Public Health Details Improvements in Hospitalizations & Positivity Rate in Year over Year Snapshot - 25 New Deaths and 1,344 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) provides a year over year snapshot as the County heads into the winter. Looking back a year ago, much has changed, while at the same time, some things remain the same.

Last year in November, the County reported daily deaths in the low 20’s. Today, Public Health confirms 25 new deaths and 1,344 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 25 new deaths reported today, 11 people who passed away were over the age of 80, eight people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, four people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and two people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49.

A year ago, about 7,200 people had lost their lives to the virus – today, that number has tragically increased by nearly 20,000. To date, Public Health has identified a total of 26,838 deaths and 1,509,073 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County.

There are 633 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 27% of these people are in the ICU. Last year at this time, there were over 900 patients each day receiving care for COVID-19 infections at hospitals.

Testing results are available for more than 9,222,000 individuals, with 15% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 1.0%, a dramatic decrease from last November 11 test positivity of 5.6%. While overall, it is clear the County is in better shape this November than we were last fall, the similar numbers for deaths is a reminder of the destructive power of this virus, and the relatively high numbers of cases and hospitalizations, a reflection of the dominance of the more infectious Delta variant.

Public Health continues to track both staff and student cases at schools. Last week, there were 500 student cases and more than 2,600 student close contacts at schools. Among staff, we saw about 101 cases and 173 close contacts. These case numbers represent a 53% decline in student cases and a 48% decline in staff cases from the prior week. This amounts to a test positivity of 0.2% among students and staff being tested, with 0.2% identified as close contacts.

There were two outbreaks the week ending November 6: one in an elementary school and one in a youth sports program. With more than 3,000 TK-12 schools in L.A. County, this is a remarkably low number of outbreaks. Although we expect to continue to see outbreaks, we also expect that as confidence in vaccination safety for children increases – and with it, rising vaccination levels in school-aged children, we will eventually blunt outbreaks substantially.

Out of nearly 10.3 million L.A. County residents, including those who are not eligible for the vaccine, 70% have received at least one dose, and 63% are fully vaccinated. As of November 9, nearly 25,500 children aged 5 to 11 years old, nearly 3% of eligible residents in this age group, received their first doses of vaccines. More than 865,000 additional or booster doses have been administered in L.A. County.

“To everyone who is grieving the loss of a family member or friend to this virus, please know that our hearts are broken for you, and we share with you our hope for your comfort and peace,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “As we enter this cold weather season, we have many tools available to us that were either unavailable or much less available at the same time last year. For starters, vaccination is now available at no charge for all L.A. County residents five years and up, meaning that more than 9.7 million residents (95% of L.A. County) can now get vaccinated. As a result of widespread vaccine availability, more people are getting protected each day from both catching and spreading COVID-19. Additionally, with boosters enabling us to refresh immunity for so many adults, the protection vaccines offer is now more durable for all vaccine recipients. The single most important thing we can do as a community to reduce our risk of another surge is to decrease our numbers of unvaccinated people; this means that our collective priority remains helping unvaccinated people, including children, get their first doses of vaccine countywide.”

Public Health encourages everyone to prepare for the winter. There are strategies everyone can use to reduce transmission as the weather cools. Please help everyone 5 years and up in your family and your social circle get vaccinated – and, if it is your time, please make sure you and others you know who were vaccinated a while back return for a booster dose. Many adults 18 and over are now eligible for booster doses, and here in California and the County, boosters are available for all adults 6 months out from receiving their second dose of Pfizer or Moderna, or 2 months out from receiving Johnson & Johnson. Getting boosted before the holidays is important, particularly if gathering with others or traveling.

Get tested before gathering with people who are at high risk for bad outcomes of a COVID infection, such as elderly people, immunocompromised people, or people who have not yet been vaccinated. And given how significant transmission is across the county, when gathering in crowded places, especially indoors, be extra sure to wear a mask when you aren’t eating or drinking.

