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For Immediate Release:

September 24, 2021

COVID-19 Cases Among People Experiencing Homelessness Decline; Pfizer Booster Available to Eligible Residents - 32 New Deaths and 1,571 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Reflecting the overall trend in Los Angeles County, the number of COVID-19 cases among people experiencing homelessness increased in July and August and has declined in the past few weeks.

During the week ending August 22, 184 cases were reported among people experiencing homelessness. This week, there were 142 new cases reported among people experiencing homelessness, which includes 70 cases from previous weeks that have been newly identified as cases associated with people experiencing homelessness and are now included in the new case totals. One person experiencing homelessness passed away from COVID-19 this week. To date, 8,948 people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County have tested positive for COVID-19 and 232 people who were experiencing homelessness have passed away from COVID-19. Of these people who passed away, 109 were sheltered, 75 were unsheltered, and for 48 people who passed away, their shelter status was unknown.

There are 1,221 providers administering vaccinations to people experiencing homelessness; together they have administered over 57,157 doses of COVID-19 vaccine across Los Angeles County; 28,874 people experiencing homelessness are fully vaccinated.

The County continues to work closely with partner organizations to vaccinate and protect people experiencing homelessness from COVID-19 and is offering Pfizer booster doses to eligible people.

Following CDC’s endorsement, eligible Los Angeles County residents can begin receiving their booster doses at any of the hundreds of sites offering the Pfizer vaccine.

Los Angeles County residents eligible for a booster dose of Pfizer include the following groups of people who received the second of the two-dose Pfizer vaccine series at least 6 months ago and are either:

Residents who received Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will need to wait until the FDA reviews the data and determines the need for and safety of boosters for these vaccines.

Those not yet vaccinated can make an appointment to get vaccinated by using the MyTurn system. Eligible residents who completed their two-dose Pfizer vaccine series at least six months ago can also make an appointment for their boosters by using the MyTurn system or by making an appointment at a pharmacy or clinic that offers Pfizer vaccinations. Residents will need to bring proof they received two previous Pfizer doses, which for most people will be in the form of the white vaccination card, or a photo of the white card, or a digital record of your two doses. At many sites, residents may be asked to sign an attestation form indicating they meet the criteria to receive the Pfizer booster.

Today, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) confirms 32 new deaths and 1,571 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 32 new deaths reported today, nine people who passed away were over the age of 80, nine people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, 10 people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and one person who died was between that ages of 30 and 49. Three deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach. To date, Public Health identified 1,451,438 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 25,972 deaths.

There are 956 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 8,543,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 1.5%.

"To everyone who is mourning a loved one or friend who has passed away from COVID-19, we send our deepest condolences,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Sensible protections are instrumental in keeping transmission of COVID-19 in check. In places where sensible steps have not been taken to reduce the spread of this virus, COVID-19 continues to ruin futures and take lives. Until community transmission is low and vaccination coverage is much higher, prevention strategies are essential to our collective well-being and economic recovery. Get vaccinated if you haven’t done so yet, and if you are eligible, you should get a third booster Pfizer shot to enhance your protection from severe disease.”

Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status. Anyone 12 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated.

To find a vaccination site near you, make an appointment at vaccination sites, and much more, visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish). If you don’t have internet access, can’t use a computer, or you’re over 65, you can call 1-833-540-0473 for help finding an appointment, connecting to free transportation to and from a vaccination site, or scheduling a home-visit if you are homebound.

COVID-19 Sector Protocols, Best Practices, COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard, COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive Dashboard, Recovery Dashboard, and additional actions you can take to protect yourself, your family and your community are on the Public Health website, www.publichealth.lacounty.gov.

Please see additional information below:

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

1451438

-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*

1374902

-- Long Beach

63405

-- Pasadena

13131

Deaths

25972

-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

24602

-- Long Beach

1011

-- Pasadena

359

Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- 0 to 4

35882

- 5 to 11

75085

- 12 to 17

86270

- 18 to 29

327518

- 30 to 49

457127

- 50 to 64

254407

- 65 to 79

101396

- over 80

36401

- Under Investigation

816

Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- Female

693559

- Male

650537

- Other

736

- Under Investigation

30070

Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- American Indian/Alaska Native

2324

- Asian

65513

- Black

65300

- Hispanic/Latino

711298

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

5047

- White

166871

- Other

116642

- Under Investigation

241907

Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- Hospitalized (Ever)

101518

Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- American Indian/Alaska Native

