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For Immediate Release:

April 15, 2022

As BA.2 Subvariant Increases in LA County, Getting Boosted and Following All Safety Measures Can Protect Residents at Elevated Risk - 1,355 New Positive Cases and 13 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

As BA.2 is now the predominant subvariant in LA County and across the world, getting boosted and following all safety measure are critical to protecting residents at elevated risk.

The BA.2 subvariant now accounts for 67% of sequenced specimens in the County for the week ending March 26. This highly infectious subvariant has also been identified in 86% of cases across the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and it accounts for 92% of global cases.

With BA.2 now the predominant subvariant, over the past week, LA County continued to see the same pattern as last week, with cases increasing, and hospitalizations and deaths remaining stable. The average number of daily new cases reported over the last seven days increased to 1,030 compared to the 892 reported last week, an increase of 15%. Today, our daily test positivity rate has also increased, but remains relatively low, at around 2.4%.

Being fully vaccinated and boosted continues to offer strong protection against COVID-19, but many residents still need their first round of vaccines and boosters. As of April 10, 75% percent of residents ages 5 and older are fully vaccinated, while just 43% of residents ages 12 and older are fully vaccinated and have had at least one booster dose.

With waning immunity associated with both vaccinations and boosters, it is essential that residents be fully vaccinated, boosted, and if eligible, get a second booster. Public Health is encouraging residents to consider their personal and family’s risk when making decisions about precautions such as masking, gathering, getting tested, and getting vaccinated or boosted.

“I send my deepest sympathies and wishes of peace and comfort to the many families who have lost a loved one due to COVID-19,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “The emergence of the BA.2 subvariant is an important reminder that the more infections we have, the more chances there are for new variants to emerge, which is another reason why it remains important to take safety precautions. We should all try our best to lower the risk to ourselves, family members, neighbors, and communities from COVID-19. This is especially critical if you’re at increased risk for severe illness. Those with higher levels of risk should take more precautions, including considering always wearing a mask in indoor public settings, being strategic about attending indoor gatherings or events, especially if you don’t know other people’s vaccination status, getting tested before and after gatherings, and getting vaccinated or boosted if you haven’t done so already.”

Today, Public Health reported 13 additional deaths and 1,355 new positive cases of COVID-19. Of the 13 new deaths reported today, two people were between the ages of 30-49, three people were between the ages of 50-64, four people were between the ages of 65-79, and three people were aged 80 years or older. Of the 13 newly reported deaths, 10 people had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 31,852.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,850,480 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 2.4%.

There are 228 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,777,000 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:

o Residential Congregate Settings

o Non-Residential Settings

o 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:

