As Cases Surge in LA County, Vaccinated & Boosted Individuals Continue to Have Significant Protection Against Becoming Infected and Experiencing Severe Illness - 37,215 New Positive Cases and 30 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

As cases soared today to the highest level since the start of the pandemic, those vaccinated and boosted continue to be protected from infections and severe illness. Vaccinated and boosted individuals were almost 4 times less likely to get infected and 38 times less likely to be hospitalized than those who were unvaccinated. With teens 12 and older newly approved to get boosted, there are almost 3 million residents in LA County eligible to add this critically important layer of protection.

Although COVID hospitalizations have been rising rapidly, many of the COVID positive patients hospitalized are seeking care for a non-COVID health issue. Data analyzed by Public Health showed that while back in early November, 75% of hospitalized patients who tested positive for COVID were hospitalized for medical problems related to the COVID diagnosis, the percentage of people hospitalized forCOVID illness has declined now to 45%, meaning that more than half of COVID-positive hospitalized patients are in the hospital for non-COVID related illness. And while COVID-positive patients do represent a substantial strain on the healthcare system regardless of the reason for their hospital admission, there are likely to be less COVID positive patients requiring ICU care and ventilators than last winter.

“I send my heartfelt condolences to everyone mourning the loss of a loved one due to COVID-19,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “With thousands of newly infected people each day, we recognize the numerous new challenges we are all facing. Many services are strained, as workers are ill or quarantining, families are facing major disruptions trying to care for those infected or quarantining, and for countless residents, it is hard to get tested and to sort through the changing guidance. It will take a lot of effort to get through these hardships and we will need to do our best to stay safe. Please stay home if you are sick; don’t call 911 or go to an emergency room unless you have a true medical emergency; comply with isolation and quarantine rules to avoid spreading Omicron to others and reduce your own risk of transmitting or getting infected by curtailing non-essential activities where there will be large crowds.”

Today, Public Health confirmed 30 additional deaths and 37,215 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 30 new deaths reported today, one person was between the ages of 18 and 29, four people were between the ages of 30 and 49, eight were between the ages of 50-64, six were between the ages of 65-79, and 11 were over the age of 80 years old. Of the 30 newly reported deaths, 21 had underlying conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 27,728.

Public Health has identified a total 1,843,922 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 21.9%.

There are 2,661 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 10,194,300 individuals, with 17% of people testing positive.

To keep workplaces and schools open, residents and workers are asked to:

Adhere to masking requirements when indoors or at crowded outdoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status
Stay home is you are sick and adhere to isolation and quarantine requirements if you are infected with COVID or a close contact of an infected person

Residents are legally required to isolate if they have a positive COVID test result and vaccinated close contacts with symptoms and unvaccinated close contacts need to quarantine.

For updated isolation and quarantine guidance, please visit www.publichealth.lacounty.gov

For information on where you can get tested, please visit www.covid19.lacounty.gov/testing/

COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective and are recommended for everyone 5 years old and older to help protect against COVID-19. Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status. Appointments are not needed at all Public Health vaccination sites and many community sites where first, second, and third doses are available.

To find a vaccination site near you, or to make an appointment, please visit:

www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) or www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish).

If you need assistance, you can also call 1-833-540-0473 for help:

Finding an appointment

Connect to free transportation to and from a vaccination site, or

Schedule a home visit if you are homebound.

For more information regarding COVID-19 in LA County you can also visit the Public Health website at www.publichealth.lacounty.gov here you will find information on:

COVID-19 sector protocols & best practices,

COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboards, and

COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive and, Recovery Dashboards

Please see additional information below:

Cases through 6:00pm 01/05/2022
	Total Cases	NEW
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	1843922	37215
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1748309	35379
-- Long Beach	78,157	1614
-- Pasadena	17,456	222
Deaths	27728	30
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	26277	30
-- Long Beach	1078	0
-- Pasadena	373	0
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	47197
- 5 to 11	103522
- 12 to 17	113689
- 18 to 29	423957
- 30 to 49	588586
- 50 to 64	309366
- 65 to 79	119841
- over 80	41061
- Under Investigation	1090
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	885297
- Male	819589
- Other	823
- Under Investigation	42600
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	3014
- Asian	92789
- Black	91839
- Hispanic/Latino	836834
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	7486
- White	234107
- Other	163521
- Under Investigation	318719
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	111757	**DATA Under reported
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	62
- Asian	3389
- Black	2351
- Hispanic/Latino	13878
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	96
- White	6262
- Other	204
- Under Investigation	35
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	2127	10185
City of Alhambra	10750	12396
City of Arcadia	4789	8292
City of Artesia	2840	16910
City of Avalon	40	1034
City of Azusa	9201	18387
City of Baldwin Park	16825	21916
City of Bell	8648	23803
City of Bell Gardens	10068	23375
City of Bellflower	15682	20174
City of Beverly Hills	5614	16263
City of Bradbury	46	4303
City of Burbank	14957	13955
City of Calabasas	2613	10743
City of Carson	15394	16403
City of Cerritos	5220	10426
City of Claremont	3873	10616
City of Commerce*	3111	23804
City of Compton	22658	22680
City of Covina	9911	20213
City of Cudahy	6217	25535
City of Culver City	4530	11363
City of Diamond Bar	5471	9512
City of Downey	24700	21617
City of Duarte	3477	15793
City of El Monte	22072	18822
City of El Segundo	1830	10902
City of Gardena	9950	16229
City of Glendale	31664	15334
City of Glendora	7913	14997
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2962	20183
City of Hawthorne	15596	17566
City of Hermosa Beach	2278	11581
City of Hidden Hills	195	10317
City of Huntington Park	14044	23610
City of Industry	229	52403
City of Inglewood	20749	18268
City of Irwindale	380	26045
City of La Canada Flintridge	1773	8568
City of La Habra Heights	136	2493
City of La Mirada	6839	13789
City of La Puente	8711	21405
City of La Verne	4822	14488
City of Lakewood	12108	15067
City of Lancaster*	34577	21401
City of Lawndale	5433	16163
City of Lomita	2573	12413
City of Lynwood*	17109	23747
City of Malibu	1298	10015
City of Manhattan Beach	3319	9220
City of Maywood	6462	23038
City of Monrovia	5205	13415
City of Montebello	13747	21355
City of Monterey Park	7134	11458
City of Norwalk	22131	20564
City of Palmdale	35476	22316
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1014	7499
City of Paramount	13124	23426
City of Pico Rivera	14829	23068
City of Pomona	34889	22375
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	3129	7320
City of Redondo Beach	6335	9222
City of Rolling Hills	127	6546
City of Rolling Hills Estates	644	7938
City of Rosemead	6791	12269
City of San Dimas*	5242	15187
City of San Fernando	7100	28848
City of San Gabriel	4752	11603
City of San Marino	863	6500
City of Santa Clarita	36410	16518
City of Santa Fe Springs	4177	22746
City of Santa Monica	10939	11833
City of Sierra Madre	945	8600
City of Signal Hill	1889	16013
City of South El Monte	4425	21187
City of South Gate	24363	24821
City of South Pasadena	2517	9661
City of Temple City	3726	10221
City of Torrance	13869	9291
City of Vernon	168	80383
City of Walnut	2898	9492
City of West Covina	19243	17779
City of West Hollywood	5661	15320
City of Westlake Village	199	2380
City of Whittier	15957	18251
Los Angeles	751578	18582
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1607	19593
Los Angeles - Alsace	2274	18272
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	431	17226
Los Angeles - Arleta	9142	26599
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	2293	15635
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	4646	14927
Los Angeles - Bel Air	966	11460
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	1555	12415
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1991	15114
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	21743	25025
Los Angeles - Brentwood	3655	11807
Los Angeles - Brookside	69	11876
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	1123	15770
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	13017	19938
Los Angeles - Carthay	1987	13834
Los Angeles - Central	9314	23887
Los Angeles - Century City	1383	10811
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	8475	25099
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	5963	16090
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	1026	11187
Los Angeles - Chinatown	1266	15784
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	2502	17192
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	2312	15258
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	2430	17572
Los Angeles - Crestview	1925	16933
Los Angeles - Del Rey	3848	12854
Los Angeles - Downtown*	7511	27306
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	5759	14547
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	4645	15860
Los Angeles - Echo Park	2207	15481
Los Angeles - El Sereno	8717	20850
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	888	15546
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1792	17619
Los Angeles - Encino	6603	14617
Los Angeles - Exposition	568	17078
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	8734	19445
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	548	15222
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1940	22245
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	12018	25330
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	5146	16283
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	2171	20169
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	10392	17858
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	5189	24129
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	2147	12601
Los Angeles - Harbor City	4075	14018
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	7279	16695
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	286	11872
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	3331	18470
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	9606	25322
Los Angeles - Highland Park	8481	17526
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2784	20072
Los Angeles - Hollywood	10797	15819
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	3578	12156
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	5768	20210
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1616	20017
Los Angeles - Koreatown	7703	14901
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	773	16955
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	8000	18955
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	3172	24153
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2667	17506
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	6763	20747
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1566	19514
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3981	14046
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	637	20332
Los Angeles - Longwood	856	19888
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	2389	11056
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1569	18381
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	331	10595
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	4559	10734
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	420	9633
Los Angeles - Melrose	13315	17137
Los Angeles - Mid-city	2126	14145
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	2260	12566
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	6184	25634
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	4174	17287
Los Angeles - North Hills	12758	20719
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	30800	20341
Los Angeles - Northridge	11888	17032
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1992	9356
Los Angeles - Pacoima	21873	28414
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	352	9152
Los Angeles - Palms	5134	11701
Los Angeles - Panorama City	17541	23310
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	1349	9934
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	8875	21211
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	294	9199
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	1426	13026
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	4457	12524
