Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths Significantly Higher Among Unvaccinated Residents in L.A. County - 43,091 New Positive Cases and 65 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

With Omicron continuing to drive case counts, hospitalizations, and deaths to levels not seen since last year, Public Health is reminding residents that vaccines are still the best source of protection, especially against hospitalization and death.

From January 2^nd through January 8th, unvaccinated people were twice as likely to contract the virus compared to those fully vaccinated without boosters. Residents who were vaccinated and boosted were even more protected with four times the protection from infection compared to those unvaccinated.

Additionally, vaccinated and boosted residents are also at significantly less risk of ending up in the hospital. When comparing unvaccinated residents to those fully vaccinated without boosters, unvaccinated residents were five times more likely to be hospitalized. Residents who were both vaccinated and boosted had even higher levels of protection and were 20 times less likely to be hospitalized compared to those unvaccinated.

As cases and hospitalizations remain high, of most concern is the increase in deaths. On Thursday, Public Health reported 102 new deaths, the highest daily number of deaths since March 2021. And for the seven days leading up to January 1^st, Public Health data also showed that unvaccinated individuals were 23 times more likely to succumb and die from COVID compared to those fully vaccinated.

“I send my heartfelt condolences to those families who have lost a loved one due to COVID-19,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have recognized that while many experience mild illness from COVID, there are others that will not do well if they become infected. Preliminary estimates from scientists at USC estimated that if everyone eligible was vaccinated, over the last 6 weeks there would have been 85% fewer cases with nearly 604,000 cases of COVID prevented, and 87% fewer hospitalizations with approximately 9,300 hospitalizations prevented. These estimates align with much of the data we share weekly about the disastrous consequences facing many infected, unvaccinated individuals. Large scale vaccine adoption could change the pandemic’s trajectory with significant case and hospitalization reductions.”

Today, Public Health confirmed 65 additional deaths and 43,091 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 65 new deaths reported today, 10 were between the ages of 30 and 49, 16 were between the ages of 50 and 64, 15 were between the ages of 65-79, and 18 were over the age of 80 years old. Of the 65 newly reported deaths, 44 had underlying conditions. Information on the six deaths reported by the City of Long Beach is available at www.LongBeach.gov. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 28,346.

Public Health has identified a total 2,428,744 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 17.8%.

There are 4,792 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 10,804,700 individuals, with 20% 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.

Remain home when sick, isolate if positive and quarantine when in close contact.

Residents are legally required to be isolated if they have a positive COVID test result and vaccinated. Close contacts with symptoms and unvaccinated close contacts need to be quarantined.

