Orange County reported 31 new deaths Saturday.
Los Angeles County tallied 50, which officials contrasted with last week, when an average of 38 people were dying each day.
Statewide, at least 214 coronavirus-related fatalities were reported Friday, according to a Los Angeles Times tally, the fifth time in July California has broken a single-day record in reported cases, and the third time this week.
The average number of daily COVID-19 deaths in California for the seven days that ended Friday was 127.
COVID-19 cases have been rising since late May, when California reopened the economy and many people got back to old routines.
Four of the deaths reported by Orange County were skilled nursing facility residents, and two were residents of assisted living facilities, authorities said.
The county also reported 637 more cases of the virus, bringing its total to 36,833 cases and 649 deaths.
There were fewer patients in county hospitals compared with four days ago — 546, versus 626 on Tuesday.
County reported 2,303 new cases of the virus, bringing its total to 190,836 cases of the virus and 4,669 related deaths.
As in Orange County, hospitalizations continued to decrease slightly.
There were 1,856 confirmed coronavirus cases in county hospitals and nearly 31% in intensive care, compared with 2,022 patients four days ago.
They include wearing a face covering and staying home as much as possible, as well as implementing infection control protocols and reporting any outbreaks to the public health department, authorities said.
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