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For Immediate Release:

January 20, 2023

Los Angeles County Enters Low Community Level as COVID-19 Case, Hospitalization Rates Decline
1,184 New Positive Cases and 25 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County has made good progress in reducing COVID-19 transmission and hospitalizations, returning to the CDC designated Low Community Level this week for the first time since November 2022. The 7-day average case rate has dropped to 71 new cases per 100,000 people. The 7-day total for new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people is 9.5 and the 7-day average of the proportion of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients is 5.8%.

In the Low Community Level, masking for many people at many indoor sites is an individual preference with these exceptions:

o Masking is still always required in healthcare and congregate care settings, per the state health officer order.

o Indoor masking is required for anyone exposed to COVID-19 for 10 days after their last exposure to a confirmed case.

o Everyone should mask where it is required by the site, including businesses, schools, and workplaces.

Masking remains strongly recommended on public transit, and in all indoor spaces for people who are at elevated risk for severe illness or death from COVID-19, and those who may be exposed to large numbers of people in their job or work in very crowded places. A high quality, well-fitting, respirator mask, such as an N95, KN95, or KF94, provides the best protection.

However, with elevated risks of severe illness, hospitalization, and death for people who are more vulnerable, and to remain at the lower community level, residents should continue to consider using appropriate protective measures including masking when indoors, seeking treatment when ill, and getting the updated bivalent booster.

Mounting research and clinical evidence has shown that vaccines provide significant protection from severe illness. In Los Angeles County, people who were unvaccinated were nearly seven times more likely to be hospitalized and nine times more likely to die from COVID-19 than people who were fully vaccinated and received the bivalent booster.

Hospitalization rates for the 30-day-period ending Jan. 3 were more than three times higher for people who were unvaccinated compared to people who were vaccinated without the updated booster. For those vaccinated without the updated booster, hospitalizations were 2.2 times higher than for people who had additionally received the updated booster.

Similar comparisons for death rates over the 30-day-period ending Dec. 27 are also quite sobering. People who were unvaccinated had death rates that were more than four times greater than people who were vaccinated without the updated bivalent booster. And, for people who were vaccinated without the updated booster, the rate of death was more than two times higher than people who had received the updated bivalent booster.

The bivalent booster, widely available in Los Angeles County since September, is formulated to provide increased protection against the COVID-19 Omicron variant and its sublineages. Unfortunately, just 22% of eligible people in Los Angeles County have received the updated booster.

“This week we crossed the heartbreaking milestone of recording over 35,000 COVID-related deaths among Los Angeles County residents. I would like to extend my heartfelt condolences to those who have lost a loved one to COVID and I offer wishes for healing and peace,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.Ed., Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. “Moving into Low Community level is significant and reflects reduced risk; but it doesn’t mean no risk and certainly for those who are more vulnerable, risk remains significant. Low Community level is not a promise, and it doesn’t signal the end of the pandemic – we will have to wait to see how metrics continue to change over the coming weeks. It does show that we know a lot more about COVID-19, including what works and how to effectively use the tools we have. My hope is that people will continue to be smart about navigating life with this virus and that we are truly entering a new phase.”

Los Angeles County is currently reporting lower COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, yet deaths remain consistently high since late December.

The 7-day average case count in the county is 1,045, a 41% decrease from one week ago when the 7-day average of 1,776 cases was reported. And over the past seven days, the average number of daily COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals is 957, a 13% decrease from last week when the average number of COVID-positive patients per day was 1,106.

Today, Public Health reported 25 additional deaths and 1,184 new positive cases. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 35,104. There are 844 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized.

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)

· COVID-19 Locations & Demographics (data by demographic characteristics and geography, active outbreaks, and citations)

· COVID-19 Response Plan

· COVID-19 Vaccinations

· Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics

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:

