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For Immediate Release:
September 14, 2023
Los Angeles County residents will soon have access to updated vaccines designed to target COVID-19 strains currently circulating. The updated vaccine is strongly recommended this fall for residents ages 6 months and older.
With nearly 22 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in Los Angeles County over the past three years, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has seen first-hand how the vaccine provides residents with a safe, effective and easy way to protect against severe illness from the virus. Data also shows that vaccines can lessen the risk of getting long COVID and other post-COVID conditions.
Staying up to date on vaccines is especially important heading into fall and winter, as indicators of COVID-19 transmission, including more outbreaks in schools, work sites and skilled nursing facilities, have increased in Los Angeles County over the past few weeks.
Updated vaccines will restore waning protection against the COVID-19 virus and enhance protection against new variants of the virus, even if a person had earlier versions of the vaccine, had COVID-19 in the past or are in good health and don’t get sick often. Everyone over the age of 6 months is encouraged to get at least one dose of the updated vaccine. The updated vaccine targets the Omicron variant XBB.1.5; more than 95 percent of COVID-19 strains currently circulating in Los Angeles County are descendants of the XBB strain.
For children under 5 years old who have never been vaccinated against COVID-19, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends two Moderna doses or three Pfizer doses of the newly updated vaccine. People with weakened immune systems should work with their provider to determine the number of doses and vaccine schedule that is best for them.
Pregnant people can prepare to protect their newborns and infants under 6 months old, who are not yet eligible to receive their own COVID-19 vaccines, by getting vaccinated against the virus. Pregnant people pass along antibodies to their babies before birth so that they have protection against severe illness due to COVID-19 in their first few months of life.
Nationally, infants have the 2nd highest rate of hospitalization from COVID after individuals over the age of 75.
The COVID-19 vaccine can be given at the same time as the flu and other vaccines. People over 60 years old should speak to their health care providers about also getting the RSV vaccine, which protects against the respiratory syncytial virus. Older adults are at higher risk of getting very sick from any respiratory illness.
The updated COVID-19 vaccines will likely be widely available in Los Angeles County by the middle of next week, with some retail sites having doses as early as this weekend. Pharmacies and health care providers will receive orders directly from the manufacturers and provide information to their patients and customers about availability. Health insurance plans are expected to cover the full cost.
Any resident who is seeking vaccination will be able to do so regardless of insurance or immigration status.
Free vaccines will be available to uninsured and underinsured children and adults at many participating retail pharmacies, health care providers and health centers through a federal program called the CDC Bridge Access Program. Public Health is finalizing distribution plans for its public health clinics and mobile teams pending arrival of the vaccines. The department will focus on making sure the county’s most vulnerable populations, including elderly and disabled people, have easy access to the new vaccines.
For children who are uninsured or have Medi-CAL, they can receive the newly updated COVID vaccine for free through the Vaccine for Children program. A list of these providers can also be found at bit.ly/VaccineForChildrenSites
To find vaccine locations, visit ph.lacounty.gov/vaccines. Anyone who has questions, needs assistance with appointments, or are homebound and need to be vaccinated should contact the Public Health Call Center, which is open seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The number is 1-833-540-0473.
In Los Angeles County, while measures are relatively low compared to other points during the pandemic, there have been increased numbers of hospitalizations and deaths in recent weeks. Over the past four weeks, the average daily number of COVID related hospitalizations has increased by over 40 percent, from 430 to 612. This week we are reporting an average of 4 deaths per day, three times higher than what was reported the week before.
Los Angeles County remains in the CDC Low Hospital Admission Level with 7.2 weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people, reported on Sept. 11 for the seven-day period ending Sept. 3, a small change from 7.4 hospital admissions last week.
Public Health reports COVID-19 data weekly. The following table shows case, wastewater, emergency department, hospitalization and death data in Los Angeles County over the past four weeks:
Metric | Date of Weekly Report | |||
9/13/2023 | 9/6/2023 | 8/30/2023 | 8/23/2023 | |
Daily average cases | 558 | 569 | 571 | 512 |
SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentration as a percentage of the Winter 2022-2023 peak concentration value | 33% | 29% | 26% | 28% |
Daily average of the percent of Emergency Department (ED) encounters classified as coronavirus-related | 4.9% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 4.4% |
Daily average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations | 612 | 561 | 523 | 430 |
Daily average deaths | 4.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
Percent of all deaths due to COVID-19 | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 0.9% |
All daily averages are 7-day averages. Data for past weeks are subject to change in future reports. Time periods covered by each metric: cases = week ending each Saturday; wastewater = week ending each Saturday, with a one-week lag; ED data = week ending each Sunday; hospitalizations = week ending each Saturday; deaths = week ending each Monday, with a three-week lag; death percentage = week ending Monday, with a one-week lag.
