LISTING OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRESS RELEASES
News Release
Los Angeles County Public Health Logo

313 N. Figueroa Street, Room 806  |  Los Angeles, CA 90012  |  (213) 288-8144  |  media@ph.lacounty.gov

twitter logo instagram logo facebook logo youtube logo Spotify logo

For Immediate Release:

April 29, 2022

Early Alert Signals Remind Us of the Need for Caution - 2,550 New Positive Cases and 4 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

With Los Angeles County experiencing a high rate of transmission and cases steadily rising, Public Health encourages residents to use caution to avoid getting infected with COVID and transmitting it to others.

Public Health continues to monitor community-wide and sector-specific indicators for early alerts that transmission and risk may be increasing. This week, although all of the County’s Early Alert Signals are of Low Concern except for the percentage of specimens sequenced that are identified as a new variant or subvariant of concern, many metrics are trending in the wrong direction.

The highly contagious Omicron BA.2 subvariant is now identified in 88% of recent LA County samples – a slight increase from the prior week. Nationally, the BA.2 subvariant is the predominant lineage, although there is increasing circulation of a newly identified sub-lineage strain: BA.2.12.1. For the week ending April 2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that BA.2 accounted for 68% of sequenced specimens in the U.S., with BA.2.12.1 accounting for approximately 29% of sequenced samples for that week. The BA.2.12.1 sublineage is also estimated to be 20-30% more transmissible than BA.2, and it could quickly become the nation’s dominant strain.

In Los Angeles County, 7% of sequenced specimens were identified as BA.2.12.1 for the week ending April 9, up from 3% for the prior seven-day period. The California Department of Public Health, through modeling estimates, anticipates that BA.2.12.1 will account for 50% of positive cases in California within a few days.

Increasing concentrations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewater across LA County indicate rising community transmission. Public Health is monitoring wastewater concentration for four sewer systems across the County. At three sewer systems: the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, Joint Water Pollution Control Plant; theLos Angeles City Sanitation and Environment Agency; and the Los Angeles County Sanitation District’s Lancaster sewer system, there’s been a steady rise in average wastewater SARS-CoV-2 concentration. Las Virgenes Municipal Water Districts, whose wastewater surveillance covers part of the West Valley near the Ventura County border, has not recently seen a steady increase.

Outbreaks in congregate living situations, such as Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) and among People Experiencing Homelessness, can signal that action is needed to protect staff and residents, many of whom may be particularly vulnerable to severe COVID-19 illness. While not yet a cause for significant concern , outbreaks at SNFs and sites serving People Experiencing Homelessness, have recently started to rise. For the latest seven-day reporting period ending April 26, there were six new outbreaks opened in Skilled Nursing Facilities, and 10 new outbreaks at sites serving People Experiencing Homelessness, nine of which are in sheltered environments.

This week, Public Health has seen a doubling of reports from worksites with clusters of cases when compared to the prior week. Among the 82 cluster reports received between April 20 and April 26, the top three sectors represented were Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and Information, which together accounted for 55% of total cluster reports. Among subsectors, the top four industries were Food and Beverage Stores, Electronics and Appliance Stores, Transportation Equipment Manufacturing, and Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries.

TK-12 schools are also experiencing small increases in outbreaks. For the seven-day period ending April 19, there were six new classroom outbreaks opened, all in elementary schools. This is double the number opened the prior week and is nearing the threshold for increased concern, which is eight new classroom-based outbreaks opened in the past seven days.

“I send my deepest sympathies and wishes of peace and comfort to the many families who have lost a loved one from COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “During this period of high transmission and the potential for more infectious variants, one of the best and easiest safety measures is to wear a well-fitting, high filtration mask or respirator when indoors around others. This is especially true if someone is at higher risk for severe illness, or they live or they work with someone who is at elevated risk. The fact is that when people wear a well-fitting mask or respirator, they protect themselves and those around them. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have all had to make choices about how to best protect ourselves and others from COVID-19. With cases on the rise, the potential for more contagious variants, and lots of opportunities to be exposed, this is a great time to make a choice to get vaccinated or boosted and to wear a mask or respirator when indoors around others.”

Today, Public Health reported 4 additional deaths and 2,550 new positive cases of COVID-19. Of the 4 new deaths reported today, three were between the ages of 65-79, and one person was over the aged 80 years or older. Of the 4 newly reported deaths, all had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 31,959.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,872,203 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 1.8%.

There are 253 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,847,700 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:

Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:

For more information:





