Parents Encouraged to Vaccinate Their Children 5 to 11 Years Old - 4 New Deaths and 996 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Since March 2020, nearly 81,000 children 5 to 11 years old have tested positive for COVID-19 in Los Angeles County and nearly 400 children 5 to 11 were hospitalized. Of the 996 new cases reported today, 140 were among children between the ages of 5 to 11 years old.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) encourages parents to protect their children and prevent transmission of COVID-19 by getting everyone in their family vaccinated who is eligible. Now that Los Angeles County vaccine providers are administering Pfizer vaccine to children 5 to 11 years old, anyone five years and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated.

Similar to making a COVID-19 vaccine appointment for adults and teens, parents can make an appointment for their children by using MyTurn.CA.gov or the County website at VaccinateLACounty.com and for more information about vaccinations. Also on VaccinateLACounty.com, is a list and a map that allows people to click to find a pediatric vaccination site near them.

A network of over 800 providers countywide will offer vaccines to children between the ages of 5 and 11. All Public Health sites are offering Pfizer for children 5 to 11 years old along with many pharmacies and clinics. Some sites require appointments; walk-ins are welcome at the Public Health sites. Vaccines will also be offered at 480 school-based events with a focus on schools in high-need areas this month, and 172 County mobile vaccination teams are also offering vaccines to children.

Children getting vaccinated need to bring with them a consent form signed by an adult responsible for the child; the consent form can be signed by the adult at the vaccination site. At some vaccination sites, including those run by Public Health, children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. You do not need to show identification in order to get a vaccine, nor do you need to be a United States citizen to be vaccinated. Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.

Today, Public Health confirms 4 new deaths and 996 new cases of COVID-19. The number of cases and deaths reflect reporting delays over the weekend. Of the 4 new deaths reported today, one person who passed away was over the age of 80, two people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, and one person who died was between the ages of 30 and 49. To date, Public Health has identified 1,503,664 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 26,752 deaths.

There are 655 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for nearly 9,171,000 individuals with 15% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 1.1%.

“To everyone who has lost a loved one or friend to the virus, we are so sorry for your loss,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “We thank our vaccine provider partners for ensuring communities across the county have continued access to the most powerful protection against COVID-19 available to everyone. Los Angeles County is committed to ensuring children ages 5 to 11 years old have access to COVID-19 vaccines. Increasing the numbers of vaccinated people in households adds additional layers of protection as we head into the holidays. I am thankful to the more than 7 million L.A. County residents who have received at least one dose of the vaccine.”

Vaccine providers across Los Angeles County are also administering boosters for all three FDA-approved vaccines; Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson. People eligible for boosters include adults of any age who received their first Johnson & Johnson dose at least two months ago, and people who got the second dose of their Pfizer or Moderna vaccines at least six months ago and are 65-plus years old or are over 18 and live in long-term care settings, have underlying medical conditions, or work or live in high-risk settings.

To find a vaccination site near you, make an appointment at vaccination sites, and much more, visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish). If you don’t have internet access, can’t use a computer, or you’re over 65, you can call 1-833-540-0473 for help finding an appointment, connecting to free transportation to and from a vaccination site, or scheduling a home-visit if you are homebound.

COVID-19 Sector Protocols, Best Practices, COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard, COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive Dashboard, Recovery Dashboard, and additional actions you can take to protect yourself, your family and your community are on the Public Health website, www.publichealth.lacounty.gov.

Please see additional information below:

