Pasadena Sees 27 New COVID-19 Infections on Wednesday

Public health officials in Pasadena reported 27 new infections and no additional deaths on Wednesday.

The city’s pandemic totals stood at 12,196 COVID-19 cases and 353 fatalities.

The average number of daily infections reported over the prior week declined for a third straight day to 27.4, according to Pasadena Public Health Department data.

Huntington Hospital officials reported treating 25 COVID-19 patients as of Tuesday, with five of them being treated in intensive care units.

Los Angeles County Public Health officials documented 3,498 new infections and 28 deaths, raising the county’s totals to 1,335,332 cases of COVID-19 and 24,833 fatalities.

Just over 1,570 patients were hospitalized with the virus throughout L.A. County on Wednesday, up from 1,242 last week, the agency said in a written statement.

The county’s daily test positivity rate was recorded at 4.6%

Today’s test positivity rate is 4.6%.

The California Department of Public Health reported 9,925 new infections on Wednesday and lowered the statewide death toll by 352 cases, largely due to “data cleaning” in Santa Clara County, officials said.

The pandemic totals stood at 3,969,722 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 63,976 fatalities.

The statewide weekly positivity rate was measured at 6.4%, according to CDPH data.

As of Wednesday, L.A. County accounted for 34% of California’s COVID-19 infections and 39% of the state’s deaths.