As Los Angeles County Surpasses More Than 2 Million Total Cases; Hospitalizations Continue Rise Amid Omicron Spread - 43,582 New Positive Cases and 13 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Today, Public Health reports another grim milestone as Los Angeles County has now confirmed more than 2 million total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. The current surge of COVID-19 infections also continues to drive up hospitalizations, as today the number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals has topped 3,400, the highest level since February 11th, 2021.

The good news is that while hospitalizations continue to climb, Public Health data shows that many positive cases are admitted for reasons other than COVID but, are identified with COVID when tested for COVID upon hospital admission. These are referred to as incidental COVID hospitalizations. For the week ending December 26th, an estimated 55% of COVID-positive hospitalized patients fell into this category of incidental COVID hospitalizations.

Currently 14% of the COVID-positive hospitalized patients are in the ICU, and 7% are on a ventilator. Additionally, 23% of ICU beds are currently being occupied by COVID-positive cases, an increase of 9% from last week. Between December 15th and December 28th, the ICU admission rate for unvaccinated individuals was 21 times higher than the rate among fully vaccinated individuals.

The proportion of hospitalizations among children has not changed from the prior week. The 7-day average proportion of the new admissions among children under 18 years old remains at 4.1%; this is the same proportion as the week prior. The vast majority of the 38 children admitted to the hospital between December 7th and December 28^th were unvaccinated; only 6 children were fully vaccinated.

While the total number of children hospitalized remains low and the proportion of hospitalizations among children remains stable, the number of children in each age group that were admitted to the hospital significantly increased over the past month. The largest rise was seen among children 0-4 years old, increasing from 4 hospital admissions for the week ending December 4th to 58 hospital admissions for the week ending January 1st. Increases were also seen for the 12-to-17-year-old age group, from 1 hospital admission to 16 hospital admissions, and for the 5-to-11-year-old age group, from 2 hospital admissions to 5 hospital admissions, comparing the week ending December 4^th to the week ending January 1^st.

“Our hearts remain with those families experiencing the sorrow of losing those they love to COVID-19,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “With surging transmission and rapidly rising cases and hospitalizations, our already understaffed health care providers are under enormous strain as they try to care for so many COVID infected people, including those with mild illness who are looking for help and support, with the unintended consequence of compromising response capacity across the entire system. Because high community transmission has the inevitable impact of increasing demand for health care services, the best way to protect health care personnel and our capacity to care for both those with COVID and non-COVID illness, is to double-down on reducing transmission.”

“While it is true that Omicron is much more infectious than previous COVID strains, there are many effective strategies available for reducing transmission risks over the next few weeks,” Ferrer continued. “At the top of the list is avoiding hazardous activities where people are unmasked and in close contact with others. Gatherings should also be postponed for a few weeks, especially if there are participants who are not fully vaccinated, and everyone cannot test before getting together. Lastly, upgrading masks to those that provide a better barrier against virus particles is a commonsense step that increases our own protection along with those around us.”

Today, Public Health confirmed 13 additional deaths and 43,582 new cases of COVID-19. Today’s number of cases and deaths reflect the weekend reporting delays. Of the 13 new deaths reported today, one person was between the ages of 30 and 49, six were between the ages of 50-64, one was between the ages of 65-79, and five were over the age of 80 years old. Of the 13 newly reported deaths, nine had underlying conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 27,798.

Public Health has identified a total 2,010,964 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 21.4%.

There are 3,472 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 10,113,300 individuals, with 16% of people testing positive.

To keep workplaces and schools open, residents and workers are asked to:

Get tested to help reduce the spread, especially if you traveled for the holidays, have had a possible exposure, or have symptoms, or are gathering with people not in your household

Adhere to masking requirements when indoors or at crowded outdoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status

Residents are legally required to be isolated if they have a positive COVID test result and vaccinated close contacts with symptoms and unvaccinated close contacts need to be quarantined.

For updated isolation and quarantine guidance, please visit www.publichealth.lacounty.gov

For information on where you can get tested, please visit www.covid19.lacounty.gov/testing/

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:

