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For Immediate Release:

June 24, 2022

Los Angeles County Remains at Medium Community Level; Public Health Closely Monitoring Additional Post-Surge Metrics - 6,129 New Positive Cases and 8 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

LA County remains at the medium community level on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Community Level framework. The CDC Community Level framework contains three elements: the weekly cumulative case rate per 100,000 people, and two hospital metrics, the seven-day cumulative rate of COVID-19 hospital admissions, and the percentage of hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients.

This medium level is based on a very high case rate of 307 cases per 100,000 residents, well above the CDC’s 200 cases per 100,000 threshold for the low community level.

The county’s hospital admission rate is at 7.3 per 100,000 people, unchanged from last week. The percentage of hospital beds occupied by COVID patients is at 3.6%, slightly up from 3.5% last week. If the county reaches 10 for either of these two metrics, it will move into the “high” community level.

Los Angeles County Metrics

New Cases
(per 100,000 people in last 7 days)

New COVID-19 admissions per 100,000 population (7-day total)

Proportion of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients (7-day average)

307.09/100,000

7.3

3.7%

If the county continues its current rate of increase over the coming weeks, it may reach the COVID-19 hospital admission rate of 10 per 100,000 people threshold in mid-July, which is the high community level. However, the future hospitalization trend cannot be predicted with certainty. Hospitalizations could level off and begin to decline—this would be a great relief, or they could again begin to increase more rapidly. The data will need to be monitored closely.

If the county does move into the high level and remain there for two consecutive weeks, Public Health will implement a universal indoor masking requirement for everyone age 2 and older in LA County as a safety measure recommended by the CDC. If it were to be implemented, it would remain in effect until the county returns to the medium level for two consecutive weeks.

The county is also tracking seven of eight county Early Alert Signals. For the summer, school outbreaks will not be monitored since schools are closed. Five of the seven Early Alert county metrics Public Health is tracking continues to convey cause for medium or high concern.

LA County did move in a positive direction on several metrics. The case rate in low-income communities and the weekly number of outbreaks in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) both declined enough to move both metrics back down from high to medium concern. The number of outbreaks in settings for people experiencing homelessness (PEH) also decreased to move the county from medium to low concern.

The metrics for emergency department visits and worksite clusters both remain at medium concern, as they were last week. And the number of sewer systems with a two-fold increase in viral load continues to be in low concern.

Indicator Thresholds

Low Concern

Medium Concern

High Concern

LA County Current Values

Percent of specimens sequenced that are identified as a new Variant of Concern (including subvariants) (based on the World Health Organization’s designation)

< 10%

10%-20%

> 20%

91%

7-day average of the percent of Emergency Department (ED) encounters classified as coronavirus-related

< 5%

5%-10%

> 10%

7%

7-day cumulative crude case rate for the lowest income areas (30-100% area poverty)

< 100 per 100,000

100-200 per 100,000

> 200 per 100,000

192 per 100,000

Number of sewer systems with a two-fold or greater increase in wastewater SARS-CoV-2 concentration

0

1-2

? 3

0

Number of new outbreaks in skilled nursing facilities over the past 7 days

?10

11-20

>20

11

Number of new outbreaks in TK-12 school classrooms over the past 7 days

? 7

8-14

? 15

N/A

Number of new outbreaks in PEH settings over the past 7 days

? 10

11-20

>20

5

Number of worksite cluster reports in the past 7 days

< 100

100-300

> 300

251

As a reminder, alerts in any community-wide measure that reaches the threshold for medium or high concern will trigger an in-depth review of contributing factors and the possibility of modifications to community prevention strategies. Sector specific alerts that reach the threshold for medium or high concern will result in action steps outlined in the Priority Sector Response table above. Sectors must be in a lower concern level for at least two weeks before the additional mitigation strategies can be lifted.

“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. “As we begin to enjoy the warm summer days with family and friends, taking steps every day to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will help us avoid hitting the CDC high community level threshold. With highly infectious variants and sub-lineages in LA County, it remains important to use all of our safety measures that work to reduce COVID-19 risk, including vaccinations, masking, moving activities outdoors, maximizing ventilation when indoors, and testing and staying home when sick. Every time you make the decision to wear a mask indoors, you are protecting yourself and all those around you, including essential workers and those most vulnerable. With summer holidays, camp and trips being planned, this is also an important time to make sure all members of your household are fully vaccinated and boosted.”

Today, Public Health reported eight additional deaths and 6,129 new positive cases. Of the eight new deaths reported today, one person was between the ages of 50-64, one person was between the ages of 65-79, and six people were aged 80 years or older. Of the eight newly reported deaths, all had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 32,291.

Public Health has reported a total of 3,088,482 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 11.3%.

