In a tragic milestone, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed more than 16,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths. To date, Public Health identified 1,097,941 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 16,107 deaths. On Saturday, less than a week earlier, L.A. County surpassed more than 15,000 COVID-19 deaths. As of Jan. 28, the agency confirmed 213 new deaths and 6,592 new cases of COVID-19. In Beverly Hills, there have been 2200 cases of COVID-19 and 21 deaths.
Supply of the COVID-19 vaccine remains very limited, officials said. Currently, only Los Angeles County healthcare workers in Phase 1A and residents age 65 and older are eligible to get their vaccination. Residents are urged to visit VaccinateLACounty.com to sign up when appointments become available. For those without access to a computer or the internet, a call center is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. to help schedule appointments at 833-540-0473.
