LA County announces 48 additional deaths, 607 new cases related to COVID-19

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has announced 607 new cases of COVID-19 and 48 new deaths.

According to a statement the department released Saturday, they say 37 people who died were over the age of 65 and nine people who died were between the ages of 41 to 65 years old. 

Thirty-eight people had underlying health conditions including 30 people over the age of 65 and eight people between the ages of 41 to 65 years old. 

Two deaths were confirmed by the City of Long Beach, which has its own health department. 

As of Saturday county totals stand at 19,107 cases and 895 deaths.
 

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