Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 positivity rate stands at 1%, the lowest since the pandemic began

LOS ANGELES (KABC) – The average daily number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in Los Angeles County fell to 1% on Friday, the lowest level since the start of the pandemic, the county said.

The rate peaked at over 20% in December.

The number is because the province says nearly 5,400,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to people across the region. In total, 41% of the province’s population aged 16 and older has received at least one dose of vaccine, according to the province.

Dr. Paul Simon, the chief science officer of the district health department, said the county remains on track to vaccinate 80% of the population by the end of June. He noted that from April 4 to April 11, 670,000 doses were administered in the province, for an average of nearly 100,000 per day.

Even with the break in the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, more than half of California has received at least one dose.

In LA County, hospital admissions fell back below 500 on Friday after a small rebound this week – a good sign as other parts of the country continue to see their numbers increase.

The province also reported an additional 36 COVID-19 deaths on Friday, bringing the cumulative death toll during the pandemic to 23,601.

A further 643 cases were also reported by the county, bringing the overall pandemic down to 1,228,114.

City News Service contributed to this report.