LA County Reports Another 34,000 Cases of COVID-19

People gather in the United Airlines departures area at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, Calif., on Dec. 1, 2021. Mario Tama/Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County reported 34,448 new positive COVID-19 tests and 16 additional deaths associated with the virus Jan. 8, amid an accelerated surge in transmission driven by the Omicron variant.

The county has seen more than 200,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past 7 days, the highest number in one week since the beginning of the pandemic.