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For Immediate Release:

September 24, 2021

COVID-19 Cases Among People Experiencing Homelessness Decline; Pfizer Booster Available to Eligible Residents - 32 New Deaths and 1,571 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Reflecting the overall trend in Los Angeles County, the number of COVID-19 cases among people experiencing homelessness increased in July and August and has declined in the past few weeks.

During the week ending August 22, 184 cases were reported among people experiencing homelessness. This week, there were 142 new cases reported among people experiencing homelessness, which includes 70 cases from previous weeks that have been newly identified as cases associated with people experiencing homelessness and are now included in the new case totals. One person experiencing homelessness passed away from COVID-19 this week. To date, 8,948 people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County have tested positive for COVID-19 and 232 people who were experiencing homelessness have passed away from COVID-19. Of these people who passed away, 109 were sheltered, 75 were unsheltered, and for 48 people who passed away, their shelter status was unknown.

There are 1,221 providers administering vaccinations to people experiencing homelessness; together they have administered over 57,157 doses of COVID-19 vaccine across Los Angeles County; 28,874 people experiencing homelessness are fully vaccinated.

The County continues to work closely with partner organizations to vaccinate and protect people experiencing homelessness from COVID-19 and is offering Pfizer booster doses to eligible people.

Following CDC’s endorsement, eligible Los Angeles County residents can begin receiving their booster doses at any of the hundreds of sites offering the Pfizer vaccine.

Los Angeles County residents eligible for a booster dose of Pfizer include the following groups of people who received the second of the two-dose Pfizer vaccine series at least 6 months ago and are either:

Residents who received Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will need to wait until the FDA reviews the data and determines the need for and safety of boosters for these vaccines.

Those not yet vaccinated can make an appointment to get vaccinated by using the MyTurn system. Eligible residents who completed their two-dose Pfizer vaccine series at least six months ago can also make an appointment for their boosters by using the MyTurn system or by making an appointment at a pharmacy or clinic that offers Pfizer vaccinations. Residents will need to bring proof they received two previous Pfizer doses, which for most people will be in the form of the white vaccination card, or a photo of the white card, or a digital record of your two doses. At many sites, residents may be asked to sign an attestation form indicating they meet the criteria to receive the Pfizer booster.

Today, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) confirms 32 new deaths and 1,571 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 32 new deaths reported today, nine people who passed away were over the age of 80, nine people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, 10 people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and one person who died was between that ages of 30 and 49. Three deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach. To date, Public Health identified 1,451,438 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 25,972 deaths.

There are 956 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 8,543,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 1.5%.

"To everyone who is mourning a loved one or friend who has passed away from COVID-19, we send our deepest condolences,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Sensible protections are instrumental in keeping transmission of COVID-19 in check. In places where sensible steps have not been taken to reduce the spread of this virus, COVID-19 continues to ruin futures and take lives. Until community transmission is low and vaccination coverage is much higher, prevention strategies are essential to our collective well-being and economic recovery. Get vaccinated if you haven’t done so yet, and if you are eligible, you should get a third booster Pfizer shot to enhance your protection from severe disease.”

Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status. Anyone 12 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated.

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

1451438

-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*

1374902

-- Long Beach

63405

-- Pasadena

13131

Deaths

25972

-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

24602

-- Long Beach

1011

-- Pasadena

359

Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- 0 to 4

35882

- 5 to 11

75085

- 12 to 17

86270

- 18 to 29

327518

- 30 to 49

457127

- 50 to 64

254407

- 65 to 79

101396

- over 80

36401

- Under Investigation

816

Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- Female

693559

- Male

650537

- Other

736

- Under Investigation

30070

Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- American Indian/Alaska Native

2324

- Asian

65513

- Black

65300

- Hispanic/Latino

711298

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

5047

- White

166871

- Other

116642

- Under Investigation

241907

Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- Hospitalized (Ever)

101518

Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- American Indian/Alaska Native

