Los Angeles County public health officials reported 2,277 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,409,545 as of Wednesday, Sept. 1. The total number of cases represents 14% of Los Angeles County’s population.
Officials reported 38 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 25,322 deaths since tracking began. The total number of deaths represents 0.25% of Los Angeles County’s population.
There were 10 fewer hospitalizations reported since Tuesday, bringing the official count of hospitalizations to 1,699, with 26% in ICU.
According to the California Department of Public Health’s vaccines dashboard, 65% of Los Angeles County is fully vaccinated and more than 12,081,863 vaccine doses have been administered as of Sept. 1.
Data posted each day is preliminary and subject to change, officials emphasize. More information may become available as individual case investigations are completed.