	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	1503664
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1424501
-- Long Beach	65544
-- Pasadena	13619
Deaths	26752
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	25342
-- Long Beach	1047
-- Pasadena	363
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	37630
- 5 to 11	80969
- 12 to 17	90730
- 18 to 29	337148
- 30 to 49	472940
- 50 to 64	262159
- 65 to 79	104659
- over 80	37407
- Under Investigation	859
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	717624
- Male	673699
- Other	754
- Under Investigation	32424
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2440
- Asian	68231
- Black	68710
- Hispanic/Latino	733112
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	5255
- White	177753
- Other	120448
- Under Investigation	248552
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	106822
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	58
- Asian	3309
- Black	2236
- Hispanic/Latino	13451
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	90
- White	5971
- Other	193
- Under Investigation	34
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1487	7121
City of Alhambra	8342	9619
City of Arcadia	3452	5977
City of Artesia	2463	14665
City of Avalon	32	827
City of Azusa	7531	15050
City of Baldwin Park	14788	19263
City of Bell	7632	21006
City of Bell Gardens	9146	21235
City of Bellflower	13155	16923
City of Beverly Hills	3678	10655
City of Bradbury	42	3929
City of Burbank	11458	10690
City of Calabasas	1831	7528
City of Carson	12284	13090
City of Cerritos	3851	7692
City of Claremont	2919	8001
City of Commerce*	2718	20797
City of Compton	19825	19844
City of Covina	7829	15967
City of Cudahy	5422	22270
City of Culver City	2998	7520
City of Diamond Bar	4083	7099
City of Downey	20765	18173
City of Duarte	2806	12745
City of El Monte	19284	16444
City of El Segundo	1110	6613
City of Gardena	7967	12995
City of Glendale	25246	12226
City of Glendora	6078	11519
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2605	17750
City of Hawthorne	12790	14405
City of Hermosa Beach	1613	8200
City of Hidden Hills	136	7196
City of Huntington Park	12502	21017
City of Industry	195	44622
City of Inglewood	16955	14928
City of Irwindale	308	21110
City of La Canada Flintridge	1131	5466
City of La Habra Heights	130	2383
City of La Mirada	5473	11034
City of La Puente	7583	18633
City of La Verne	3630	10907
City of Lakewood	9548	11881
City of Lancaster*	29239	18097
City of Lawndale	4339	12908
City of Lomita	1979	9547
City of Lynwood*	15117	20982
City of Malibu	696	5370
City of Manhattan Beach	2138	5939
City of Maywood	5826	20771
City of Monrovia	4089	10539
City of Montebello	11661	18114
City of Monterey Park	5675	9115
City of Norwalk	18759	17430
City of Palmdale	30427	19140
City of Palos Verdes Estates	687	5081
City of Paramount	11506	20538
City of Pico Rivera	12724	19793
City of Pomona	29751	19080
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2177	5093
City of Redondo Beach	4240	6172
City of Rolling Hills	88	4536
City of Rolling Hills Estates	445	5485
City of Rosemead	5668	10240
City of San Dimas*	4064	11774
City of San Fernando	6059	24618
City of San Gabriel	3738	9127
City of San Marino	481	3623
City of Santa Clarita	27950	12680
City of Santa Fe Springs	3413	18585
City of Santa Monica	6874	7436
City of Sierra Madre	667	6070
City of Signal Hill	1482	12563
City of South El Monte	3876	18559
City of South Gate	21401	21803
City of South Pasadena	1753	6729
City of Temple City	2812	7714
City of Torrance	9944	6662
City of Vernon	141	67464
City of Walnut	2175	7124
City of West Covina	15479	14301
City of West Hollywood	3704	10024
City of Westlake Village	155	1854
City of Whittier	13339	15256
Los Angeles	612286	15138
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1380	16825
Los Angeles - Alsace	1877	15082
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	353	14109
Los Angeles - Arleta	7965	23174
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1755	11966
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3648	11720
Los Angeles - Bel Air	593	7035
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	917	7321
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1324	10051
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	19456	22393
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2202	7114
Los Angeles - Brookside	49	8434
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	879	12344
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	11098	16998
Los Angeles - Carthay	1323	9211
Los Angeles - Central	8459	21694
Los Angeles - Century City	881	6887
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7348	21762
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4721	12738
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	666	7262
Los Angeles - Chinatown	955	11906
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1961	13475
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1866	12314
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1873	13544
Los Angeles - Crestview	1346	11840
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2742	9160
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5465	19868
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4472	11296
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3839	13108
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1700	11925
Los Angeles - El Sereno	7197	17214
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	663	11607
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1502	14767
Los Angeles - Encino	4666	10329
Los Angeles - Exposition	451	13560
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7334	16328
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	378	10500
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1625	18633
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10624	22392
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	4107	12995
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1748	16239
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	8261	14196
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4579	21293
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1455	8539
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3265	11232
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	6026	13821
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	226	9381
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2897	16063
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8396	22133
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6770	13990
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2366	17058
Los Angeles - Hollywood	7812	11445
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2391	8123
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4729	16569
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1366	16921
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6412	12404
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	635	13928
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6614	15671
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2676	20376
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2097	13764
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5850	17946
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1350	16822
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3271	11541
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	497	15863
Los Angeles - Longwood	690	16032
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1560	7220
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1268	14855
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	207	6626
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2973	7000
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	252	5780
Los Angeles - Melrose	10238	13177
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1538	10233
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1466	8151
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	5140	21307
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3326	13775
Los Angeles - North Hills	10911	17720
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	25453	16809
Los Angeles - Northridge	9483	13587
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1195	5613
Los Angeles - Pacoima	19404	25207
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	214	5564
Los Angeles - Palms	3511	8002
Los Angeles - Panorama City	15370	20425
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	918	6760
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7893	18864
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	191	5976
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	890	8130
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3400	9554
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	529	8064
Los Angeles - Regent Square	330	11871
Los Angeles - Reseda	13753	17950
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	827	17839