Cases through 12:00pm 01/09/2022
	Total Cases	NEW
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	2,010,964	43582
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1,910,797	43582
-- Long Beach	81,729	0
-- Pasadena	18,438	0
Deaths	27,798	13
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	26,345	13
-- Long Beach	1,080	0
-- Pasadena	373	0
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	52034
- 5 to 11	133226
- 12 to 17	139423
- 18 to 29	454980
- 30 to 49	631981
- 50 to 64	329013
- 65 to 79	126318
- over 80	42555
- Under Investigation	1267
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	968403
- Male	891692
- Other	837
- Under Investigation	49865
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	3247
- Asian	102934
- Black	98600
- Hispanic/Latino	909369
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	8686
- White	251805
- Other	185916
- Under Investigation	350240
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	112775	**DATA Under reported
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	62
- Asian	3392
- Black	2359
- Hispanic/Latino	13902
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	97
- White	6292
- Other	206
- Under Investigation	35
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	2322	11119
City of Alhambra	11665	13451
City of Arcadia	5360	9281
City of Artesia	2985	17773
City of Avalon	45	1163
City of Azusa	9871	19726
City of Baldwin Park	17636	22973
City of Bell	9586	26384
City of Bell Gardens	10515	24413
City of Bellflower	16772	21576
City of Beverly Hills	6027	17459
City of Bradbury	47	4397
City of Burbank	16179	15095
City of Calabasas	2823	11606
City of Carson	17778	18944
City of Cerritos	5735	11455
City of Claremont	4209	11537
City of Commerce*	3308	25312
City of Compton	24105	24128
City of Covina	10758	21941
City of Cudahy	6927	28451
City of Culver City	5083	12751
City of Diamond Bar	6092	10592
City of Downey	26315	23030
City of Duarte	3738	16979
City of El Monte	23501	20040
City of El Segundo	2022	12046
City of Gardena	11277	18393
City of Glendale	33692	16316
City of Glendora	8543	16191
City of Hawaiian Gardens	3117	21239
City of Hawthorne	16788	18908
City of Hermosa Beach	2499	12705
City of Hidden Hills	203	10741
City of Huntington Park	15658	26323
City of Industry	242	55378
City of Inglewood	22329	19659
City of Irwindale	405	27759
City of La Canada Flintridge	2022	9771
City of La Habra Heights	139	2548
City of La Mirada	7317	14752
City of La Puente	9242	22709
City of La Verne	5261	15807
City of Lakewood	13066	16259
City of Lancaster*	36382	22518
City of Lawndale	5932	17647
City of Lomita	2967	14313
City of Lynwood*	18013	25002
City of Malibu	1414	10910
City of Manhattan Beach	3633	10092
City of Maywood	7262	25890
City of Monrovia	5670	14613
City of Montebello	14551	22603
City of Monterey Park	7794	12518
City of Norwalk	23596	21925
City of Palmdale	37577	23638
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1118	8268
City of Paramount	13842	24708
City of Pico Rivera	15726	24463
City of Pomona	37244	23885
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	3512	8216
City of Redondo Beach	7027	10229
City of Rolling Hills	143	7371
City of Rolling Hills Estates	708	8727
City of Rosemead	7379	13332
City of San Dimas*	5702	16520
City of San Fernando	7738	31440
City of San Gabriel	5140	12551
City of San Marino	963	7253
City of Santa Clarita	39108	17742
City of Santa Fe Springs	4477	24379
City of Santa Monica	12047	13031
City of Sierra Madre	1060	9646
City of Signal Hill	2031	17216
City of South El Monte	4737	22681
City of South Gate	26694	27196
City of South Pasadena	2742	10525
City of Temple City	4119	11299
City of Torrance	15577	10436
City of Vernon	184	88038
City of Walnut	3200	10481
City of West Covina	20888	19299
City of West Hollywood	6051	16376
City of Westlake Village	207	2476
City of Whittier	17039	19488
Los Angeles	831296	20553
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1764	21507
Los Angeles - Alsace	2511	20177
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	468	18705
Los Angeles - Arleta	10089	29354
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	2551	17394
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	5209	16736
Los Angeles - Bel Air	1069	12682
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	1686	13461
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	2148	16306
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	23690	27266
Los Angeles - Brentwood	4010	12954
Los Angeles - Brookside	72	12392
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	1282	18003
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	14480	22178
Los Angeles - Carthay	2140	14899
Los Angeles - Central	10437	26767
Los Angeles - Century City	1540	12039
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	9404	27851
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	6670	17997
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	1129	12311
Los Angeles - Chinatown	1377	17167
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	2766	19006
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	2521	16637
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	2713	19618
Los Angeles - Crestview	2079	18288
Los Angeles - Del Rey	4328	14458
Los Angeles - Downtown*	8209	29843
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	6382	16121
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	5156	17605
Los Angeles - Echo Park	2378	16681
Los Angeles - El Sereno	9568	22886
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	982	17192
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1955	19221
Los Angeles - Encino	7282	16121
Los Angeles - Exposition	636	19122
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	9765	21740
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	620	17222
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	2169	24871
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	13568	28597
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	5694	18017
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	2379	22101
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	11520	19797
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	5863	27263
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	2395	14056
Los Angeles - Harbor City	4687	16123
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	8277	18984
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	321	13325
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	3648	20227
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	10630	28022
Los Angeles - Highland Park	9363	19349
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	3035	21882
Los Angeles - Hollywood	11704	17148
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	3849	13077
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	6396	22410
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1791	22185
Los Angeles - Koreatown	8553	16546
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	856	18776
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	8794	20836
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	3448	26254
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2963	19449
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	7290	22364
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1670	20810
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	4443	15676
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	700	22343
Los Angeles - Longwood	947	22003
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	2609	12074
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1733	20302
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	352	11268
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	5050	11890
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	460	10550
Los Angeles - Melrose	14476	18632
Los Angeles - Mid-city	2363	15722
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	2459	13673
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	6906	28627
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	4539	18799
Los Angeles - North Hills	14335	23281
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	33859	22361
Los Angeles - Northridge	13358	19138
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	2184	10258
Los Angeles - Pacoima	23664	30741
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	390	10140
Los Angeles - Palms	5730	13059
Los Angeles - Panorama City	19305	25654
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	1506	11090
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	9751	23304
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	318	9950
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	1614	14744
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	4925	13839
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	975	14863