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

2,850,480

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

2,696,368

-- Long Beach

125,748

-- Pasadena

28,364

Deaths

31,852

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

30,178

-- Long Beach

1,262

-- Pasadena

412

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

- 0 to 4

82852

- 5 to 11

239711

- 12 to 17

234032

- 18 to 29

600934

- 30 to 49

860128

- 50 to 64

446494

- 65 to 79

173612

- over 80

56495

- Under Investigation

2110

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

- Female

1371332

- Male

1249263

- Other

1098

- Under Investigation

74675

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

4954

- Asian

166016

- Black

135323

- Hispanic/Latino

1230381

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

13644

- White

347943

- Other

299051

- Under Investigation

499056

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

136,781

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

73

- Asian

3765

- Black

2795

- Hispanic/Latino

15516

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

111

- White

7510

- Other

312

- Under Investigation

96

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

4205

20136

City of Alhambra

16979

19578

City of Arcadia

8088

14004

City of Artesia

4181

24894

City of Avalon

63

1628

City of Azusa

13713

27404

City of Baldwin Park

22876

29798

City of Bell

13862

38154

City of Bell Gardens

14159

32874

City of Bellflower

23305

29980

City of Beverly Hills

8383

24284

City of Bradbury

66

6174

City of Burbank

22371

20872

City of Calabasas

4007

16474

City of Carson

25561

27237

City of Cerritos

8408

16793

City of Claremont

7011

19217

City of Commerce*

4513

34532

City of Compton

33102

33134

City of Covina

14665

29909

City of Cudahy

10025

41176

City of Culver City

7424

18623

City of Diamond Bar

9163

15931

City of Downey

35904

31422

City of Duarte

5173

23497

City of El Monte

33046

28180

City of El Segundo

2804

16704

City of Gardena

16231

26474

City of Glendale

44497

21549

City of Glendora

11785

22335

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4170

28414

City of Hawthorne

22591

25444

City of Hermosa Beach

3320

16878

City of Hidden Hills

260

13757

City of Huntington Park

22039

37050

City of Industry

401

91762

City of Inglewood

29382

25869

City of Irwindale

538

36875

City of La Canada Flintridge

2896

13995

City of La Habra Heights

162

2970

City of La Mirada

10445

21059

City of La Puente

12678

31152

City of La Verne

7064

21225

City of Lakewood

18972

23608

City of Lancaster*

50877

31489

City of Lawndale

8098

24091

City of Lomita

4307

20778

City of Lynwood*

24805

34429

City of Malibu

2120

16357

City of Manhattan Beach

5006

13906

City of Maywood

10560

37648

City of Monrovia

8280

21340

City of Montebello

19208

29838

City of Monterey Park

11545

18543

City of Norwalk

33213

30861

City of Palmdale

52944

33305

City of Palos Verdes Estates

1520

11241

City of Paramount

18915

33763

City of Pico Rivera

20963

32610

City of Pomona

51982

33337

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

4919

11507

City of Redondo Beach

10053

14634

City of Rolling Hills

190

9794

City of Rolling Hills Estates

999

12314

City of Rosemead

10807

19525

City of San Dimas*

8067

23372

City of San Fernando

10438

42410

City of San Gabriel

7609

18579

City of San Marino

1440

10846

City of Santa Clarita

54023

24509

City of Santa Fe Springs

6361

34638

City of Santa Monica

17197

18602

City of Sierra Madre

1532

13941

City of Signal Hill

2846

24125

City of South El Monte

6573

31472

City of South Gate

38363

39084

City of South Pasadena

4028

15461

City of Temple City

6222

17068

City of Torrance

22933

15364

City of Vernon

308

147368

City of Walnut

4886

16003

City of West Covina

29264

27037

City of West Hollywood

8051

21788

City of Westlake Village

280

3349

City of Whittier

23708

27116

Los Angeles

1174333

29035

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

2610

31822

Los Angeles - Alsace

3539

28437

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

6

15000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

633

25300

Los Angeles - Arleta

13621

39630

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

3543

24158

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

7498

24090

Los Angeles - Bel Air

1494

17725

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

2373

18946

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

3048

23138

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

33285

38310

Los Angeles - Brentwood

5587

18049

Los Angeles - Brookside

99

17040

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

1828

25671

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

20086

30765

Los Angeles - Carthay

2921

20337

Los Angeles - Central

14857

38103

Los Angeles - Century City

2365

18488

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

13473

39901

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

9294

25078

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

1640

17882

Los Angeles - Chinatown

1990

24810

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

4051

27836

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

3653

24107

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

3983

28802

Los Angeles - Crestview

2879

25325

Los Angeles - Del Rey

5986

19996

Los Angeles - Downtown*

11833

43018

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

9238

23335

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

7327

25018

Los Angeles - Echo Park

3352

23513

Los Angeles - El Sereno

13274

31750

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1372

24020

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

2718

26723

Los Angeles - Encino

10335

22879

Los Angeles - Exposition

974

29284

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

14482

32242

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

896

24889

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3024

34675

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

19484

41066

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

8029

25405

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

3192

29654

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

15998

27492

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

8526

39647

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

3387

19878

Los Angeles - Harbor City

7000

24080

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

12139

27842

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

457

18971

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

5147

28539

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

14956

39425

Los Angeles - Highland Park

12969

26800

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

4269

30779

Los Angeles - Hollywood

16062

23533

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

5269

17901

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

9231

32343

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

2497

30930

Los Angeles - Koreatown

12946

25044

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1241

27221

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

12238

28996

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

4602

35041

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

4243

27850

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

10081

30926

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

2438

30380

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

6842

24140

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1093

34887

Los Angeles - Longwood

1323

30739

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

3820

17679

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

2383

27917

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

521

16677

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

7318

17231

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

667

15298

Los Angeles - Melrose

20131

25910

Los Angeles - Mid-city

3426

22794

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

3437

19110

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

9399

38961

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

6361

26345

Los Angeles - North Hills

19992

32468

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

46196

30508

Los Angeles - Northridge

19069

27321

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

3332

15650

Los Angeles - Pacoima

32041

41623

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

611

15887

Los Angeles - Palms

7976

18178

Los Angeles - Panorama City

27045

35940

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

2248

16554

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

13852

33105

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

411

12860

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

2256

20608

