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 2^nd, 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.

41,765 new COVID-19 cases (2,213,664 cases to date)
66 new deaths due to COVID-19 (28,008 deaths to date)
4,386 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
More than 10,580,000 individuals tested; 19% of people tested positive to date

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:

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:

	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	#####