With COVID Metrics Remaining High, Residents Encouraged to Get Tested to Slow Spread of COVID-19 - 3,547 New Positive Cases and 17 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Although case rates appear to be slowly declining, LA County remains in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) high community level with the increasing proliferation of the highly infectious BA.5 subvariant. Knowing your status remains key to slowing the spread as does layering in other safety measures, including masking, to protect ourselves and others.

Over the last seven days, the average number of daily new cases was 6,014, an 11% decrease from one week ago when the average number of daily new cases reported was 6,742. Test positivity rate is stable at 15.5%.

The number of people severely ill and needing to be hospitalized appears to be stabilizing. Over the last seven days, the average number of COVID-positive patients per day in LA County hospitals was 1,262, very similar to one week ago when the 7-day average number of COVID-positive patients per day was 1,243.

Deaths, which typically lag hospitalizations by several weeks, continue to increase, with an average of 14 deaths reported per day this past week, compared to an average of 12 deaths one week ago.

To help prevent the spread of COVID, testing remains a useful and effective tool. Residents should get tested if they have been exposed, have symptoms, and before and after gatherings and travel. Residents who test positive, even with an at-home test, need to isolate to avoid infecting others. Residents who test negative but have symptoms should remain home and test again in 24-48 hours to be sure they aren’t infected. If a test is still negative, but a person remains ill, they may have another virus/illness. Anyone with symptoms should remain home until they are fever free and symptoms are resolving. Individuals should call their provider if they have concerns about their illness. If an individual does not have a provider, they can call 2-1-1 to get connected to care.

There are several FDA-approved rapid over-the-counter (OTC) tests that can be used for self-testing at home, at a business, or at other community settings. Most are antigen tests that provide results in a few minutes, as opposed to laboratory-based PCR tests that may take several days to process.

A third round of 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. And many community organizations are distributing free test kits to individuals with limited resources. Free OTC testing kits can be picked up at all Department of Public Health vaccination sites.

Individuals with any questions should talk with their health care provider to make sure they understand their viral test results and any next steps. Those without easy access to a health care provider who have questions about their test result and what to do next, can call the Public Health COVID-19 information line at 1-833-540-0473, seven days a week.

“I send my deepest sympathies and wishes of peace and comfort to the many families who have lost a loved one from COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “I want to note that since COVID continues to be a leading cause of death in LA County, we should continue to use all tools available to reduce the risk; this includes testing, vaccinating and boosting, accessing therapeutics if eligible, and masking when indoors. It is my fervent hope that this current surge will abate soon, but, in the meantime, I ask everyone to be cautious and take care of each other, and I thank the many who are doing all they can do to slow the spread.”

Today, Public Health reported 17 additional deaths and 3,547 new positive cases. Of the 17 new deaths reported today, two people were between the ages of 30-49, two people were between the ages of 50-64, five people were between the ages of 65-79, and seven people were aged 80 years or older. For information on the one death reported by the City of Long Beach, visit longbeach.gov. Of the 17 newly reported deaths, 14 had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 32,654.

Public Health has reported a total of 3,272,097 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 14.9%.

There are 1,286 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,315,526 individuals, with 24% 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
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:

	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	3,272,097
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	3,095,339
-- Long Beach	142,978
-- Pasadena	33,780
Deaths	32,654
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	30,932
-- Long Beach	1,300
-- Pasadena	422
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	96800
- 5 to 11	265968
- 12 to 17	260339
- 18 to 29	682230
- 30 to 49	994965
- 50 to 64	518906
- 65 to 79	207109
- over 80	66808
- Under Investigation	2214
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1584547
- Male	1426321
- Other	1423
- Under Investigation	83048
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	5774
- Asian	215197
- Black	157234
- Hispanic/Latino	1353133
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	15798
- White	417868
- Other	349766
- Under Investigation	580569
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)***	145,669
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	73
- Asian	3891
- Black	2882
- Hispanic/Latino	15760
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	111
- White	7811
- Other	316
- Under Investigation	88
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	5708	27333
City of Alhambra	20985	24197
City of Arcadia	10634	18413
City of Artesia	4990	29711
City of Avalon	65	1680
City of Azusa	15498	30971
City of Baldwin Park	25848	33670
City of Bell	15228	41913
City of Bell Gardens	15376	35699
City of Bellflower	26574	34185
City of Beverly Hills	10187	29510
City of Bradbury	67	6268
City of Burbank	27592	25744
City of Calabasas	4964	20409
City of Carson	30179	32158
City of Cerritos	10855	21681
City of Claremont	8268	22662
City of Commerce*	5029	38480
City of Compton	36175	36210
City of Covina	16682	34023
City of Cudahy	11026	45287
City of Culver City	9620	24131
City of Diamond Bar	11192	19459
City of Downey	40610	35541
City of Duarte	6142	27898
City of El Monte	37047	31591
City of El Segundo	3552	21160
City of Gardena	18924	30866
City of Glendale	51610	24994
City of Glendora	13658	25885
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4600	31344
City of Hawthorne	25702	28948
City of Hermosa Beach	4088	20783
City of Hidden Hills	345	18254
City of Huntington Park	24040	40414
City of Industry	457	104577
City of Inglewood	33127	29166
City of Irwindale	601	41193
City of La Canada Flintridge	3817	18446
City of La Habra Heights	172	3153
City of La Mirada	12111	24418
City of La Puente	14219	34939
City of La Verne	8149	24485
City of Lakewood	22736	28292
City of Lancaster*	56146	34750
City of Lawndale	9310	27697
City of Lomita	5129	24743
City of Lynwood*	27309	37904
City of Malibu	2559	19744
City of Manhattan Beach	6347	17631
City of Maywood	11488	40957
City of Monrovia	9891	25492
City of Montebello	21855	33950
City of Monterey Park	14444	23199
City of Norwalk	37068	34443
City of Palmdale	58726	36942
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1877	13881
City of Paramount	20692	36935
City of Pico Rivera	23849	37099
City of Pomona	57264	36724
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	6275	14679
City of Redondo Beach	13051	18998
City of Rolling Hills	241	12423
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1248	15383
City of Rosemead	13099	23666
City of San Dimas*	9518	27576
City of San Fernando	11476	46628
City of San Gabriel	9298	22704
City of San Marino	1978	14898
City of Santa Clarita	63334	28733
City of Santa Fe Springs	7092	38619
City of Santa Monica	22528	24369
City of Sierra Madre	1949	17736
City of Signal Hill	3410	28906
City of South El Monte	7274	34829
City of South Gate	42350	43146
City of South Pasadena	5329	20454
City of Temple City	8213	22529
City of Torrance	28549	19126
City of Vernon	331	158373
City of Walnut	6123	20054
City of West Covina	34111	31516
City of West Hollywood	9809	26546
City of Westlake Village	341	4079
City of Whittier	27096	30991
Los Angeles	1345846	33275
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	2878	35089
Los Angeles - Alsace	4039	32455
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	737	29456
Los Angeles - Arleta	15098	43928
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	4282	29197
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	8811	28308
Los Angeles - Bel Air	2102	24938
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	2946	23521
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	3671	27868
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	36429	41928
Los Angeles - Brentwood	7359	23773
Los Angeles - Brookside	125	21515
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	2103	29532
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	22566	34563
Los Angeles - Carthay	3685	25656
Los Angeles - Central	15835	40611
Los Angeles - Century City	3140	24547
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	14535	43046
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	11030	29762
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	2145	23389
Los Angeles - Chinatown	2375	29610
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	4632	31828
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	4236	27955
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	4629	33473
Los Angeles - Crestview	3356	29521
Los Angeles - Del Rey	7327	24476
Los Angeles - Downtown*	13964	50765
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	11648	29422
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	8383	28624
Los Angeles - Echo Park	4008	28114
Los Angeles - El Sereno	15125	36177
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1600	28011
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	3200	31462
Los Angeles - Encino	12982	28739
Los Angeles - Exposition	1125	33824
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	16041	35713
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	1078	29944
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3332	38207
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	20894	44038
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	9574	30294
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	3605	33491
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	18799	32306
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	9181	42692
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	4133	24256
Los Angeles - Harbor City	8143	28012
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	13812	31679
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	533	22125
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	5619	31156
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	16326	43037
Los Angeles - Highland Park	15152	31312
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	4828	34809
Los Angeles - Hollywood	18965	27786
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	6622	22498
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	10359	36295
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	2831	35068
Los Angeles - Koreatown	14600	28244
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1455	31915
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	14109	33429
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	5180	39443
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	4975	32655
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	11414	35015
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	2701	33657
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	7824	27605
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1256	40089
Los Angeles - Longwood	1518	35270
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	4964	22973
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	2751	32228
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	698	22343
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	9286	21864
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	826	18945
Los Angeles - Melrose	23250	29924
Los Angeles - Mid-city	4088	27199
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	4280	23798
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	10519	43604
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	7362	30491
Los Angeles - North Hills	22450	36460
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	52608	34743
Los Angeles - Northridge	22230	31850
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	4373	20539
Los Angeles - Pacoima	34986	45449
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	811	21087
Los Angeles - Palms	10210	23270
Los Angeles - Panorama City	29952	39803
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	2758	20309
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	14930	35682
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	509	15926
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	2943	26884
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	9066	25475
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	1914	29177
Los Angeles - Regent Square	773	27806
Los Angeles - Reseda	28034	36590
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1606	34642
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	1057	25000
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	22807	29226
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	1120	25214
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	23557	26998
Los Angeles - Silverlake	11765	26688
Los Angeles - South Carthay	2765	26097
Los Angeles - South Park	15833	41709
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1705	37195
Los Angeles - Studio City	5956	26542
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	20757	39550
Los Angeles - Sunland #####