As Omicron is Detected in California, Public Health Urges Everyone to Take Action Steps 18 New Deaths and 1,473 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

With the recent detection of Omicron in Northern California, residents and businesses are concerned about the implications of a more infectious variant on safety and business operations. And while the impact of Omicron is uncertain, it is clear there are immediate action steps everyone can take to protect each other and slow transmission.

Vaccines remain the most effective tool and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) encourages everyone 5 and older not yet vaccinated or boosted to do so with a sense of urgency. The vaccines are effective against the Delta variant and very effective against earlier strains of the virus, which gives us hope that these same vaccines will also provide some protection against Omicron.

Given that there continues to be substantial transmission of COVID-19 and while teams are working to determine how effective the vaccines are against Omicron, all residents and workers need to be sure to adhere to vaccination verification and masking requirements and wear a mask when indoors or at large outdoor mega events regardless of vaccination status. Public Health strongly recommends individuals to wear a mask when at any crowded indoor or outdoor event.

Testing is an important tool in early detection of infection to reduce spread and Public Health encourages residents who have traveled for the holidays to get tested if they traveled internationally or to locations in this country with high transmission rates, or they participated at gatherings and events with large numbers of people, some of which may be unvaccinated. Residents are reminded that they are legally required to isolate if they have a positive COVID test result and that vaccinated close contacts with symptoms and unvaccinated close contacts need to quarantine.

The Public Health lab is coordinating with the state lab for the identification of Omicron with specimen testing. Currently, anywhere between 1,500 to 5,000 positive specimens from L.A. County residents are sequenced each week with results reported to both L.A. County and the state. Public Health will continue to rely on the network of commercial and public health labs to ensure that the County is receiving a representative assessment of the prevalent variants in L.A. County. To date, the Public Health lab has not identified any presence of Omicron in any sequenced specimens. The Delta variant remains the predominant variant accounting for almost all sequenced specimens.

Today, Public Health confirmed 18 new deaths and 1,473 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 18 new deaths reported today, seven people who passed away were over the age of 80, five people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, two people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and two people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. One death was reported by the City of Long Beach and one death was reported by the City of Pasadena. To date, Public Health has identified 1,528,586 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 27,184 deaths.

There are 562 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 9,434,000 individuals, with 15% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 1.7%.

“To everyone experiencing the sorrow of losing a loved one to COVID-19, please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you every day,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “While the spread of Omicron across the globe is worrisome, we have both pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions at hand to respond to the emergence of a new variant of concern. We can reduce transmission by getting vaccinated, wearing masks, keeping our distance and avoiding crowds, testing and quarantining. Every action we take now to reduce spread will help.”

COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective and are recommended for everyone 5 years old and older to help protect against COVID-19. Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status. Appointments are not needed at all Public Health vaccination sites and many community sites where first, second, and third doses are available.

To find a vaccination site near you, or to make an appointment, please visit:

www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) or www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish).

If you need assistance you can also call 1-833-540-0473 for help:

Finding an appointment
Connect to free transportation to and from a vaccination site, or
Schedule a home-visit if you are homebound.

For more information regarding COVID-19 in LA County you can also visit the Public Health website at www.publichealth.lacounty.gov here you will find information on:

COVID-19 sector protocols & best practices,
COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboards, and
COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive and, Recovery Dashboards

Please see additional information below:

	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	1528586
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1447578
-- Long Beach	67102
-- Pasadena	13906
Deaths	27184
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	25762
-- Long Beach	1054
-- Pasadena	368
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	38414
- 5 to 11	83546
- 12 to 17	92467
- 18 to 29	341712
- 30 to 49	480627
- 50 to 64	265996
- 65 to 79	106109
- over 80	37828
- Under Investigation	879
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	728929
- Male	684648
- Other	770
- Under Investigation	33231
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2485
- Asian	69635
- Black	70334
- Hispanic/Latino	742886
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	5315
- White	183015
- Other	122639
- Under Investigation	251269
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	108591
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	59
- Asian	3347
- Black	2294
- Hispanic/Latino	13649
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	92
- White	6090
- Other	198
- Under Investigation	33
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1536	7355
City of Alhambra	8478	9776
City of Arcadia	3526	6105
City of Artesia	2495	14856
City of Avalon	32	827
City of Azusa	7650	15288
City of Baldwin Park	14919	19434
City of Bell	7721	21251
City of Bell Gardens	9188	21332
City of Bellflower	13336	17156
City of Beverly Hills	3764	10904
City of Bradbury	42	3929
City of Burbank	11727	10941
City of Calabasas	1883	7742
City of Carson	12499	13319
City of Cerritos	3937	7863
City of Claremont	3007	8242
City of Commerce*	2754	21073
City of Compton	20062	20081
City of Covina	7972	16259
City of Cudahy	5477	22496
City of Culver City	3080	7726
City of Diamond Bar	4158	7229
City of Downey	21070	18440
City of Duarte	2847	12932
City of El Monte	19458	16593
City of El Segundo	1151	6857
City of Gardena	8106	13221
City of Glendale	25743	12467
City of Glendora	6215	11779
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2633	17941
City of Hawthorne	12969	14607
City of Hermosa Beach	1659	8434
City of Hidden Hills	142	7513
City of Huntington Park	12647	21261
City of Industry	197	45080
City of Inglewood	17191	15135
City of Irwindale	313	21453
City of La Canada Flintridge	1164	5625
City of La Habra Heights	131	2401
City of La Mirada	5570	11230
City of La Puente	7661	18824
City of La Verne	3737	11228
City of Lakewood	9766	12153
City of Lancaster*	30122	18643
City of Lawndale	4401	13093
City of Lomita	2018	9735
City of Lynwood*	15297	21232
City of Malibu	733	5655
City of Manhattan Beach	2218	6161
City of Maywood	5884	20978
City of Monrovia	4177	10765
City of Montebello	11780	18299
City of Monterey Park	5749	9234
City of Norwalk	18981	17637
City of Palmdale	31174	19610
City of Palos Verdes Estates	708	5236
City of Paramount	11625	20750
City of Pico Rivera	12898	20064
City of Pomona	30216	19378
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2245	5252
City of Redondo Beach	4369	6360
City of Rolling Hills	89	4588
City of Rolling Hills Estates	454	5596
City of Rosemead	5732	10356
City of San Dimas*	4133	11974
City of San Fernando	6147	24976
City of San Gabriel	3814	9313
City of San Marino	502	3781
City of Santa Clarita	28727	13033
City of Santa Fe Springs	3456	18819
City of Santa Monica	7113	7694
City of Sierra Madre	690	6279
City of Signal Hill	1512	12817
City of South El Monte	3909	18717
City of South Gate	21755	22164
City of South Pasadena	1788	6863
City of Temple City	2855	7832
City of Torrance	10196	6831
City of Vernon	143	68421
City of Walnut	2214	7251
City of West Covina	15728	14531
City of West Hollywood	3799	10281
City of Westlake Village	160	1914
City of Whittier	13510	15452
Los Angeles	621411	15364
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1404	17118
Los Angeles - Alsace	1901	15275
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	357	14269
Los Angeles - Arleta	8040	23392
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1790	12205
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3701	11891
Los Angeles - Bel Air	618	7332
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	953	7609
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1356	10294
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	19596	22554
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2260	7301
Los Angeles - Brookside	51	8778
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	897	12597
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	11248	17228
Los Angeles - Carthay	1360	9469
Los Angeles - Central	8508	21820
Los Angeles - Century City	892	6973
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7420	21975
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4838	13054
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	680	7415
Los Angeles - Chinatown	968	12068
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1989	13667
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1894	12499
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1897	13718
Los Angeles - Crestview	1380	12139
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2796	9340
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5567	20238
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4528	11438
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3869	13211
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1729	12128
Los Angeles - El Sereno	7305	17473
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	677	11852
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1520	14944
Los Angeles - Encino	4768	10555
Los Angeles - Exposition	460	13830
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7449	16584
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	384	10667
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1640	18805
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10728	22611
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	4164	13176
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1778	16518
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	8412	14456
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4614	21455
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1492	8756
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3329	11452
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	6149	14103
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	231	9589
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2927	16230
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8515	22446
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6848	14151
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2392	17246
Los Angeles - Hollywood	7976	11686
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2463	8368
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4799	16814
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1383	17131
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6471	12518
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	641	14060
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6715	15910
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2708	20620
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2130	13981
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5906	18118
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1366	17022
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3309	11675
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	525	16757
Los Angeles - Longwood	700	16264
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1615	7474
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1283	15030
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	214	6850
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	3078	7247
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	259	5940
Los Angeles - Melrose	10417	13407
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1581	10519
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1514	8418
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	5223	21651
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3370	13957
Los Angeles - North Hills	11026	17907
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	25843	17067
Los Angeles - Northridge	9645	13819
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1235	5801
Los Angeles - Pacoima	19576	25430
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	222	5772
Los Angeles - Palms	3598	8200
Los Angeles - Panorama City	15522	20627
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	937	6900
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7954	19010
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	193	6039
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	921	8413
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3470	9750
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	547	8338
Los Angeles - Regent Square	339	12194
Los Angeles - Reseda	13920	18168