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	1509073
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1429198
-- Long Beach	66188
-- Pasadena	13687
Deaths	26838
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	25427
-- Long Beach	1048
-- Pasadena	363
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	37768
- 5 to 11	81481
- 12 to 17	91095
- 18 to 29	338140
- 30 to 49	474486
- 50 to 64	262916
- 65 to 79	104950
- over 80	37499
- Under Investigation	863
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	719852
- Male	675937
- Other	755
- Under Investigation	32654
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2445
- Asian	68550
- Black	69011
- Hispanic/Latino	734969
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	5275
- White	178856
- Other	120791
- Under Investigation	249301
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	106939
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	58
- Asian	3320
- Black	2244
- Hispanic/Latino	13488
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	90
- White	5997
- Other	196
- Under Investigation	34
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1496	7164
City of Alhambra	8373	9655
City of Arcadia	3461	5993
City of Artesia	2466	14683
City of Avalon	32	827
City of Azusa	7556	15100
City of Baldwin Park	14819	19303
City of Bell	7650	21056
City of Bell Gardens	9155	21256
City of Bellflower	13190	16968
City of Beverly Hills	3699	10716
City of Bradbury	42	3929
City of Burbank	11513	10742
City of Calabasas	1853	7618
City of Carson	12322	13130
City of Cerritos	3864	7718
City of Claremont	2937	8050
City of Commerce*	2726	20859
City of Compton	19874	19893
City of Covina	7851	16012
City of Cudahy	5427	22290
City of Culver City	3016	7566
City of Diamond Bar	4101	7130
City of Downey	20833	18232
City of Duarte	2815	12786
City of El Monte	19323	16478
City of El Segundo	1116	6648
City of Gardena	8006	13058
City of Glendale	25348	12275
City of Glendora	6104	11568
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2611	17791
City of Hawthorne	12835	14456
City of Hermosa Beach	1629	8282
City of Hidden Hills	136	7196
City of Huntington Park	12528	21061
City of Industry	196	44851
City of Inglewood	17009	14975
City of Irwindale	310	21247
City of La Canada Flintridge	1140	5509
City of La Habra Heights	130	2383
City of La Mirada	5495	11079
City of La Puente	7598	18670
City of La Verne	3645	10952
City of Lakewood	9590	11934
City of Lancaster*	29401	18197
City of Lawndale	4351	12944
City of Lomita	1983	9566
City of Lynwood*	15143	21018
City of Malibu	701	5409
City of Manhattan Beach	2157	5992
City of Maywood	5837	20810
City of Monrovia	4116	10608
City of Montebello	11681	18145
City of Monterey Park	5692	9142
City of Norwalk	18809	17477
City of Palmdale	30579	19236
City of Palos Verdes Estates	695	5140
City of Paramount	11530	20581
City of Pico Rivera	12757	19845
City of Pomona	29857	19148
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2195	5135
City of Redondo Beach	4263	6206
City of Rolling Hills	88	4536
City of Rolling Hills Estates	450	5547
City of Rosemead	5683	10267
City of San Dimas*	4081	11824
City of San Fernando	6074	24679
City of San Gabriel	3750	9157
City of San Marino	484	3645
City of Santa Clarita	28106	12751
City of Santa Fe Springs	3420	18623
City of Santa Monica	6922	7488
City of Sierra Madre	672	6115
City of Signal Hill	1488	12613
City of South El Monte	3879	18573
City of South Gate	21439	21842
City of South Pasadena	1759	6752
City of Temple City	2832	7768
City of Torrance	9992	6694
City of Vernon	143	68421
City of Walnut	2184	7153
City of West Covina	15533	14351
City of West Hollywood	3727	10086
City of Westlake Village	156	1866
City of Whittier	13370	15292
Los Angeles	614214	15186
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1384	16874
Los Angeles - Alsace	1881	15115
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	354	14149
Los Angeles - Arleta	7985	23232
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1761	12007
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3659	11756
Los Angeles - Bel Air	594	7047
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	923	7369
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1329	10089
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	19482	22423
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2216	7159
Los Angeles - Brookside	50	8606
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	884	12414
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	11127	17043
Los Angeles - Carthay	1330	9260
Los Angeles - Central	8466	21712
Los Angeles - Century City	883	6903
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7361	21800
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4760	12844
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	667	7273
Los Angeles - Chinatown	960	11969
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1975	13571
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1878	12394
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1879	13587
Los Angeles - Crestview	1348	11858
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2759	9216
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5489	19955
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4488	11336
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3843	13122
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1707	11974
Los Angeles - El Sereno	7217	17262
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	666	11660
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1504	14787
Los Angeles - Encino	4691	10385
Los Angeles - Exposition	453	13620
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7351	16366
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	379	10528
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1626	18645
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10645	22437
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	4121	13039
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1755	16304
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	8283	14234
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4583	21311
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1465	8598
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3281	11287
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	6046	13867
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	226	9381
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2902	16091
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8425	22209
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6791	14034
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2369	17080
Los Angeles - Hollywood	7852	11504
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2411	8191
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4746	16629
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1371	16983
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6430	12439
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	636	13950
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6639	15730
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2679	20399
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2101	13791
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5862	17983
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1353	16860
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3275	11555
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	499	15927
Los Angeles - Longwood	695	16148
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1570	7266
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1271	14890
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	208	6658
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2999	7061
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	255	5849
Los Angeles - Melrose	10278	13228
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1551	10319
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1473	8190
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	5153	21360
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3333	13804
Los Angeles - North Hills	10949	17782
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	25532	16862
Los Angeles - Northridge	9514	13631
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1198	5627
Los Angeles - Pacoima	19438	25251
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	216	5616
Los Angeles - Palms	3539	8066
Los Angeles - Panorama City	15409	20477
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	924	6804
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7902	18885
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	191	5976
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	897	8194
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3415	9596
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	530	8079
Los Angeles - Regent Square	331	11906
Los Angeles - Reseda	13789	17997
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	828	17860
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	350	8278
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	9594	12294
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	519	11684
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	8458	9694
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4311	9779
Los Angeles - South Carthay	1019	9618
Los Angeles - South Park	8403	22136
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	788	17190
Los Angeles - Studio City	2034	9064
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	11015	20988
Los Angeles - Sunland	2812	13779
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	51	7883
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	18929	22973
Los Angeles - Tarzana	4270	13830
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5966	15111
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1152	11744
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	772	8869
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	192	14701
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	160	8611
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3701	13308
Los Angeles - University Hills	335	9770
Los Angeles - University Park	4272	15559
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4739	15788
Los Angeles - Valley Village	#####