COVID-19 Case Numbers Remain High - 29 New Deaths and 2,130 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) confirms 29 new deaths and 2,130 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 29 new deaths reported today, three people who passed away were over the age of 80, nine people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, seven people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and seven people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. Three deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach.

To date, Public Health identified 1,442,808 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 25,828 deaths.

There are 1,125 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 30% of these people are in the ICU. This is a decrease of 93 daily hospitalizations over the past week. Since late-August, daily hospitalizations continue a downward trend.

Testing results are available for more than 8,450,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 1.3%.

The Delta variant accounts for 100% of COVID-19 strains seen among samples sequenced in the Los Angeles County area. The Delta variant is more infectious and more efficiently transmitted between people compared with earlier COVID-19 strains and because Delta is more infectious, this variant has crowded out other strains.

Yesterday, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for specific groups of high-risk individuals including people 65 and older and those at high risk of severe illness. Once the FDA and CDC approves booster doses, L.A. County will use its extensive network of over 1,300 vaccination sites to administer doses to those eligible.

"We extend our deepest condolences to everyone who have lost a loved one to COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “With hundreds of outreach teams and promotoras fanning out across the county, we are hopeful that those not yet vaccinated are getting their questions answered and being connected to vaccination sites. We can’t afford to be complacent with an average of 2,000 new cases and dozens of deaths each day. In order to be better prepared for the fall and winter, typically seasons when many viruses thrive, we need to immediately reduce COVID transmission. Given the powerful tools at our disposal that we didn’t have last fall – rapid antigen tests and highly effective vaccinations -- the high number of cases is troubling and reflects the unevenness of vaccination coverage and screenings. While implementing the latest county health officer order requires significant operational adjustments, the potential benefits are substantial and can help protect us from increased transmission of a deadly virus. Residents and businesses across this county have been effectively working together for years to address serious threats; we witnessed this after 9/11, after the fires, and for these many months of this dangerous pandemic. In all these emergencies, people united to make sure we had the best chance to end the threat. We need to keep at this effort if we want to end the pandemic. With easy access to both free vaccines and antigen testing, reducing risk for ourselves and everyone around us is feasible.”

L.A. County continues to offer COVID-19 vaccines at many different sites across the county that have weekend and evening hours. Anyone 12 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated against COVID-19. Many vaccination sites across the county, including all the County-run sites, are also offering third doses of vaccine to eligible immunocompromised people.

Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status. 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	1442808
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1366719
-- Long Beach	63059
-- Pasadena	13030
Deaths	25828
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	24469
-- Long Beach	1000
-- Pasadena	359
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	35558
- 5 to 11	74197
- 12 to 17	85550
- 18 to 29	325883
- 30 to 49	454487
- 50 to 64	253134
- 65 to 79	100881
- over 80	36218
- Under Investigation	811
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	689644
- Male	646574
- Other	734
- Under Investigation	29767
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2308
- Asian	65065
- Black	64687
- Hispanic/Latino	707734
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	5003
- White	165225
- Other	116014
- Under Investigation	240683
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	99592
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	53
- Asian	3247
- Black	2116
- Hispanic/Latino	13011
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	81
- White	5699
- Other	214
- Under Investigation	48
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1373	6575
City of Alhambra	7976	9197
City of Arcadia	3275	5671
City of Artesia	2407	14332
City of Avalon	31	801
City of Azusa	7225	14438
City of Baldwin Park	14394	18750
City of Bell	7417	20415
City of Bell Gardens	8974	20835
City of Bellflower	12677	16308
City of Beverly Hills	3529	10223
City of Bradbury	42	3929
City of Burbank	10844	10118
City of Calabasas	1708	7022
City of Carson	11747	12517
City of Cerritos	3645	7280
City of Claremont	2725	7469
City of Commerce*	2671	20438
City of Compton	19263	19282
City of Covina	7482	15259
City of Cudahy	5309	21806
City of Culver City	2828	7094
City of Diamond Bar	3895	6772
City of Downey	19997	17501
City of Duarte	2690	12218
City of El Monte	18754	15992
City of El Segundo	1021	6082
City of Gardena	7596	12389
City of Glendale	24068	11656
City of Glendora	5770	10935
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2527	17219
City of Hawthorne	12369	13931
City of Hermosa Beach	1475	7499
City of Hidden Hills	129	6825
City of Huntington Park	12165	20451
City of Industry	189	43249
City of Inglewood	16489	14517
City of Irwindale	297	20356
City of La Canada Flintridge	1014	4900
City of La Habra Heights	126	2310
City of La Mirada	5151	10385
City of La Puente	7399	18181
City of La Verne	3433	10315
City of Lakewood	9075	11293
City of Lancaster*	27101	16774
City of Lawndale	4189	12462
City of Lomita	1865	8997
City of Lynwood*	14688	20387
City of Malibu	635	4899
City of Manhattan Beach	1968	5467
City of Maywood	5692	20293
City of Monrovia	3860	9948
City of Montebello	11336	17609
City of Monterey Park	5462	8773
City of Norwalk	18211	16921
City of Palmdale	28696	18051
City of Palos Verdes Estates	644	4763
City of Paramount	11171	19940
City of Pico Rivera	12363	19232
City of Pomona	28403	18215
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2032	4754
City of Redondo Beach	3945	5743
City of Rolling Hills	78	4021
City of Rolling Hills Estates	420	5177
City of Rosemead	5462	9868
City of San Dimas*	3871	11215
City of San Fernando	5904	23988
City of San Gabriel	3597	8783
City of San Marino	459	3457
City of Santa Clarita	25847	11726
City of Santa Fe Springs	3292	17926
City of Santa Monica	6425	6950
City of Sierra Madre	598	5442
City of Signal Hill	1409	11944
City of South El Monte	3758	17994
City of South Gate	20794	21185
City of South Pasadena	1650	6333
City of Temple City	2683	7360
City of Torrance	9338	6256
City of Vernon	135	64593
City of Walnut	2080	6813
City of West Covina	14843	13714
City of West Hollywood	3503	9480
City of Westlake Village	145	1734
City of Whittier	12825	14669
Los Angeles	588860	14559
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1343	16374
Los Angeles - Alsace	1809	14536
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	335	13389
Los Angeles - Arleta	7756	22566
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1684	11482
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3490	11213
Los Angeles - Bel Air	541	6418
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	861	6874
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1244	9444
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	19051	21927
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2047	6613
Los Angeles - Brookside	45	7745
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	843	11838
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	10744	16456
Los Angeles - Carthay	1262	8786
Los Angeles - Central	8283	21243
Los Angeles - Century City	841	6574
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7084	20980
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4461	12037
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	633	6902
Los Angeles - Chinatown	911	11358
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1912	13138
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1809	11938
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1809	13081
Los Angeles - Crestview	1256	11049
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2593	8662
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5205	18922
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4267	10778
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3696	12620
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1636	11476
Los Angeles - El Sereno	6970	16671
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	634	11099
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1463	14384
Los Angeles - Encino	4397	9734
Los Angeles - Exposition	436	13109
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7099	15805
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	362	10056
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1573	18037
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10299	21707
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	3953	12508
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1681	15617
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	7908	13590
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4443	20660
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1362	7993
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3143	10812
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	5779	13255
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	216	8966
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2834	15714
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8153	21492
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6550	13536
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2310	16655
Los Angeles - Hollywood	7461	10931
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2246	7631
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4543	15917
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1331	16487
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6226	12044
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	618	13556
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6351	15048
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2608	19858
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2008	13180
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5685	17440
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1305	16262
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3177	11209
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	475	15161
Los Angeles - Longwood	667	15497
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1447	6697
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1233	14445
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	199	6370
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2784	6555
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	223	5115
Los Angeles - Melrose	9804	12618
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1491	9920
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1385	7701
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	4943	20490
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3209	13291
Los Angeles - North Hills	10576	17176
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	24417	16125
Los Angeles - Northridge	9072	12998
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1117	5246
Los Angeles - Pacoima	18859	24499
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	197	5122
Los Angeles - Palms	3322	7571
Los Angeles - Panorama City	14940	19854
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	868	6392
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7746	18512
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	168	5257
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	833	7609
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3166	8896
