As COVID-19 Cases Among Pregnant Women are Monitored, Public Health Encourages Expecting and New Moms to Get Vaccinated - 16 New Deaths and 742 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) continues to track the impact of COVID-19 on expecting and new moms and newborns in Los Angeles County and continues to urge expecting and new moms to get vaccinated.

As of October 5, there are 13,161 pregnant women in L.A. County who tested positive for COVID-19. Seventy-six percent of pregnant women testing positive for COVID-19 are Latina/Latinx, 11% are White, 5% are African American/Black, and 5% are Asian. Although rare, women infected during their pregnancy can pass the virus to their newborn. Among the 12,919 births where there was testing information, 63 infants tested positive for COVID-19. Twelve pregnant women who tested positive for COVID-19 tragically passed away.

Because pregnant and recently pregnant women are more likely to get severely ill from COVID-19 compared to non-pregnant women, Public Health continues to urge and offer vaccination to women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant now, or might become pregnant in the future.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and pregnancy experts, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and the American College of Nurse-Midwives recommend that pregnant and lactating women be vaccinated against COVID-19. Studies have affirmed the vaccines’ safety in all stages of pregnancy and the vaccines do not cause any fertility problems.

Resources are available to assist pregnant women and women of childbearing age get the facts, at: http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/docs/vaccine/WomenAndCOVIDvaccine.pdf

Today, Public Health confirms 16 new deaths and 742 new cases of COVID-19. The number of cases and deaths are likely to reflect reporting delays over the holiday. Of the 16 new deaths reported today, two people who passed away were over the age of 80, five people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, seven people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and two people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. To date, Public Health identified 1,472,419 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 26,336 deaths.

There are 667 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for nearly 8,805,000 individuals with 15% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 0.8%.

"To everyone mourning the passing of a loved one, we wish you healing and peace,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Along with the CDC and pregnancy experts, we continue to strongly recommend expecting and new moms to get vaccinated against COVID-19. According to a CDC study on pregnant and recently pregnant women with COVID-19, symptomatic pregnant women compared with non-pregnant symptomatic women have more than a two-fold increased risk of requiring ICU admission and a 70% increased risk of death. The evidence continues to highlight the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy, but also shows the risk to pregnant women when they are not vaccinated and get COVID-19.”

Public Health encourages everyone unvaccinated for COVID-19 to get vaccinated now to be fully protected for the holidays. Vaccinations are widely available throughout L.A. County and are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status. Appointments are not needed at many sites and all Public Health vaccination sites where first, second, and third doses are available.

Vaccinated middle and high school students are eligible for free UCLA football tickets. UCLA has partnered with Public Health to give away free tickets to a UCLA football game at the Rose Bowl to middle or high school students in L.A. County who’ve received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while tickets last. Students aged 12 to 18 who’ve received at least one dose can sign up for the free tickets online by visiting: http://ph.lacounty.gov/DPHUCLAVaxforTix.

Anyone 12 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated. 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:

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	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	1472419
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1394763
-- Long Beach	64312
-- Pasadena	13344
Deaths	26336
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	24951
-- Long Beach	1022
-- Pasadena	363
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	36663
- 5 to 11	77481
- 12 to 17	88138
- 18 to 29	331341
- 30 to 49	463297
- 50 to 64	257535
- 65 to 79	102717
- over 80	36755
- Under Investigation	836
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	703332
- Male	659762
- Other	745
- Under Investigation	30924
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2365
- Asian	66552
- Black	66819
- Hispanic/Latino	720353
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	5126
- White	170865
- Other	118009
- Under Investigation	244674
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	104015
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	53
- Asian	3274
- Black	2184
- Hispanic/Latino	13255
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	88
- White	5834
- Other	207
- Under Investigation	56
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1423	6814
City of Alhambra	8138	9384
City of Arcadia	3350	5800
City of Artesia	2435	14498
City of Avalon	32	827
City of Azusa	7390	14768
City of Baldwin Park	14604	19023
City of Bell	7529	20723
City of Bell Gardens	9061	21037
City of Bellflower	12949	16658
City of Beverly Hills	3608	10452
City of Bradbury	42	3929
City of Burbank	11124	10379
City of Calabasas	1758	7228
City of Carson	12002	12789
City of Cerritos	3727	7444
City of Claremont	2822	7735
City of Commerce*	2699	20652
City of Compton	19572	19591
City of Covina	7649	15600
City of Cudahy	5372	22064
City of Culver City	2902	7280
City of Diamond Bar	3982	6923
City of Downey	20333	17795
City of Duarte	2747	12477
City of El Monte	19034	16231
City of El Segundo	1065	6345
City of Gardena	7775	12681
City of Glendale	24556	11892
City of Glendora	5924	11227
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2570	17512
City of Hawthorne	12612	14205
City of Hermosa Beach	1555	7905
City of Hidden Hills	135	7143
City of Huntington Park	12351	20764
City of Industry	191	43707
City of Inglewood	16717	14718
City of Irwindale	302	20699
City of La Canada Flintridge	1060	5123
City of La Habra Heights	130	2383
City of La Mirada	5342	10770
City of La Puente	7473	18363
City of La Verne	3543	10645
City of Lakewood	9319	11596
City of Lancaster*	28152	17424
City of Lawndale	4266	12691
City of Lomita	1926	9291
City of Lynwood*	14882	20656
City of Malibu	665	5131
City of Manhattan Beach	2053	5703
City of Maywood	5743	20475
City of Monrovia	3964	10216
City of Montebello	11474	17824
City of Monterey Park	5578	8959
City of Norwalk	18464	17156
City of Palmdale	29524	18572
City of Palos Verdes Estates	665	4918
City of Paramount	11361	20279
City of Pico Rivera	12509	19459
City of Pomona	29050	18630
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2114	4945
City of Redondo Beach	4087	5949
City of Rolling Hills	83	4278
City of Rolling Hills Estates	425	5239
City of Rosemead	5557	10040
City of San Dimas*	3961	11476
City of San Fernando	5979	24293
City of San Gabriel	3655	8925
City of San Marino	466	3510
City of Santa Clarita	26777	12148
City of Santa Fe Springs	3360	18297
City of Santa Monica	6608	7148
City of Sierra Madre	632	5751
City of Signal Hill	1444	12240
City of South El Monte	3831	18343
City of South Gate	21086	21482
City of South Pasadena	1702	6533
City of Temple City	2739	7513
City of Torrance	9627	6449
City of Vernon	141	67464
City of Walnut	2134	6989
City of West Covina	15134	13983
City of West Hollywood	3594	9726
City of Westlake Village	152	1818
City of Whittier	13067	14945
Los Angeles	600429	14845
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1361	16594
Los Angeles - Alsace	1847	14841
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	344	13749
Los Angeles - Arleta	7850	22840
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1717	11707
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3571	11473
Los Angeles - Bel Air	561	6656
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	884	7058
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1281	9724
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	19218	22119
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2121	6852
Los Angeles - Brookside	46	7917
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	860	12077
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	10914	16716
Los Angeles - Carthay	1293	9002
Los Angeles - Central	8369	21463
Los Angeles - Century City	857	6699
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7222	21388
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4583	12366
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	649	7077
Los Angeles - Chinatown	937	11682
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1938	13317
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1833	12097
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1846	13349
Los Angeles - Crestview	1303	11462
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2653	8862
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5326	19362
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4362	11018
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3759	12835
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1665	11679
Los Angeles - El Sereno	7072	16915
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	649	11362
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1484	14591
Los Angeles - Encino	4535	10039
Los Angeles - Exposition	438	13169
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7226	16087
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	369	10250
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1612	18484
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10486	22101
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	4039	12780
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1720	15979
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	8084	13892
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4504	20944
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1412	8287
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3197	10998
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	5925	13589
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	221	9174
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2870	15914
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8290	21853
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6644	13730
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2340	16871
Los Angeles - Hollywood	7618	11161
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2308	7841
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4634	16236
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1347	16685
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6323	12232
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	629	13797
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6487	15370
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2654	20209
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2048	13443
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5776	17719
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1324	16498
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3228	11389
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	484	15448
Los Angeles - Longwood	676	15706
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1498	6933
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1256	14714
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	202	6466
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2862	6739
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	236	5413
Los Angeles - Melrose	10010	12884
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1515	10080
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1428	7940
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	5033	20863
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3277	13572
Los Angeles - North Hills	10756	17468
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	24914	16453
Los Angeles - Northridge	9255	13260
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1151	5406
Los Angeles - Pacoima	19109	24824
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	206	5356
Los Angeles - Palms	3414	7781
Los Angeles - Panorama City	15153	20137
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	899	6620
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7821	18692
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	176	5507
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	860	7856
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3284	9228
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	515	7851
Los Angeles - Regent Square	326	11727
Los Angeles - Reseda	13495	17614
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	824	17774
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	341	8065
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	9329	11954
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	504	11346
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	8139	9328
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4178	9478
Los Angeles - South Carthay	987	9316
Los Angeles - South Park	8269	21783
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	780	17016
Los Angeles - Studio City	1939	8641
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	10791	20561
Los Angeles - Sunland	2744	13446
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	48	7419
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	18540	22501
Los Angeles - Tarzana	4134	13389
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5883	14900
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1129	11510
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	750	8617
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	181	13859
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	155	8342
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3594	12923
Los Angeles - University Hills	318	9274
Los Angeles - University Park	4167	15177
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4623	15402
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2787	11274
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	16882	18115
Los Angeles - Venice	2656	7838
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3381	19657
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1725	22528
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	8770	21294
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	12257	23572
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1196	14240
Los Angeles - View Heights	297	8040