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For Immediate Release:

November 12, 2021

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



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