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For Immediate Release:

April 25, 2022

As BA.2 Fuels Increase in Cases in LA County, Getting Vaccinated or Boosted Can Prevent Serious Illness - 4,690 New Positive Cases and 16 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 Reported in Los Angeles County Since Saturday

With cases rising in LA County and across the country associated with the highly infectious BA.2 subvariant, getting vaccinated and boosted is an important strategy to prevent serious illness.

The BA.2 subvariant now accounts for 84% of sequenced specimens in the County for the week ending April 2. This increase mirrors what we are seeing across the country, as this highly infectious subvariant has also been identified in 93% of cases across the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The average number of daily new cases reported over the last seven days increased to 1,553 compared to the 960 reported two weeks ago, an increase of 62%. The seven-day case rate for Los Angeles County has now surpassed 100 new cases per 100,000 residents, indicating, once again, high rates of transmission.

To date, the increases in case numbers have not translated to increases in severe illness, with hospitalizations and deaths remaining low and slightly decreasing. Over the last seven days, the average number of people hospitalized daily is 222, a 20% decrease from two weeks ago when the average number of people hospitalized over the previous seven days was 276. Deaths also saw a small decrease, with the average number of daily reported deaths this past week at 10, a 28% decrease from two weeks ago when the average number of daily reported deaths over the previous seven days was 14.

The lower numbers of hospitalizations and deaths reflect, in part, the continued strong protection provided by the vaccines against BA.2. For the week ending April 8, unvaccinated people were three times more likely to be hospitalized compared to fully vaccinated residents, and six times more likely to be hospitalized than those fully vaccinated and boosted. And the likelihood of dying was also 16 times higher for unvaccinated residents compared to residents who were fully vaccinated for the week ending April 1.

Many residents still need their first round of vaccines and boosters. As of April 21, 75% percent of residents ages 5 and older are fully vaccinated and 54% of those eligible for a first booster dose have received their booster. That leaves about 1.6 million eligible residents still needing to get their first vaccination and about 2.8 million booster-dose eligible residents not benefiting from the extra protection of a booster dose.

“As always, we extend our deepest sympathies to everyone mourning the loss of a loved one from COVID,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “As the more infectious BA.2 dominates and contributes to the increase in cases in LA County, residents are strongly encouraged to get vaccinated and boosted if they are not up to date on their vaccinations. Those who were recently infected with Omicron should consider getting vaccinated or boosted three months after their COVID infection since natural immunity is likely to have waned. With recurring reports of new variants of concern, including sub-lineages of BA.2, we are relieved that the current approved vaccines protect the vaccinated person and those around the vaccinated individual from severe illness.”

Today, Public Health reported 16 additional deaths and 1,069 cases for Monday, 1,593 cases for Sunday, and 2,028 cases for Saturday. Of the 16 new deaths reported today, one person was between the ages of 18-29, three people were between the ages of 50-64, seven were between the ages of 65-79, and five people were aged 80 years or older. Of the 16 newly reported deaths, 14 had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 31,938.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,864,284 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 1.4%.

There are 230 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,826,800, individuals, with 22% of people testing positive.

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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Cases through 12:00pm 4/24/2022