53

- Asian

3256

- Black

2131

- Hispanic/Latino

13081

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

83

- White

5735

- Other

214

- Under Investigation

49

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

1388

6647

City of Alhambra

8019

9247

City of Arcadia

3295

5705

City of Artesia

2415

14379

City of Avalon

31

801

City of Azusa

7267

14522

City of Baldwin Park

14463

18840

City of Bell

7451

20508

City of Bell Gardens

8993

20879

City of Bellflower

12735

16383

City of Beverly Hills

3552

10290

City of Bradbury

42

3929

City of Burbank

10917

10186

City of Calabasas

1723

7084

City of Carson

11811

12586

City of Cerritos

3663

7316

City of Claremont

2755

7551

City of Commerce*

2674

20461

City of Compton

19364

19383

City of Covina

7527

15351

City of Cudahy

5321

21855

City of Culver City

2849

7147

City of Diamond Bar

3915

6807

City of Downey

20099

17590

City of Duarte

2712

12318

City of El Monte

18830

16057

City of El Segundo

1041

6202

City of Gardena

7650

12478

City of Glendale

24233

11736

City of Glendora

5813

11017

City of Hawaiian Gardens

2537

17287

City of Hawthorne

12456

14029

City of Hermosa Beach

1504

7646

City of Hidden Hills

131

6931

City of Huntington Park

12227

20555

City of Industry

189

43249

City of Inglewood

16545

14567

City of Irwindale

297

20356

City of La Canada Flintridge

1027

4963

City of La Habra Heights

127

2328

City of La Mirada

5231

10547

City of La Puente

7419

18230

City of La Verne

3461

10399

City of Lakewood

9141

11375

City of Lancaster*

27387

16951

City of Lawndale

4210

12525

City of Lomita

1892

9127

City of Lynwood*

14727

20441

City of Malibu

642

4953

City of Manhattan Beach

1993

5536

City of Maywood

5707

20347

City of Monrovia

3902

10057

City of Montebello

11373

17667

City of Monterey Park

5492

8821

City of Norwalk

18275

16981

City of Palmdale

28913

18188

City of Palos Verdes Estates

651

4814

City of Paramount

11217

20022

City of Pico Rivera

12387

19269

City of Pomona

28577

18327

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

2054

4805

City of Redondo Beach

3994

5814

City of Rolling Hills

79

4072

City of Rolling Hills Estates

420

5177

City of Rosemead

5488

9915

City of San Dimas*

3893

11279

City of San Fernando

5925

24074

City of San Gabriel

3611

8817

City of San Marino

461

3472

City of Santa Clarita

26112

11846

City of Santa Fe Springs

3305

17997

City of Santa Monica

6476

7005

City of Sierra Madre

601

5469

City of Signal Hill

1420

12037

City of South El Monte

3779

18094

City of South Gate

20864

21256

City of South Pasadena

1667

6398

City of Temple City

2699

7404

City of Torrance

9413

6306

City of Vernon

135

64593

City of Walnut

2105

6894

City of West Covina

14918

13783

City of West Hollywood

3531

9556

City of Westlake Village

146

1746

City of Whittier

12894

14747

Los Angeles

592468

14648

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

1344

16386

Los Angeles - Alsace

1818

14608

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

5

12500

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

337

13469

Los Angeles - Arleta

7782

22642

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

1694

11551

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

3512

11284

Los Angeles - Bel Air

545

6466

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

867

6922

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

1256

9535

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

19101

21984

Los Angeles - Brentwood

2076

6707

Los Angeles - Brookside

45

7745

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

847

11894

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

10794

16533

Los Angeles - Carthay

1271

8849

Los Angeles - Central

8310

21312

Los Angeles - Century City

846

6614

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

7121

21089

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

4491

12118

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

642

7000

Los Angeles - Chinatown

917

11432

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

1919

13186

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

1817

11991

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

1820

13161

Los Angeles - Crestview

1269

11163

Los Angeles - Del Rey

2622

8759

Los Angeles - Downtown*

5249

19082

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

4289

10834

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

3714

12681

Los Angeles - Echo Park

1647

11553

Los Angeles - El Sereno

7001

16746

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

637

11152

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

1469

14443

Los Angeles - Encino

4445

9840

Los Angeles - Exposition

436

13109

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

7143

15903

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

364

10111

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

1587

18197

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

10346

21806

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

3980

12593

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

1693

15728

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

7955

13670

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

4458

20730

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

1373

8058

Los Angeles - Harbor City

3159

10867

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

5822

13353

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

217

9008

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

2844

15769

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

8191

21592

Los Angeles - Highland Park

6582

13602

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

2316

16698

Los Angeles - Hollywood

7516

11012

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

2263

7688

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

4570

16012

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

1336

16549

Los Angeles - Koreatown

6260

12110

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

627

13753

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

6404

15173

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

2621

19957

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

2027

13305

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

5717

17538

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

1309

16312

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

3194

11269

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

478

15257

Los Angeles - Longwood

670

15567

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

1466

6785

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

1237

14492

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

200

6402

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

2810

6616

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

225

5161

Los Angeles - Melrose

9867

12699

Los Angeles - Mid-city

1503

10000

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

1399

7779

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

4968

20594

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

3230

13378

Los Angeles - North Hills

10620

17247

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

24581

16234

Los Angeles - Northridge

9116

13061

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

1133

5321

Los Angeles - Pacoima

18931

24592

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

199

5174

Los Angeles - Palms

3352

7640

Los Angeles - Panorama City

15010

19947

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

873

6429

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

7761

18548

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

170

5319

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

843

7701

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

3205

9006

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

511

7790

Los Angeles - Regent Square

323

11619

Los Angeles - Reseda

13342

17414

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

817

17623

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

331

7829

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

9132

11702

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

487

10964

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

7970

9134

Los Angeles - Silverlake

4126

9360

Los Angeles - South Carthay

963

9089

Los Angeles - South Park

8205

21614

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

772

16841

Los Angeles - Studio City

1906

8494

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

10643

20279

Los Angeles - Sunland

2709

13274

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

45

6955

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

18325

22240

Los Angeles - Tarzana

4059

13146

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

5820

14741

Los Angeles - Thai Town

1115

11367

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

730

8387

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

179

13706

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

151

8127

Los Angeles - Tujunga

3538

12722

Los Angeles - University Hills

317

9245

Los Angeles - University Park

4117

14995

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

4566

15212

Los Angeles - Valley Village

2745

11104

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

16691

17910

Los Angeles - Venice

2595

7658

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

3339

19413



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