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For Immediate Release:
December 23, 2022
Layered Protections Safeguard Older People Against COVID-19,
Reduce Stress on Hospitals, Health Care Providers
3,006 New Positive Cases and 23 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is asking residents to layer protections this holiday season to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmissions, especially for older people, and to limit additional stress on health care providers and hospitals.
On Thursday, Los Angeles County moved from the High Community Level into the Medium Community Level, after two weeks at High Community Level, based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) designation. The case rate is now 177 new cases per 100,000 people.
Death rates, however, continue to climb in Los Angeles County, especially among older people. Of the 23 new deaths reported today, 14 people were 80-years-old or older; six people were 65- to 79-years-old; one person was 50- to 64-years-old; and one person was 30- to 49-years-old. All of them had underlying health conditions. (One death was reported by the City of Long Beach; for more information, visit longbeach.gov.) To date, the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Los Angeles County is 34,561.
While case numbers have decreased slightly, Public Health officials are concerned that traveling and gathering during the holidays will result in increased transmission and severe illness which would place greater stress on the county’s hospitals and health care system.
With nearly 200 cases per 100,000 people, transmission levels are still high. To help protect older people and people who are immuno-compromised or have underlying health conditions in your family, at your jobs, and in the community, Los Angeles County residents should continue to mask when indoors and follow other health measures. Having plenty of well-fitting, high-filtration masks on hand, preferably N95s, KN95s, or KF94s, will help limit transmission.
Vaccines remain the best protection against severe COVID-19 illness. Everyone eligible – which now includes children 6-months or older -- should get the new bivalent vaccine. For more information, call the Department of Public Health Vaccine Call Center at 1-833-540-0473. The call center is open daily 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. To find a vaccine site, visit ph.lacounty.gov/howtogetvaccinated or contact your health care provider.
In addition to wearing masks when indoors and getting the updated booster, there is still time to get the seasonal flu vaccine, since flu season generally lasts into the Spring. When choosing activities or planning an event, it also makes sense to look for outdoor options. If it doesn’t work to be outside, open windows and doors to increase ventilation inside.
Testing for COVID before gatherings to reduce transmission remains especially important because people can transmit the COVID-19 virus without having symptoms. Go to ph.lacounty.gov/COVIDtests for more information about testing. Order free COVID tests from the federal government at COVIDtests.gov.
Finally, it’s important for people to stay home when they are sick. Anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 and has symptoms, including fever, coughing, sneezing, unusual fatigue, or muscle aches, is advised to speak to their healthcare provider about options for oral anti-viral medication. For COVID-19, antivirals should be started within 5 days of symptom onset. Anyone who does not have a provider may call the Public Health Call Center at 1-833-540-0473 to access free telehealth services.
“I offer my condolences to those who have lost someone to COVID-19 during these past few years. This is an especially difficult time of year to be without a loved one and I would like to extend my deepest sympathies,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Given that upcoming holiday gatherings and travel could lead to increased transmission, we continue to urge residents to layer in protections over the next few weeks.I have been seeing a lot more people masking indoors and more people are getting vaccinated with the bivalent booster. We take moving into Medium as a sign that these efforts to reduce COVID-19 are helping. Hopefully we can all continue to take these steps during the holidays since risk remains elevated.”
Today, Public Health reported 3,006 new positive cases. There are 1,201 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,805,439 individuals, with 25 percent 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
- Outbreaks:
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
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Cases through 12:00pm 12/22/2022 | ||
Total Cases | ||
Laboratory Confirmed Cases | 3,615,292 | |
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas) | 3,419,158 | |
-- Long Beach | 157,763 | |
-- Pasadena | 38,371 | |
Deaths | 34,561 | |