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	347	8207
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	9570	12263
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	517	11639
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	8408	9636
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4291	9734
Los Angeles - South Carthay	1010	9533
Los Angeles - South Park	8390	22102
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	786	17147
Los Angeles - Studio City	2023	9015
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	10993	20946
Los Angeles - Sunland	2804	13740
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	50	7728
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	18867	22897
Los Angeles - Tarzana	4251	13768
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5951	15073
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1150	11724
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	772	8869
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	189	14472
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	159	8558
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3688	13261
Los Angeles - University Hills	330	9624
Los Angeles - University Park	4250	15479
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4722	15732
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2889	11687
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	17114	18364
Los Angeles - Venice	2793	8243
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3425	19913
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1754	22907
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	8885	21573
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	12394	23836
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1209	14395
Los Angeles - View Heights	303	8202
Los Angeles - Watts	8830	20692
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	695	14140
Los Angeles - West Adams	4684	16953
Los Angeles - West Hills	4086	10078
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	3374	8965
Los Angeles - West Vernon	11658	21732
Los Angeles - Westchester	3688	7147
Los Angeles - Westlake	8853	14915
Los Angeles - Westwood	3823	7065
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	8811	24388
Los Angeles - Wilmington	9995	17694
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	6604	13163
Los Angeles - Winnetka	8147	15732
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	7069	10387
Unincorporated - Acton	795	9974
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	420	10101
Unincorporated - Altadena	4154	9523
Unincorporated - Anaverde	179	11870
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	39	3133
Unincorporated - Arcadia	749	9385
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	7773	18314
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1200	24505
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1288	19011
Unincorporated - Azusa	2779	17453
Unincorporated - Bassett	2929	19768
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	74	6897
Unincorporated - Bradbury	52	48148
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	1200	15528
Unincorporated - Castaic*	4565	16789
Unincorporated - Cerritos	76	12947
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	54	7692
Unincorporated - Covina	2798	16636
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1878	14288
Unincorporated - Del Aire	397	9037
Unincorporated - Del Rey	41	12893
Unincorporated - Del Sur	260	10766
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	446	17890
Unincorporated - Duarte	961	21703
Unincorporated - East Covina	47	14286
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	664	12547
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	19	16667
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	28034	22379
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	243	3795
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	3181	20780
Unincorporated - East Whittier	599	11289
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	1006	11444
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	125	7526
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	15260	23584
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	88	13333
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	6146	10990
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	355	14121
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	62	5647
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	314	22238
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1496	7555
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	16	2367
Unincorporated - La Rambla	332	16000
Unincorporated - La Verne*	212	10392
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	563	7962
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	68	10180
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1946	14976
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	186	11321
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	3990	17700
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	160	9138
Unincorporated - Littlerock	662	16464
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	157	12105
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	635	17792
Unincorporated - Llano	57	6499
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	705	7491
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	456	11750
Unincorporated - Newhall	70	31818
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	206	17195
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1304	15598
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1946	8096
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	14	6512
Unincorporated - Palmdale	129	15321
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	33	5314
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	182	9305
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	196	31664
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	5	1087
Unincorporated - Pomona	75	3870
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1709	13242
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	485	18226
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	112	12030
Unincorporated - Rosewood	199	15474
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	199	16681
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	614	18268
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	4261	8351
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	22	2564
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3944	19504
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	44	2162
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	24	7792
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	255	95506
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	1065	5719
Unincorporated - Saugus	171	110323
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	54	15169
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	43	9451
Unincorporated - South El Monte	398	22173
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	1092	12342
Unincorporated - South Whittier	9801	16550
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	108	13828
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1820	8681
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1100	18224
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	214	16512
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	136	8203
Unincorporated - Val Verde	443	13388
Unincorporated - Valencia	305	9928
Unincorporated - Valinda	4342	18579
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	1024	8801
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3409	21118
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	68	4500
Unincorporated - West Carson	2775	12565
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	211	22164
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1966	19990
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	234	17219
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	4934	18325
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	63	4846
Unincorporated - Westhills	68	8105
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	394	10698
Unincorporated - Whittier	376	9937
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	54	450000
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	8038	23023
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	653	10835
- Under Investigation	17750

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 8 cases and 2 deaths previously reported were not in Public Health's jurisdiction.

* Means that case numbers include cases associated with correctional facility outbreaks located in the city/community.

**Rate is crude and is per 100,000. This represents the number of cases per 100,000 people and allows for the proportional comparison of cities of different sizes.

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