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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:

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



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

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1829

39900

Los Angeles - Studio City

6783

30227

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

22679

43212

Los Angeles - Sunland

6671

32688

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

207

31994

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

41138

49926

Los Angeles - Tarzana

10182

32977

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

13233

33517

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2729

27821

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2471

28389

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

499

38208

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

459

24704

Los Angeles - Tujunga

8722

31363

Los Angeles - University Hills

898

26188

Los Angeles - University Park

11389

41481

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

10908

36341

Los Angeles - Valley Village

8274

33471

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

36768

39453

Los Angeles - Venice

8935

26369

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

7298

42430

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3677

48021

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

18287

44401

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

24361

46850

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2759

32849

Los Angeles - View Heights

1077

29155

Los Angeles - Watts

19190

44969

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1786

36338

Los Angeles - West Adams

10606

38386

Los Angeles - West Hills

12480

30781

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

11155

29639

Los Angeles - West Vernon

24202

45116

Los Angeles - Westchester

13244

25665

Los Angeles - Westlake

20316

34228

Los Angeles - Westwood

15962

29500

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

21028

58203

Los Angeles - Wilmington

23081

40861

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

16713

33313

Los Angeles - Winnetka

19362

37388

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

19837

29148

Unincorporated - Acton

1953

24501

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

967

23256

Unincorporated - Altadena

11195

25665

Unincorporated - Anaverde

409

27122

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

89

7149

Unincorporated - Arcadia

2148

26914

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

17085

40255

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2733

55810

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2676

39498

Unincorporated - Azusa

6189

38868

Unincorporated - Bassett

6022

40643

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

197

18360

Unincorporated - Bradbury

116

107407

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3638

47076

Unincorporated - Castaic*

9365

34442

Unincorporated - Cerritos

183

31175

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

10

50000

Unincorporated - Claremont

157

22365

Unincorporated - Covina

6043

35930

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

4934

37538

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1187

27020

Unincorporated - Del Rey

142

44654

Unincorporated - Del Sur

683

28282

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

939

37665

Unincorporated - Duarte

1956

44173

Unincorporated - East Covina

87

26444

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1595

30140

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

43

37719

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

57152

45623

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

425

6638

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

6149

40169

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1381

26027

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2634

29962

Unincorporated - El Monte

0

0

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

282

16978

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

29794

46046

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

193

29242

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

16015

28636

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

735

29236

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

167

15209

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

311

22025

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

4308

21756

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

19

2811

Unincorporated - La Rambla

859

41398

Unincorporated - La Verne*

634

31078

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

1975

27931

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

197

29491

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

4004

30814

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

448

27267

Unincorporated - Lakewood

26

22807

Unincorporated - Lennox

7464

33112

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

301

17190

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1390

34569

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

354

27294

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1302

36481

Unincorporated - Llano

105

11973

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2623

27872

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1085

27957

Unincorporated - Newhall

104

47273

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

503

41987

Unincorporated - North Whittier

3058

36579

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5088

21168

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

36

16744

Unincorporated - Palmdale

261

30998

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

120

19324

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

422

21575

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

363

58643

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

24

5217

Unincorporated - Pomona

120

6192

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3831

29684

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1167

43856

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

274

29431

Unincorporated - Rosewood

502

39036

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

524

43923

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1298

38619

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

11980

23480

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

44

5128

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

7737

38262

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

88

4324

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

59

19156

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

580

217228

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

3787

20337

Unincorporated - Saugus

334

215484

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

123

34551

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

119

26154

Unincorporated - South El Monte

737

41058

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

3072

34720

Unincorporated - South Whittier

21005

35468

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

243

31114

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

5753

27440

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2100

34791

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

569

43904

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

419

25271

Unincorporated - Val Verde

1185

35811

Unincorporated - Valencia

914

29753

Unincorporated - Valinda

9361

40054

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3449

29643

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7274

45060

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

183

12111

Unincorporated - West Carson

7887

35710

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

5

41667

Unincorporated - West LA

817

85819

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

4121

41901

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

487

35835

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

10478

38916

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

242

18615

Unincorporated - Westhills

193

23004

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

907

24627

Unincorporated - Whittier

957

25291

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

76

633333

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

16294

46670

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1826

30297

- Under Investigation

68689

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

** --These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation.



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