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For Immediate Release:

August 05, 2022

As LA County Remains in High Community Level, Residents Urged to be Fully Vaccinated to Increase Protection

Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 cases continue their recent decline, while hospitalization and hospital admissions appear to have plateaued. Los Angeles County remains at the high community level on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 framework this week, but Public Health is monitoring metrics that may move the county to the medium community level.

LA County’s 7-day case rate, which while still appreciably elevated at 376 cases per week per 100,000 people, represents a considerable decline from the case rate of 426 a week ago.

According to the LA County hospital metrics data CDC reported out on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week, the county’s hospital admission rate declined enough to move the county back down into the Medium Community Level. However, the preliminary data that CDC posted yesterday, calculated the hospital admission rate at 10.1 keeping LA County in the High Community level. Additionally, the 7-day average for the proportion of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients is 7.0%, a small decline from the 7.2% CDC reported last Wednesday.

Given declining cases and continued efforts to slow the spread, it is possible for the county to quickly move and remain in the Medium Community Level in the weeks ahead. This is especially important with schools opening soon across the county.

Additionally, LA County reported declines in five of its Early Alert signals: the percent of Emergency Department visits that are COVID-related, the case rate in the lowest income areas, number of new outbreaks opened per week in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), number of new outbreaks opened per week in settings for people experiencing homelessness, and number of worksite case clusters per week.

Getting vaccinated and boosted remains a critical tool for staying as safe as possible, especially when transmission remains high. One opportunity to increase vaccination rates is the new Novavax vaccine that was recently approved by the FDA and is now available here. The Novavax vaccine is authorized for use as a two-dose primary series for adults 18 and older with the two doses given three to eight weeks apart. This vaccine was made using technology that has been used in vaccines for more than 30 years.

LA County Public Health vaccination sites, mobile vaccination teams, and several of our partners providing mobile vaccine clinics began offering the Novavax vaccine this week, and additional providers will be added in coming weeks. There is a link at VaccinateLACounty.com to make it very easy to find Novavax locations by clicking on the FIND A NOVAVAX VACCINATION SITE to get a list of all locations and their hours.

“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. “There are still about 2 million people in LA County who have not been vaccinated; we urge those who haven’t yet begun their primary series to speak with your medical provider about your concerns and the steps to take to protect yourself from your increased risk of experiencing the dangerous outcomes associated with COVID. Also, with the start of the school year just around the corner, now would be the perfect time for parents to get their children’s COVID-19 vaccinations up-to-date. Over the past several months, vaccines for the youngest children, between the age of 6 months and 4 years, are among the most recent to become available. Let us continue to take care of each other, and our communities, by being fully vaccinated. We have made great strides in protecting our most vulnerable residents, and I am grateful for everyone who continues to care about the health of our community as summer transitions to fall.”

Today, Public Health reported 19 additional deaths and 4,864 new positive cases. Of the 19 new deaths reported today, one person was between the ages of 12-17, one person was between the ages of 30-49, four 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 19 newly reported deaths, 16 had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 32,826.

Public Health has reported a total of 3,325,622 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 12.8%.

There are 1,206 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,364,821 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:

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

For more information:

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

3,325,622

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

3,145,730

-- Long Beach

145,476

-- Pasadena

34,416

Deaths

32,826

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

31,095

-- Long Beach

1,308

-- Pasadena

423

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

- 0 to 4

98696

- 5 to 11

268315

- 12 to 17

262510

- 18 to 29

691891

- 30 to 49

1012229

- 50 to 64

529165

- 65 to 79

212182

- over 80

68540

- Under Investigation

2202

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

- Female

1611274

- Male

1448916

- Other

1446

- Under Investigation

84094

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

5886

- Asian

219691

- Black

159846

- Hispanic/Latino

1370614

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

16033

- White

424114

- Other

356313

- Under Investigation

593233

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

148,042

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

73

- Asian

3918

- Black

2898

- Hispanic/Latino

15812

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

112

- White

7869

- Other

324

- Under Investigation

89

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

5773

27644

City of Alhambra

21419

24698

City of Arcadia

10923

18913

City of Artesia

5103

30384

City of Avalon

66

1706

City of Azusa

15775

31525

City of Baldwin Park

26358

34334

City of Bell

15464

42563

City of Bell Gardens

15558

36122

City of Bellflower

27051

34799

City of Beverly Hills

10320

29896

City of Bradbury

67

6268

City of Burbank

28151

26265

City of Calabasas

5043

20733

City of Carson

30725

32740

City of Cerritos

11113

22196

City of Claremont

8355

22900

City of Commerce*

5126

39223

City of Compton

36761

36796

City of Covina

17015

34702

City of Cudahy

11215

46063

City of Culver City

9801

24585

City of Diamond Bar

11421

19857

City of Downey

41248

36099

City of Duarte

6300

28616

City of El Monte

37727

32171

City of El Segundo

3611

21512

City of Gardena

19264

31421

City of Glendale

52449

25400

City of Glendora

13967

26471

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4656

31725

City of Hawthorne

26137

29438

City of Hermosa Beach

4141

21052

City of Hidden Hills

349

18466

City of Huntington Park

24451

41105

City of Industry

465

106407

City of Inglewood

33610

29591

City of Irwindale

609

41741

City of La Canada Flintridge

3878

18741

City of La Habra Heights

173

3171

City of La Mirada

12322

24843

City of La Puente

14446

35496

City of La Verne

8286

24896

City of Lakewood

23267

28953

City of Lancaster*

57039

35303

City of Lawndale

9457

28134

City of Lomita

5240

25279

City of Lynwood*

27807

38596

City of Malibu

2595

20022

City of Manhattan Beach

6442

17895

City of Maywood

11668

41599

City of Monrovia

10086

25995

City of Montebello

22289

34624

City of Monterey Park

14801

23772

City of Norwalk

37670

35002

City of Palmdale

59699

37554

City of Palos Verdes Estates

1917

14177

City of Paramount

21034

37545

City of Pico Rivera

24383

37930

City of Pomona

58141

37286

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

6405

14984

City of Redondo Beach

13321

19391

City of Rolling Hills

244

12577

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1267

15617

City of Rosemead

13392

24195

City of San Dimas*

9683

28054

City of San Fernando

11619

47209

City of San Gabriel

9523

23253

City of San Marino

2016

15184

City of Santa Clarita

64424

29227

City of Santa Fe Springs

7205

39234

City of Santa Monica

22955

24831

City of Sierra Madre

2006

18255

City of Signal Hill

3483

29524

City of South El Monte

7418

35518

City of South Gate

43014

43823

City of South Pasadena

5442

20888

City of Temple City

8378

22982

City of Torrance

29192

19557

City of Vernon

334

159809

City of Walnut

6317

20690

City of West Covina

34777

32131

City of West Hollywood

9930

26873

City of Westlake Village

344

4115

City of Whittier

27604

31572

Los Angeles

1365128

33752

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

2903

35394

Los Angeles - Alsace

4075

32744

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

6

15000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

743

29696

Los Angeles - Arleta

15316

44562

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

4366

29770

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

8927

28681

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2153

25543

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

2982

23808

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

3720

28240

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

36934

42510

Los Angeles - Brentwood

7460

24099

Los Angeles - Brookside

128

22031

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2128

29883

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

22880

35044

Los Angeles - Carthay

3739

26032

Los Angeles - Central

15969

40955

Los Angeles - Century City

3209

25086

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

14746

43671

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

11236

30318

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2179

23760

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2428

30271

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

4710

32364

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4301

28384

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

4693

33936

Los Angeles - Crestview

3402

29926

Los Angeles - Del Rey

7442

24860

Los Angeles - Downtown*

14154

51456

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

11844

29917

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

8494

29003

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4058

28465

Los Angeles - El Sereno

15362

36744

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1628

28501

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3244

31895

Los Angeles - Encino

13246

29323

Los Angeles - Exposition

1148

34516

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

16250

36178

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1097

30472

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3370

38642

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

21175

44631

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

9762

30888

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

3658

33984

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

19100

32823

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

9287

43185

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4182

24544

Los Angeles - Harbor City

8288

28510

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

14016

32147

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

547

22707

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

5696

31583

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

16523

43556

Los Angeles - Highland Park

15384

31791

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

4890

35256

Los Angeles - Hollywood

19232

28177

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

6724

22844

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

10504

36803

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

2869

35538

Los Angeles - Koreatown

14754

28542

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1481

32485

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

14297

33874

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

5254

40006

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5051

33154

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

11592

35562

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

2726

33969

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

7934

27993

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1282

40919

Los Angeles - Longwood

1557

36176

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

5032

23288

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

2818

33013

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

706

22599

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

9454

22260

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

837

19197

Los Angeles - Melrose

23524

30277

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4132

27492

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

4359

24237

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

10669

44226

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

7492

31029

Los Angeles - North Hills

22774

36986

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

53341

35227

Los Angeles - Northridge

22581

32352

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

4428

20798

Los Angeles - Pacoima

35457

46061

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

820

21321

Los Angeles - Palms

10391

23682

Los Angeles - Panorama City

30348

40330

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

2805

20655

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

15088

36059

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

521

16302

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

2988

27295

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

