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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:





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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