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	503	7668
Los Angeles - Regent Square	323	11619
Los Angeles - Reseda	13273	17324
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	810	17472
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	330	7805
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	9049	11596
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	484	10896
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	7893	9046
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4100	9301
Los Angeles - South Carthay	949	8957
Los Angeles - South Park	8165	21509
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	770	16798
Los Angeles - Studio City	1896	8449
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	10583	20165
Los Angeles - Sunland	2684	13152
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	43	6646
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	18247	22145
Los Angeles - Tarzana	4020	13020
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5795	14678
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1110	11316
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	725	8330
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	178	13629
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	145	7804
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3518	12650
Los Angeles - University Hills	316	9216
Los Angeles - University Park	4091	14900
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4531	15095
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2724	11019
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	16573	17783
Los Angeles - Venice	2572	7590
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3309	19238
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1699	22189
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	8625	20942
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	12112	23293
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1172	13954
Los Angeles - View Heights	285	7715
Los Angeles - Watts	8559	20057
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	678	13795
Los Angeles - West Adams	4567	16529
Los Angeles - West Hills	3847	9488
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	3194	8487
Los Angeles - West Vernon	11366	21188
Los Angeles - Westchester	3442	6670
Los Angeles - Westlake	8638	14553
Los Angeles - Westwood	3579	6614
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	7851	21730
Los Angeles - Wilmington	9654	17091
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	6424	12804
Los Angeles - Winnetka	7795	15052
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	6638	9754
Unincorporated - Acton	704	8832
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	381	9163
Unincorporated - Altadena	3965	9090
Unincorporated - Anaverde	170	11273
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	37	2972
Unincorporated - Arcadia	717	8984
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	7464	17586
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1175	23994
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1254	18509
Unincorporated - Azusa	2634	16542
Unincorporated - Bassett	2859	19295
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	62	5778
Unincorporated - Bradbury	52	48148
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	1107	14325
Unincorporated - Castaic*	4312	15858
Unincorporated - Cerritos	76	12947
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	51	7265
Unincorporated - Covina	2671	15881
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1778	13527
Unincorporated - Del Aire	381	8673
Unincorporated - Del Rey	41	12893
Unincorporated - Del Sur	229	9482
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	406	16286
Unincorporated - Duarte	939	21206
Unincorporated - East Covina	44	13374
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	623	11772
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	19	16667
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	27288	21784
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	238	3717
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	3084	20146
Unincorporated - East Whittier	565	10648
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	961	10932
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	100	6020
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	14913	23048
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	83	12576
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	5940	10621
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	351	13962
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	53	4827
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	305	21601
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1385	6995
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	16	2367
Unincorporated - La Rambla	314	15133
Unincorporated - La Verne*	195	9559
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	549	7764
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	51	7635
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1859	14307
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	174	10590
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	3890	17257
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	145	8281
Unincorporated - Littlerock	617	15344
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	142	10948
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	605	16952
Unincorporated - Llano	54	6157
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	642	6822
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	435	11208
Unincorporated - Newhall	70	31818
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	184	15359
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1249	14940
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1851	7701
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	12	5581
Unincorporated - Palmdale	124	14727
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	31	4992
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	167	8538
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	189	30533
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	4	870
Unincorporated - Pomona	72	3715
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1524	11808
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	467	17550
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	104	11171
Unincorporated - Rosewood	199	15474
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	192	16094
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	588	17495
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	4101	8038
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	18	2098
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3836	18970
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	43	2113
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	22	7143
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	228	85393
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	966	5188
Unincorporated - Saugus	160	103226
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	47	13202
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	41	9011
Unincorporated - South El Monte	381	21226
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	1031	11652
Unincorporated - South Whittier	9491	16026
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	104	13316
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1605	7655
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1029	17048
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	209	16127
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	133	8022
Unincorporated - Val Verde	414	12511
Unincorporated - Valencia	263	8561
Unincorporated - Valinda	4229	18095
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	969	8328
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3326	20603
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	63	4169
Unincorporated - West Carson	2665	12066
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	215	22584
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1898	19298
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	226	16630
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	4778	17746
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	59	4538
Unincorporated - Westhills	63	7509
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	350	9503
Unincorporated - Whittier	364	9619
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	54	450000
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	7660	21940
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	626	10387
- Under Investigation	16787

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 43 cases 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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