COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue to Decline; Vaccination Provider Requirements Updated - 5 New Deaths and 986 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) confirms 5 new deaths and 986 new cases of COVID-19. The number of cases and deaths reflect reporting delays over the weekend. Of the five new deaths reported today, one person who passed away was over the age of 80, three people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, and one person who died was between the ages of 50 and 64. To date, Public Health identified 1,455,155 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 26,018 deaths.

There are 907 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized, a decrease of 146 people over the past week and 311 people over the past two weeks.

Testing results are available for nearly 8,590,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 1.1%.

Throughout the county, state and country, many settings now require proof of COVID-19 vaccination; in addition to the white vaccination card, or a photo of the white card, the Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record serves as proof of vaccination. This digital vaccination record can be easily downloaded by going to https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/.

Beginning October 1, vaccination providers are required by the State to request patients’ email addresses and mobile phone numbers for the State’s Immunization Registry.

This information is needed to enable residents to easily access their Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record after the vaccine has been administered. When healthcare providers report COVID-19 vaccination information without the vaccine recipient's mobile phone number or email address, the vaccine recipient is not able to access their Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record in a timely fashion and must often go through a time-consuming reconciliation process with the California Department of Public Health.

Please note that while providers will be required to request individuals’ mobile phone numbers or e-mail addresses, individuals are not required to provide this information when requested and will still be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and the white vaccination card, if they decline to provide the information.

"To everyone who has lost a loved one or a friend to COVID-19, I send my deepest condolences,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “While the science about the virus continues to advance, there should be no confusion about the effectiveness of the vaccines at moving us more quickly to low rates of community transmission. For those whose work includes supporting our most vulnerable – those who are sick or facing an emergency or needing help or cannot be vaccinated - we ask that you do your part and comply with vaccination requirements. This pandemic has made it clear that individual decisions have an enormous impact on our collective well-being. While it is easy to cast safety measures and vaccination requirements as a curtailment of individual freedoms, it is perhaps more useful to view these as sensible actions that allow us to protect each other from a virus that destroys lives and livelihoods.”

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. Boosters are available for eligible individuals at all sites offering the Pfizer vaccine. Appointments are not needed at all Public Health vaccination sites where first, second, and third doses are available.

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:

People aged 65 years or older
Residents of long-term care facilities
People aged 18 to 64 years with underlying medical conditions
People aged 18 to 64 years with high institutional or occupational risk, including healthcare workers, first responders, teachers and day care staff, grocery workers, and workers in homeless shelters or prisons, among others

Eligible residents who completed their two-dose Pfizer vaccine series at least six months ago can 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.

Visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish) to find a vaccination site near you, make an appointment at vaccination sites, and much more. 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	1455155
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1378571
-- Long Beach	63438
-- Pasadena	13146
Deaths	26018
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	24645
-- Long Beach	1014
-- Pasadena	359
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	36025
- 5 to 11	75572
- 12 to 17	86610
- 18 to 29	328231
- 30 to 49	458238
- 50 to 64	254998
- 65 to 79	101611
- over 80	36468
- Under Investigation	818
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	695338
- Male	652249
- Other	736
- Under Investigation	30248
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2326
- Asian	65708
- Black	65577
- Hispanic/Latino	713018
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	5064
- White	167602
- Other	116947
- Under Investigation	242329
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	102009
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	53
- Asian	3259
- Black	2133
- Hispanic/Latino	13104
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	84
- White	5748
- Other	214
- Under Investigation	50
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1393	6670
City of Alhambra	8043	9274
City of Arcadia	3303	5719
City of Artesia	2419	14403
City of Avalon	31	801
City of Azusa	7288	14564
City of Baldwin Park	14488	18872
City of Bell	7469	20558
City of Bell Gardens	9006	20910
City of Bellflower	12763	16419
City of Beverly Hills	3561	10316
City of Bradbury	42	3929
City of Burbank	10955	10221
City of Calabasas	1728	7104
City of Carson	11832	12608
City of Cerritos	3671	7332
City of Claremont	2764	7576
City of Commerce*	2682	20522
City of Compton	19403	19422
City of Covina	7552	15402
City of Cudahy	5334	21908
City of Culver City	2859	7172
City of Diamond Bar	3922	6819
City of Downey	20147	17632
City of Duarte	2719	12350
City of El Monte	18869	16090
City of El Segundo	1044	6219
City of Gardena	7668	12507
City of Glendale	24292	11764
City of Glendora	5821	11032
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2547	17355
City of Hawthorne	12487	14064
City of Hermosa Beach	1511	7682
City of Hidden Hills	133	7037
City of Huntington Park	12252	20597
City of Industry	189	43249
City of Inglewood	16567	14586
City of Irwindale	297	20356
City of La Canada Flintridge	1031	4982
City of La Habra Heights	127	2328
City of La Mirada	5246	10577
City of La Puente	7432	18262
City of La Verne	3477	10447
City of Lakewood	9176	11418
City of Lancaster*	27537	17043
City of Lawndale	4220	12554
City of Lomita	1897	9151
City of Lynwood*	14746	20467
City of Malibu	646	4984
City of Manhattan Beach	1998	5550
City of Maywood	5712	20364
City of Monrovia	3918	10098
City of Montebello	11381	17679
City of Monterey Park	5510	8850
City of Norwalk	18305	17009
City of Palmdale	29023	18257
City of Palos Verdes Estates	651	4814
City of Paramount	11253	20086
City of Pico Rivera	12406	19299
City of Pomona	28670	18386
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2066	4833
City of Redondo Beach	4005	5830
City of Rolling Hills	79	4072
City of Rolling Hills Estates	421	5189
City of Rosemead	5505	9946
City of San Dimas*	3903	11308
City of San Fernando	5937	24122
City of San Gabriel	3615	8827
City of San Marino	461	3472
City of Santa Clarita	26229	11899
City of Santa Fe Springs	3313	18041
City of Santa Monica	6493	7024
City of Sierra Madre	603	5487
City of Signal Hill	1425	12079
City of South El Monte	3789	18142
City of South Gate	20915	21308
City of South Pasadena	1671	6414
City of Temple City	2710	7434
City of Torrance	9449	6330
City of Vernon	135	64593
City of Walnut	2114	6924
City of West Covina	14968	13829
City of West Hollywood	3540	9580
City of Westlake Village	149	1782
City of Whittier	12920	14777
Los Angeles	594003	14686
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1350	16459
Los Angeles - Alsace	1825	14665
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	338	13509
Los Angeles - Arleta	7798	22688
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1697	11571
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3527	11332
Los Angeles - Bel Air	546	6478
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	871	6954
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1257	9542
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	19124	22011
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2084	6732
Los Angeles - Brookside	46	7917
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	851	11951
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	10817	16568
Los Angeles - Carthay	1273	8863
Los Angeles - Central	8319	21335
Los Angeles - Century City	848	6629
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7132	21122
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4503	12150
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	645	7033
Los Angeles - Chinatown	918	11445
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1924	13221
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1817	11991
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1827	13211
Los Angeles - Crestview	1275	11216
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2627	8775
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5267	19148
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4308	10882
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3719	12698
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1651	11581
Los Angeles - El Sereno	7015	16779
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	637	11152
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1472	14473
Los Angeles - Encino	4461	9876
Los Angeles - Exposition	437	13139
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7157	15934
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	365	10139
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1592	18255
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10371	21859
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	3988	12619
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1697	15766
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	7981	13715
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4474	20804
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1378	8087
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3169	10901
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	5832	13376
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	217	9008
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2847	15786
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8206	21632
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6592	13622
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2320	16727
Los Angeles - Hollywood	7537	11043
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2274	7726
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4586	16068
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1338	16574
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6274	12137
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	627	13753
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6416	15202
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2631	20034
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2034	13351
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5742	17615
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1311	16336
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3206	11311
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	481	15353
Los Angeles - Longwood	670	15567
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1472	6812
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1240	14527
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	200	6402
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2824	6649
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	229	5252
Los Angeles - Melrose	9887	12725
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1505	10013
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1405	7812
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	4982	20652
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3239	13415
Los Angeles - North Hills	10652	17299
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	24632	16267
Los Angeles - Northridge	9149	13108
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1136	5336
Los Angeles - Pacoima	18969	24642
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	201	5226
Los Angeles - Palms	3364	7667
Los Angeles - Panorama City	15056	20008
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	874	6436
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7769	18567
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	171	5350
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	845	7719
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3217	9040
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	512	7805
Los Angeles - Regent Square	326	11727
Los Angeles - Reseda	13362	17440
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	819	17666
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	333	7876
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	9157	11734
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	487	10964
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	8000	9169
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4134	9378
Los Angeles - South Carthay	968	9136
Los Angeles - South Park	8221	21656
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	776	16928
Los Angeles - Studio City	1913	8525
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	10669	20328
Los Angeles - Sunland	2717	13313
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	47	7264
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	18361	22283
Los Angeles - Tarzana	4075	13198
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5830	14766
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1118	11398
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	732	8410
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	179	13706
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	152	8181
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3545	12747
Los Angeles - University Hills	317	9245
Los Angeles - University Park	4131	15046
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4576	15245
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2751	11129
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	16727	17949
Los Angeles - Venice	2613	7711
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3353	19494
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1715	22398
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	8681	21078
Los Angeles - Vernon Central #####