Homebound Vaccination Program Helps Reach Vulnerable Individuals At Elevated Risk of COVID-19 Infection - 889 New Positive Cases and 21 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

With a more contagious COVID-19 subvariant increasingly circulating in Los Angeles County, expanding vaccination services to homebound residents is even more critical to ensure the County’s most vulnerable residents are protected. The County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is expanding its mobile vaccine outreach to assist residents who are unable to travel to a clinic or pharmacy.

Alongside the Public Health Mobile Vaccine Team, Public Health currently partners with six external mobile providers to reach homebound residents. Getting all eligible residents vaccinated, especially residents at elevated risk who are not able to travel to a vaccine site, is essential to preventing severe illness or death, as the vaccines provide the best protection from COVID-19. Unvaccinated residents are about 4 times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19 when compared to those who are fully vaccinated, but not boosted. When adding a booster dose, protection increased such that those who were vaccinated and boosted were 5 times less likely to be hospitalized than people who were unvaccinated.

Since March of last year, approximately 9,960 residents considered homebound were vaccinated in L.A. County. The number of residents in Los Angeles County who are homebound and unable to access vaccination services outside the home is estimated to be between 10,000-15,000. This estimate is based on an examination of medical claims data by several public and private health care plans in the county that was requested by Public Health.

For the week ending March 5, 2022, 102 homebound referrals were received by the Homebound Project. Of these, nearly 90% were vaccinated within two weeks and nearly 80% lived in under-resourced communities.

An additional 231 residents who were unable to travel to vaccination sites were also served by other providers for the same week ending March 5. Of these, more than 60% resided in under-resourced communities.

Also, this week, Public Health began contacting more than 1,000 social service agencies that work with seniors or the homebound and provided them with information on how to request homebound services for their clients and if they needed a mobile vaccine team. These efforts will continue for the next few weeks.

For assistance on homebound services, the Public Health Vaccine Call Center is available at (833) 540-0473between the hours of 8 AM and 8:30 PM seven days a week for information on COVID-19 vaccines. Residents can also visit the “How to Get Vaccinated” section at VaccinateLACounty.com for more information.

“We continue to extend our deepest sympathies to everyone mourning the loss of a loved one from COVID,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Protecting the County’s most vulnerable residents also means expanding our outreach services and bringing the vaccines to their homes if they are unable to travel. As the County sees growing cases of the more-infectious BA.2 subvariant, everyone, especially those who are at elevated risk or homebound, should be fully vaccinated and boosted, and Public Health thanks our partners who are working to provide access to these life-saving vaccines for these at-risk residents.”

Today, Public Health reported 21 additional deaths, and 889 new positive cases of COVID-19. Of the 21 new deaths reported today, two people were between the ages of 30-49, four people were between the ages of 50-64, five were between the ages of 65-79, and nine were aged 80 years or older. Of the 21 newly reported deaths, 18 people had underlying health conditions. Information on the one death reported by the City of Long Beach is available at www.LongBeach.gov. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 31,576.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,829,091 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Note that 291 additional cases have been added to the cumulative total of positive cases due to a backlog of cases from the surge. Today’s positivity rate is 0.7%.

There are 350 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,651,000 individuals, with 22% of people testing positive.

A wide range of data and dashboards on COVID-19 from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health are available on the Public Health website at http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov including:

COVID-19 Daily Data (cases, deaths, testing, testing positivity rate, mortality rate, and hospitalizations)
Gender, Age, Race/Ethnicity and City/Community Cases and Deaths
Recovery Metrics
Contact Tracing Metrics
Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics
Citations due to Health Officer Order Noncompliance
Outbreaks:

Residential Congregate Settings
Non-Residential Settings
Homeless Service Settings

Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health:
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/
California Department of Public Health:
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Spanish https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
World Health Organization https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
LA County residents can also call 2-1-1

For More Information:

Cases through 12:00pm 3/24/2022
	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	2,829,091
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	2,675,570
-- Long Beach	125,502
-- Pasadena	28,019
Deaths	31,576
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	29,908
-- Long Beach	1,259
-- Pasadena	409
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	82244
- 5 to 11	238212
- 12 to 17	232640
- 18 to 29	595420
- 30 to 49	852967
- 50 to 64	443071
- 65 to 79	172046
- over 80	56038
- Under Investigation	2932
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1360455
- Male	1240170
- Other	1013
- Under Investigation	73932
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	4913
- Asian	163340
- Black	134096
- Hispanic/Latino	1224189
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	13577
- White	342774
- Other	297149
- Under Investigation	495532
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	135,899
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	73
- Asian	3735
- Black	2762
- Hispanic/Latino	15410
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	110
- White	7416
- Other	307
- Under Investigation	95
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	4131	19782
City of Alhambra	16770	19337
City of Arcadia	7954	13772
City of Artesia	4144	24674
City of Avalon	62	1602
City of Azusa	13665	27308
City of Baldwin Park	22799	29698
City of Bell	13812	38016
City of Bell Gardens	14113	32767
City of Bellflower	23215	29864
City of Beverly Hills	8236	23859
City of Bradbury	65	6080
City of Burbank	22088	20608
City of Calabasas	3916	16100
City of Carson	25327	26988
City of Cerritos	8317	16612
City of Claremont	6509	17841
City of Commerce*	4501	34440
City of Compton	32999	33031
City of Covina	14604	29785
City of Cudahy	9976	40974
City of Culver City	7307	18329
City of Diamond Bar	9085	15796
City of Downey	35726	31266
City of Duarte	5139	23342
City of El Monte	32852	28014
City of El Segundo	2753	16401
City of Gardena	16142	26328
City of Glendale	44091	21352
City of Glendora	11704	22182
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4160	28346
City of Hawthorne	22437	25271
City of Hermosa Beach	3268	16614
City of Hidden Hills	258	13651
City of Huntington Park	21942	36887
City of Industry	396	90618
City of Inglewood	29176	25687
City of Irwindale	535	36669
City of La Canada Flintridge	2827	13662
City of La Habra Heights	162	2970
City of La Mirada	10373	20914
City of La Puente	12636	31049
City of La Verne	7023	21101
City of Lakewood	18842	23446
City of Lancaster*	50606	31321
City of Lawndale	8040	23919
City of Lomita	4253	20517
City of Lynwood*	24701	34285
City of Malibu	2066	15940
City of Manhattan Beach	4887	13575
City of Maywood	10529	37538
City of Monrovia	8202	21139
City of Montebello	19133	29721
City of Monterey Park	11411	18327
City of Norwalk	33073	30731
City of Palmdale	52756	33187
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1494	11049
City of Paramount	18864	33672
City of Pico Rivera	20877	32476
City of Pomona	51761	33195
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	4829	11297
City of Redondo Beach	9869	14366
City of Rolling Hills	187	9639
City of Rolling Hills Estates	979	12067
City of Rosemead	10720	19368
City of San Dimas*	8009	23204
City of San Fernando	10392	42223
City of San Gabriel	7526	18377
City of San Marino	1403	10567
City of Santa Clarita	53632	24331
City of Santa Fe Springs	6328	34459
City of Santa Monica	16813	18187
City of Sierra Madre	1509	13732
City of Signal Hill	2824	23938
City of South El Monte	6550	31362
City of South Gate	38242	38961
City of South Pasadena	3958	15192
City of Temple City	6148	16865
City of Torrance	22554	15110
City of Vernon	308	147368
City of Walnut	4835	15836
City of West Covina	29095	26881
City of West Hollywood	7874	21309
City of Westlake Village	271	3242
City of Whittier	23588	26979
Los Angeles	1164510	28792
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	2600	31700
Los Angeles - Alsace	3522	28301
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	622	24860
Los Angeles - Arleta	13580	39511
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	3502	23878
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	7403	23785
Los Angeles - Bel Air	1459	17309
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	2322	18539
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	2981	22630
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	33164	38170
Los Angeles - Brentwood	5435	17558
Los Angeles - Brookside	94	16179
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	1815	25488
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	19991	30619
Los Angeles - Carthay	2867	19961
Los Angeles - Central	14821	38010
Los Angeles - Century City	2296	17949
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	13448	39827
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	9233	24913
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	1602	17468
Los Angeles - Chinatown	1961	24448
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	4015	27589
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	3624	23916
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	3946	28534
Los Angeles - Crestview	2828	24877
Los Angeles - Del Rey	5908	19735
Los Angeles - Downtown*	11646	42338
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	8977	22675
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	7261	24793
Los Angeles - Echo Park	3297	23127
Los Angeles - El Sereno	13195	31561
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1353	23687
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	2702	26566
Los Angeles - Encino	10196	22572
Los Angeles - Exposition	969	29134
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	14279	31790
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	882	24500
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3011	34526
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	19403	40896
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	7945	25139
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	3172	29469
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	15880	27289
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	8500	39526
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	3308	19414
Los Angeles - Harbor City	6940	23873
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	12078	27702
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	453	18804
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	5126	28423
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	14905	39291
Los Angeles - Highland Park	12846	26546
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	4247	30620
Los Angeles - Hollywood	15816	23172
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	5143	17473
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	9173	32140
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	2474	30645
Los Angeles - Koreatown	12875	24907
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1234	27067
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	12140	28764
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	4573	34821
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	4212	27647
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	10023	30748
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	2411	30044
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	6784	23935
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1078	34408
Los Angeles - Longwood	1316	30576
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	3717	17202
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	2372	27788
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	497	15909
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	7151	16837
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	643	14748
Los Angeles - Melrose	19882	25589
Los Angeles - Mid-city	3376	22462
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	3356	18660
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	9350	38758
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	6308	26125
Los Angeles - North Hills	19885	32294
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	45817	30258
Los Angeles - Northridge	18919	27106
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	3239	15213
Los Angeles - Pacoima	31943	41496
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	600	15601
Los Angeles - Palms	7800	17777
Los Angeles - Panorama City	26935	35794
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	2214	16303
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	13803	32988
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	403	12610
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	2208	20170
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	7111	19981
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	1383	21082
Los Angeles - Regent Square	632	22734
Los Angeles - Reseda	24473	31942
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1397	30134
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	849	20080
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	19423	24889
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	967	21769
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	18497	21199
Los Angeles - Silverlake	9413	21353
Los Angeles - South Carthay	2259	21321
Los Angeles - South Park	14801	38990
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1526	33290
Los Angeles - Studio City	4511	20102
Los Angeles - S #####