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas) | 32,779 | |
-- Long Beach | 1,346 | |
-- Pasadena | 436 | |
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | ||
- 0 to 4 | 107,684 | |
- 5 to 11 | 279,033 | |
- 12 to 17 | 273,719 | |
- 18 to 29 | 739,495 | |
- 30 to 49 | 1,099,110 | |
- 50 to 64 | 588,236 | |
- 65 to 79 | 246,004 | |
- over 80 | 83,457 | |
- Under Investigation | 2,420 | |
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | ||
- Female | 1,760,112 | |
- Male | 1,569,651 | |
- Other | 1,701 | |
- Under Investigation | 87,694 | |
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | ||
- American Indian/Alaska Native | 6,507 | |
- Asian | 251,082 | |
- Black | 177,823 | |
- Hispanic/Latino | 1,470,130 | |
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 17,262 | |
- White | 470,178 | |
- Other | 390,204 | |
- Under Investigation | 635,972 | |
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | ||
- Hospitalized (Ever) | 164,905 | |
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | ||
- American Indian/Alaska Native | 77 | |
- Asian | 4,194 | |
- Black | 3,078 | |
- Hispanic/Latino | 16,339 | |
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 113 | |
- White | 8,520 | |
- Other | 375 | |
- Under Investigation | 83 | |
CITY / COMMUNITY** | Cases | Case Rate |
City of Agoura Hills | 6177 | 29579 |
City of Alhambra | 24341 | 28067 |
City of Arcadia | 12781 | 22130 |
City of Artesia | 5702 | 33951 |
City of Avalon | 284 | 7340 |
City of Azusa | 16934 | 33841 |
City of Baldwin Park | 28639 | 37305 |
City of Bell | 16569 | 45604 |
City of Bell Gardens | 16686 | 38741 |
City of Bellflower | 29663 | 38159 |
City of Beverly Hills | 11134 | 32254 |
City of Bradbury | 69 | 6455 |
City of Burbank | 31464 | 29356 |
City of Calabasas | 5601 | 23028 |
City of Carson | 33590 | 35793 |
City of Cerritos | 12665 | 25296 |
City of Claremont | 9763 | 26760 |
City of Commerce* | 5672 | 43400 |
City of Compton | 39081 | 39119 |
City of Covina | 19481 | 39731 |
City of Cudahy | 11948 | 49074 |
City of Culver City | 11230 | 28170 |
City of Diamond Bar | 13012 | 22624 |
City of Downey | 45111 | 39480 |
City of Duarte | 7127 | 32372 |
City of El Monte | 41312 | 35228 |
City of El Segundo | 3922 | 23365 |
City of Gardena | 21089 | 34397 |
City of Glendale | 57961 | 28069 |
City of Glendora | 14461 | 27407 |
City of Hawaiian Gardens | 4874 | 33211 |
City of Hawthorne | 28490 | 32088 |
City of Hermosa Beach | 4571 | 23238 |
City of Hidden Hills | 375 | 19841 |
City of Huntington Park | 25734 | 43262 |
City of Industry | 960 | 219680 |
City of Inglewood | 37279 | 32821 |
City of Irwindale | 859 | 58876 |
City of La Canada Flintridge | 4365 | 21094 |
City of La Habra Heights | 207 | 3795 |
City of La Mirada | 13602 | 27424 |
City of La Puente | 15555 | 38221 |
City of La Verne | 8950 | 26891 |
City of Lakewood | 25872 | 32194 |
City of Lancaster* | 62269 | 38540 |
City of Lawndale | 10254 | 30505 |
City of Lomita | 5791 | 27937 |
City of Lynwood* | 30280 | 42028 |
City of Malibu | 2760 | 21295 |
City of Manhattan Beach | 7157 | 19881 |
City of Maywood | 12537 | 44697 |
City of Monrovia | 11429 | 29456 |
City of Montebello | 24544 | 38127 |
City of Monterey Park | 16753 | 26907 |
City of Norwalk | 41395 | 38463 |
City of Palmdale | 65078 | 40938 |
City of Palos Verdes Estates | 2142 | 15841 |
City of Paramount | 22002 | 39273 |
City of Pico Rivera | 26968 | 41951 |
City of Pomona | 63288 | 40587 |
City of Rancho Palos Verdes | 7253 | 16967 |
City of Redondo Beach | 14899 | 21688 |
City of Rolling Hills | 274 | 14124 |
City of Rolling Hills Estates | 1426 | 17577 |
City of Rosemead | 14716 | 26587 |
City of San Dimas* | 10670 | 30913 |
City of San Fernando | 12464 | 50642 |
City of San Gabriel | 10875 | 26554 |
City of San Marino | 2308 | 17383 |
City of Santa Clarita | 70895 | 32163 |
City of Santa Fe Springs | 7612 | 41451 |
City of Santa Monica | 25370 | 27443 |
City of Sierra Madre | 2281 | 20757 |
City of Signal Hill | 3918 | 33212 |
City of South El Monte | 8172 | 39129 |
City of South Gate | 45989 | 46853 |
City of South Pasadena | 6032 | 23153 |
City of Temple City | 10272 | 28177 |
City of Torrance | 32574 | 21822 |
City of Vernon | 354 | 169378 |
City of Walnut | 7189 | 23546 |
City of West Covina | 38037 | 35143 |
City of West Hollywood | 10886 | 29461 |
City of Westlake Village | 430 | 5144 |
City of Whittier | 30053 | 34373 |
Los Angeles | 1480713 | 36610 |
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie | 3109 | 37905 |
Los Angeles - Alsace | 4362 | 35050 |
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights | 818 | 32694 |
Los Angeles - Arleta | 16440 | 47832 |
Los Angeles - Atwater Village | 4912 | 33492 |
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills | 9852 | 31653 |
Los Angeles - Bel Air | 2365 | 28058 |
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest | 3240 | 25868 |
Los Angeles - Beverlywood | 4095 | 31086 |
