Los Angeles County public health officials reported 3,810 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,342,839 as of Friday, Aug. 13. The total number of cases represents 13.3% of Los Angeles County’s population.
Officials reported 19 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total 24,872 deaths since tracking began. The total number of deaths represents 0.25% of Los Angeles County’s population.
There were three more hospitalizations reported since Thursday, bringing the official count of hospitalizations to 1,645, with 22% in ICU.
According to the California Department of Public Health’s vaccines dashboard, 63% of Los Angeles County is fully vaccinated and more than 11,600,853 vaccine doses have been administered as of Aug. 13.
Data posted each day is preliminary and subject to change, officials emphasize. More information may become available as individual case investigations are completed.