#####

Cases through 12:00pm 4/28/2022

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

2,872,203

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

2,717,376

-- Long Beach

126,104

-- Pasadena

28,723

Deaths

31,959

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

30,280

-- Long Beach

1,265

-- Pasadena

414

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

- 0 to 4

83497

- 5 to 11

241526

- 12 to 17

235703

- 18 to 29

605885

- 30 to 49

867078

- 50 to 64

449684

- 65 to 79

175042

- over 80

56927

- Under Investigation

2034

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

- Female

1382592

- Male

1258519

- Other

1178

- Under Investigation

75087

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

4999

- Asian

169172

- Black

136541

- Hispanic/Latino

1235641

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

13730

- White

352958

- Other

301153

- Under Investigation

503182

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

137,335

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

73

- Asian

3779

- Black

2806

- Hispanic/Latino

15570

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

111

- White

7542

- Other

308

- Under Investigation

91

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

4272

20457

City of Alhambra

17205

19839

City of Arcadia

8256

14295

City of Artesia

4212

25079

City of Avalon

63

1628

City of Azusa

13791

27560

City of Baldwin Park

22972

29924

City of Bell

13910

38286

City of Bell Gardens

14191

32948

City of Bellflower

23420

30128

City of Beverly Hills

8553

24777

City of Bradbury

66

6174

City of Burbank

22697

21177

City of Calabasas

4074

16750

City of Carson

25758

27447

City of Cerritos

8556

17089

City of Claremont

7159

19622

City of Commerce*

4519

34578

City of Compton

33191

33223

City of Covina

14767

30117

City of Cudahy

10058

41311

City of Culver City

7603

19072

City of Diamond Bar

9276

16128

City of Downey

36147

31635

City of Duarte

5211

23669

City of El Monte

33190

28302

City of El Segundo

2853

16996

City of Gardena

16359

26682

City of Glendale

44888

21738

City of Glendora

11896

22546

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4184

28509

City of Hawthorne

22745

25617

City of Hermosa Beach

3387

17219

City of Hidden Hills

267

14127

City of Huntington Park

22116

37180

City of Industry

405

92677

City of Inglewood

29544

26011

City of Irwindale

538

36875

City of La Canada Flintridge

2959

14300

City of La Habra Heights

162

2970

City of La Mirada

10522

21214

City of La Puente

12736

31295

City of La Verne

7122

21399

City of Lakewood

19152

23832

City of Lancaster*

51098

31626

City of Lawndale

8163

24285

City of Lomita

4360

21033

City of Lynwood*

24867

34515

City of Malibu

2162

16681

City of Manhattan Beach

5113

14203

City of Maywood

10598

37784

City of Monrovia

8349

21518

City of Montebello

19315

30004

City of Monterey Park

11714

18814

City of Norwalk

33331

30970

City of Palmdale

53189

33459

City of Palos Verdes Estates

1551

11470

City of Paramount

18981

33881

City of Pico Rivera

21039

32728

City of Pomona

52230

33496

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

5007

11713

City of Redondo Beach

10266

14944

City of Rolling Hills

191

9845

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1019

12560

City of Rosemead

10915

19720

City of San Dimas*

8138

23577

City of San Fernando

10487

42609

City of San Gabriel

7686

18767

City of San Marino

1471

11079

City of Santa Clarita

54540

24743

City of Santa Fe Springs

6390

34796

City of Santa Monica

17635

19076

City of Sierra Madre

1559

14187

City of Signal Hill

2872

24345

City of South El Monte

6594

31573

City of South Gate

38521

39245

City of South Pasadena

4132

15860

City of Temple City

6322

17342

City of Torrance

23229

15562

City of Vernon

311

148804

City of Walnut

4950

16212

City of West Covina

29465

27223

City of West Hollywood

8213

22227

City of Westlake Village

283

3385

City of Whittier

23850

27278

Los Angeles

1184904

29296

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

2625

32004

Los Angeles - Alsace

3570

28686

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

6

15000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

643

25699

Los Angeles - Arleta

13687

39823

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

3596

24519

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

7572

24328

Los Angeles - Bel Air

1531

18163

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

2431

19409

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

3111

23616

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

33382

38421

Los Angeles - Brentwood

5724

18491

Los Angeles - Brookside

99

17040

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

1849

25965

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

20235

30993

Los Angeles - Carthay

2985

20783

Los Angeles - Central

14908

38233

Los Angeles - Century City

2436

19043

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

13510

40011

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

9406

25380

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

1704

18580

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2011

25072

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

4090

28104

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

3682

24299

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

4018

29055

Los Angeles - Crestview

2904

25545

Los Angeles - Del Rey

6086

20330

Los Angeles - Downtown*

12061

43847

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

9408

23764

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

7401

25271

Los Angeles - Echo Park

3402

23864

Los Angeles - El Sereno

13354

31941

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1385

24247

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

2742

26959

Los Angeles - Encino

10533

23318

Los Angeles - Exposition

978

29405

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

14564

32424

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

912

25333

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3043

34893

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

19541

41187

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

8101

25633

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

3210

29822

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

16164

27777

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

8551

39763

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

3447

20230

Los Angeles - Harbor City

7079

24352

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

12221

28030

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

460

19095

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

5177

28705

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

15022

39599

Los Angeles - Highland Park

13120

27112

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

4299

30995

Los Angeles - Hollywood

16286

23861

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

5383

18288

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

9282

32522

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

2519

31203

Los Angeles - Koreatown

13069

25282

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1253

27484

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

12341

29240

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

4624

35209

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

4308

28277

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

10155

31153

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

2448

30505

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

6902

24352

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1108

35365

Los Angeles - Longwood

1353

31436

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

3925

18165

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

2408

28210

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

534

17093

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

7480

17612

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

684

15688

Los Angeles - Melrose

20333

26170

Los Angeles - Mid-city

3492

23234

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

3520

19572

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

9461

39218

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

6426

26614

Los Angeles - North Hills

20123

32680

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

46588

30767

Los Angeles - Northridge

19277

27619

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

3445

16181

Los Angeles - Pacoima

32163

41782

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

631

16407

Los Angeles - Palms

8186

18657

Los Angeles - Panorama City

27161

36094

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

2295

16900

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

13916

33258

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

420

13141

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

2326

21248

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

7345

20639

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

1475

22485

Los Angeles - Regent Square

651

23417

Los Angeles - Reseda

24780

32343

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1417

30565

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

873

20648

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

19781

25348

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

985

22175

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

19208

22014

Los Angeles - Silverlake

9806

22244