A line stretches for blocks as people wait for a COVID-19 test at San Fernando Recreation Park in San Fernando, the US on January 3, 2022. Los Angeles County reported nearly 45,000 new cases of COVID-19 this weekend. The latest numbers bring the county's cumulative totals to 1,741,292 cases and 27,640 deaths since the pandemic began, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Photo: VCG