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For Immediate Release:

January 15, 2022

LA County Confirms More Than 28,000 COVID Deaths; Reports Highest Number of Daily New Deaths Since April 2021 - 41,765 New Positive Cases and 66 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

With the reporting of 66 additional deaths today, LA County is marking the grim milestone of losing more than 28,000 residents to COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Today’s death count is the highest number of deaths reported in a single day since April 2nd, 2021, with daily deaths increasing fourfold in just one week. The majority of deaths reported this week are associated with individuals who became infected after December 20 when Omicron was circulating widely. Daily hospitalizations also increased to 4,386, and the extraordinarily high number of new cases reflects worrisome rates of community transmission.

Public Health urges residents to take steps to stay safe during the surge. Residents should get vaccinated and boosted if they have not done so yet, as unvaccinated people are between 2 and 4 times more likely to get infected than those fully vaccinated. Residents should also upgrade their masks to an N95, KN95, KF94, or a surgical mask, all of which do a better job at blocking virus particles than cloth masks. Everyone should also limit non-essential activities where people are unmasked and crowded together, especially if indoors, until transmission is lower. Residents can visit covid19.lacounty.gov to find a testing site.

“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 deaths often lag behind surges in cases and hospitalizations, sadly, the increase in deaths does not come as a surprise and tragically, we are prepared for even higher number of deaths in the coming weeks. With unvaccinated individuals 22 times more likely to die from COVID-19 compared to those fully vaccinated, residents should not delay getting vaccinated and boosted as these measures are saving lives.”

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

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

Last 7 Days

Sa

1/15

F

1/14

Th

1/13

W

1/12

Tu

1/11

M

1/10

Su

1/9

Daily new cases

41,765

40,535

45,076

40,452

34,827

43,582*

45,584

Daily deaths

66

48

45

39

15

13*

13*

Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases

4,386

4,257

4,175

3,912

3,766

3,472

3,364

Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)

17.9%

18.7%

19.2%

19.4%

20.1%

20.7%

20.8%

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

*Number reflects an undercount due to a lag from weekend reporting.

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:

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Please see additional information below:

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

2,213,664

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

2,101,576

-- Long Beach

91,436

-- Pasadena

20,652

Deaths

28,008

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

26,543

-- Long Beach

1,088

-- Pasadena

377

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

- 0 to 4

58798

- 5 to 11

164595

- 12 to 17

164675

- 18 to 29

492222

- 30 to 49

684726

- 50 to 64

354956

- 65 to 79

135330

- over 80

44897

- Under Investigation

1377

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

- Female

1065966

- Male

977571

- Other

858

- Under Investigation

57181

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

3614

- Asian

115962

- Black

107428

- Hispanic/Latino

990489

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

10390

- White

272660

- Other

209758

- Under Investigation

391275

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

115581

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

63

- Asian

3411

- Black

2382

- Hispanic/Latino

13981

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

95

- White

6362

- Other

211

- Under Investigation

38

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

2520

12067

City of Alhambra

12917

14894

City of Arcadia

6014

10413

City of Artesia

3265

19440

City of Avalon

46

1189

City of Azusa

10789

21561

City of Baldwin Park

18774

24455

City of Bell

10547

29030

City of Bell Gardens

11179

25955

City of Bellflower

18350

23606

City of Beverly Hills

6500

18830

City of Bradbury

49

4584

City of Burbank

17683

16498

City of Calabasas

3073

12634

City of Carson

19926

21233

City of Cerritos

6351

12685

City of Claremont

4636

12707

City of Commerce*

3549

27156

City of Compton

26260

26285

City of Covina

11752

23968

City of Cudahy

7715

31688

City of Culver City

5653

14180

City of Diamond Bar

6777

11783

City of Downey

28608

25037

City of Duarte

4084

18550

City of El Monte

25541

21780

City of El Segundo

2227

13267

City of Gardena

12553

20475

City of Glendale

36148

17506

City of Glendora

9323

17669

City of Hawaiian Gardens

3339

22751

City of Hawthorne

18418

20744

City of Hermosa Beach

2723

13843

City of Hidden Hills

215

11376

City of Huntington Park

17160

28848

City of Industry

265

60641

City of Inglewood

24256

21355

City of Irwindale

441

30226

City of La Canada Flintridge

2195

10607

City of La Habra Heights

144

2640

City of La Mirada

8054

16238

City of La Puente

10009

24594

City of La Verne

5729

17214

City of Lakewood

14550

18106

City of Lancaster*

39311

24331

City of Lawndale

6537

19447

City of Lomita

3307

15953

City of Lynwood*

19474

27030

City of Malibu

1621

12507

City of Manhattan Beach

3994

11095

City of Maywood

8036

28650

City of Monrovia

6318

16284

City of Montebello

15603

24238

City of Monterey Park

8724

14012

City of Norwalk

25580

23768

City of Palmdale

40966

25770

City of Palos Verdes Estates

1215

8985

City of Paramount

14921

26634

City of Pico Rivera

16895

26282

City of Pomona

40765

26143

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

3895

9112

City of Redondo Beach

7899

11498

City of Rolling Hills

158

8144

City of Rolling Hills Estates

778

9590

City of Rosemead

8168

14757

City of San Dimas*

6277

18186

City of San Fernando

8385

34069

City of San Gabriel

5613

13706

City of San Marino

1049

7901

City of Santa Clarita

43083

19546

City of Santa Fe Springs

4941

26906

City of Santa Monica

13131

14204

City of Sierra Madre

1161

10565

City of Signal Hill

2283

19352

City of South El Monte

5093

24386

City of South Gate

29521

30076

City of South Pasadena

3055

11726

City of Temple City

4637

12720

City of Torrance

17336

11614

City of Vernon

206

98565

City of Walnut

3528

11555

City of West Covina

22756

21025

City of West Hollywood

6529

17669

City of Westlake Village

219

2620

City of Whittier

18541

21206

Los Angeles

916319

22655

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

1978

24116

Los Angeles - Alsace

2759

22170

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

6

15000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

500

19984

Los Angeles - Arleta

11036

32109

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

2803

19112

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

5790

18602

Los Angeles - Bel Air

1163

13798

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

1864

14882

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

2327

17665

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

26095

30034

Los Angeles - Brentwood

4379

14146

Los Angeles - Brookside

76

13081

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

1441

20236

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

15891

24339

Los Angeles - Carthay

2329

16215

Los Angeles - Central

11497

29486

Los Angeles - Century City

1693

13235

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

10634

31493

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

7315

19738

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

1228

13390

Los Angeles - Chinatown

1540

19200

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

3075

21130

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

2739

18076

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

3002

21708

Los Angeles - Crestview

2253

19819

Los Angeles - Del Rey

4765

15917

Los Angeles - Downtown*

9096

33068

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

7021

17735

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

5676

19381

Los Angeles - Echo Park

2602

18252

Los Angeles - El Sereno

10462

25024

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1069

18715

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

2117

20814

Los Angeles - Encino

8032

17781

Los Angeles - Exposition

721

21678

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

10872

24205

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

682

18944

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

2387

27371

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

15266

32176

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

6237

19735

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

2631

24443

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

12656

21749

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

6597

30677

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

2630

15435

Los Angeles - Harbor City

5305

18249

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

9272

21266

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

369

15318

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

3984

22090

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

11699

30840

Los Angeles - Highland Park

10179

21035

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

3332

24023

Los Angeles - Hollywood

12738

18663

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

4187

14225

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

7186

25178

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

1952

24179

Los Angeles - Koreatown

9391

18167

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

943

20684

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

9686

22949

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

3690

28097

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

3276

21503

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

7975

24465

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

1822

22704

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

4945

17447

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

778

24832

Los Angeles - Longwood

1041

24187

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

2893

13389

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

1910

22376

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

409

13092

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

5597

13178

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

502

11514

Los Angeles - Melrose

15667

20164

Los Angeles - Mid-city

2576

17139

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

2701

15018

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

7591

31467

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

4949

20497

Los Angeles - North Hills

15753

25583

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

36970

24415

Los Angeles - Northridge

14787

21186

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

2389

11221

Los Angeles - Pacoima

25801

33517

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

442

11492

Los Angeles - Palms

6274

14299

Los Angeles - Panorama City

21171

28134

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

1691

12452

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

10671

25503

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

333

10419

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

1772

16187

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

5563

15632

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

1053

16052

Los Angeles - Regent Square

524

18849

Los Angeles - Reseda

19783

25821

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1123

24223

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

641

15161

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

15393

19725

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

789

17762

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

14615

16750

Los Angeles - Silverlake

7453

16907

Los Angeles - South Carthay

1795

16942

Los Angeles - South Park

11512

30326

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1103

24062

Los Angeles - Studio City

3523

15700

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

15222

29004

Los Angeles - Sunland

4086

20022

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

90

13910

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

26761

32478

Los Angeles - Tarzana

6246

20229

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

8516

21569

Los Angeles - Thai Town

1717

17504

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

1321

15177

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace





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