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For Immediate Release:
April 25, 2022
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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