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Los Angeles County Surpasses 1M COVID Cases

The county saw nearly 14,700 new cases Saturday and 253 deaths.
Posted at 10:10 AM, Jan 18, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-18 10:10:02-05

Los Angeles County is the first county to surpass 1 million known cases of the coronavirus.

While 1 million is just one-tenth of the county's population, officials say the number of people who have been infected is likely around one-third, because many people have had COVID without knowing it.

L.A. County saw nearly 14,700 new cases Saturday and 253 deaths.

7,600 people are hospitalized and about 22% of those people are in the ICU.