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For Immediate Release:
March 31, 2022
Highly Infectious BA.2 Subvariant Increasing in LA County, Accounting for 32% of All Specimens Sequenced - 784 New Positive Cases and 16 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County
Note: Starting this week, we will no longer report metrics on the weekends. When we report on Monday, we will separately present the Saturday, Sunday, and Monday metrics.
As the highly infectious BA.2 subvariant increases in LA County and other parts of the world, residents should continue to follow all safety protections, especially residents and workers at elevated risk of severe illness.
For the latest measurement period, the week ending March 12, 32% of all sequenced specimens in LA County were identified as the BA.2 subvariant, double the percentage identified for the week prior ending March 5.
Increases in LA County reflect patterns seen around the world, with the World Health Organization announcing last week that worldwide, BA.2 accounted for 86% of sequenced cases from the prior 4 weeks. And on Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that BA.2 is now the dominant variant in the U.S., accounting for approximately 55% of sequenced cases for the week ending March 26.
While there are not yet increases in cases or hospitalizations in LA County, given the increased risk for spread of BA.2, it’s important to take steps to maximize protection against spread, including increasing vaccination and booster rates for residents, as these gaps in vaccination coverage create significant risk.
As of March 27, 83% of LA County residents ages five and older had received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine and 75% were fully vaccinated. Additionally, 57% of eligible residents ages 12 and older received the additional protection of a booster. This leaves about 2.6 million booster-dose eligible residents not benefiting from the extra protection of a booster dose and 1.7 million eligible residents needing to get their first vaccination.
If residents cannot be vaccinated due to medical reasons or because their body can’t mount an appropriate immune response to vaccines, they may still be able to be protected with COVID therapeutics. Residents should ask their provider if they’re eligible to receive Evusheld, a new therapeutic for people 12 years and older that can prevent COVID-19. There are also several therapeutics available that can reduce severe illness for people who have been infected with COVID-19. If residents test positive, they should check immediately with their provider whether they are eligible to receive one of these treatments. Residents who don’t have a doctor can call the COVID-19 information line at 833-540-0473, 8:00 am - 8:30 pm daily for more information. Note that the monoclonal antibody medicine Sotrovimab is no longer authorized for use in California due to studies showing less efficacy against BA.2.
Residents can also stock up on the over-the-counter COVID test kits that they can administer themselves at home. Up to two sets of four at home tests can be ordered at no charge from the federal government at www.covidtests.gov. Residents who have health insurance can receive eight free at home tests each month for each insured member in their household. Individuals can also get tested at one of the many free testing sites located throughout the County. Visit www.ph.lacounty.gov/covidtests for information and links to testing sites. Individuals should get tested if they feel sick, have an exposure, or are gathering with others at elevated risk.
Individuals should also continue to wear a mask indoors in public places, especially if they, or others they will be in contact with, are not fully vaccinated, elderly, immunocompromised, or have serious underlying health conditions. Masking is one of the easiest and most effective strategies for protecting ourselves and others from COVID-19.
“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. “We’re about two months out from the peak of our winter surge and have seen significant declines in our cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. However, with case numbers no longer decreasing and increases in the circulation of the more infectious BA.2 subvariant in LA County, now is the time for us to use the tools at hand to decrease both personal and community risk: vaccination, testing, masking and therapeutics. In a similar way that we take steps to be prepared for fires and earthquakes, we now also need to take preparedness actions that allow us to be safe during a pandemic. And just like we don’t wait until there is a fire or an earthquake to make a plan, we don’t need to wait until we are experiencing another surge, to increase our protection. Get vaccinated and boosted, have a supply of test kits, talk to your provider about eligibility for new therapeutics, and wear a well-fitting, high filtration mask in places where the risk for transmission is elevated.”
Today, Public Health reported 16 additional deaths, and 784 new positive cases of COVID-19. Of the 16 new deaths reported today, one person was between the ages of 30-49, four were between the ages of 65-79, and eight were aged 80 years or older. Of the16 newly reported deaths, 11 people had underlying health conditions. Information on the three deaths reported by the City of Pasadena is available at www.CityofPasadena.net. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 31,669.
Public Health has reported a total of 2,833,206 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Note that 127 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 1.1%.
