LOS ANGELES — Businesses including gyms, museums, zoos, film studios and spectator-free sports arenas will be allowed to open in Los Angeles County beginning June 12, even as health officials warned again that the spread of COVID-19 is increasing in the county.

News of the business reopenings came as the county Department of Public Health confirmed 61 new coronavirus deaths.

That number, once averaging about three inthe county, had dropped to below one before health officials began relaxing its  health orders and authorized more businesses in the county to reopen.

“As with all businesses that are permitted to reopen, the health officer order contains protocols for reopening to ensure that it’s done as safely as possible for employees, customers and residents,” Ferrer said.

Ferrer stressed that the reopening of more business sectors should not be seen as an indication the county is out of the woods in terms of the coronavirus pandemic, noting, “We’re still in the middle of the woods and we have a lot of risk.”