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights* | 39550 | 45520 |
Los Angeles - Brentwood | 8118 | 26225 |
Los Angeles - Brookside | 147 | 25301 |
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning | 2242 | 31484 |
Los Angeles - Canoga Park | 24561 | 37619 |
Los Angeles - Carthay | 4187 | 29151 |
Los Angeles - Central | 16763 | 42991 |
Los Angeles - Century City | 3596 | 28111 |
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove | 15927 | 47169 |
Los Angeles - Chatsworth | 12434 | 33550 |
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills | 2444 | 26649 |
Los Angeles - Chinatown | 2791 | 34796 |
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran | 5140 | 35319 |
Los Angeles - Country Club Park | 4755 | 31380 |
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District | 5175 | 37421 |
Los Angeles - Crestview | 3839 | 33770 |
Los Angeles - Del Rey | 8106 | 27078 |
Los Angeles - Downtown* | 15662 | 56938 |
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock | 13226 | 33408 |
Los Angeles - East Hollywood | 9250 | 31584 |
Los Angeles - Echo Park | 4354 | 30542 |
Los Angeles - El Sereno | 16497 | 39459 |
Los Angeles - Elysian Park | 1794 | 31408 |
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley | 3474 | 34156 |
Los Angeles - Encino | 14686 | 32511 |
Los Angeles - Exposition | 1232 | 37041 |
Los Angeles - Exposition Park | 17803 | 39635 |
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights | 1220 | 33889 |
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square | 3666 | 42036 |
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone | 22399 | 47210 |
Los Angeles - Glassell Park | 10654 | 33711 |
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place | 3988 | 37049 |
Los Angeles - Granada Hills | 20861 | 35849 |
Los Angeles - Green Meadows | 9832 | 45720 |
Los Angeles - Hancock Park | 4586 | 26915 |
Los Angeles - Harbor City | 9078 | 31228 |
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway | 15277 | 35039 |
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines | 619 | 25695 |
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights | 6025 | 33407 |
Los Angeles - Harvard Park | 17550 | 46263 |
Los Angeles - Highland Park | 16713 | 34537 |
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown | 5363 | 38666 |
Los Angeles - Hollywood | 20941 | 30681 |
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills | 7400 | 25141 |
Los Angeles - Hyde Park | 11556 | 40489 |
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park | 3066 | 37978 |
Los Angeles - Koreatown | 15856 | 30673 |
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square | 1545 | 33889 |
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa | 15781 | 37390 |
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace | 5985 | 45572 |
Los Angeles - Leimert Park | 5577 | 36606 |
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights | 12470 | 38255 |
Los Angeles - Little Armenia | 2975 | 37072 |
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh | 8462 | 29856 |
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo | 1421 | 45356 |
Los Angeles - Longwood | 1737 | 40358 |
Los Angeles - Los Feliz | 6149 | 28457 |
Los Angeles - Manchester Square | 3109 | 36422 |
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon | 869 | 27817 |
Los Angeles - Mar Vista | 10513 | 24753 |
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula | 927 | 21261 |
Los Angeles - Melrose | 25533 | 32863 |
Los Angeles - Mid-city | 4352 | 28955 |
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile | 4754 | 26433 |
Los Angeles - Mission Hills | 11593 | 48056 |
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington | 8007 | 33162 |
Los Angeles - North Hills | 24651 | 40034 |
Los Angeles - North Hollywood | 57547 | 38005 |
Los Angeles - Northridge | 24743 | 35450 |
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades | 4854 | 22798 |
Los Angeles - Pacoima | 38011 | 49378 |
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands | 897 | 23323 |
Los Angeles - Palms | 11574 | 26378 |
Los Angeles - Panorama City | 32722 | 43484 |
Los Angeles - Park La Brea | 3143 | 23144 |
Los Angeles - Pico-Union | 15932 | 38077 |
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey | 574 | 17960 |
Los Angeles - Playa Vista | 3293 | 30081 |
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch | 10197 | 28653 |
Los Angeles - Rancho Park | 2158 | 32896 |
Los Angeles - Regent Square | 858 | 30863 |
Los Angeles - Reseda | 31085 | 40572 |
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch | 1754 | 37834 |
Los Angeles - Reynier Village | 1132 | 26774 |
Los Angeles - San Pedro* | 25287 | 32403 |
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills | 1261 | 28388 |
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks | 26700 | 30600 |
Los Angeles - Silverlake | 12847 | 29143 |
Los Angeles - South Carthay | 3149 | 29722 |
Los Angeles - South Park | 16614 | 43766 |