Coronavirus: All L.A. residents can now get tested as restrictions are lifted
Testing was previously limited to vulnerable populations, including those 65 and older, and those with compromised immune systems.
“Now that doesn’t mean we’ll have a test for everybody tomorrow,” Garcetti said, “but it means that our capacity is now greater than the number that we are getting through the requirements that we had.” Los Angeles County officials on Monday confirmed 15 new coronavirus-linked deaths, bringing the county’s total to 147, and said the county’s mortality rate had crept up.
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