The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services today announced two new COVID-19 deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities to 947 since the onset of the pandemic. The deaths are the first related to the virus reported by the city since June 16.
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The seven-day positivity rate and daily cases per 100,000 residents—metrics that were used by the state to determine local restrictions before doing away with the system last month—continue to climb from their recent lows. The positivity rate has increased from 0.6% in early June to 2.6% as of July 8, while the daily cases per 100,000 residents has jumped from one to nearly 4.5.