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

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, Connecting 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 12:00pm 01/20/2022
	Total Cases	NEW
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	2,428,744	43091
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	2,296,030	39220
-- Long Beach	109,775	3575
-- Pasadena	22,939	296
Deaths	28,346	65
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	26,871	59
-- Long Beach	1,098	6
-- Pasadena	377	0
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	66654
- 5 to 11	190193
- 12 to 17	189254
- 18 to 29	527700
- 30 to 49	741995
- 50 to 64	384452
- 65 to 79	146452
- over 80	47801
- Under Investigation	1529
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1165451
- Male	1066571
- Other	879
- Under Investigation	63129
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	4054
- Asian	129263
- Black	116956
- Hispanic/Latino	1067673
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	11652
- White	294273
- Other	242941
- Under Investigation	429218
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	119140	**DATA Under reported
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	64
- Asian	3443
- Black	2426
- Hispanic/Latino	14111
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	96
- White	6464
- Other	223
- Under Investigation	44
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	2699	12924
City of Alhambra	14146	16312
City of Arcadia	6624	11469
City of Artesia	3544	21102
City of Avalon	53	1370
City of Azusa	11859	23699
City of Baldwin Park	20136	26229
City of Bell	11558	31812
City of Bell Gardens	12049	27975
City of Bellflower	20153	25925
City of Beverly Hills	7048	20417
City of Bradbury	54	5051
City of Burbank	19039	17764
City of Calabasas	3314	13625
City of Carson	21876	23311
City of Cerritos	7070	14121
City of Claremont	5072	13902
City of Commerce*	3825	29268
City of Compton	28772	28800
City of Covina	12769	26042
City of Cudahy	8483	34842
City of Culver City	6210	15578
City of Diamond Bar	7579	13177
City of Downey	31163	27273
City of Duarte	4441	20172
City of El Monte	28162	24015
City of El Segundo	2395	14268
City of Gardena	13869	22621
City of Glendale	38713	18748
City of Glendora	10093	19129
City of Hawaiian Gardens	3647	24850
City of Hawthorne	19900	22413
City of Hermosa Beach	2898	14733
City of Hidden Hills	222	11746
City of Huntington Park	18691	31422
City of Industry	285	65217
City of Inglewood	26001	22892
City of Irwindale	473	32419
City of La Canada Flintridge	2449	11835
City of La Habra Heights	152	2786
City of La Mirada	8898	17940
City of La Puente	10948	26901
City of La Verne	6183	18578
City of Lakewood	16105	20041
City of Lancaster*	43088	26668
City of Lawndale	7074	21045
City of Lomita	3621	17468
City of Lynwood*	21238	29478
City of Malibu	1740	13425
City of Manhattan Beach	4258	11828
City of Maywood	8801	31377
City of Monrovia	7029	18116
City of Montebello	16733	25993
City of Monterey Park	9599	15417
City of Norwalk	28699	26666
City of Palmdale	45265	28474
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1290	9540
City of Paramount	16306	29106
City of Pico Rivera	18135	28211
City of Pomona	44514	28547
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	4164	9741
City of Redondo Beach	8598	12516
City of Rolling Hills	165	8505
City of Rolling Hills Estates	833	10267
City of Rosemead	8938	16148
City of San Dimas*	6826	19776
City of San Fernando	9085	36913
City of San Gabriel	6189	15112
City of San Marino	1138	8571
City of Santa Clarita	47078	21358
City of Santa Fe Springs	5460	29732
City of Santa Monica	14269	15435
City of Sierra Madre	1272	11575
City of Signal Hill	2506	21243
City of South El Monte	5676	27177
City of South Gate	32348	32956
City of South Pasadena	3344	12835
City of Temple City	5113	14026
City of Torrance	19003	12731
City of Vernon	228	109091
City of Walnut	3994	13081
City of West Covina	25068	23161
City of West Hollywood	6913	18709
City of Westlake Village	236	2823
City of Whittier	20233	23141
Los Angeles	998088	24677
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	2166	26408
Los Angeles - Alsace	3025	24307
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	535	21383
Los Angeles - Arleta	11977	34847
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	3046	20769
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	6358	20427
Los Angeles - Bel Air	1238	14687
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	1983	15832
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	2545	19320
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	28340	32618
Los Angeles - Brentwood	4667	15077
Los Angeles - Brookside	81	13941
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	1575	22118
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	17286	26476
Los Angeles - Carthay	2460	17127
Los Angeles - Central	12624	32376
Los Angeles - Century City	1868	14603
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	11680	34591
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	7977	21524
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	1316	14350
Los Angeles - Chinatown	1675	20883
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	3397	23342
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	3016	19904
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	3301	23870
Los Angeles - Crestview	2434	21411
Los Angeles - Del Rey	5138	17163
Los Angeles - Downtown*	9914	36042
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	7615	19235
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	6170	21067
Los Angeles - Echo Park	2812	19725
Los Angeles - El Sereno	11360	27172
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1158	20273
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	2274	22358
Los Angeles - Encino	8699	19258
Los Angeles - Exposition	815	24504
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	11866	26418
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	762	21167
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	2593	29733
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	16665	35125
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	6791	21488
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	2827	26263
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	13769	23662
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	7222	33583
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	2808	16480
Los Angeles - Harbor City	5955	20485
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	10353	23745
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	398	16521
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	4312	23909
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	12760	33636
Los Angeles - Highland Park	11054	22843
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	3611	26035
Los Angeles - Hollywood	13665	20021
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	4473	15197
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	7872	27581
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	2119	26248
Los Angeles - Koreatown	10414	20146
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1028	22549
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	10572	25049
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	4012	30549
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	3590	23564
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	8742	26818
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1995	24860
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	5454	19243
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	866	27641
Los Angeles - Longwood	1130	26255
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	3143	14546
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	2087	24449
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	439	14052
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	6076	14306
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	553	12683
Los Angeles - Melrose	16856	21695
Los Angeles - Mid-city	2882	19175
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	2928	16280
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	8270	34281
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	5362	22207
Los Angeles - North Hills	17262	28034
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	40075	26466
Los Angeles - Northridge	16217	23235
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	2567	12057
Los Angeles - Pacoima	27973	36338
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	474	12324
Los Angeles - Palms	6794	15484
Los Angeles - Panorama City	23198	30828
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	1848	13608
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	11562	27633
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	346	10826
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	1916	17503