There are 308 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,689,300 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 3/30/2022 | |
Total Cases | |
Laboratory Confirmed Cases | 2,833,206 |
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)* | 2,679,471 |
-- Long Beach | 125,634 |
-- Pasadena | 28,101 |
Deaths | 31,669 |
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas) | 29,996 |
-- Long Beach | 1,261 |
-- Pasadena | 412 |
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | |
- 0 to 4 | 82392 |
- 5 to 11 | 238542 |
- 12 to 17 | 233046 |
- 18 to 29 | 596535 |
- 30 to 49 | 854531 |
- 50 to 64 | 443791 |
- 65 to 79 | 172379 |
- over 80 | 56157 |
- Under Investigation | 2098 |
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | |
- Female | 1362505 |
- Male | 1241914 |
- Other | 1028 |
- Under Investigation | 74024 |
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | |
- American Indian/Alaska Native | 4917 |
- Asian | 163954 |
- Black | 134365 |
- Hispanic/Latino | 1225584 |
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 13589 |
- White | 343820 |
- Other | 297681 |
- Under Investigation | 495561 |
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | |
- Hospitalized (Ever) | 135,948 |
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | |
- American Indian/Alaska Native | 73 |
- Asian | 3748 |
- Black | 2771 |
- Hispanic/Latino | 15448 |
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 111 |
- White | 7440 |
- Other | 310 |
- Under Investigation | 95 |
CITY / COMMUNITY** | Cases |
City of Agoura Hills | 4156 |
City of Alhambra | 16809 |
City of Arcadia | 7981 |
City of Artesia | 4149 |
City of Avalon | 62 |
City of Azusa | 13675 |
City of Baldwin Park | 22816 |
City of Bell | 13814 |
City of Bell Gardens | 14117 |
City of Bellflower | 23231 |
City of Beverly Hills | 8266 |
City of Bradbury | 65 |
City of Burbank | 22137 |
City of Calabasas | 3927 |
City of Carson | 25384 |
City of Cerritos | 8347 |
City of Claremont | 6584 |
City of Commerce* | 4507 |
City of Compton | 33017 |
City of Covina | 14617 |
City of Cudahy | 9983 |
City of Culver City | 7341 |
City of Diamond Bar | 9104 |
City of Downey | 35756 |
City of Duarte | 5143 |
City of El Monte | 32888 |
City of El Segundo | 2758 |
City of Gardena | 16152 |
City of Glendale | 44144 |
City of Glendora | 11717 |
City of Hawaiian Gardens | 4161 |
City of Hawthorne | 22454 |
City of Hermosa Beach | 3278 |
City of Hidden Hills | 259 |
City of Huntington Park | 21958 |
City of Industry | 397 |
City of Inglewood | 29220 |
City of Irwindale | 534 |
City of La Canada Flintridge | 2846 |
City of La Habra Heights | 162 |
City of La Mirada | 10388 |
City of La Puente | 12641 |
City of La Verne | 7033 |
City of Lakewood | 18859 |
City of Lancaster* | 50666 |
City of Lawndale | 8048 |
City of Lomita | 4260 |
City of Lynwood* | 24714 |
City of Malibu | 2082 |
City of Manhattan Beach | 4909 |
City of Maywood | 10532 |
City of Monrovia | 8209 |
City of Montebello | 19142 |
City of Monterey Park | 11441 |
City of Norwalk | 33098 |
City of Palmdale | 52795 |
City of Palos Verdes Estates | 1496 |
City of Paramount | 18876 |
City of Pico Rivera | 20899 |
City of Pomona | 51810 |
City of Rancho Palos Verdes | 4837 |
City of Redondo Beach | 9907 |
City of Rolling Hills | 187 |
City of Rolling Hills Estates | 982 |
City of Rosemead | 10738 |
City of San Dimas* | 8019 |
City of San Fernando | 10400 |
City of San Gabriel | 7544 |
City of San Marino | 1409 |
City of Santa Clarita | 53713 |
City of Santa Fe Springs | 6335 |
City of Santa Monica | 16914 |
City of Sierra Madre | 1517 |
City of Signal Hill | 2826 |
City of South El Monte | 6553 |
City of South Gate | 38264 |
City of South Pasadena | 3965 |
City of Temple City | 6160 |
City of Torrance | 22641 |
City of Vernon | 308 |
City of Walnut | 4844 |
City of West Covina | 29121 |
City of West Hollywood | 7917 |
City of Westlake Village | 273 |
City of Whittier | 23610 |
Los Angeles | 1166399 |
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie | 2599 |
Los Angeles - Alsace | 3527 |
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest | 6 |
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights | 624 |
Los Angeles - Arleta | 13589 |
Los Angeles - Atwater Village | 3511 |
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills | 7421 |
Los Angeles - Bel Air | 1463 |
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest | 2327 |
Los Angeles - Beverlywood | 2999 |
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights* | 33177 |
Los Angeles - Brentwood | 5472 |
Los Angeles - Brookside | 94 |
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning | 1821 |
Los Angeles - Canoga Park | 20013 |
Los Angeles - Carthay | 2876 |
Los Angeles - Central | 14825 |
Los Angeles - Century City | 2312 |
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove | 13450 |
Los Angeles - Chatsworth | 9245 |
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills | 1610 |
Los Angeles - Chinatown | 1965 |
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran | 4022 |
Los Angeles - Country Club Park | 3629 |
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District | 3951 |
Los Angeles - Crestview | 2840 |
Los Angeles - Del Rey | 5923 |
Los Angeles - Downtown* | 11685 |
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock | 9018 |
Los Angeles - East Hollywood | 7278 |
Los Angeles - Echo Park | 3309 |