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

7196

20220

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

1418

21616

Los Angeles - Regent Square

640

23022

Los Angeles - Reseda

24611

32122

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1409

30393

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

860

20341

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

19642

25170

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

976

21972

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

18852

21606

Los Angeles - Silverlake

9623

21829

Los Angeles - South Carthay

2291

21623

Los Angeles - South Park

14858

39140

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1531

33399

Los Angeles - Studio City

4628

20624

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

18765

35754

Los Angeles - Sunland

5085

24917

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

115

17774

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

33492

40647

Los Angeles - Tarzana

7677

24864

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

11006

27876

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2194

22367

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

1691

19428

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

360

27565

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

321

17277

Los Angeles - Tujunga

6730

24200

Los Angeles - University Hills

713

20793

Los Angeles - University Park

9127

33242

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

8757

29174

Los Angeles - Valley Village

5971

24155

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

30453

32677

Los Angeles - Venice

6543

19309

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

6168

35860

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3127

40838

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

15543

37739

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

21798

41921

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2300

27384

Los Angeles - View Heights

748

20249

Los Angeles - Watts

16258

38098

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1410

28688

Los Angeles - West Adams

8711

31527

Los Angeles - West Hills

8740

21556

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

7559

20084

Los Angeles - West Vernon

20395

38019

Los Angeles - Westchester

8790

17034

Los Angeles - Westlake

17131

28862

Los Angeles - Westwood

9854

18211

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

16502

45675

Los Angeles - Wilmington

19375

34300

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

12986

25884

Los Angeles - Winnetka

15288

29521

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

14547

21375

Unincorporated - Acton

1519

19057

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

781

18783

Unincorporated - Altadena

8387

19227

Unincorporated - Anaverde

324

21485

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

73

5863

Unincorporated - Arcadia

1447

18131

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

14250

33575

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2274

46437

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2214

32679

Unincorporated - Azusa

4958

31137

Unincorporated - Bassett

4789

32321

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

149

13886

Unincorporated - Bradbury

71

65741

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

2598

33618

Unincorporated - Castaic*

7131

26226

Unincorporated - Cerritos

136

23169

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

2

10000

Unincorporated - Claremont

99

14103

Unincorporated - Covina

4785

28450

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

3591

27320

Unincorporated - Del Aire

883

20100

Unincorporated - Del Rey

90

28302

Unincorporated - Del Sur

534

22112

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

753

30205

Unincorporated - Duarte

1519

34304

Unincorporated - East Covina

76

23100

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1206

22789

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

37

32456

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

47971

38294

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

325

5076

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

5098

33303

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1070

20166

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

1868

21249

Unincorporated - El Monte

51

35172

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

207

12462

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

26323

40682

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

167

25303

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

11738

20988

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

603

23986

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

133

12113

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

525

37181

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

2884

14565

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

17

2515

Unincorporated - La Rambla

601

28964

Unincorporated - La Verne*

499

24461

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

1268

17932

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

147

22006

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

3443

26497

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

344

20937

Unincorporated - Lakewood

1

877

Unincorporated - Lennox

6421

28485

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

259

14792

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1190

29595

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

277

21357

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1040

29140

Unincorporated - Llano

101

11517

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

1671

17756

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

869

22391

Unincorporated - Newhall

87

39545

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

340

28381

Unincorporated - North Whittier

2383

28505

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

4061

16895

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

26

12093

Unincorporated - Palmdale

213

25297

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

66

10628

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

320

16360

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

297

47981

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

15

3261

Unincorporated - Pomona

140

7224

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3105

24059

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

925

34761

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

217

23308

Unincorporated - Rosewood

393

30560

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

411

34451

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1076

32014

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

8761

17171

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

34

3963

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

6402

31660

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

64

3145

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

48

15584

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

616

230712

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

2793

14999

Unincorporated - Saugus

311

200645

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

90

25281

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

88

19341

Unincorporated - South El Monte

624

34763

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

2028

22920

Unincorporated - South Whittier

17215

29069

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

185

23688

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

4058

19355

Unincorporated - Sun Village

1806

29920

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

420

32407

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

304

18335

Unincorporated - Val Verde

840

25385

Unincorporated - Valencia

674

21940

Unincorporated - Valinda

7463

31933

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

2458

21126

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

6093

37744

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

135

8934

Unincorporated - West Carson

5536

25066

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

4

33333

Unincorporated - West LA

556

58403

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

3222

32761

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

388

28550

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

8233

30578

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

168

12923

Unincorporated - Westhills

128

15256

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

727

19739

Unincorporated - Whittier

734

19397

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

64

533333

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

13745

39369

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1417

23511

- Under Investigation

68058



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