Long Beach officials reported no new deaths from COVID-19 for the first time in three weeks, but the seven-day average positivity rate among those tested has ticked up to 9% after lowering to 7.7% earlier this week.

Officials also reported about 83 new cases of COVID-19, but noted that only about 50 were actually new cases and the rest were cases from June to August that weren’t reported earlier because of a state reporting glitch and backlog.

This brings the total number of cases in Long Beach to 10,358. Los Angeles County reported 1,636 new cases, include a backlog of 280 test results.

The number of deaths from COVID-19 remains at 209 in Long Beach and is 5,701 countywide.

The county continues to see lowering hospitalizations: A total of 1,168 people are hospitalized in the county and 32% of them are in intensive care. Officials noted that the county saw more than 2,000 hospitalizations a day a month ago.

Officials warned residents participating in protests to wear masks, physically distance and stay home if they are sick.

“As we head into another summer weekend, please remember how important it is to continue taking all the steps we know work to lower the transmission of COVID-19,” county heath director Barbara Ferrer said. “Let’s work together to prevent fun at the beach, picnicking in our parks, worshipping with our congregation, or attending peaceful protests from resulting in more transmission of COVID-19.”