Public Health Encourages Residents to Plan for a Safe Halloween 16 New Deaths and 1,122 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

As the highly transmissible Delta variant continues to account for 100% of COVID-19 strains seen among samples sequenced in the Los Angeles County area, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) urges residents to plan for a safe Halloween.

While the County is in a better place this year with 60% of the nearly 10.3 million L.A. County residents fully vaccinated, Halloween can still present COVID-19 transmission risk this year. When planning your Halloween activities, think about your and your family’s level of risk and remember where COVID-19 spreads more easily:

• Closed spaces with poor air flow

• Crowded places with many people nearby

• Close contact settings especially where people are talking, laughing, screaming, or breathing heavily close together.

The safest activities will be those that are outside, including outdoor costume parties, pumpkin patch visits, outdoor ghost tours, hayrides, and trick-or-treating – when done safely. Wherever possible, aim to be outside, particularly if you are with individuals, including children, that are not yet vaccinated; masks covering your nose and mouth should be worn if in crowds or close contact with others not in your household. Helpful information for residents, business, and event organizers to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during holidays can be found online, visit: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/holidays.htm

Today, Public Health confirms 16 new deaths and 1,122 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 16 new deaths reported today, four people who passed away were over the age of 80, six people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, five people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and one person who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. To date, Public Health identified 1,476,791 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 26,410 deaths.

There are 638 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 28% of these people are in the ICU.

Testing results are available for nearly 8,870,000 individuals with 15% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 0.8%.

"We send our deepest sympathies to the friends and families grieving the loss of a loved one to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “As we move into the fall and winter months, the best thing all of us can do to get ready for the holidays is to get vaccinated as soon as possible if we are eligible. With community transmission at a substantial level, surrounding children under 12 who cannot yet get the vaccine with fully vaccinated teens and adults offers our youngest residents important protection from transmission of the virus. And while vaccines prevent individuals from getting severe illness, high community vaccination rates also prevent new variants from taking hold, increasing our chances of ending the pandemic.”

Anyone 12 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated. L.A. County continues to offer COVID-19 vaccines at many different sites across the county that have weekend and evening hours. Appointments are not needed at many sites and all Public Health vaccination sites where first, second, and third doses are available.

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. Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status. 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.

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.