Cases through 12:00pm 1/19/2023

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

3,666,526

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

3,466,999

-- Long Beach

160,464

-- Pasadena

39,063

Deaths

35,104

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

33,297

-- Long Beach

1,367

-- Pasadena

440

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

- 0 to 4

109,256

- 5 to 11

280,178

- 12 to 17

275,001

- 18 to 29

747,274

- 30 to 49

1,113,863

- 50 to 64

599,209

- 65 to 79

252,777

- over 80

87,000

- Under Investigation

2,441

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

- Female

1,786,508

- Male

1,590,547

- Other

1,728

- Under Investigation

88,216

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

6,584

- Asian

256,730

- Black

180,939

- Hispanic/Latino

1,487,753

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

17,469

- White

478,374

- Other

396,233

- Under Investigation

642,917

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

169,443

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

77

- Asian

4,302

- Black

3,128

- Hispanic/Latino

16,495

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

115

- White

8,712

- Other

380

- Under Investigation

88

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

6239

29876

City of Alhambra

24817

28616

City of Arcadia

13172

22807

City of Artesia

5854

34856

City of Avalon

288

7444

City of Azusa

17223

34418

City of Baldwin Park

29083

37884

City of Bell

16748

46097

City of Bell Gardens

16890

39214

City of Bellflower

30129

38759

City of Beverly Hills

11277

32668

City of Bradbury

69

6455

City of Burbank

32058

29910

City of Calabasas

5706

23459

City of Carson

34175

36416

City of Cerritos

12951

25867

City of Claremont

9912

27168

City of Commerce*

5750

43997

City of Compton

39535

39573

City of Covina

19791

40363

City of Cudahy

12064

49550

City of Culver City

11466

28762

City of Diamond Bar

13252

23041

City of Downey

45780

40065

City of Duarte

7311

33208

City of El Monte

41932

35757

City of El Segundo

3973

23669

City of Gardena

21405

34913

City of Glendale

58933

28540

City of Glendora

14697

27854

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4920

33524

City of Hawthorne

28927

32580

City of Hermosa Beach

4617

23472

City of Hidden Hills

378

20000

City of Huntington Park

25972

43662

City of Industry

986

225629

City of Inglewood

37870

33342

City of Irwindale

869

59561

City of La Canada Flintridge

4435

21432

City of La Habra Heights

208

3813

City of La Mirada

13857

27938

City of La Puente

15748

38696

City of La Verne

9075

27267

City of Lakewood

26338

32774

City of Lancaster*

63019

39004

City of Lawndale

10384

30892

City of Lomita

5920

28559

City of Lynwood*

30648

42539

City of Malibu

2812

21696

City of Manhattan Beach

7254

20151

City of Maywood

12644

45078

City of Monrovia

11611

29925

City of Montebello

24938

38739

City of Monterey Park

17089

27447

City of Norwalk

42028

39051

City of Palmdale

65860

41430

City of Palos Verdes Estates

2199

16262

City of Paramount

22329

39857

City of Pico Rivera

27470

42732

City of Pomona

64175

41156

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

7482

17503

City of Redondo Beach

15155

22061

City of Rolling Hills

282

14536

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1477

18205

City of Rosemead

14957

27023

City of San Dimas*

10901

31582

City of San Fernando

12589

51150

City of San Gabriel

11163

27257

City of San Marino

2351

17707

City of Santa Clarita

71981

32656

City of Santa Fe Springs

7727

42077

City of Santa Monica

25779

27885

City of Sierra Madre

2335

21249

City of Signal Hill

3992

33839

City of South El Monte

8284

39665

City of South Gate

46484

47358

City of South Pasadena

6137

23556

City of Temple City

10467

28712

City of Torrance

33368

22354

City of Vernon

356

170335

City of Walnut

7379

24168

City of West Covina

38711

35766

City of West Hollywood

11035

29864

City of Westlake Village

437

5227

City of Whittier

30642

35047

Los Angeles

1498940

37060

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

3155

38466

Los Angeles - Alsace

4426

35564

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

0

0

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

828

33094

Los Angeles - Arleta

16671

48505

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

4979

33949

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

9990

32096

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2395

28414

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

3270

26108

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

4136

31398

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

39910

45935

Los Angeles - Brentwood

8212

26529

Los Angeles - Brookside

149

25645

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2266

31821

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

24880

38107

Los Angeles - Carthay

4255

29625

Los Angeles - Central

16869

43263

Los Angeles - Century City

3656

28580

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

16073

47601

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

12671

34190

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2492

27173

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2838

35382

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

5211

35807

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4831

31881

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

5235

37855

Los Angeles - Crestview

3872

34061

Los Angeles - Del Rey

8247

27549

Los Angeles - Downtown*

15833

57560

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

13449

33972

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

9376

32014

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4423

31026

Los Angeles - El Sereno

16679

39894

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1810

31688

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3515

34559

Los Angeles - Encino

14923

33036

Los Angeles - Exposition

1243

37372

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

17976

40020

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1240

34444

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3730

42770

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

22585

47602

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

10814

34217

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

4062

37737

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

21136

36322

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

9939

46217

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4644

27255

Los Angeles - Harbor City

9229

31748

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

15427

35383

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

634

26318

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

6092

33779

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

17745

46777

Los Angeles - Highland Park

16899

34922

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

5425

39113

Los Angeles - Hollywood

21260

31148

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

7493

25457

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

11711

41032

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

3097

38362

Los Angeles - Koreatown

15991

30935

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1565

34328

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

15991

37888

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

6064

46174

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5645

37053

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

12609

38681

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

3001

37396

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

8562

30209

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1437

45867

Los Angeles - Longwood

1752

40706

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

6232

28841

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

3153

36938

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

880

28169

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

10688

25165

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

942

21606

Los Angeles - Melrose

25828

33242

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4409

29335

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

4817

26783

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

11727

48611

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

8095

33527

Los Angeles - North Hills

24916

40464

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

58229

38455

Los Angeles - Northridge

25128

36002

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

4920

23108

Los Angeles - Pacoima

38386

49866

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

911

23687

Los Angeles - Palms

11752

26784

Los Angeles - Panorama City

33097

43983

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

3184

23446

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

16096

38469

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

586

18335

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

