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For Immediate Release:

January 08, 2022

Surge Continues in LA County with More than 200,000 Confirmed COVID Cases Over Past 7 Days - 34,448 New Positive Cases and 16 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

LA County continues seeing high rates of transmission with more than 200,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past 7 days, the highest numbers of cases in one week since the beginning of the pandemic. Hospitalizations have also doubled in one week to 3,200 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19, and over 20% of those getting tested are positive for COVID-19.

Public Health urges residents to upgrade their masks to medical grade masks that do a better job at blocking COVID-19 virus particles and to reconsider attending higher-risk activities, including indoor activities where individuals are unmasked for long periods of time, as well as crowded outdoor events.

“Our hearts remain with those families experiencing the sorrow of losing those they love to COVID,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “As the surge continues, we ask residents and businesses to continue following the public health safety measures that we know reduce spread and keep people safe. This includes wearing a medical grade mask that is more protective against the Omicron variant and not spending time around others who are unmasked. These upgraded masks can be a surgical mask or an N95 or KN95 respirator mask.”

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) today released the latest data on COVID-19. The number of cases and deaths are likely to reflect reporting delays over the holiday and the weekend.

Daily New Cases, Positivity Rate, Hospitalization of Confirmed Cases and Deaths

Last 7 Days

Sa

1/8

F

1/7

Th

1/6

W

1/5

Tu

1/4

M

1/3

Su

1/2

Daily new cases

34,448

43,712

37,215

26,754

21,790

16,269(1)

21,200(1,2)

Daily deaths

16

28

30

27

24

8(1)

2(1,2)

Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases

3,200

2,902

2,661

2,461

2,240

1,994

1,792

Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)

20.4%

20.7%

21.2%

21.4%

22.2%

22.7%

23.1%

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:

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

Please see additional information below:

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

1,921,890

-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*

1,821,723

-- Long Beach

81,729

-- Pasadena

18,438

Deaths

27,772

-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

26,319

-- Long Beach

1,080

-- Pasadena

373

Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- 0 to 4

49384

- 5 to 11

114275

- 12 to 17

123676

- 18 to 29

439040

- 30 to 49

610223

- 50 to 64

319138

- 65 to 79

123045

- over 80

41778

- Under Investigation

1164

Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- Female

922996

- Male

851831

- Other

833

- Under Investigation

46063

Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- American Indian/Alaska Native

3157

- Asian

97404

- Black

95421

- Hispanic/Latino

866302

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

8099

- White

242666

- Other

174457

- Under Investigation

334217

Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- Hospitalized (Ever)

111848

Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- American Indian/Alaska Native

