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Los Angeles in 'dangerous phase' as virus cases surge

by Associated Press
| July 16, 2020 12:03 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coronavirus cases have surged to record levels in the Los Angeles area, putting the nation’s largest county in “an alarming and dangerous phase” that if not reversed could overwhelm intensive care units and usher in more sweeping closures, health officials said Wednesday.

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