3355

30648

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

10344

29066

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

2202

33567

Los Angeles - Regent Square

864

31079

Los Angeles - Reseda

31494

41106

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1770

38179

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1153

27271

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

25695

32926

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1287

28973

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

27120

31082

Los Angeles - Silverlake

13009

29510

Los Angeles - South Carthay

3198

30184

Los Angeles - South Park

16721

44048

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1851

40380

Los Angeles - Studio City

6889

30700

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

22924

43679

Los Angeles - Sunland

6765

33149

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

209

32303

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

41567

50447

Los Angeles - Tarzana

10345

33505

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

13358

33833

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2767

28209

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2500

28722

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

520

39816

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

466

25081

Los Angeles - Tujunga

8863

31870

Los Angeles - University Hills

915

26684

Los Angeles - University Park

11474

41791

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

11050

36814

Los Angeles - Valley Village

8411

34025

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

37171

39886

Los Angeles - Venice

9028

26643

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

7398

43012

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3711

48465

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

18447

44789

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

24511

47138

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2789

33206

Los Angeles - View Heights

1093

29589

Los Angeles - Watts

19386

45428

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1809

36806

Los Angeles - West Adams

10758

38936

Los Angeles - West Hills

12717

31365

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

11334

30115

Los Angeles - West Vernon

24427

45535

Los Angeles - Westchester

13474

26111

Los Angeles - Westlake

20528

34585

Los Angeles - Westwood

16155

29856

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

21342

59072

Los Angeles - Wilmington

23331

41303

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

16912

33709

Los Angeles - Winnetka

19636

37918

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

20169

29636

Unincorporated - Acton

1990

24965

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

975

23449

Unincorporated - Altadena

11389

26110

Unincorporated - Anaverde

419

27785

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

91

7309

Unincorporated - Arcadia

2188

27415

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

17267

40684

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2784

56851

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2696

39793

Unincorporated - Azusa

6285

39471

Unincorporated - Bassett

6110

41236

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

201

18733

Unincorporated - Bradbury

130

120370

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3686

47697

Unincorporated - Castaic*

9468

34820

Unincorporated - Cerritos

182

31005

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

10

50000

Unincorporated - Claremont

157

22365

Unincorporated - Covina

6155

36596

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

4984

37918

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1201

27339

Unincorporated - Del Rey

143

44969

Unincorporated - Del Sur

692

28654

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

946

37946

Unincorporated - Duarte

1975

44603

Unincorporated - East Covina

88

26748

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1621

30631

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

43

37719

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

57827

46162

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

427

6669

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

6235

40730

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1404

26461

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2680

30486

Unincorporated - El Monte

0

0

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

284

17098

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

30049

46440

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

195

29545

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

16291

29130

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

747

29714

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

169

15392

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

314

22238

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

4364

22039

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

20

2959

Unincorporated - La Rambla

873

42072

Unincorporated - La Verne*

649

31814

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

2013

28468

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

200

29940

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

4024

30968

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

455

27693

Unincorporated - Lakewood

26

22807

Unincorporated - Lennox

7549

33489

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

306

17476

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1399

34792

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

356

27448

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1317

36901

Unincorporated - Llano

106

12087

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2657

28233

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1108

28549

Unincorporated - Newhall

105

47727

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

507

42321

Unincorporated - North Whittier

3102

37105

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5208

21667

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

37

17209

Unincorporated - Palmdale

266

31591

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

122

19646

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

431

22035

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

367

59289

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

24

5217

Unincorporated - Pomona

119

6140

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3871

29994

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1187

44607

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

279

29968

Unincorporated - Rosewood

505

39269

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

529

44342

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1322

39334

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

12208

23927

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

44

5128

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

7841

38777

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

89

4373

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

60

19481

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

581

217603

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

3846

20654

Unincorporated - Saugus

338

218065

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

130

36517

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

119

26154

Unincorporated - South El Monte

755

42061

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

3119

35251

Unincorporated - South Whittier

21304

35973

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

247

31626

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

5861

27955

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2124

35189

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

576

44444

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

428

25814

Unincorporated - Val Verde

1201

36295

Unincorporated - Valencia

925

30111

Unincorporated - Valinda

9522

40743

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3519

30245

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7347

45512

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

185

12244

Unincorporated - West Carson

8065

36516

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

5

41667

Unincorporated - West LA

838

88025

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

4191

42613

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

491

36130

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

10614

39421

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

247

19000

Unincorporated - Westhills

196

23361

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

913

24790

Unincorporated - Whittier

966

25529

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

76

633333

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

16476

47192

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1862

30894

- Under Investigation

69542

* --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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