Los Angeles - Regent Square	485	17446
Los Angeles - Reseda	18046	23554
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1041	22455
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	575	13600
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	13790	17671
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	723	16276
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	13262	15199
Los Angeles - Silverlake	6742	15294
Los Angeles - South Carthay	1663	15696
Los Angeles - South Park	10389	27368
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1013	22099
Los Angeles - Studio City	3203	14274
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	14012	26698
Los Angeles - Sunland	3755	18400
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	82	12674
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	24613	29871
Los Angeles - Tarzana	5775	18704
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	7780	19705
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1577	16077
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	1215	13959
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	264	20214
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	233	12540
Los Angeles - Tujunga	4925	17709
Los Angeles - University Hills	503	14669
Los Angeles - University Park	5721	20837
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	6404	21335
Los Angeles - Valley Village	4356	17621
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	21953	23556
Los Angeles - Venice	4803	14174
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	4413	25657
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	2219	28980
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	11032	26786
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	15237	29303
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1575	18752
Los Angeles - View Heights	523	14158
Los Angeles - Watts	11071	25943
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	966	19654
Los Angeles - West Adams	6007	21741
Los Angeles - West Hills	6068	14966
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	5505	14627
Los Angeles - West Vernon	14574	27168
Los Angeles - Westchester	6283	12176
Los Angeles - Westlake	11556	19469
Los Angeles - Westwood	6592	12183
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	11202	31006
Los Angeles - Wilmington	13146	23273
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	8783	17506
Los Angeles - Winnetka	10851	20954
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	10371	15239
Unincorporated - Acton	1056	13248
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	560	13468
Unincorporated - Altadena	5922	13576
Unincorporated - Anaverde	218	14456
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	52	4177
Unincorporated - Arcadia	1025	12843
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	10142	23896
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1604	32755
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1611	23779
Unincorporated - Azusa	3607	22653
Unincorporated - Bassett	3569	24087
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	100	9320
Unincorporated - Bradbury	54	50000
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	1794	23214
Unincorporated - Castaic*	5636	20727
Unincorporated - Cerritos	102	17376
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	1	5000
Unincorporated - Claremont	69	9829
Unincorporated - Covina	3608	21452
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	2565	19515
Unincorporated - Del Aire	656	14933
Unincorporated - Del Rey	66	20755
Unincorporated - Del Sur	367	15197
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	553	22182
Unincorporated - Duarte	1158	26152
Unincorporated - East Covina	58	17629
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	860	16251
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	22	19298
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	34478	27523
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	260	4061
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	3711	24242
Unincorporated - East Whittier	763	14380
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	1367	15550
Unincorporated - El Monte	38	26207
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	147	8850
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	18610	28761
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	125	18939
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	8120	14519
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	450	17900
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	88	8015
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	383	27125
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	2133	10772
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	17	2515
Unincorporated - La Rambla	451	21735
Unincorporated - La Verne*	332	16275
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	914	12926
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	97	14521
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	2385	18355
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	245	14912
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	4858	21551
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	214	12222
Unincorporated - Littlerock	814	20244
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	204	15729
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	752	21070
Unincorporated - Llano	72	8210
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	1265	13442
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	616	15872
Unincorporated - Newhall	74	33636
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	242	20200
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1724	20622
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	2773	11537
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	17	7907
Unincorporated - Palmdale	157	18646
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	48	7729
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	227	11605
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	234	37803
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	8	1739
Unincorporated - Pomona	103	5315
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	2254	17465
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	646	24277
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	137	14715
Unincorporated - Rosewood	281	21851
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	297	24895
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	763	22702
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	5632	11038
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	27	3147
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	4674	23115
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	50	2457
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	34	11039
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	408	152809
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	1762	9462
Unincorporated - Saugus	237	152903
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	65	18258
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	73	16044
Unincorporated - South El Monte	481	26797
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	1404	15868
Unincorporated - South Whittier	12276	20729
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	140	17926
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	2834	13517
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1296	21471
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	295	22762
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	215	12967
Unincorporated - Val Verde	584	17649
Unincorporated - Valencia	475	15462
Unincorporated - Valinda	5532	23670
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	1750	15041
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	4303	26656
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	93	6155
Unincorporated - West Carson	3852	17441
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	329	34559
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	2448	24891
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	295	21707
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	6123	22741
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	116	8923
Unincorporated - Westhills	90	10727
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	516	14010
Unincorporated - Whittier	529	13980
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	58	483333
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	9881	28302
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	1008	16725
- Under Investigation	37817

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation.

* 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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