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For Immediate Release:

November 10, 2022

Bivalent Booster Vaccination Rates Remain Low, as LA County Shows Possible Signs of Winter Surge - 1,595 New Positive Cases and 8 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

There continues to be signs in LA County that there may be a winter surge in new cases of COVID-19. As we observe an increase in case rates and a change in early indicators, it is important to prepare in order to mitigate the potential impact on the health care system, high risk residents, and the community.

Today, LA County reports a 7-day average of 1,300 cases reported per day, a 24% increase from the 7-day average of 1,050 cases reported per day last week. There has been a steady increase in this number since November 1st. As is expected with rising case counts, LA County is also seeing an increase in the average number of daily hospital admissions. This past week, there was an average of 77 admissions per day, an 18% increase from the 65 admissions per day the week before. The current case rate is now 86 new cases per 100,000 individuals.

Of the eight early alert signals that are consistently monitored to understand changes in COVID-19 transmission, three metrics are of Medium Concern this week and one metric is of high concern. This is a significant change from November 1 when two metrics where of Medium Concern and the remaining 6 were in Low Concern.

After being of Medium Concern for multiple weeks, the number of new outbreaks in skilled nursing facilities over the past 7 days is now at 21, surpassing the threshold for High Concern. We are working to multiply our efforts to get people in skilled nursing facilities vaccinated with the updated booster. Currently about 50 percent of residents have been vaccinated with the bivalent booster. The 7-day average for percent of Emergency Department encounters classified as COVID-19 related also increased to 5%, just meeting the threshold for Medium Concern. In addition, the number of TK-12 school outbreaks increased from 9 to 14 this week, putting it in the category of Medium Concern, and the percent of specimens sequenced that are identified as a new subvariant of interest, currently tracking for BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 is at 17 percent.

Facing the potential of a winter with a high level of community risk from respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, two preparedness measures tracked on the LA County post-sure preparedness dashboard are currently in the Needs Improvement category. One notable area of concern is related to our capacity to sequence specimens to identify new strains of the virus. This past week, the number of positive case specimens sequenced was at 294, a value that puts us in the Needs Improvement category and steps have been put into place to increase this number. Another area of significant concern is the very low number of residents 65 or older who have received an updated bivalent booster dose. At 23%, it is far below the 60% needed to meet the threshold for adequate.

Additionally, the lowest uptake is among the younger age groups, with children ages 5-11 and 12-17, bivalent booster rates are 4% and 5% respectively.

Residents can visit ph.lacounty.gov/howtogetvaccinated to find options for getting the updated booster and, if needed, their primary COVID-19 vaccine series. There are over 1,000 sites across LA County where you can get vaccinated. As we head into the holiday season, with many opportunities to gather with those we love, it makes sense to do our best to think about layering in the protections needed to safeguard the most vulnerable person or people at our gatherings. None of us should be afraid to continue to use mitigation strategies that we know work against many respiratory viruses, including wearing a high quality, well-fitted mask when you are indoors and testing before gathering. Small changes now could mean that we avoid big changes that become necessary if cases and hospitalizations really surge.

“I send my deepest sympathies and wishes of peace and comfort to the many families who have lost a loved one from COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. ““The low number of residents getting the bivalent booster is worrying, especially given the possibility of a winter surge fueled by new strains of the virus that are very infectious. Those over 65 are at elevated risk for severe illness from COVID-19 and for many older people it has been months since their last booster, Bivalent boosters are widely available in LA County and we have an adequate supply to give a booster to everyone who is eligible. I know that earlier in the pandemic vaccines were very precious, and often the mindset was that people at lower risk should wait. ?This is not the case anymore. If you are eligible, you can and should get your updated booster now.”

Today, Public Health reported 8 additional deaths and 1,595 new positive cases. Of the 8 new deaths reported today, three people were between the ages of 50-64, three people were between the ages of 65-79, and two people were aged 80 years or older. Of the 8 newly reported deaths, 7 had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 34,039.

Public Health has reported a total of 3,501,782 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 5.8%.

As of November 9, 2022, 464 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,669,810 individuals, with 24% 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:

For more information:

Cases through 12:00pm 11/9/2022

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

3,501,782

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

3,312,077

-- Long Beach

152,959

-- Pasadena

36,746

Deaths

34,039

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

32,268

-- Long Beach

1,337

-- Pasadena

434

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

- 0 to 4

104,641

- 5 to 11

276,000

- 12 to 17

270,228

- 18 to 29

721,896

- 30 to 49

1,065,344

- 50 to 64

563,580

- 65 to 79

231,496

- over 80

76,507

- Under Investigation

2,385

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

- Female

1,701,647

- Male

1,522,507

- Other

1,603

- Under Investigation

86,320

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

6,289

- Asian

238,743

- Black

170,910

- Hispanic/Latino

1,432,507

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

16,818

- White

452,540

- Other

375,697

- Under Investigation

618,573

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

158,829

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

75

- Asian

4,108

- Black

3,020

- Hispanic/Latino

16,186

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

112

- White

8,323

- Other

365

- Under Investigation

79

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

6040

28923

City of Alhambra

23059

26589

City of Arcadia

11997

20773

City of Artesia

5495

32718

City of Avalon

66

1706

City of Azusa

16605

33183

City of Baldwin Park

27711

36097

City of Bell

16086

44275

City of Bell Gardens

16201

37615

City of Bellflower

28462

36614

City of Beverly Hills

10769

31196

City of Bradbury

67

6268

City of Burbank

30009

27999

City of Calabasas

5398

22193

City of Carson

32402

34527

City of Cerritos

12052

24072

City of Claremont

9033

24759

City of Commerce*

5370

41090

City of Compton

38399

38436

City of Covina

17953

36615

City of Cudahy

11619

47723

City of Culver City

10593

26572

City of Diamond Bar

12322

21424

City of Downey

43650

38201

City of Duarte

6761

30709

City of El Monte

39795

33935

City of El Segundo

3785

22549

City of Gardena

20395

33265

City of Glendale

55569

26911

City of Glendora

14892

28224

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4868

33170

City of Hawthorne

27496

30968

City of Hermosa Beach

4396

22349

City of Hidden Hills

373

19735

City of Huntington Park

25376

42660

City of Industry

517

118307

City of Inglewood

35674

31408

City of Irwindale

632

43317

City of La Canada Flintridge

4176

20181

City of La Habra Heights

175

3208

City of La Mirada

13096

26404

City of La Puente

15267

37514

City of La Verne

8706

26158

City of Lakewood

24733

30777

City of Lancaster*

60116

37207

City of Lawndale

9966

29648

City of Lomita

5549

26769

City of Lynwood*

29027

40289

City of Malibu

2729

21055

City of Manhattan Beach

6797

18881

City of Maywood

12249

43670

City of Monrovia

10767

27750

City of Montebello

23533

36556

City of Monterey Park

15920

25569

City of Norwalk

39767

36951

City of Palmdale

62617

39390

City of Palos Verdes Estates

2039

15079

City of Paramount

21970

39216

City of Pico Rivera

25851

40214

City of Pomona

61345

39341

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

6924

16198

City of Redondo Beach

14272

20775

City of Rolling Hills

258

13299

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1394

17182

City of Rosemead

14254

25752

City of San Dimas*

10331

29931

City of San Fernando

12088

49114

City of San Gabriel

10301

25153

City of San Marino

2191

16502

City of Santa Clarita

68160

30922

City of Santa Fe Springs

7562

41178

City of Santa Monica

24474

26474

City of Sierra Madre

2155

19611

City of Signal Hill

3748

31771

City of South El Monte

7739

37055

City of South Gate

44793

45635

City of South Pasadena

5825

22358

City of Temple City

9095

24949

City of Torrance

31304

20972

City of Vernon

349

166986

City of Walnut

6884

22547

City of West Covina

36842

34039

City of West Hollywood

10461

28310

City of Westlake Village

362

4330

City of Whittier

29121

33307

Los Angeles

1431933

35404

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

3024

36869

Los Angeles - Alsace

4221

33917

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

6

15000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

776

31015

Los Angeles - Arleta

15926

46337

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

4613

31454

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

9447

30352

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2250

26694

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

3132

25006

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

3874

29409

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

38332

44119

Los Angeles - Brentwood

7893

25498

Los Angeles - Brookside

136

23408

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2242

31484

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

23934

36659

Los Angeles - Carthay

3955

27536

Los Angeles - Central

16406

42075

Los Angeles - Century City

3417

26712

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

15351

45463

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

11956

32260

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2349

25613

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2594

32340

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

4923

33828

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4518

29816

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

4919

35570

Los Angeles - Crestview

3598

31650

Los Angeles - Del Rey

7898

26383

Los Angeles - Downtown*

15075

54804

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

12642

31933

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

8883

30331

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4247

29791

Los Angeles - El Sereno

16040

38366

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1710

29937

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3395

33379

Los Angeles - Encino

14107

31230

Los Angeles - Exposition

1209

36350

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

16966

37772

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1171

32528

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3534

40523

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

21907

46173

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

10253

32442

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

3868

35935

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

20118

34572

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

9644

44845

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4410

25882

Los Angeles - Harbor City

8769

30165

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

14754

33839

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

587

24367

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

5893

32675

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

17132

45161

Los Angeles - Highland Park

16125

33322

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

5067

36532

Los Angeles - Hollywood

20184

29572

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

7129

24220

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

11065

38769

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

2990

37037

Los Angeles - Koreatown

15382

29756

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1547

33933

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

15236

36099

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

5495

41841

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5307

34834

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

12086

37077

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

2834

35315

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

8293

29259

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1363

43505

Los Angeles - Longwood

1637

38034

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

5386

24926

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

3014

35309

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

746

23880

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

10094

23767

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

909

20849

Los Angeles - Melrose

24630

31700

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4379

29135

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

4605

25605

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

11195

46406

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

7865

32574

Los Angeles - North Hills

23786

38629

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

55776

36835

Los Angeles - Northridge

23921

34272

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

4663

21901

Los Angeles - Pacoima

36842

47860

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

869

22595

Los Angeles - Palms

11157

25428

Los Angeles - Panorama City

31635

42040

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

2993

22040

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

15633

37362

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

553

17303

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

3184

