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 &amp; 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 #####

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 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