Los Angeles County public health officials reported 2,361 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,305,704 as of Monday, Aug. 2. This represents 12.9% of the total population of Los Angeles County having been infected with the coronavirus.
Officials reported five new deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total 24,690 deaths since tracking began, or .25% of the total population of the county having died from the virus.
There were 25 more hospitalizations reported since Sunday, increasing the official count of hospitalizations to 1,096, with 20% in ICU.
According to the California Department of Public Health’s vaccines dashboard, 63% of Los Angeles County is fully vaccinated and more than 11,131,262 vaccine doses have been administered as of Monday.
Data posted each day is preliminary and subject to change, officials emphasize. More information may become available as individual case investigations are completed.