9222

25913

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

1943

29619

Los Angeles - Regent Square

785

28237

Los Angeles - Reseda

28463

37150

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1627

35095

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1075

25426

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

23202

29732

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1136

25574

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

23973

27475

Los Angeles - Silverlake

11960

27131

Los Angeles - South Carthay

2802

26446

Los Angeles - South Park

16018

42196

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1726

37653

Los Angeles - Studio City

6091

27143

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

21043

40095

Los Angeles - Sunland

6038

29586

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

161

24884

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

38097

46235

Los Angeles - Tarzana

9256

29978

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

12477

31602

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2583

26333

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2229

25609

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

419

32083

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

452

24327

Los Angeles - Tujunga

7927

28504

Los Angeles - University Hills

825

24059

Los Angeles - University Park

10433

37999

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

10068

33542

Los Angeles - Valley Village

7366

29798

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

34046

36532

Los Angeles - Venice

8162

24087

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

6829

39703

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3452

45083

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

16981

41230

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

23318

44844

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2561

30492

Los Angeles - View Heights

919

24878

Los Angeles - Watts

17602

41248

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1638

33327

Los Angeles - West Adams

9821

35545

Los Angeles - West Hills

10848

26755

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

9910

26331

Los Angeles - West Vernon

22516

41973

Los Angeles - Westchester

11707

22687

Los Angeles - Westlake

18872

31795

Los Angeles - Westwood

14274

26380

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

18553

51352

Los Angeles - Wilmington

21491

38046

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

14891

29681

Los Angeles - Winnetka

17789

34351

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

18058

26534

Unincorporated - Acton

1745

21892

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

893

21477

Unincorporated - Altadena

10052

23044

Unincorporated - Anaverde

366

24271

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

90

7229

Unincorporated - Arcadia

1872

23456

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

15904

37472

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2557

52216

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2496

36841

Unincorporated - Azusa

5550

34855

Unincorporated - Bassett

5402

36458

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

179

16682

Unincorporated - Bradbury

91

84259

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3170

41020

Unincorporated - Castaic*

8797

32353

Unincorporated - Cerritos

165

28109

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

2

10000

Unincorporated - Claremont

115

16382

Unincorporated - Covina

5613

33373

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

4274

32517

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1102

25085

Unincorporated - Del Rey

122

38365

Unincorporated - Del Sur

631

26128

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

847

33975

Unincorporated - Duarte

1784

40289

Unincorporated - East Covina

82

24924

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1444

27286

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

45

39474

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

53634

42815

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

356

5560

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

5569

36380

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1264

23822

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2172

24707

Unincorporated - El Monte

57

39310

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

238

14329

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

28572

44157

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

185

28030

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

14384

25720

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

5

500000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

684

27208

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

150

13661

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

579

41006

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

3757

18974

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

17

2515

Unincorporated - La Rambla

681

32819

Unincorporated - La Verne*

582

28529

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

1640

23193

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

181

27096

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

3738

28767

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

406

24711

Unincorporated - Lakewood

1

877

Unincorporated - Lennox

7079

31404

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

293

16733

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1300

32330

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

301

23207

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1185

33203

Unincorporated - Llano

108

12315

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2091

22219

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1057

27235

Unincorporated - Newhall

94

42727

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

367

30634

Unincorporated - North Whittier

2761

33026

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5243

21813

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

34

15814

Unincorporated - Palmdale

225

26722

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

96

15459

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

375

19172

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

344

55574

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

18

3913

Unincorporated - Pomona

156

8050

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3548

27491

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1071

40248

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

246

26423

Unincorporated - Rosewood

461

35848

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

470

39396

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1213

36090

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

11045

21648

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

40

4662

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

7105

35137

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

82

4029

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

56

18182

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

736

275655

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

3437

18458

Unincorporated - Saugus

387

249677

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

105

29494

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

105

23077

Unincorporated - South El Monte

691

38496

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

2516

28436

Unincorporated - South Whittier

19384

32731

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

217

27785

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

5163

24626

Unincorporated - Sun Village

1991

32985

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

480

37037

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

377

22738

Unincorporated - Val Verde

964

29133

Unincorporated - Valencia

838

27279

Unincorporated - Valinda

8479

36280

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3149

27065

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

6854

42458

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

156

10324

Unincorporated - West Carson

6868

31097

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

4

33333

Unincorporated - West LA

692

72689

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

3659

37204

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

442

32524

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

9465

35153

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

217

16692

Unincorporated - Westhills

166

19785

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

823

22346

Unincorporated - Whittier

874

23097

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

68

566667

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

15200

43537

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1685

27958

- Under Investigation

77676

* Case and death numbers include cases identified among persons detained at correctional facilities located in the city/community



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