Public Health Reports Highest Number of New COVID-19 Cases and Urges Residents to Curtail Holiday Celebrations - 27,091 New Positive Cases and 12 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

With cases almost doubling in 2 days, and just about 1 out of every 4 people testing positive, Public Health urges everyone to minimize the risk of transmitting the virus by not hosting or attending large gatherings over this upcoming holiday weekend.

Indoor parties, in particular, create significant risk as this virus can be spread through aerosolized droplets. Older individuals, those with underlying health conditions, and those who are immunocompromised should take additional precautions by not attending indoor gatherings with non-household members during this surge.

Evidence suggests that only those who have recently completed their vaccination series or are boosted have significant protection from becoming infected with the highly contagious Omicron variant. This leaves millions of people across LA County vulnerable to COVID infection.

“The days ahead will be extraordinarily challenging for all us as we face extraordinarily high case numbers reflecting widespread transmission of the virus. In order to make sure that people are able to work and attend school, we all need to act responsibly,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “With explosive transmission likely to continue for some weeks to come, all efforts now need to focus on protecting our healthcare system from becoming overwhelmed. Since most people in our hospitals with serious illness from COVID are unvaccinated, those not yet vaccinated or boosted need to please stay away from others as much as possible to avoid getting infected or infecting others. And while vaccines and boosters continue to offer excellent protection against severe illness and death, those most vulnerable to serious consequences should they become infected (including children under 5 not yet able to get vaccinated) need to be surrounded by additional layers of protection. This includes wearing tight fitting and high-quality masks when around others and limiting non-essential activities.”

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) today released the latest data on COVID-19.

27,091 new COVID-19 cases (1,696,582 cases to date)
12 new deaths due to COVID-19 (27,637 deaths to date)
1,365 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
More than 10,043,000 individuals tested; 15% of people tested positive to date

Daily New Cases, Positivity Rate, Hospitalization of Confirmed Cases and Deaths Last 7 Days
	F 12/31	Th 12/30	W 12/29	Tu 12/28	M 12/27	Su 12/26	Sa 12/25
Daily new cases	27,091	20,198	16,510	9,473	7,425⁽¹⁾	8,891^(1,2)	11,930^(1,2)
Daily deaths	12	24	25	22	9⁽¹⁾	7 ^(1,2)	6 ^(1,2)
Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases	1,365	1,251	1,069	966	904	849	850
Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)	22.4%	21.5%	19.7%	17.5%	14.9%	12.4%	11.4%

Data is by date reported by DPH, but does not necessarily represent the date of testing, hospitalization, or death.

1 - Number reflects an undercount due to a lag from holiday or weekend reporting.

2 - Numbers do not include Long Beach and Pasadena.

A wide range of data and dashboards on COVID-19 from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health are available on the Public Health website at http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov including:

COVID-19 Daily Data (cases, deaths, testing, testing positivity rate, mortality rate, and hospitalizations)
Gender, Age, Race/Ethnicity and City/Community Cases and Deaths
Recovery Metrics
Contract Tracing Metrics
Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics
Citations due to Health Officer Order Noncompliance
Outbreaks:

Residential Congregate Sessions
Non-Residential Settings
Homeless Service Settings

Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health:
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/
California Department of Public Health:
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Spanish https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
World Health Organization https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
LA County residents can also call 2-1-1

Please see additional information below:

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	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	1696582
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1607023
-- Long Beach	73,646
-- Pasadena	15,913
Deaths	27637
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	26191
-- Long Beach	1075
-- Pasadena	371
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	42677
- 5 to 11	93434
- 12 to 17	102311
- 18 to 29	388379
- 30 to 49	539813
- 50 to 64	287256
- 65 to 79	112750
- over 80	39420
- Under Investigation	983
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	810325
- Male	757595
- Other	803
- Under Investigation	38300
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2795
- Asian	81699
- Black	82524
- Hispanic/Latino	789824
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	6283
- White	214744
- Other	143174
- Under Investigation	285980
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	111132
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	61
- Asian	3381
- Black	2343
- Hispanic/Latino	13840
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	97
- White	6232
- Other	202
- Under Investigation	35
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1871	8959
City of Alhambra	9676	11157
City of Arcadia	4144	7175
City of Artesia	2660	15838
City of Avalon	36	930
City of Azusa	8338	16663
City of Baldwin Park	15743	20507
City of Bell	8178	22509
City of Bell Gardens	9598	22284
City of Bellflower	14384	18504
City of Beverly Hills	4986	14444
City of Bradbury	46	4303
City of Burbank	13502	12597
City of Calabasas	2341	9625
City of Carson	13941	14855
City of Cerritos	4582	9152
City of Claremont	3470	9511
City of Commerce*	2914	22297
City of Compton	21278	21298
City of Covina	8863	18076
City of Cudahy	5806	23847
City of Culver City	3940	9883
City of Diamond Bar	4765	8285
City of Downey	22789	19944
City of Duarte	3148	14299
City of El Monte	20678	17633
City of El Segundo	1553	9252
City of Gardena	9117	14870
City of Glendale	29132	14108
City of Glendora	7021	13306
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2783	18963
City of Hawthorne	14336	16147
City of Hermosa Beach	2056	10452
City of Hidden Hills	180	9524
City of Huntington Park	13352	22446
City of Industry	211	48284
City of Inglewood	19065	16785
City of Irwindale	341	23372
City of La Canada Flintridge	1485	7176
City of La Habra Heights	134	2456
City of La Mirada	6201	12502
City of La Puente	8115	19940
City of La Verne	4275	12845
City of Lakewood	10856	13509
City of Lancaster*	32556	20150
City of Lawndale	4896	14565
City of Lomita	2300	11096
City of Lynwood*	16132	22391
City of Malibu	1016	7839
City of Manhattan Beach	2945	8181
City of Maywood	6157	21951
City of Monrovia	4706	12129
City of Montebello	12750	19806
City of Monterey Park	6466	10385
City of Norwalk	20503	19051
City of Palmdale	33312	20955
City of Palos Verdes Estates	887	6560
City of Paramount	12340	22027
City of Pico Rivera	13792	21455
City of Pomona	32256	20686
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2701	6319
City of Redondo Beach	5494	7997
City of Rolling Hills	112	5773
City of Rolling Hills Estates	565	6964
City of Rosemead	6245	11283
City of San Dimas*	4672	13536
City of San Fernando	6611	26861
City of San Gabriel	4277	10443
City of San Marino	685	5159
City of Santa Clarita	32483	14737
City of Santa Fe Springs	3767	20513
City of Santa Monica	9688	10480
City of Sierra Madre	837	7617
City of Signal Hill	1707	14470
City of South El Monte	4132	19785
City of South Gate	22970	23402
City of South Pasadena	2234	8575
City of Temple City	3255	8929
City of Torrance	12109	8112
City of Vernon	154	73684
City of Walnut	2568	8411
City of West Covina	17326	16008
City of West Hollywood	5149	13935
City of Westlake Village	183	2189
City of Whittier	14701	16814
Los Angeles	694920	17181
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1517	18495
Los Angeles - Alsace	2083	16738
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	408	16307
Los Angeles - Arleta	8516	24777
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	2076	14155
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	4228	13584
Los Angeles - Bel Air	853	10120
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	1359	10850
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1755	13323
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	20619	23732
Los Angeles - Brentwood	3203	10347
Los Angeles - Brookside	61	10499
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	1016	14268
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	12173	18645
Los Angeles - Carthay	1794	12490
Los Angeles - Central	8905	22838
Los Angeles - Century City	1163	9092
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7996	23681
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	5416	14614
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	905	9868
Los Angeles - Chinatown	1155	14400
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	2290	15736
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	2138	14109
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	2173	15713
Los Angeles - Crestview	1705	14998
Los Angeles - Del Rey	3447	11515
Los Angeles - Downtown*	6837	24855
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	5234	13221
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	4343	14829
Los Angeles - Echo Park	2070	14520
Los Angeles - El Sereno	8053	19262
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	808	14146
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1672	16439
Los Angeles - Encino	5879	13015
Los Angeles - Exposition	511	15364
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	8115	18067
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	488	13556
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1806	20709
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	11364	23952
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	4723	14944
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1990	18488
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	9415	16179
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4924	22897
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1892	11104
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3710	12762
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	6740	15459
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	252	10461
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	3139	17405
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	9040	23830
Los Angeles - Highland Park	7801	16121
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2623	18911
Los Angeles - Hollywood	9971	14609
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	3245	11025
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	5337	18699
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1498	18556
Los Angeles - Koreatown	7238	14002
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	724	15881
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	7349	17412
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2931	22318
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2430	15950
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	6378	19566
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1493	18604
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3751	13234
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	603	19247
Los Angeles - Longwood	787	18285
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	2149	9945
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1429	16741
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	286	9155
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	3972	9352
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	365	8372
Los Angeles - Melrose	12341	15884
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1887	12555
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	2018	11220
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	5679	23541
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3828	15854
Los Angeles - North Hills	11842	19232
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	28595	18884
Los Angeles - Northridge	10802	15476
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1721	8083
Los Angeles - Pacoima	20560	26709
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	306	7956
Los Angeles - Palms	4547	10363
Los Angeles - Panorama City	16438	21845
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	1216	8954
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	8476	20257
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	254	7947
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	1243	11355
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3996	11229
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	760	11585
Los Angeles - Regent Square	395	14209
Los Angeles - Reseda	15189	19825
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	894	19284
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	444	10501
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	10995	14089
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	612	13778
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	10773