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For Immediate Release:

May 11, 2023

As U.S. Emergency Declarations End, Access to COVID-19 Protections Continues for Los Angeles County Residents
Vaccines, Tests, Treatment Remain Widely Available

As the U.S. Public Health Emergency and the National Emergency Declaration for COVID-19 end today, following last week’s announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) that COVID-19 is no longer considered a global public health emergency, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) remains committed to ensuring all residents have access to the tools they need to keep community transmission low.

While the end of the federal states of emergency signals a new phase in the pandemic, COVID-19 continues to be one of the leading causes of death in Los Angeles County, requiring ongoing efforts to reduce severe illness through readily available vaccinations, testing and treatment.

Fortunately, Los Angeles County residents will see few immediate changes in their access to preventative resources. The federal government will continue to make its supply of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, Paxlovid and Molnupiravir, available to residents at no cost regardless of a person’s insurance coverage.

In California, new laws require insurance plans, including Medicare or Medi-Cal, to cover the cost of vaccines, testing and Paxlovid for COVID-19 treatment through Nov. 11, 2023. Exact coverage may vary depending on an individual's insurance plan.

Residents without insurance may receive free at-home test kits or PCR tests for COVID-19 at public health clinics and vaccination sites, at community health centers or purchase tests from a local retailer. People who are uninsured can visit coveredca.com to see if they qualify for Medi-Cal or Covered California coverage.

Public Health’s Call Center will continue to operate, connecting eligible residents to free telehealth, homebound vaccination appointments, COVID-19 information and other resources. Residents are encouraged to call 1-833-540-0473, available daily between 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., to access these services.

The 7-day average number of COVID hospitalizations is 252 this week, similar to the 266 reported last week. Reported weekly deaths also remained stable at 46 deaths this week; this is slightly less than the 51 deaths reported last week.

“To those in Los Angeles County who have lost a loved one to COVID-19, I offer my sincere condolences and hope you find comfort,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.Ed., Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. “We are grateful that Los Angeles County is in a better place and that emergency declarations are no longer needed. I am aware that each day thousands of people throughout Los Angeles County continue to be impacted by COVID-19, whether they need to miss work due to illness, require hospital care, or are experiencing the effects of long COVID. Public Health remains committed to work that reduces the chance of transmission and ensures the county remains prepared for the likelihood of periodic changes in transmission. We’re continuing our work to make sure there are no barriers for anyone wishing to access life-saving vaccines, therapeutics and tests, especially for those who are under insured or uninsured.”

Public Health will continue to sequence COVID-19 variants and strains as a part of its efforts to monitor COVID-19. XBB.1.5 remains the dominant strain in Los Angeles County accounting for 83% of sequenced specimens for the week ending April 15, 2023. The second most dominant strain was XBB.1.9.1, accounting for 7% of sequenced specimens. LA County has had 13 confirmed cases of XBB.1.16 and data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that XBB.1.16 makes up 10% of cases in California and surrounding states.

Starting today, CDC is retiring the COVID-19 Community Levels and will be replacing them with hospitalization metrics. Los Angeles County will closely monitor hospitalization data in alignment with CDC, along with a wide variety of additional metrics available on our dashboards listed below. http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/data/response-plan.htm

As of Tuesday, May 9, there have been a total of 36,291 deaths in Los Angeles County.

Public Health is now reporting COVID data weekly. The following table shows the weekly reported case counts, average number of daily hospitalizations, and weekly reported death counts in Los Angeles County over the past four weeks.

Metric

Date of Weekly Report

5/10/2023

5/3/2023

4/26/2023

4/19/2023

Weekly cases reported1,2

2,266

2,533

2,659

3,114

SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentration as a percentage of the Winter 2022-2023 peak concentration value3

11%

13%

18%

14%

7-day average of the percent of Emergency Department (ED) encounters classified as coronavirus-related4

2.8%

3.0%

2.7%

3.0%

7-day average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations5

252

266

275

328

Weekly deaths reported2

46

51

54

44

1) Case counts are an underrepresentation of the true number of infections, largely due to home tests which are not reported to DPH. Despite this, the trend in reported case counts from week to week is still an indicator of overall trends in transmission.