53

- Asian

3256

- Black

2131

- Hispanic/Latino

13081

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

83

- White

5735

- Other

214

- Under Investigation

49

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

1388

6647

City of Alhambra

8019

9247

City of Arcadia

3295

5705

City of Artesia

2415

14379

City of Avalon

31

801

City of Azusa

7267

14522

City of Baldwin Park

14463

18840

City of Bell

7451

20508

City of Bell Gardens

8993

20879

City of Bellflower

12735

16383

City of Beverly Hills

3552

10290

City of Bradbury

42

3929

City of Burbank

10917

10186

City of Calabasas

1723

7084

City of Carson

11811

12586

City of Cerritos

3663

7316

City of Claremont

2755

7551

City of Commerce*

2674

20461

City of Compton

19364

19383

City of Covina

7527

15351

City of Cudahy

5321

21855

City of Culver City

2849

7147

City of Diamond Bar

3915

6807

City of Downey

20099

17590

City of Duarte

2712

12318

City of El Monte

18830

16057

City of El Segundo

1041

6202

City of Gardena

7650

12478

City of Glendale

24233

11736

City of Glendora

5813

11017

City of Hawaiian Gardens

2537

17287

City of Hawthorne

12456

14029

City of Hermosa Beach

1504

7646

City of Hidden Hills

131

6931

City of Huntington Park

12227

20555

City of Industry

189

43249

City of Inglewood

16545

14567

City of Irwindale

297

20356

City of La Canada Flintridge

1027

4963

City of La Habra Heights

127

2328

City of La Mirada

5231

10547

City of La Puente

7419

18230

City of La Verne

3461

10399

City of Lakewood

9141

11375

City of Lancaster*

27387

16951

City of Lawndale

4210

12525

City of Lomita

1892

9127

City of Lynwood*

14727

20441

City of Malibu

642

4953

City of Manhattan Beach

1993

5536

City of Maywood

5707

20347

City of Monrovia

3902

10057

City of Montebello

11373

17667

City of Monterey Park

5492

8821

City of Norwalk

18275

16981

City of Palmdale

28913

18188

City of Palos Verdes Estates

651

4814

City of Paramount

11217

20022

City of Pico Rivera

12387

19269

City of Pomona

28577

18327

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

2054

4805

City of Redondo Beach

3994

5814

City of Rolling Hills

79

4072

City of Rolling Hills Estates

420

5177

City of Rosemead

5488

9915

City of San Dimas*

3893

11279

City of San Fernando

5925

24074

City of San Gabriel

3611

8817

City of San Marino

461

3472

City of Santa Clarita

26112

11846

City of Santa Fe Springs

3305

17997

City of Santa Monica

6476

7005

City of Sierra Madre

601

5469

City of Signal Hill

1420

12037

City of South El Monte

3779

18094

City of South Gate

20864

21256

City of South Pasadena

1667

6398

City of Temple City

2699

7404

City of Torrance

9413

6306

City of Vernon

135

64593

City of Walnut

2105

6894

City of West Covina

14918

13783

City of West Hollywood

3531

9556

City of Westlake Village

146

1746

City of Whittier

12894

14747

Los Angeles

592468

14648

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

1344

16386

Los Angeles - Alsace

1818

14608

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

5

12500

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

337

13469

Los Angeles - Arleta

7782

22642

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

1694

11551

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

3512

11284

Los Angeles - Bel Air

545

6466

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

867

6922

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

1256

9535

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

19101

21984

Los Angeles - Brentwood

2076

6707

Los Angeles - Brookside

45

7745

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

847

11894

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

10794

16533

Los Angeles - Carthay

1271

8849

Los Angeles - Central

8310

21312

Los Angeles - Century City

846

6614

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

7121

21089

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

4491

12118

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

642

7000

Los Angeles - Chinatown

917

11432

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

1919

13186

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

1817

11991

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

1820

13161

Los Angeles - Crestview

1269

11163

Los Angeles - Del Rey

2622

8759

Los Angeles - Downtown*

5249

19082

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

4289

10834

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

3714

12681

Los Angeles - Echo Park

1647

11553

Los Angeles - El Sereno

7001

16746

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

637

11152

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

1469

14443

Los Angeles - Encino

4445

9840

Los Angeles - Exposition

436

13109

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

7143

15903

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

364

10111

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

1587

18197

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

10346

21806

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

3980

12593

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

1693

15728

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

7955

13670

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

4458

20730

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

1373

8058

Los Angeles - Harbor City

3159

10867

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

5822

13353

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

217

9008

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

2844

15769

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

8191

21592

Los Angeles - Highland Park

6582

13602

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

2316

16698

Los Angeles - Hollywood

7516

11012

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

2263

7688

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

4570

16012

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

1336

16549

Los Angeles - Koreatown

6260

12110

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

627

13753

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

6404

15173

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

2621

19957

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

2027

13305

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

5717

17538

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

1309

16312

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

3194

11269

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

478

15257

Los Angeles - Longwood

670

15567

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

1466

6785

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

1237

14492

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

200

6402

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

2810

6616

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

225

5161

Los Angeles - Melrose

9867

12699

Los Angeles - Mid-city

1503

10000

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

1399

7779

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

4968

20594

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

3230

13378

Los Angeles - North Hills

10620

17247

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

24581

16234

Los Angeles - Northridge

9116

13061

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

1133

5321

Los Angeles - Pacoima

18931

24592

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

199

5174

Los Angeles - Palms

3352

7640

Los Angeles - Panorama City

15010

19947

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

873

6429

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

7761

18548

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

170

5319

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

843

7701

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

3205

9006

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

511

7790

Los Angeles - Regent Square

323

11619

Los Angeles - Reseda

13342

17414

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

817

17623

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

331

7829

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

9132

11702

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

487

10964

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

7970

9134

Los Angeles - Silverlake

4126

9360

Los Angeles - South Carthay

963

9089

Los Angeles - South Park

8205

21614

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

772

16841

Los Angeles - Studio City

1906

8494

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

10643

20279

Los Angeles - Sunland

2709

13274

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

45

6955

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

18325

22240