Case data is presented by episode date, an approximation of the date the illness began, and death data is presented by date of death. This is a change from how case and death data were presented prior to July 26, 2023, which was by date of report. Daily average cases do not include Long Beach and Pasadena; daily average deaths include Long Beach and Pasadena. |
• 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/COVIDdata including:
• COVID-19 Locations & Demographics (data by demographic characteristics and geography, active outbreaks, and citations)
• 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
• https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.htmlCDC Spanish ?HYPERLINK "https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html"https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html-ncov/index.html
• World Health Organization https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
• LA County residents can also call 2-1-1
Cases through 12:00pm 9/11/2023 | ||
Total Cases | ||
Laboratory Confirmed Cases (includes LB and Pas through 6/27/23; excludes LB and Pas after 6/27/23) | 3,795,866 | |
Deaths (includes LB and Pas) | 36,674 | |
Cases by Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | ||
- 0 to 4 | 114,665 | |
- 5 to 11 | 284,544 | |
- 12 to 17 | 279,270 | |
- 18 to 29 | 765,666 | |
- 30 to 49 | 1,148,441 | |
- 50 to 64 | 625,087 | |
- 65 to 79 | 273,104 | |
- over 80 | 97,510 | |
- Under Investigation | 2,586 | |
Cases by Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | ||
- Female | 1,855,610 | |
- Male | 1,643,997 | |
- Other | 1,869 | |
- Under Investigation | 89,397 | |
Cases by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | ||
- American Indian/Alaska Native | 6,825 | |
- Asian | 268,352 | |
- Black | 190,426 | |
- Hispanic/Latino | 1,529,675 | |
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 17,950 | |
- White | 500,645 | |
- Other | 414,285 | |
- Under Investigation | 662,715 | |
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | ||
- Hospitalized (Ever) | 184,654 | |
Deaths by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | ||
- American Indian/Alaska Native | 81 | |
- Asian | 4,559 | |
- Black | 3,268 | |
- Hispanic/Latino | 16,946 | |
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 114 | |
- White | 9,291 | |
- Other | 436 | |
- Under Investigation | 93 | |
CITY / COMMUNITY** | Cases | Case Rate |
City of Agoura Hills | 6438 | 30829 |
City of Alhambra | 25938 | 29909 |
City of Arcadia | 13974 | 24196 |
City of Artesia | 6128 | 36487 |
City of Avalon | 292 | 7547 |
City of Azusa | 17722 | 35416 |
City of Baldwin Park | 30031 | 39119 |
City of Bell | 17163 | 47239 |
City of Bell Gardens | 17342 | 40264 |
City of Bellflower | 31220 | 40162 |
City of Beverly Hills | 11749 | 34035 |
City of Bradbury | 71 | 6642 |
City of Burbank | 33351 | 31117 |
City of Calabasas | 5976 | 24569 |
City of Carson | 35571 | 37904 |
City of Cerritos | 13654 | 27271 |
City of Claremont | 10532 | 28867 |
City of Commerce* | 5929 | 45367 |
City of Compton | 40850 | 40889 |
City of Covina | 20575 | 41962 |
City of Cudahy | 12312 | 50569 |
City of Culver City | 12219 | 30651 |
City of Diamond Bar | 13899 | 24166 |
City of Downey | 47383 | 41468 |
City of Duarte | 7606 | 34548 |
City of El Monte | 43301 | 36925 |
City of El Segundo | 4169 | 24836 |
City of Gardena | 22265 | 36315 |
City of Glendale | 61187 | 29632 |
City of Glendora | 15368 | 29126 |
City of Hawaiian Gardens | 5070 | 34546 |
City of Hawthorne | 30140 | 33946 |
City of Hermosa Beach | 4820 | 24504 |
City of Hidden Hills | 392 | 20741 |
City of Huntington Park | 26580 | 44684 |
City of Industry | 1028 | 235240 |
City of Inglewood | 39388 | 34678 |
City of Irwindale | 899 | 61618 |
City of La Canada Flintridge | 4649 | 22467 |
City of La Habra Heights | 215 | 3941 |
City of La Mirada | 14479 | 29192 |
City of La Puente | 16151 | 39686 |
City of La Verne | 9374 | 28165 |
City of Lakewood | 27553 | 34286 |
City of Lancaster* | 65125 | 40308 |
City of Lawndale | 10756 | 31999 |
City of Lomita | 6212 | 29968 |
City of Lynwood* | 31705 | 44006 |
City of Malibu | 2930 | 22606 |
City of Manhattan Beach | 7584 | 21067 |
City of Maywood | 12946 | 46155 |
City of Monrovia | 12029 | 31003 |
City of Montebello | 25809 | 40092 |
City of Monterey Park | 17799 | 28587 |
City of Norwalk | 43592 | 40505 |
City of Palmdale | 67696 | 42585 |
City of Palos Verdes Estates | 2323 | 17179 |
City of Paramount | 22987 | 41031 |
City of Pico Rivera | 28427 | 44221 |
City of Pomona | 66428 | 42601 |
City of Rancho Palos Verdes | 7997 | 18708 |
City of Redondo Beach | 15930 | 23189 |
City of Rolling Hills | 303 | 15619 |
City of Rolling Hills Estates | 1579 | 19463 |
City of Rosemead | 15465 | 27940 |
City of San Dimas* | 11248 | 32588 |
City of San Fernando | 12912 | 52462 |
City of San Gabriel | 11652 | 28451 |