2) Weekly case and death counts represent the number of cases and deaths reported for the week ending each Tuesday. The date a case/death is reported by DPH is not the same as the date of testing or death.

3) Wastewater concentrations reflect the week ending each Saturday, with a one-week lag.

4) Emergency department data represents average number of coronavirus-classified encounters for the week ending each Sunday. Data for past weeks is subject to change in future reports.

5) Hospitalization data represents average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations for the week ending each Tuesday. Data for past weeks is subject to change in future reports.


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 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

· CDC 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 5/8/2023

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

3,740,986

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

3,536,770

-- Long Beach

164,005

-- Pasadena

40,211

Deaths

36,291

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

34,434

-- Long Beach

1,410

-- Pasadena

447

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

- 0 to 4

111,726

- 5 to 11

282,878

- 12 to 17

277,694

- 18 to 29

758,366

- 30 to 49

1,133,859

- 50 to 64

613,753

- 65 to 79

263,464

- over 80

92,629

- Under Investigation

2,401

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

- Female

1,825,076

- Male

1,620,941

- Other

1,791

- Under Investigation

88,962

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

6,711

- Asian

263,310

- Black

185,681

- Hispanic/Latino

1,512,360

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

17,703

- White

490,991

- Other

405,679

- Under Investigation

654,335

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

177,179

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

80

- Asian

4,481

- Black

3,227

- Hispanic/Latino

16,851

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

118

- White

9,166

- Other

418

- Under Investigation

93

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

6334

30331

City of Alhambra

25445

29340

City of Arcadia

13667

23664

City of Artesia

5997

35707

City of Avalon

288

7444

City of Azusa

17502

34976

City of Baldwin Park

29670

38648

City of Bell

16987

46755

City of Bell Gardens

17100

39702

City of Bellflower

30767

39579

City of Beverly Hills

11558

33482

City of Bradbury

71

6642

City of Burbank

32808

30610

City of Calabasas

5830

23969

City of Carson

34918

37208

City of Cerritos

13328

26620

City of Claremont

10407

28525

City of Commerce*

5865

44877

City of Compton

40188

40227

City of Covina

20270

41340

City of Cudahy

12205

50129

City of Culver City

11931

29929

City of Diamond Bar

13662

23754

City of Downey

46768

40930

City of Duarte

7503

34080

City of El Monte

42707

36418

City of El Segundo

4071

24252

City of Gardena

21846

35632

City of Glendale

60264

29185

City of Glendora

15014

28455

City of Hawaiian Gardens

5004

34096

City of Hawthorne

29588

33325

City of Hermosa Beach

4734

24067

City of Hidden Hills

383

20265

City of Huntington Park

26305

44222

City of Industry

1013

231808

City of Inglewood

38717

34087

City of Irwindale

883

60521

City of La Canada Flintridge

4535

21916

City of La Habra Heights

213

3905

City of La Mirada

14213

28656

City of La Puente

15975

39254

City of La Verne

9233

27742

City of Lakewood

27020

33623

City of Lancaster*

64153

39706

City of Lawndale

10583

31484

City of Lomita

6103

29442

City of Lynwood*

31193

43295

City of Malibu

2884

22251

City of Manhattan Beach

7441

20670

City of Maywood

12783

45574

City of Monrovia

11854

30552

City of Montebello

25454

39540

City of Monterey Park

17482

28078

City of Norwalk

43010

39964

City of Palmdale

66862

42060

City of Palos Verdes Estates

2269

16780

City of Paramount

22710

40537

City of Pico Rivera

28120

43743

City of Pomona

65586

42061

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

7761

18156

City of Redondo Beach

15582

22682

City of Rolling Hills

298

15361

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1532

18883

City of Rosemead

15221

27500

City of San Dimas*

11115

32202

City of San Fernando

12777

51914

City of San Gabriel

11461

27985

City of San Marino

2403

18099

City of Santa Clarita

73461

33327

City of Santa Fe Springs

7898

43008

City of Santa Monica

26411

28569

City of Sierra Madre

2413

21958

City of Signal Hill

4101

34763

City of South El Monte

8414

40287

City of South Gate

47151

48037

City of South Pasadena

6328

24289

City of Temple City

10750

29488

City of Torrance

34323

22994

City of Vernon

357

170813

City of Walnut

7569

24790

City of West Covina

39550

36541

City of West Hollywood

11291

30557

City of Westlake Village

451

5395

City of Whittier

31348

35854

Los Angeles

1527688

37771

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

3210

39137

Los Angeles - Alsace

4511

36247

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

0

0

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

849

33933

Los Angeles - Arleta

16916

49217

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

5083

34658

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

10232

32874

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2449

29054

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

3340

26667

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

4219

32028

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

40476

46586

Los Angeles - Brentwood

8427

27223

Los Angeles - Brookside

157

27022

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2297

32257

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

25327

38792

Los Angeles - Carthay

4403

30655

Los Angeles - Central

17039

43699

Los Angeles - Century City

3758

29378

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

16294

48256

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

12935

34902

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2558

27892

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2920

36404

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

5325

36590

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4913

32423

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

5337

38593

Los Angeles - Crestview

3964

34870

Los Angeles - Del Rey

8432

28167

