according to the latest state data.
Of those patients hospitalized as of Saturday, 153 were being treated in intensive care, up from 146 Friday.
The latest numbers come one day after local health officials announced 3,006 new coronavirus cases in the county and 23 additional virus-related deaths while urging older people to take particular precautions this holiday season against spread of the virus.
A day after the county moved out of the federal government’s “high” COVID-19 activity category and into the “medium” level, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Friday warned that “death rates … continue to climb in Los Angeles County, especially among older people.”