Los Angeles - Tarzana

4059

13146

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

5820

14741

Los Angeles - Thai Town

1115

11367

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

730

8387

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

179

13706

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

151

8127

Los Angeles - Tujunga

3538

12722

Los Angeles - University Hills

317

9245

Los Angeles - University Park

4117

14995

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

4566

15212

Los Angeles - Valley Village

2745

11104

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

16691

17910

Los Angeles - Venice

2595

7658

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

3339

19413

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

1707

22293

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

8662

21031

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

12164

23393

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

1181

14061

Los Angeles - View Heights

289

7823

Los Angeles - Watts

8598

20148

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

684

13917

Los Angeles - West Adams

4587

16602

Los Angeles - West Hills

3879

9567

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

3216

8545

Los Angeles - West Vernon

11408

21266

Los Angeles - Westchester

3481

6746

Los Angeles - Westlake

8689

14639

Los Angeles - Westwood

3618

6687

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

8066

22326

Los Angeles - Wilmington

9702

17176

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

6450

12856

Los Angeles - Winnetka

7826

15112

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

6701

9846

Unincorporated - Acton

722

9058

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

386

9283

Unincorporated - Altadena

3990

9147

Unincorporated - Anaverde

171

11340

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

38

3052

Unincorporated - Arcadia

723

9059

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

7509

17692

Unincorporated - Athens Village

1181

24117

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

1257

18554

Unincorporated - Azusa

2655

16674

Unincorporated - Bassett

2872

19383

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

62

5778

Unincorporated - Bradbury

52

48148

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

1115

14428

Unincorporated - Castaic*

4346

15983

Unincorporated - Cerritos

76

12947

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

0

0

Unincorporated - Claremont

51

7265

Unincorporated - Covina

2688

15982

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

1790

13618

Unincorporated - Del Aire

382

8696

Unincorporated - Del Rey

41

12893

Unincorporated - Del Sur

233

9648

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

408

16366

Unincorporated - Duarte

941

21251

Unincorporated - East Covina

44

13374

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

626

11829

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

19

16667

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

27404

21876

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

238

3717

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

3096

20225

Unincorporated - East Whittier

569

10724

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

968

11011

Unincorporated - El Monte

24

16552

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

106

6382

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

14951

23106

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

84

12727

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

5965

10666

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

0

0

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

352

14002

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

53

4827

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

307

21742

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

1403

7086

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

16

2367

Unincorporated - La Rambla

318

15325

Unincorporated - La Verne*

197

9657

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

550

7778

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

52

7784

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

1867

14368

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

174

10590

Unincorporated - Lakewood

0

0

Unincorporated - Lennox

3899

17297

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

147

8395

Unincorporated - Littlerock

621

15444

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

142

10948

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

606

16980

Unincorporated - Llano

54

6157

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

649

6896

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

438

11286

Unincorporated - Newhall

70

31818

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

185

15442

Unincorporated - North Whittier

1256

15024

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

1866

7763

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

12

5581

Unincorporated - Palmdale

125

14846

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

31

4992

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

173

8845

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

189

30533

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

4

870

Unincorporated - Pomona

73

3767

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

1551

12018

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

468

17587

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

105

11278

Unincorporated - Rosewood

199

15474

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

192

16094

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

592

17614

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

4124

8083

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

18

2098

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

3849

19035

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

43

2113

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

22

7143

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

231

86517

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

978

5252

Unincorporated - Saugus

161

103871

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

47

13202

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

41

9011

Unincorporated - South El Monte

383

21337

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

1043

11788

Unincorporated - South Whittier

9543

16114

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

104

13316

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

1622

7736

Unincorporated - Sun Village

1034

17131

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

209

16127

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

134

8082

Unincorporated - Val Verde

414

12511

Unincorporated - Valencia

265

8626

Unincorporated - Valinda

4240

18142

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

980

8423

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

3336

20665

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

63

4169

Unincorporated - West Carson

2684

12152

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

4

33333

Unincorporated - West LA

211

22164

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

1911

19431

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

227

16703

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

4800

17827

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

60

4615

Unincorporated - Westhills

66

7867

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

352

9557

Unincorporated - Whittier

367

9699

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

54

450000

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

7730

22141

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

628

10420

- Under Investigation

16876

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 41 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.

The Department of Public Health is committed to promoting health equity and ensuring optimal health and well-being for all 10 million residents of Los Angeles County. Through a variety of programs, community partnerships and services, Public Health oversees environmental health, disease control, and community and family health. Nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health comprises nearly 4,500 employees and has an annual budget of $1.2 billion. To learn more about Los Angeles County Public Health, please visit www.publichea lth.lacounty.gov , and follow LA County Public Health on social media at twitter.com/l acounty.gov, and follow LA County Public Health on social media at twitter.com/lap ublichealth, facebook.co m/lapublichealth, instagra m.com/lapublichealth and youtube.com/ lapublichealth.





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