62

- Asian

3391

- Black

2356

- Hispanic/Latino

13896

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

97

- White

6278

- Other

204

- Under Investigation

35

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

2254

10793

City of Alhambra

11177

12888

City of Arcadia

5064

8768

City of Artesia

2906

17303

City of Avalon

43

1111

City of Azusa

9487

18959

City of Baldwin Park

17181

22380

City of Bell

9031

24857

City of Bell Gardens

10282

23872

City of Bellflower

16290

20956

City of Beverly Hills

5829

16886

City of Bradbury

47

4397

City of Burbank

15597

14552

City of Calabasas

2731

11228

City of Carson

16460

17539

City of Cerritos

5445

10875

City of Claremont

4006

10980

City of Commerce*

3203

24508

City of Compton

23405

23427

City of Covina

10306

21019

City of Cudahy

6516

26763

City of Culver City

4861

12194

City of Diamond Bar

5779

10048

City of Downey

25535

22348

City of Duarte

3593

16320

City of El Monte

22570

19246

City of El Segundo

1921

11444

City of Gardena

10539

17190

City of Glendale

32637

15805

City of Glendora

8212

15564

City of Hawaiian Gardens

3032

20660

City of Hawthorne

16218

18266

City of Hermosa Beach

2382

12110

City of Hidden Hills

199

10529

City of Huntington Park

14739

24778

City of Industry

237

54233

City of Inglewood

21554

18977

City of Irwindale

394

27005

City of La Canada Flintridge

1929

9322

City of La Habra Heights

137

2511

City of La Mirada

7089

14293

City of La Puente

8953

21999

City of La Verne

5011

15056

City of Lakewood

12620

15704

City of Lancaster*

35614

22042

City of Lawndale

5664

16850

City of Lomita

2752

13276

City of Lynwood*

17576

24395

City of Malibu

1354

10447

City of Manhattan Beach

3482

9672

City of Maywood

6793

24218

City of Monrovia

5463

14080

City of Montebello

14115

21926

City of Monterey Park

7423

11922

City of Norwalk

22899

21277

City of Palmdale

36580

23011

City of Palos Verdes Estates

1080

7987

City of Paramount

13497

24092

City of Pico Rivera

15233

23696

City of Pomona

35998

23086

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

3334

7799

City of Redondo Beach

6676

9718

City of Rolling Hills

136

7010

City of Rolling Hills Estates

680

8382

City of Rosemead

7050

12737

City of San Dimas*

5464

15830

City of San Fernando

7388

30018

City of San Gabriel

4943

12070

City of San Marino

925

6967

City of Santa Clarita

37822

17159

City of Santa Fe Springs

4332

23590

City of Santa Monica

11580

12526

City of Sierra Madre

1002

9118

City of Signal Hill

1968

16682

City of South El Monte

4532

21700

City of South Gate

25366

25843

City of South Pasadena

2636

10118

City of Temple City

3876

10632

City of Torrance

14748

9880

City of Vernon

177

84689

City of Walnut

3047

9980

City of West Covina

19953

18435

City of West Hollywood

5831

15780

City of Westlake Village

203

2428

City of Whittier

16467

18834

Los Angeles

785544

19422

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

1667

20324

Los Angeles - Alsace

2363

18988

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

6

15000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

444

17746

Los Angeles - Arleta

9544

27768

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

2416

16473

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

4899

15740

Los Angeles - Bel Air

1026

12172

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

1633

13038

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

2076

15760

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

22433

25819

Los Angeles - Brentwood

3838

12399

Los Angeles - Brookside

72

12392

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

1183

16613

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

13609

20844

Los Angeles - Carthay

2066

14384

Los Angeles - Central

9711

24905

Los Angeles - Century City

1471

11499

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

8845

26195

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

6308

17021

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

1081

11787

Los Angeles - Chinatown

1316

16407

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

2618

17989

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

2410

15904

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

2557

18490

Los Angeles - Crestview

1998

17576

Los Angeles - Del Rey

4075

13612

Los Angeles - Downtown*

7793

28331

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

6057

15300

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

4911

16769

Los Angeles - Echo Park

2289

16056

Los Angeles - El Sereno

9077

21711

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

934

16352

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

1862

18307

Los Angeles - Encino

6922

15324

Los Angeles - Exposition

599

18010

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

9155

20382

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

572

15889

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

2026

23231

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

12635

26631

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

5416

17137

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

2266

21052

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

10884

18704

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

5464

25408

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

2274

13346

Los Angeles - Harbor City

4354

14978

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

7649

17544

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

295

12246

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

3452

19141

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

9983

26316

Los Angeles - Highland Park

8864

18317

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

2904

20937

Los Angeles - Hollywood

11191

16396

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

3721

12642

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

6026

21113

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

1701

21070

Los Angeles - Koreatown

8048

15569

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

812

17811

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

8317

19706

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

3303

25150

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

2815

18477

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

6961

21355

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

1607

20025

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

4174

14727

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

664

21194

Los Angeles - Longwood

896

20818

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

2493

11537

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

1638

19189

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

343

10980

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

4809

11323

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

444

10183

Los Angeles - Melrose

13820

17787

Los Angeles - Mid-city

2242

14917

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

2352

13078

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

6507

26973

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

4310

17850

Los Angeles - North Hills

13389

21744

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

32059

21172

Los Angeles - Northridge

12488

17892

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

2089

9812

Los Angeles - Pacoima

22647

29420

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

371

9646

Los Angeles - Palms

5407

12323

Los Angeles - Panorama City

18205

24193

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

1409

10376

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

9187

21956

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

308

9637

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

1514

13830

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

4669

13120

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

934

14238

Los Angeles - Regent Square

449

16151

Los Angeles - Reseda

17047

22250

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1002

21613

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

532

12583

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

12790

16389

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

703

15826

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

12650

14498

Los Angeles - Silverlake

6414

14550

Los Angeles - South Carthay

1603

15130

Los Angeles - South Park

9686

25516

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

