Los Angeles County public health officials reported 1,267 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,480,656 as of Wednesday, Oct. 20. The total number of cases represents 15% of Los Angeles County’s population.
Officials reported 31 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 26,473 deaths since tracking began. The total number of deaths represents 0.26% of Los Angeles County’s population.
There were three more hospitalizations reported since Tuesday, raising the total count of people hospitalized with coronavirus to 635.
According to the California Department of Public Health’s vaccines dashboard, 71% of Los Angeles County is fully vaccinated and more than 13,244,844 vaccine doses have been administered as of Oct. 20.
Data posted each day is preliminary and subject to change, officials emphasize. More information may become available as individual case investigations are completed.