Los Angeles - El Sereno | 13210 |
Los Angeles - Elysian Park | 1356 |
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley | 2705 |
Los Angeles - Encino | 10222 |
Los Angeles - Exposition | 970 |
Los Angeles - Exposition Park | 14294 |
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights | 884 |
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square | 3015 |
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone | 19411 |
Los Angeles - Glassell Park | 7960 |
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place | 3174 |
Los Angeles - Granada Hills | 15899 |
Los Angeles - Green Meadows | 8506 |
Los Angeles - Hancock Park | 3325 |
Los Angeles - Harbor City | 6946 |
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway | 12095 |
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines | 453 |
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights | 5134 |
Los Angeles - Harvard Park | 14917 |
Los Angeles - Highland Park | 12862 |
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown | 4248 |
Los Angeles - Hollywood | 15869 |
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills | 5164 |
Los Angeles - Hyde Park | 9178 |
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park | 2475 |
Los Angeles - Koreatown | 12892 |
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square | 1231 |
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa | 12153 |
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace | 4575 |
Los Angeles - Leimert Park | 4217 |
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights | 10035 |
Los Angeles - Little Armenia | 2414 |
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh | 6795 |
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo | 1078 |
Los Angeles - Longwood | 1315 |
Los Angeles - Los Feliz | 3738 |
Los Angeles - Manchester Square | 2375 |
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon | 503 |
Los Angeles - Mar Vista | 7196 |
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula | 645 |
Los Angeles - Melrose | 19933 |
Los Angeles - Mid-city | 3387 |
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile | 3372 |
Los Angeles - Mission Hills | 9364 |
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington | 6320 |
Los Angeles - North Hills | 19905 |
Los Angeles - North Hollywood | 45891 |
Los Angeles - Northridge | 18942 |
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades | 3258 |
Los Angeles - Pacoima | 31964 |
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands | 603 |
Los Angeles - Palms | 7836 |
Los Angeles - Panorama City | 26953 |
Los Angeles - Park La Brea | 2220 |
Los Angeles - Pico-Union | 13814 |
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey | 404 |
Los Angeles - Playa Vista | 2212 |
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch | 7126 |
Los Angeles - Rancho Park | 1392 |
Los Angeles - Regent Square | 633 |
Los Angeles - Reseda | 24506 |
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch | 1401 |
Los Angeles - Reynier Village | 854 |
Los Angeles - San Pedro* | 19442 |
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills | 969 |
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks | 18559 |
Los Angeles - Silverlake | 9452 |
Los Angeles - South Carthay | 2266 |
Los Angeles - South Park | 14807 |
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village | 1526 |
Los Angeles - Studio City | 4541 |
Los Angeles - Sun Valley | 18697 |
Los Angeles - Sunland | 5059 |
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square | 111 |
Los Angeles - Sylmar* | 33377 |
Los Angeles - Tarzana | 7612 |
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry | 10931 |
Los Angeles - Thai Town | 2181 |
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake | 1666 |
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace | 360 |
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods | 318 |
Los Angeles - Tujunga | 6687 |
Los Angeles - University Hills | 706 |
Los Angeles - University Park | 8977 |
Los Angeles - Valley Glen | 8704 |
Los Angeles - Valley Village | 5898 |
Los Angeles - Van Nuys* | 30342 |
Los Angeles - Venice | 6456 |
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls | 6151 |
Los Angeles - Vermont Square | 3107 |
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista | 15492 |
Los Angeles - Vernon Central | 21718 |
Los Angeles - Victoria Park | 2288 |
Los Angeles - View Heights | 742 |
Los Angeles - Watts | 16213 |
Los Angeles - Wellington Square | 1403 |
Los Angeles - West Adams | 8673 |
Los Angeles - West Hills | 8662 |
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles | 7422 |
Los Angeles - West Vernon | 20309 |
Los Angeles - Westchester | 8649 |
Los Angeles - Westlake | 17059 |
Los Angeles - Westwood | 9595 |
Los Angeles - Wholesale District* | 16436 |
Los Angeles - Wilmington | 19293 |
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center | 12919 |
Los Angeles - Winnetka | 15226 |
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills | 14400 |
Unincorporated - Acton | 1513 |
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce | 779 |
Unincorporated - Altadena | 8324 |
Unincorporated - Anaverde | 324 |
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest | 72 |
Unincorporated - Arcadia | 1437 |
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont | 14198 |
Unincorporated - Athens Village | 2268 |
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights | 2202 |