972

21204

Los Angeles - Studio City

3063

13650

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

13314

25368

Los Angeles - Sunland

3593

17606

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

77

11901

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

23346

28333

Los Angeles - Tarzana

5481

17752

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

7356

18631

Los Angeles - Thai Town

1500

15292

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

1164

13373

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

253

19372

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

221

11895

Los Angeles - Tujunga

4665

16775

Los Angeles - University Hills

473

13794

Los Angeles - University Park

5359

19519

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

6040

20123

Los Angeles - Valley Village

4157

16816

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

20642

22149

Los Angeles - Venice

4577

13507

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

4144

24093

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

2118

27661

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

10403

25259

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

14213

27334

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

1491

17752

Los Angeles - View Heights

496

13427

Los Angeles - Watts

10369

24298

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

893

18169

Los Angeles - West Adams

5744

20789

Los Angeles - West Hills

5750

14182

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

5222

13875

Los Angeles - West Vernon

13792

25710

Los Angeles - Westchester

5943

11517

Los Angeles - Westlake

10722

18064

Los Angeles - Westwood

6249

11549

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

10835

29990

Los Angeles - Wilmington

12261

21706

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

8320

16584

Los Angeles - Winnetka

10182

19662

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

9897

14543

Unincorporated - Acton

1035

12985

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

547

13155

Unincorporated - Altadena

5722

13118

Unincorporated - Anaverde

214

14191

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

52

4177

Unincorporated - Arcadia

991

12417

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

9528

22449

Unincorporated - Athens Village

1516

30958

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

1542

22760

Unincorporated - Azusa

3452

21679

Unincorporated - Bassett

3447

23264

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

99

9226

Unincorporated - Bradbury

54

50000

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

1727

22347

Unincorporated - Castaic*

5518

20293

Unincorporated - Cerritos

98

16695

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

1

5000

Unincorporated - Claremont

67

9544

Unincorporated - Covina

3471

20637

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

2437

18541

Unincorporated - Del Aire

627

14273

Unincorporated - Del Rey

64

20126

Unincorporated - Del Sur

356

14741

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

527

21139

Unincorporated - Duarte

1117

25226

Unincorporated - East Covina

58

17629

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

833

15741

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

22

19298

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

32570

26000

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

258

4029

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

3609

23576

Unincorporated - East Whittier

744

14022

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

1305

14845

Unincorporated - El Monte

33

22759

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

147

8850

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

17520

27077

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

123

18636

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

7806

13958

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

0

0

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

436

17343

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

87

7923

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

372

26346

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

2063

10419

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

17

2515

Unincorporated - La Rambla

428

20627

Unincorporated - La Verne*

314

15392

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

869

12290

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

93

13922

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

2300

17700

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

229

13938

Unincorporated - Lakewood

0

0

Unincorporated - Lennox

4738

21019

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

210

11993

Unincorporated - Littlerock

794

19746

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

198

15266

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

733

20538

Unincorporated - Llano

68

7754

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

1223

12995

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

590

15202

Unincorporated - Newhall

73

33182

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

233

19449

Unincorporated - North Whittier

1658

19833

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

2655

11046

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

17

7907

Unincorporated - Palmdale

154

18290

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

47

7568

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

224

11452

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

218

35218

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

7

1522

Unincorporated - Pomona

100

5160

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

2201

17054

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

623

23412

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

135

14501

Unincorporated - Rosewood

276

21462

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

274

22967

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

741

22047

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

5402

10588

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

27

3147

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

4524

22373

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

49

2408

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

34

11039

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

395

147940

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

1701

9135

Unincorporated - Saugus

228

147097

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

63

17697

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

70

15385

Unincorporated - South El Monte

467

26017

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

1346

15212

Unincorporated - South Whittier

11855

20018

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

138

17670

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

2718

12964

Unincorporated - Sun Village

1271

21057

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

277

21373

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

194

11701

Unincorporated - Val Verde

562

16984

Unincorporated - Valencia

460

14974

Unincorporated - Valinda

5284

22609

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

1632

14027

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

4083

25293

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

91

6023

Unincorporated - West Carson

3618

16381

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

4

33333

Unincorporated - West LA

305

32038

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

2380

24199

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

286

21045

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

5919

21983

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

108

8308

Unincorporated - Westhills

88

10489

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

503

13657

Unincorporated - Whittier

502

13266

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

58

483333

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

9554

27365

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

954

15829

- Under Investigation

34532

** -- Case numbers include cases associated with Correctional Facility Outbreaks located in the City/Community. Due to reporting delays numbers may not align with outbreak investigation counts presented for Correctional Facilities on the list of Los Angeles Residential Congregate Settings with One or More Positive COVID-19 Cases.





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