There are 741 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,147,886 individuals, with 23% 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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Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

3,088,482

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

2,922,483

-- Long Beach

134,344

-- Pasadena

31,655

Deaths

32,291

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

30,590

-- Long Beach

1,283

-- Pasadena

418

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

- 0 to 4

89901

- 5 to 11

257988

- 12 to 17

252881

- 18 to 29

648317

- 30 to 49

935102

- 50 to 64

484431

- 65 to 79

190433

- over 80

61286

- Under Investigation

2144

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

- Female

1492156

- Male

1349587

- Other

1326

- Under Investigation

79414

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

5393

- Asian

195169

- Black

147228

- Hispanic/Latino

1296905

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

14851

- White

392755

- Other

326197

- Under Investigation

543985

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)***

141,355

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

72

- Asian

3828

- Black

2844

- Hispanic/Latino

15669

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

113

- White

7669

- Other

304

- Under Investigation

91

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

5180

24805

City of Alhambra

19141

22071

City of Arcadia

9528

16498

City of Artesia

4573

27228

City of Avalon

64

1654

City of Azusa

14595

29167

City of Baldwin Park

24292

31643

City of Bell

14577

40122

City of Bell Gardens

14733

34206

City of Bellflower

24891

32020

City of Beverly Hills

9539

27633

City of Bradbury

67

6268

City of Burbank

25530

23820

City of Calabasas

4624

19011

City of Carson

28130

29975

City of Cerritos

9803

19580

City of Claremont

7834

21472

City of Commerce*

4745

36307

City of Compton

34506

34539

City of Covina

15678

31975

City of Cudahy

10491

43089

City of Culver City

8835

22162

City of Diamond Bar

10393

18070

City of Downey

38360

33572

City of Duarte

5669

25749

City of El Monte

34823

29695

City of El Segundo

3327

19820

City of Gardena

17797

29028

City of Glendale

48550

23512

City of Glendora

12771

24204

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4360

29708

City of Hawthorne

24285

27352

City of Hermosa Beach

3853

19588

City of Hidden Hills

319

16878

City of Huntington Park

23008

38679

City of Industry

431

98627

City of Inglewood

31432

27673

City of Irwindale

569

38999

City of La Canada Flintridge

3498

16904

City of La Habra Heights

171

3135

City of La Mirada

11377

22938

City of La Puente

13421

32978

City of La Verne

7666

23033

City of Lakewood

21117

26277

City of Lancaster*

53507

33117

City of Lawndale

8755

26046

City of Lomita

4827

23286

City of Lynwood*

25983

36064

City of Malibu

2436

18795

City of Manhattan Beach

5956

16545

City of Maywood

11023

39299

City of Monrovia

9114

23490

City of Montebello

20467

31793

City of Monterey Park

13094

21030

City of Norwalk

35128

32640

City of Palmdale

55698

35037

City of Palos Verdes Estates

1766

13060

City of Paramount

19739

35234

City of Pico Rivera

22357

34778

City of Pomona

54543

34979

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

5807

13585

City of Redondo Beach

12051

17542

City of Rolling Hills

223

11495

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1155

14236

City of Rosemead

11933

21559

City of San Dimas*

8838

25606

City of San Fernando

11002

44702

City of San Gabriel

8510

20779

City of San Marino

1802

13572

City of Santa Clarita

59396

26946

City of Santa Fe Springs

6738

36691

City of Santa Monica

20763

22460

City of Sierra Madre

1772

16125

City of Signal Hill

3167

26846

City of South El Monte

6885

32966

City of South Gate

40425

41185

City of South Pasadena

4825

18520

City of Temple City

7186

19712

City of Torrance

26372

17668

City of Vernon

322

154067

City of Walnut

5599

18338

City of West Covina

31828

29406

City of West Hollywood

9275

25101

City of Westlake Village

318

3804

City of Whittier

25568

29243

Los Angeles

1277402

31583

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

2758

33626

Los Angeles - Alsace

3848

30920

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

6

15000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

696

27818

Los Angeles - Arleta

14421

41958

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

3982

27151

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

8248

26500

Los Angeles - Bel Air

1855

22007

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

2797

22331

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

3473

26365

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

34867

40131

Los Angeles - Brentwood

6852

22135

Los Angeles - Brookside

119

20482

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2014

28283

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

21519

32960

Los Angeles - Carthay

3441

23957

Los Angeles - Central

15377

39436

Los Angeles - Century City

2877

22491

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

14004

41474

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

10386

28024

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2023

22059

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2230

27802

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

4379

30090

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

3996

26371

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

4366

31571

Los Angeles - Crestview

3200

28149

Los Angeles - Del Rey

6862

22922

Los Angeles - Downtown*

13159

47839

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

10732

27109

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

7916

27029

Los Angeles - Echo Park

3762

26389

Los Angeles - El Sereno

14283

34163

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1512

26471

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3007

29564

Los Angeles - Encino

12054

26685

Los Angeles - Exposition

1064

31990

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

15383

34248

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1006

27944

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3176

36418

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

20229

42637

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

8922

28231

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

3405

31633

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

17670

30366

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

8880

41293

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

3866

22689

Los Angeles - Harbor City

7677

26409

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

13127

30108

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

498

20672

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

5424

30075

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

15646

41244

Los Angeles - Highland Park

14221

29388

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

4593

33115

Los Angeles - Hollywood

17900

26226

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

6167

20952

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

9862

34554

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

2706

33519

Los Angeles - Koreatown

13938

26963

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1370

30050

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

13352

31635

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

4899

37303

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

4677

30699

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

10834

33236

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

2581

32162

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

7416

26165

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1188

37919

Los Angeles - Longwood

1448

33643

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

4619

21376

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

2595

30401





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