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	6073	17065
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	1144	17439
Los Angeles - Regent Square	567	20396
Los Angeles - Reseda	21391	27919
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1210	26100
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	717	16958
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	16737	21447
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	851	19158
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	15849	18164
Los Angeles - Silverlake	8067	18300
Los Angeles - South Carthay	1922	18141
Los Angeles - South Park	12667	33368
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1228	26789
Los Angeles - Studio City	3764	16774
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	16504	31446
Los Angeles - Sunland	4395	21536
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	97	14992
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	29057	35264
Los Angeles - Tarzana	6650	21538
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	9255	23441
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1847	18830
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	1437	16510
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	306	23430
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	277	14909
Los Angeles - Tujunga	5773	20759
Los Angeles - University Hills	605	17644
Los Angeles - University Park	7115	25914
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	7608	25346
Los Angeles - Valley Village	5129	20748
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	26183	28095
Los Angeles - Venice	5676	16751
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	5326	30965
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	2665	34805
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	13346	32404
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	18519	35615
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1918	22836
Los Angeles - View Heights	634	17163
Los Angeles - Watts	13906	32587
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	1178	23967
Los Angeles - West Adams	7226	26153
Los Angeles - West Hills	7287	17973
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	6436	17101
Los Angeles - West Vernon	17573	32759
Los Angeles - Westchester	7472	14480
Los Angeles - Westlake	14354	24183
Los Angeles - Westwood	7886	14574
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	13018	36032
Los Angeles - Wilmington	16572	29338
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	10638	21204
Los Angeles - Winnetka	13096	25289
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	12268	18027
Unincorporated - Acton	1262	15832
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	674	16210
Unincorporated - Altadena	7114	16309
Unincorporated - Anaverde	271	17971
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	61	4900
Unincorporated - Arcadia	1235	15474
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	12343	29082
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1959	40004
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1897	28000
Unincorporated - Azusa	4260	26754
Unincorporated - Bassett	4200	28346
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	131	12209
Unincorporated - Bradbury	56	51852
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	2216	28675
Unincorporated - Castaic*	6399	23534
Unincorporated - Cerritos	122	20784
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	1	5000
Unincorporated - Claremont	79	11254
Unincorporated - Covina	4215	25061
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	3059	23273
Unincorporated - Del Aire	777	17687
Unincorporated - Del Rey	76	23899
Unincorporated - Del Sur	450	18634
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	650	26073
Unincorporated - Duarte	1349	30465
Unincorporated - East Covina	66	20061
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	1043	19709
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	30	26316
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	41195	32885
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	277	4326
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	4420	28874
Unincorporated - East Whittier	913	17207
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	1628	18519
Unincorporated - El Monte	43	29655
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	174	10476
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	22554	34857
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	146	22121
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	9951	17793
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	3	300000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	528	21002
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	102	9290
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	445	31516
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	2480	12525
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	17	2515
Unincorporated - La Rambla	504	24289
Unincorporated - La Verne*	402	19706
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	1106	15641
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	121	18114
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	2866	22056
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	287	17468
Unincorporated - Lakewood	1	877
Unincorporated - Lennox	5626	24958
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	231	13192
Unincorporated - Littlerock	988	24571
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	239	18427
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	871	24405
Unincorporated - Llano	85	9692
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	1440	15301
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	743	19145
Unincorporated - Newhall	74	33636
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	280	23372
Unincorporated - North Whittier	2031	24294
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	3409	14183
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	18	8372
Unincorporated - Palmdale	190	22565
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	55	8857
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	275	14059
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	276	44588
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	12	2609
Unincorporated - Pomona	123	6347
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	2659	20603
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	800	30064
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	182	19549
Unincorporated - Rosewood	343	26672
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	352	29505
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	952	28325
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	7220	14151
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	31	3613
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	5603	27709
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	56	2752
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	37	12013
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	514	192509
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	2216	11901
Unincorporated - Saugus	282	181935
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	79	22191
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	82	18022
Unincorporated - South El Monte	558	31086
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	1685	19044
Unincorporated - South Whittier	14670	24771
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	168	21511
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	3444	16427
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1536	25447
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	363	28009
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	266	16043
Unincorporated - Val Verde	720	21759
Unincorporated - Valencia	586	19076
Unincorporated - Valinda	6508	27846
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	2086	17929
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	5179	32082
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	113	7478
Unincorporated - West Carson	4647	21040
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	441	46324
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	2832	28795
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	345	25386
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	7158	26585
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	142	10923
Unincorporated - Westhills	115	13707
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	624	16943
Unincorporated - Whittier	646	17072
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	59	491667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	11901	34088
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	1232	20441
- Under Investigation	55326

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