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	1476791
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1398857
-- Long Beach	64557
-- Pasadena	13377
Deaths	26410
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	25025
-- Long Beach	1022
-- Pasadena	363
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	36790
- 5 to 11	78025
- 12 to 17	88522
- 18 to 29	332071
- 30 to 49	464629
- 50 to 64	258161
- 65 to 79	102987
- over 80	36837
- Under Investigation	835
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	705310
- Male	661602
- Other	745
- Under Investigation	31200
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2384
- Asian	66763
- Black	67051
- Hispanic/Latino	722168
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	5145
- White	171680
- Other	118403
- Under Investigation	245263
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	104222
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	55
- Asian	3285
- Black	2197
- Hispanic/Latino	13295
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	87
- White	5869
- Other	205
- Under Investigation	32
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1435	6872
City of Alhambra	8170	9421
City of Arcadia	3355	5809
City of Artesia	2435	14498
City of Avalon	32	827
City of Azusa	7411	14810
City of Baldwin Park	14629	19056
City of Bell	7550	20781
City of Bell Gardens	9076	21072
City of Bellflower	12981	16699
City of Beverly Hills	3613	10466
City of Bradbury	42	3929
City of Burbank	11171	10423
City of Calabasas	1766	7261
City of Carson	12042	12832
City of Cerritos	3739	7468
City of Claremont	2839	7781
City of Commerce*	2701	20667
City of Compton	19609	19628
City of Covina	7667	15637
City of Cudahy	5378	22089
City of Culver City	2914	7310
City of Diamond Bar	4003	6960
City of Downey	20385	17840
City of Duarte	2754	12509
City of El Monte	19076	16267
City of El Segundo	1070	6374
City of Gardena	7805	12730
City of Glendale	24624	11925
City of Glendora	5941	11260
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2573	17532
City of Hawthorne	12642	14239
City of Hermosa Beach	1563	7946
City of Hidden Hills	135	7143
City of Huntington Park	12382	20816
City of Industry	191	43707
City of Inglewood	16765	14760
City of Irwindale	303	20768
City of La Canada Flintridge	1081	5224
City of La Habra Heights	130	2383
City of La Mirada	5362	10811
City of La Puente	7484	18390
City of La Verne	3550	10666
City of Lakewood	9353	11639
City of Lancaster*	28283	17505
City of Lawndale	4270	12703
City of Lomita	1937	9344
City of Lynwood*	14907	20691
City of Malibu	669	5162
City of Manhattan Beach	2063	5731
City of Maywood	5750	20500
City of Monrovia	3982	10263
City of Montebello	11504	17870
City of Monterey Park	5594	8985
City of Norwalk	18503	17193
City of Palmdale	29620	18633
City of Palos Verdes Estates	670	4955
City of Paramount	11380	20313
City of Pico Rivera	12538	19504
City of Pomona	29153	18696
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2124	4969
City of Redondo Beach	4111	5984
City of Rolling Hills	83	4278
City of Rolling Hills Estates	429	5288
City of Rosemead	5573	10069
City of San Dimas*	3975	11516
City of San Fernando	5990	24338
City of San Gabriel	3660	8937
City of San Marino	470	3540
City of Santa Clarita	26947	12225
City of Santa Fe Springs	3366	18329
City of Santa Monica	6637	7179
City of Sierra Madre	634	5769
City of Signal Hill	1453	12317
City of South El Monte	3835	18362
City of South Gate	21120	21517
City of South Pasadena	1704	6541
City of Temple City	2744	7527
City of Torrance	9674	6481
City of Vernon	141	67464
City of Walnut	2141	7012
City of West Covina	15180	14025
City of West Hollywood	3609	9767
City of Westlake Village	152	1818
City of Whittier	13112	14997
Los Angeles	602074	14886
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1364	16630
Los Angeles - Alsace	1849	14857
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	345	13789
Los Angeles - Arleta	7871	22901
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1718	11714
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3582	11508
Los Angeles - Bel Air	563	6679
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	890	7106
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1293	9816
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	19262	22170
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2129	6878
Los Angeles - Brookside	46	7917
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	863	12119
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	10944	16762
Los Angeles - Carthay	1297	9030
Los Angeles - Central	8377	21484
Los Angeles - Century City	861	6731
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7227	21403
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4601	12415
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	651	7098
Los Angeles - Chinatown	940	11719
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1945	13365
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1837	12123
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1855	13414
Los Angeles - Crestview	1309	11515
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2665	8902
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5346	19435
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4370	11038
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3763	12849
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1668	11700
Los Angeles - El Sereno	7089	16956
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	651	11397
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1489	14640
Los Angeles - Encino	4549	10070
Los Angeles - Exposition	438	13169
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7237	16112
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	371	10306
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1613	18496
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10514	22160
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	4046	12802
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1724	16016
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	8108	13933
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4514	20990
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1419	8328
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3207	11032
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	5937	13617
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	221	9174
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2872	15925
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8309	21903
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6660	13763
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2348	16929
Los Angeles - Hollywood	7648	11205
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2320	7882
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4645	16275
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1348	16698
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6344	12272
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	631	13841
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6501	15403
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2661	20262
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2054	13482
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5781	17735
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1324	16498
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3233	11407
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	486	15512
Los Angeles - Longwood	677	15730
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1499	6937
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1257	14726
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	203	6498
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2880	6781
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	236	5413
Los Angeles - Melrose	10036	12917
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1518	10100
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1432	7962
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	5044	20909
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3281	13589
Los Angeles - North Hills	10786	17517
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	24997	16508
Los Angeles - Northridge	9292	13313
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1156	5430
Los Angeles - Pacoima	19152	24880
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	207	5382
Los Angeles - Palms	3432	7822
Los Angeles - Panorama City	15193	20190
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	904	6657
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7840	18737
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	178	5569
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	865	7902
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3296	9262