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

2,864,284

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

2,709,871

-- Long Beach

125,884

-- Pasadena

28,529

Deaths

31,938

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

30,259

-- Long Beach

1,265

-- Pasadena

414

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

- 0 to 4

83263

- 5 to 11

240798

- 12 to 17

235003

- 18 to 29

604113

- 30 to 49

864640

- 50 to 64

448654

- 65 to 79

174573

- over 80

56770

- Under Investigation

2057

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

- Female

1378509

- Male

1255290

- Other

1153

- Under Investigation

74919

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

4976

- Asian

168052

- Black

136078

- Hispanic/Latino

1233647

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

13702

- White

351134

- Other

300341

- Under Investigation

501941

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

137,212

**DATA Under reported

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

73

- Asian

3778

- Black

2805

- Hispanic/Latino

15554

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

111

- White

7536

- Other

310

- Under Investigation

92

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

4247

20337

City of Alhambra

17135

19758

City of Arcadia

8203

14203

City of Artesia

4199

25001

City of Avalon

63

1628

City of Azusa

13758

27494

City of Baldwin Park

22938

29879

City of Bell

13892

38236

City of Bell Gardens

14179

32920

City of Bellflower

23389

30088

City of Beverly Hills

8507

24644

City of Bradbury

66

6174

City of Burbank

22590

21077

City of Calabasas

4052

16659

City of Carson

25697

27382

City of Cerritos

8491

16959

City of Claremont

7122

19521

City of Commerce*

4519

34578

City of Compton

33165

33197

City of Covina

14737

30056

City of Cudahy

10040

41237

City of Culver City

7534

18899

City of Diamond Bar

9229

16046

City of Downey

36075

31572

City of Duarte

5194

23592

City of El Monte

33141

28261

City of El Segundo

2837

16901

City of Gardena

16316

26612

City of Glendale

44746

21669

City of Glendora

11858

22474

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4178

28468

City of Hawthorne

22695

25561

City of Hermosa Beach

3363

17097

City of Hidden Hills

265

14021

City of Huntington Park

22096

37146

City of Industry

405

92677

City of Inglewood

29493

25966

City of Irwindale

538

36875

City of La Canada Flintridge

2939

14203

City of La Habra Heights

162

2970

City of La Mirada

10491

21152

City of La Puente

12711

31233

City of La Verne

7108

21357

City of Lakewood

19086

23750

City of Lancaster*

51027

31582

City of Lawndale

8142

24222

City of Lomita

4349

20980

City of Lynwood*

24845

34484

City of Malibu

2150

16588

City of Manhattan Beach

5073

14092

City of Maywood

10586

37741

City of Monrovia

8323

21451

City of Montebello

19279

29948

City of Monterey Park

11660

18727

City of Norwalk

33277

30920

City of Palmdale

53108

33408

City of Palos Verdes Estates

1534

11344

City of Paramount

18952

33829

City of Pico Rivera

21015

32691

City of Pomona

52162

33452

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

4969

11624

City of Redondo Beach

10194

14839

City of Rolling Hills

191

9845

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1015

12511

City of Rosemead

10883

19662

City of San Dimas*

8121

23528

City of San Fernando

10466

42524

City of San Gabriel

7669

18726

City of San Marino

1463

11019

City of Santa Clarita

54371

24667

City of Santa Fe Springs

6386

34775

City of Santa Monica

17490

18919

City of Sierra Madre

1549

14096

City of Signal Hill

2863

24269

City of South El Monte

6585

31530

City of South Gate

38478

39201

City of South Pasadena

4101

15741

City of Temple City

6294

17265

City of Torrance

23129

15495

City of Vernon

309

147847

City of Walnut

4930

16147

City of West Covina

29393

27157

City of West Hollywood

8161

22086

City of Westlake Village

281

3361

City of Whittier

23813

27236

Los Angeles

1181137

29203

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

2621

31956

Los Angeles - Alsace

3556

28574

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

6

15000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

641

25620

Los Angeles - Arleta

13658

39738

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

3578

24397

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

7544

24238

Los Angeles - Bel Air

1513

17950

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

2405

19202

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

3087

23434

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

33344

38378

Los Angeles - Brentwood

5674

18330

Los Angeles - Brookside

99

17040

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

1843

25881

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

20200

30939

Los Angeles - Carthay

2965

20643

Los Angeles - Central

14891

38190

Los Angeles - Century City

2415

18879

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

13499

39978

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

9379

25307

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

1677

18286

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2006

25009

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

4077

28015

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

3672

24233

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

4007

28975

Los Angeles - Crestview

2891

25431

Los Angeles - Del Rey

6048

20203

Los Angeles - Downtown*

12015

43680

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

9351

23620

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

7374

25178

Los Angeles - Echo Park

3387

23758

Los Angeles - El Sereno

13327

31877

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1379

24142

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

2735

26890

Los Angeles - Encino

10472

23183

Los Angeles - Exposition

976

29345

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

14533

32355

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

905

25139

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3036

34813

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

19518

41138

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

8078

25560

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

3203

29757

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

16113

27690

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

8544

39730

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

3432

20142

Los Angeles - Harbor City

7053

24262

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

12193

27966

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

458

19012

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

5165

28639

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

15003

39549

Los Angeles - Highland Park

13055

26978

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

4286

30901

Los Angeles - Hollywood

16210

23750

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

5351

18180

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

9266

32466

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

2509

31079

Los Angeles - Koreatown

13035

25216

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1246

27331

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

12306

29157

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

4615

35140

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

4278

28080

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

10139

31104

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

2443

30442

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

6889

24306

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1105

35270

Los Angeles - Longwood

1342

31180

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

3897

18035

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

2398

28093

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

530

16965

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

7416

17461

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

678

15550

Los Angeles - Melrose

20271

26090

Los Angeles - Mid-city

3467

23067

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

3492

19416

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

9432

39098

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

6402

26515

Los Angeles - North Hills

20087

32622

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

46450

30676

Los Angeles - Northridge

19195

27501

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

3413

16030

Los Angeles - Pacoima

32120

41726

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

624

16225

Los Angeles - Palms

8113

18490

Los Angeles - Panorama City

27117

36036

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

2280

16789

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

13897

33213

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

418

13079

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

2304

21047

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

7294

20496

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

1462

22287

Los Angeles - Regent Square

646

23237

Los Angeles - Reseda

24722

32267

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1416

30544

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

869

20553

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

19740

25295

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

982

22107

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

19071

21857

Los Angeles - Silverlake

9753

22124

Los Angeles - South Carthay

2321

21907

Los Angeles - South Park

14889

39222

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1536

33508

Los Angeles - Studio City

4700

20945

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

18828

35874

Los Angeles - Sunland

5106

25020

Los Angeles - Sycamore Squa





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