29086

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

9819

27591

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

2092

31890

Los Angeles - Regent Square

827

29748

Los Angeles - Reseda

30047

39217

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1695

36562

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1146

27105

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

24430

31305

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1194

26880

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

25661

29410

Los Angeles - Silverlake

12671

28744

Los Angeles - South Carthay

2937

27721

Los Angeles - South Park

16508

43487

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1786

38962

Los Angeles - Studio City

6517

29042

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

21961

41844

Los Angeles - Sunland

6421

31463

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

171

26430

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

39765

48260

Los Angeles - Tarzana

9803

31750

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

12988

32896

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2704

27567

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2367

27194

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

438

33538

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

477

25673

Los Angeles - Tujunga

8343

30000

Los Angeles - University Hills

871

25401

Los Angeles - University Park

11000

40064

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

10483

34925

Los Angeles - Valley Village

7782

31481

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

35535

38130

Los Angeles - Venice

8593

25359

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

7125

41424

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3585

46820

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

17573

42667

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

24033

46219

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2678

31885

Los Angeles - View Heights

974

26367

Los Angeles - Watts

18189

42623

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1714

34873

Los Angeles - West Adams

10287

37231

Los Angeles - West Hills

11534

28447

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

10540

28005

Los Angeles - West Vernon

23378

43580

Los Angeles - Westchester

12470

24165

Los Angeles - Westlake

19725

33232

Los Angeles - Westwood

15278

28236

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

19639

54358

Los Angeles - Wilmington

22259

39406

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

15588

31070

Los Angeles - Winnetka

18725

36158

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

19200

28212

Unincorporated - Acton

1859

23322

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

931

22391

Unincorporated - Altadena

10747

24638

Unincorporated - Anaverde

379

25133

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

100

8032

Unincorporated - Arcadia

2027

25398

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

16639

39204

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2670

54523

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2631

38834

Unincorporated - Azusa

5813

36507

Unincorporated - Bassett

5671

38274

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

193

17987

Unincorporated - Bradbury

112

103704

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3349

43336

Unincorporated - Castaic*

9201

33838

Unincorporated - Cerritos

179

30494

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

2

10000

Unincorporated - Claremont

143

20370

Unincorporated - Covina

5880

34960

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

4503

34259

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1161

26428

Unincorporated - Del Rey

128

40252

Unincorporated - Del Sur

663

27453

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

880

35299

Unincorporated - Duarte

1882

42502

Unincorporated - East Covina

88

26748

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1523

28779

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

51

44737

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

55825

44564

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

367

5732

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

5785

37791

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1353

25499

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2285

25992

Unincorporated - El Monte

58

40000

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

253

15232

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

29464

45536

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

191

28939

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

15343

27434

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

5

500000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

719

28600

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

161

14663

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

597

42280

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

4073

20570

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

18

2663

Unincorporated - La Rambla

741

35711

Unincorporated - La Verne*

614

30098

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

1772

25060

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

195

29192

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

3907

30068

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

430

26172

Unincorporated - Lakewood

1

877

Unincorporated - Lennox

7435

32983

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

307

17533

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1367

33997

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

316

24364

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1225

34323

Unincorporated - Llano

110

12543

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2220

23589

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1143

29451

Unincorporated - Newhall

100

45455

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

378

31553

Unincorporated - North Whittier

2905

34749

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5608

23332

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

36

16744

Unincorporated - Palmdale

240

28504

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

107

17230

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

397

20297

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

353

57027

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

22

4783

Unincorporated - Pomona

164

8462

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3756

29103

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1114

41864

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

259

27820

Unincorporated - Rosewood

493

38336

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

496

41576

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1267

37697

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

11811

23149

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

42

4895

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

7433

36759

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

83

4079

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

59

19156

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

753

282022

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

3639

19542

Unincorporated - Saugus

408

263226

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

107

30056

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

108

23736

Unincorporated - South El Monte

720

40111

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

2699

30504

Unincorporated - South Whittier

20337

34340

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

227

29065

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

5513

26295

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2096

34725

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

498

38426

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

401

24186

Unincorporated - Val Verde

1009

30493

Unincorporated - Valencia

876

28516

Unincorporated - Valinda

8938

38244

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3355

28835

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7145

44261

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

168

11118

Unincorporated - West Carson

7315

33121

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

4

33333

Unincorporated - West LA

745

78256

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

3859

39237

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

456

33554

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

9975

37047

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

228

17538

Unincorporated - Westhills

179

21335

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

878

23839

Unincorporated - Whittier

914

24154

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

69

575000

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

15822

45318

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1774

29434

- Under Investigation

81779

* --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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