Los Angeles - Downtown*

16217

58956

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

13831

34936

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

9545

32591

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4507

31615

Los Angeles - El Sereno

16941

40521

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1844

32283

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3576

35159

Los Angeles - Encino

15270

33804

Los Angeles - Exposition

1282

38545

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

18276

40688

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1270

35278

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3799

43562

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

22876

48216

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

11016

34856

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

4169

38731

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

21564

37057

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

10068

46817

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4756

27912

Los Angeles - Harbor City

9419

32401

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

15708

36028

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

649

26941

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

6158

34145

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

18029

47526

Los Angeles - Highland Park

17255

35657

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

5511

39733

Los Angeles - Hollywood

21707

31803

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

7699

26157

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

11972

41947

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

3150

39019

Los Angeles - Koreatown

16235

31407

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1599

35073

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

16309

38641

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

6144

46783

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5799

38064

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

12827

39350

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

3060

38131

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

8681

30628

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1483

47335

Los Angeles - Longwood

1786

41496

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

6428

29748

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

3261

38203

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

901

28841

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

10981

25855

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

962

22064

Los Angeles - Melrose

26299

33849

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4496

29914

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

4939

27462

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

11932

49461

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

8255

34189

Los Angeles - North Hills

25360

41186

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

59149

39063

Los Angeles - Northridge

25672

36781

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

5046

23700

Los Angeles - Pacoima

38921

50561

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

926

24077

Los Angeles - Palms

12086

27545

Los Angeles - Panorama City

33589

44637

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

3260

24006

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

16416

39233

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

605

18930

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

3437

31397

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

10578

29724

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

2252

34329

Los Angeles - Regent Square

877

31547

Los Angeles - Reseda

32187

42010

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1797

38762

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1181

27933

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

26231

33613

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1324

29806

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

27768

31824

Los Angeles - Silverlake

13307

30186

Los Angeles - South Carthay

3273

30892

Los Angeles - South Park

16895

44506

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1876

40925

Los Angeles - Studio City

7062

31471

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

23234

44270

Los Angeles - Sunland

6939

34001

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

211

32612

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

42265

51294

Los Angeles - Tarzana

10577

34256

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

13539

34292

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2813

28678

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2568

29504

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

529

40505

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

475

25565

Los Angeles - Tujunga

9004

32377

Los Angeles - University Hills

935

27267

Los Angeles - University Park

11645

42413

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

11242

37453

Los Angeles - Valley Village

8570

34668

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

37719

40474

Los Angeles - Venice

9181

27095

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

7506

43640

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3762

49132

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

18731

45479

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

24740

47579

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2828

33671

Los Angeles - View Heights

1116

30211

Los Angeles - Watts

19656

46061

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1847

37579

Los Angeles - West Adams

10977

39729

Los Angeles - West Hills

12971

31992

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

11646

30944

Los Angeles - West Vernon

24792

46216

Los Angeles - Westchester

13933

27000

Los Angeles - Westlake

20914

35235

Los Angeles - Westwood

16740

30938

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

22281

61671

Los Angeles - Wilmington

23682

41925

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

17180

34244

Los Angeles - Winnetka

19996

38613

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

20641

30330

Unincorporated - Acton

2013

25254

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

992

23858