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	517	7881
Los Angeles - Regent Square	327	11763
Los Angeles - Reseda	13521	17648
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	825	17796
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	341	8065
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	9373	12011
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	505	11369
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	8177	9371
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4202	9532
Los Angeles - South Carthay	991	9353
Los Angeles - South Park	8292	21843
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	780	17016
Los Angeles - Studio City	1945	8668
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	10829	20633
Los Angeles - Sunland	2758	13514
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	48	7419
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	18583	22553
Los Angeles - Tarzana	4151	13444
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5893	14926
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1131	11530
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	751	8628
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	181	13859
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	156	8396
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3604	12959
Los Angeles - University Hills	319	9303
Los Angeles - University Park	4174	15203
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4636	15445
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2802	11335
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	16920	18156
Los Angeles - Venice	2667	7871
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3387	19692
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1727	22555
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	8787	21335
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	12277	23611
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1197	14252
Los Angeles - View Heights	298	8067
Los Angeles - Watts	8711	20413
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	690	14039
Los Angeles - West Adams	4643	16804
Los Angeles - West Hills	3955	9755
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	3280	8715
Los Angeles - West Vernon	11527	21488
Los Angeles - Westchester	3583	6943
Los Angeles - Westlake	8781	14794
Los Angeles - Westwood	3720	6875
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	8419	23303
Los Angeles - Wilmington	9844	17427
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	6543	13042
Los Angeles - Winnetka	7988	15425
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	6863	10084
Unincorporated - Acton	756	9484
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	400	9620
Unincorporated - Altadena	4065	9319
Unincorporated - Anaverde	177	11737
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	39	3133
Unincorporated - Arcadia	735	9209
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	7656	18039
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1188	24260
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1275	18819
Unincorporated - Azusa	2697	16938
Unincorporated - Bassett	2902	19586
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	64	5965
Unincorporated - Bradbury	52	48148
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	1147	14842
Unincorporated - Castaic*	4443	16340
Unincorporated - Cerritos	76	12947
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	52	7407
Unincorporated - Covina	2747	16333
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1831	13930
Unincorporated - Del Aire	389	8855
Unincorporated - Del Rey	41	12893
Unincorporated - Del Sur	245	10145
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	426	17088
Unincorporated - Duarte	951	21477
Unincorporated - East Covina	45	13678
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	643	12150
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	19	16667
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	27730	22136
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	240	3748
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	3128	20434
Unincorporated - East Whittier	578	10893
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	980	11148
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	116	6984
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	15114	23358
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	84	12727
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	6067	10848
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	355	14121
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	54	4918
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	308	21813
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1447	7308
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	16	2367
Unincorporated - La Rambla	323	15566
Unincorporated - La Verne*	202	9902
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	554	7835
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	57	8533
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1904	14653
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	182	11077
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	3933	17447
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	151	8624
Unincorporated - Littlerock	644	16016
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	144	11103
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	617	17288
Unincorporated - Llano	56	6385
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	671	7130
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	445	11466
Unincorporated - Newhall	69	31364
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	197	16444
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1280	15311
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1902	7913
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	14	6512
Unincorporated - Palmdale	127	15083
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	32	5153
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	178	9100
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	191	30856
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	4	870
Unincorporated - Pomona	74	3818
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1631	12638
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	475	17850
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	112	12030
Unincorporated - Rosewood	199	15474
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	197	16513
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	601	17882
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	4190	8212
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	19	2214
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3903	19302
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	44	2162
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	24	7792
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	252	94382
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	1010	5424
Unincorporated - Saugus	166	107097
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	51	14326
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	43	9451
Unincorporated - South El Monte	392	21838
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	1062	12003
Unincorporated - South Whittier	9667	16323
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	107	13700
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1702	8118
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1059	17545
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	210	16204
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	136	8203
Unincorporated - Val Verde	423	12783
Unincorporated - Valencia	276	8984
Unincorporated - Valinda	4301	18403
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	1000	8595
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3371	20882
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	64	4236
Unincorporated - West Carson	2724	12334
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	210	22059
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1939	19715
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	232	17071
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	4869	18084
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	62	4769
Unincorporated - Westhills	66	7867
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	368	9992
Unincorporated - Whittier	371	9804
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	54	450000
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	7935	22728
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	641	10635
- Under Investigation	17319

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 25 cases and 1 death 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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