Unincorporated - Azusa | 4950 |
Unincorporated - Bassett | 4775 |
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon | 149 |
Unincorporated - Bradbury | 70 |
Unincorporated - Canyon Country | 2586 |
Unincorporated - Castaic* | 7098 |
Unincorporated - Cerritos | 136 |
Unincorporated - Charter Oak | 2 |
Unincorporated - Claremont | 99 |
Unincorporated - Covina | 4768 |
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak) | 3581 |
Unincorporated - Del Aire | 872 |
Unincorporated - Del Rey | 89 |
Unincorporated - Del Sur | 536 |
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands | 752 |
Unincorporated - Duarte | 1512 |
Unincorporated - East Covina | 76 |
Unincorporated - East La Mirada | 1203 |
Unincorporated - East Lancaster | 37 |
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles | 47850 |
Unincorporated - East Pasadena | 324 |
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez | 5093 |
Unincorporated - East Whittier | 1064 |
Unincorporated - El Camino Village | 1857 |
Unincorporated - El Monte | 51 |
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake | 204 |
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone | 26188 |
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon | 1 |
Unincorporated - Glendora | 167 |
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights | 11667 |
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway | 4 |
Unincorporated - Hawthorne | 600 |
Unincorporated - Hi Vista | 131 |
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons | 519 |
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose | 2854 |
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights | 17 |
Unincorporated - La Rambla | 582 |
Unincorporated - La Verne* | 496 |
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights | 1254 |
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes | 147 |
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles | 3437 |
Unincorporated - Lake Manor | 339 |
Unincorporated - Lakewood | 1 |
Unincorporated - Lennox | 6403 |
Unincorporated - Leona Valley | 259 |
Unincorporated - Littlerock | 1186 |
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills | 277 |
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom | 1039 |
Unincorporated - Llano | 101 |
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey | 1645 |
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile | 0 |
Unincorporated - Monrovia | 861 |
Unincorporated - Newhall | 87 |
Unincorporated - North Lancaster | 339 |
Unincorporated - North Whittier | 2365 |
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel | 4015 |
Unincorporated - Padua Hills | 26 |
Unincorporated - Palmdale | 213 |
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula | 66 |
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano | 319 |
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village | 296 |
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon | 15 |
Unincorporated - Pomona | 139 |
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill | 3094 |
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez | 923 |
Unincorporated - Roosevelt | 217 |
Unincorporated - Rosewood | 394 |
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena | 407 |
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez | 1074 |
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights | 8711 |
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island | 0 |
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon | 34 |
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills | 6390 |
Unincorporated - San Pasqual | 64 |
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon | 48 |
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island | 613 |
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains* | 2755 |
Unincorporated - Saugus | 310 |
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country | 89 |
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley | 88 |
Unincorporated - South El Monte | 624 |
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel | 2015 |
Unincorporated - South Whittier | 17133 |
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley | 185 |
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch | 4013 |
Unincorporated - Sun Village | 1802 |
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village | 422 |
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain | 304 |
Unincorporated - Val Verde | 831 |
Unincorporated - Valencia | 671 |
Unincorporated - Valinda | 7442 |
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills | 2431 |
Unincorporated - Walnut Park | 6069 |
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley | 134 |
Unincorporated - West Carson | 5489 |
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth | 4 |
Unincorporated - West LA | 550 |
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley | 3215 |
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez | 385 |
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos | 8204 |
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills | 163 |
Unincorporated - Westhills | 127 |
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms | 723 |
Unincorporated - Whittier | 731 |
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows | 64 |
Unincorporated - Willowbrook | 13710 |
Unincorporated - Wiseburn | 1408 |
- Under Investigation | 68001 |
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