Unincorporated - Altadena

11726

26882

Unincorporated - Anaverde

421

27918

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

92

7390

Unincorporated - Arcadia

2251

28204

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

17575

41409

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2827

57729

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2739

40428

Unincorporated - Azusa

6372

40018

Unincorporated - Bassett

6224

42006

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

206

19199

Unincorporated - Bradbury

136

125926

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3763

48693

Unincorporated - Castaic*

9617

35368

Unincorporated - Cerritos

192

32709

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

10

50000

Unincorporated - Claremont

159

22650

Unincorporated - Covina

6290

37398

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

5073

38596

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1225

27885

Unincorporated - Del Rey

148

46541

Unincorporated - Del Sur

705

29193

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

957

38387

Unincorporated - Duarte

2007

45325

Unincorporated - East Covina

91

27660

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1651

31198

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

43

37719

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

58706

46864

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

432

6747

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

6344

41442

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1437

27083

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2769

31498

Unincorporated - El Monte

0

0

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

288

17339

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

30430

47029

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

2

16667

Unincorporated - Glendora

199

30152

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

16609

29698

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

762

30310

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

173

15756

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

323

22875

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

4483

22640

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

21

3107

Unincorporated - La Rambla

915

44096

Unincorporated - La Verne*

667

32696

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

2084

29472

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

203

30389

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

4082

31414

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

461

28058

Unincorporated - Lakewood

28

24561

Unincorporated - Lennox

7667

34012

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

315

17990

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1417

35240

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

363

27988

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1326

37153

Unincorporated - Llano

108

12315

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2728

28987

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1129

29090

Unincorporated - Newhall

105

47727

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

514

42905

Unincorporated - North Whittier

3162

37823

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5335

22196

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

38

17674

Unincorporated - Palmdale

268

31829

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

126

20290

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

435

22239

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

376

60743

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

24

5217

Unincorporated - Pomona

126

6502

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3922

30389

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1213

45584

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

281

30183

Unincorporated - Rosewood

515

40047

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

550

46102

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1348

40107

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

12494

24487

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

44

5128

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

7975

39439

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

90

4423

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

63

20455

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

597

223596

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

3964

21288

Unincorporated - Saugus

345

222581

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

135

37921

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

122

26813

Unincorporated - South El Monte

764

42563

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

3208

36257

Unincorporated - South Whittier

21733

36698

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

252

32266

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

5985

28546

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2147

35570

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

591

45602

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

438

26417

Unincorporated - Val Verde

1221

36899

Unincorporated - Valencia

935

30436

Unincorporated - Valinda

9675

41397

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3635

31242

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7462

46224

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

188

12442

Unincorporated - West Carson

8313

37639

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

5

41667

Unincorporated - West LA

896

94118

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

4264

43355

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

501

36865

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

10830

40223

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

253

19462

Unincorporated - Westhills

199

23719

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

934

25360

Unincorporated - Whittier

999

26401

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

76

633333

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

16744

47959

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1909

31674

- Under Investigation

70954

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

Data are subject to change based on further investigation



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