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	838	18076
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	354	8373
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	9732	12471
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	525	11819
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	8637	9899
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4376	9927
Los Angeles - South Carthay	1031	9731
Los Angeles - South Park	8454	22270
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	796	17365
Los Angeles - Studio City	2098	9349
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	11122	21192
Los Angeles - Sunland	2863	14029
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	53	8192
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	19136	23224
Los Angeles - Tarzana	4344	14069
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	6026	15263
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1165	11877
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	797	9157
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	197	15084
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	165	8881
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3751	13488
Los Angeles - University Hills	337	9828
Los Angeles - University Park	4337	15796
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4817	16048
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2943	11905
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	17262	18523
Los Angeles - Venice	2901	8561
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3454	20081
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1776	23194
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	8977	21796
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	12490	24020
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1212	14430
Los Angeles - View Heights	307	8311
Los Angeles - Watts	8936	20940
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	703	14303
Los Angeles - West Adams	4735	17137
Los Angeles - West Hills	4209	10381
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	3456	9183
Los Angeles - West Vernon	11759	21920
Los Angeles - Westchester	3793	7350
Los Angeles - Westlake	8937	15057
Los Angeles - Westwood	3935	7272
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	9077	25124
Los Angeles - Wilmington	10130	17933
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	6666	13287
Los Angeles - Winnetka	8242	15915
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	7243	10643
Unincorporated - Acton	825	10350
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	433	10414
Unincorporated - Altadena	4246	9734
Unincorporated - Anaverde	183	12135
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	43	3454
Unincorporated - Arcadia	758	9498
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	7873	18550
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1209	24689
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1297	19144
Unincorporated - Azusa	2836	17811
Unincorporated - Bassett	2956	19950
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	78	7269
Unincorporated - Bradbury	52	48148
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	1232	15942
Unincorporated - Castaic*	4630	17028
Unincorporated - Cerritos	79	13458
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	56	7977
Unincorporated - Covina	2836	16862
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1909	14524
Unincorporated - Del Aire	413	9401
Unincorporated - Del Rey	41	12893
Unincorporated - Del Sur	275	11387
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	452	18131
Unincorporated - Duarte	963	21748
Unincorporated - East Covina	47	14286
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	672	12698
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	19	16667
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	28263	22562
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	247	3858
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	3218	21022
Unincorporated - East Whittier	617	11628
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	1016	11557
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	126	7586
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	15386	23779
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	89	13485
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	6236	11150
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	357	14200
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	72	6557
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	324	22946
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1518	7666
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	16	2367
Unincorporated - La Rambla	340	16386
Unincorporated - La Verne*	219	10735
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	587	8302
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	77	11527
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	2000	15392
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	190	11564
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	4030	17878
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	174	9937
Unincorporated - Littlerock	686	17060
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	171	13184
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	643	18016
Unincorporated - Llano	62	7070
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	744	7906
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	463	11930
Unincorporated - Newhall	70	31818
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	215	17947
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1327	15873
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1965	8175
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	14	6512
Unincorporated - Palmdale	138	16390
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	33	5314
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	191	9765
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	198	31987
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	5	1087
Unincorporated - Pomona	80	4128
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1805	13986
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	487	18301
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	113	12137
Unincorporated - Rosewood	201	15630
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	201	16848
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	622	18506
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	4312	8451
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	22	2564
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3987	19717
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	44	2162
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	24	7792
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	257	96255
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	1109	5956
Unincorporated - Saugus	179	115484
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	55	15449
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	48	10549
Unincorporated - South El Monte	402	22396
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	1109	12534
Unincorporated - South Whittier	9952	16805
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	110	14085
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1879	8962
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1116	18489
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	216	16667
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	145	8745
Unincorporated - Val Verde	452	13660
Unincorporated - Valencia	314	10221
Unincorporated - Valinda	4405	18848
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	1047	8999
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3448	21359
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	73	4831
Unincorporated - West Carson	2831	12818
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	211	22164
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1992	20254
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	236	17366
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	4995	18552
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	67	5154
Unincorporated - Westhills	69	8224
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	411	11159
Unincorporated - Whittier	381	10069
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	54	450000
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	8140	23315
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	662	10984
- Under Investigation	18250

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 19 cases previously reported were not in Public Health's jurisdiction.

* Means that case numbers include cases associated with correctional facility outbreaks located in the city/community.

**Rate is crude and is per 100,000. This represents the number of cases per 100,000 people and allows for the proportional comparison of cities of different sizes.

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