City of San Marino | 2468 | 18589 |
City of Santa Clarita | 74847 | 33956 |
City of Santa Fe Springs | 7981 | 43460 |
City of Santa Monica | 27071 | 29283 |
City of Sierra Madre | 2473 | 22504 |
City of Signal Hill | 4162 | 35280 |
City of South El Monte | 8511 | 40752 |
City of South Gate | 47681 | 48577 |
City of South Pasadena | 6441 | 24723 |
City of Temple City | 10908 | 29922 |
City of Torrance | 35191 | 23576 |
City of Vernon | 360 | 172249 |
City of Walnut | 7705 | 25236 |
City of West Covina | 40134 | 37080 |
City of West Hollywood | 11456 | 31003 |
City of Westlake Village | 458 | 5478 |
City of Whittier | 31718 | 36277 |
Los Angeles | 1549971 | 38322 |
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie | 3248 | 39600 |
Los Angeles - Alsace | 4605 | 37003 |
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights | 852 | 34053 |
Los Angeles - Arleta | 17095 | 49738 |
Los Angeles - Atwater Village | 5162 | 35197 |
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills | 10436 | 33529 |
Los Angeles - Bel Air | 2506 | 29731 |
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest | 3399 | 27138 |
Los Angeles - Beverlywood | 4281 | 32498 |
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights* | 40914 | 47090 |
Los Angeles - Brentwood | 8589 | 27747 |
Los Angeles - Brookside | 158 | 27194 |
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning | 2327 | 32678 |
Los Angeles - Canoga Park | 25718 | 39391 |
Los Angeles - Carthay | 4484 | 31219 |
Los Angeles - Central | 17166 | 44024 |
Los Angeles - Century City | 3831 | 29948 |
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove | 16525 | 48940 |
Los Angeles - Chatsworth | 13200 | 35617 |
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills | 2606 | 28416 |
Los Angeles - Chinatown | 2993 | 37315 |
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran | 5403 | 37126 |
Los Angeles - Country Club Park | 4963 | 32753 |
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District | 5451 | 39417 |
Los Angeles - Crestview | 4039 | 35530 |
Los Angeles - Del Rey | 8624 | 28808 |
Los Angeles - Downtown* | 16408 | 59650 |
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock | 14037 | 35457 |
Los Angeles - East Hollywood | 9703 | 33131 |
Los Angeles - Echo Park | 4556 | 31958 |
Los Angeles - El Sereno | 17144 | 41007 |
Los Angeles - Elysian Park | 1865 | 32651 |
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley | 3615 | 35542 |
Los Angeles - Encino | 15527 | 34373 |
Los Angeles - Exposition | 1308 | 39327 |
Los Angeles - Exposition Park | 18451 | 41078 |
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights | 1288 | 35778 |
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square | 3849 | 44135 |
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone | 23112 | 48713 |
Los Angeles - Glassell Park | 11155 | 35296 |
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place | 4253 | 39511 |
Los Angeles - Granada Hills | 21921 | 37671 |
Los Angeles - Green Meadows | 10220 | 47524 |
Los Angeles - Hancock Park | 4816 | 28265 |
Los Angeles - Harbor City | 9589 | 32986 |
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway | 15975 | 36640 |
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines | 658 | 27314 |
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights | 6229 | 34538 |
Los Angeles - Harvard Park | 18280 | 48188 |
Los Angeles - Highland Park | 17470 | 36102 |
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown | 5575 | 40195 |
Los Angeles - Hollywood | 22022 | 32265 |
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills | 7810 | 26534 |
Los Angeles - Hyde Park | 12159 | 42602 |
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park | 3205 | 39700 |
Los Angeles - Koreatown | 16449 | 31821 |
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square | 1620 | 35534 |
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa | 16562 | 39241 |
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace | 6211 | 47293 |
Los Angeles - Leimert Park | 5890 | 38661 |
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights | 12976 | 39807 |
Los Angeles - Little Armenia | 3084 | 38430 |
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh | 8767 | 30932 |
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo | 1528 | 48771 |
Los Angeles - Longwood | 1823 | 42356 |
Los Angeles - Los Feliz | 6516 | 30155 |
Los Angeles - Manchester Square | 3320 | 38894 |
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon | 924 | 29577 |
Los Angeles - Mar Vista | 11199 | 26369 |
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula | 981 | 22500 |
Los Angeles - Melrose | 26661 | 34315 |
Los Angeles - Mid-city | 4575 | 30439 |
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile | 5020 | 27912 |
Los Angeles - Mission Hills
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