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	884	13476
Los Angeles - Regent Square	430	15468
Los Angeles - Reseda	16322	21303
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	952	20535
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	502	11873
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	12159	15581
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	663	14926
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	12095	13862
Los Angeles - Silverlake	6060	13747
Los Angeles - South Carthay	1539	14526
Los Angeles - South Park	9290	24472
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	928	20244
Los Angeles - Studio City	2936	13084
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	12799	24387
Los Angeles - Sunland	3465	16979
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	76	11747
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	22357	27133
Los Angeles - Tarzana	5266	17055
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	7050	17856
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1448	14762
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	1112	12776
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	243	18606
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	214	11518
Los Angeles - Tujunga	4488	16138
Los Angeles - University Hills	453	13211
Los Angeles - University Park	5152	18765
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	5794	19303
Los Angeles - Valley Village	3976	16084
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	19764	21207
Los Angeles - Venice	4403	12994
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3949	22959
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	2031	26525
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	9936	24125
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	13600	26155
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1415	16847
Los Angeles - View Heights	452	12236
Los Angeles - Watts	9923	23253
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	856	17416
Los Angeles - West Adams	5489	19866
Los Angeles - West Hills	5498	13560
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	4986	13248
Los Angeles - West Vernon	13282	24760
Los Angeles - Westchester	5649	10947
Los Angeles - Westlake	10154	17107
Los Angeles - Westwood	5807	10732
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	10488	29029
Los Angeles - Wilmington	11622	20575
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	7942	15830
Los Angeles - Winnetka	9711	18752
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	9440	13871
Unincorporated - Acton	1001	12558
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	514	12362
Unincorporated - Altadena	5439	12469
Unincorporated - Anaverde	210	13926
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	50	4016
Unincorporated - Arcadia	950	11903
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	9144	21545
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1416	28916
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1507	22244
Unincorporated - Azusa	3350	21039
Unincorporated - Bassett	3360	22677
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	99	9226
Unincorporated - Bradbury	54	50000
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	1654	21403
Unincorporated - Castaic*	5372	19757
Unincorporated - Cerritos	98	16695
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	1	5000
Unincorporated - Claremont	63	8974
Unincorporated - Covina	3378	20084
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	2341	17810
Unincorporated - Del Aire	601	13681
Unincorporated - Del Rey	61	19182
Unincorporated - Del Sur	334	13830
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	513	20578
Unincorporated - Duarte	1090	24616
Unincorporated - East Covina	56	17021
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	797	15060
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	20	17544
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	31571	25203
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	256	3998
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	3526	23034
Unincorporated - East Whittier	723	13626
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	1242	14128
Unincorporated - El Monte	30	20690
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	144	8669
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	16713	25830
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	119	18030
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	7561	13520
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	416	16547
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	85	7741
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	355	25142
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1975	9974
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	17	2515
Unincorporated - La Rambla	407	19614
Unincorporated - La Verne*	293	14363
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	837	11837
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	89	13323
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	2235	17200
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	219	13329
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	4582	20327
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	203	11593
Unincorporated - Littlerock	772	19199
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	192	14803
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	708	19837
Unincorporated - Llano	67	7640
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	1166	12390
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	560	14429
Unincorporated - Newhall	73	33182
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	230	19199
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1611	19270
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	2519	10480
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	17	7907
Unincorporated - Palmdale	146	17340
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	41	6602
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	217	11094
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	216	34895
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	7	1522
Unincorporated - Pomona	97	5005
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	2132	16519
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	595	22360
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	132	14178
Unincorporated - Rosewood	259	20140
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	251	21039
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	712	21184
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	5222	10235
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	27	3147
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	4414	21829
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	48	2359
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	31	10065
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	362	135581
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	1622	8711
Unincorporated - Saugus	216	139355
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	61	17135
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	66	14505
Unincorporated - South El Monte	459	25571
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	1297	14659
Unincorporated - South Whittier	11477	19380
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	132	16901
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	2598	12391
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1235	20461
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	265	20448
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	186	11218
Unincorporated - Val Verde	552	16682
Unincorporated - Valencia	433	14095
Unincorporated - Valinda	5126	21933
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	1532	13167
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3897	24140
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	88	5824
Unincorporated - West Carson	3460	15666
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	282	29622
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	2322	23610
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	278	20456
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	5727	21270
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	94	7231
Unincorporated - Westhills	86	10250
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	492	13359
Unincorporated - Whittier	482	12738
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	57	475000
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	9247	26486
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	899	14916
- Under Investigation	31281

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