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For Immediate Release:
January 25, 2024
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) reports that the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses remains elevated despite some COVID-19 metrics — including cases, hospitalizations, and deaths — decreasing slightly over the past week.
In Los Angeles County, wastewater concentrations of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, appear to be plateauing at a high level, with concentrations at 67 percent of last year’s winter peak for the week ending Jan. 13, similar to the concentrations for the previous week. Wastewater concentrations provide a more complete picture of COVID-19 transmission levels than reported cases alone.
Other indicators have declined but remain at heightened levels. The reported daily average of COVID-19 cases decreased to 422 this week from 462 the previous week. Reported cases do not include home test results, so the actual number of COVID-19 infections in the community is much higher. The daily average of COVID-positive hospitalizations decreased to 727 for the week ending Jan. 20, from 776 a week earlier. Public Health is reporting an average of 4.9 deaths per day for the week ending Jan. 1, a decrease from 5.6 deaths per day reported for the previous week.
Flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) also continue to spread at lower but still elevated levels in Los Angeles County. There was an average of 263 influenza-positive hospitalized patients per day for the week ending Jan. 13, a decrease from the average of 384 influenza-positive hospitalized patients per day the week before. Data from sentinel surveillance laboratories shows that for the week ending Jan. 13, 12.4 percent of specimens tested for influenza and 7.8 percent of specimens tested for RSV were positive, compared to 13.8 percent and 9.4 percent, respectively, the previous week.
Because COVID-19 and other respiratory virus indicators remain elevated, sensible precautions, such as getting vaccinated and, if sick, staying home, testing, and seeking treatment are still strongly recommended, especially for older adults and other people at higher risk for severe illness. Getting the updated COVID-19 vaccine is one of the best ways to reduce the risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19. At least one dose of the updated vaccine is recommended for everyone six months and older. For more information about vaccines, visit ph.lacounty.gov/vaccines.
To help stem the spread of respiratory viruses this winter, residents should stay home when sick and test if they have symptoms or were exposed to COVID-19. Individuals who test positive for COVID-19 and have symptoms can leave isolation once they are fever free for 24 hours without using fever-reducing medication AND other symptoms are mild and improving, provided they wear a well-fitting high-quality mask when around others for 10 days following symptom onset. Individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 and have no symptoms are not required to isolate provided they wear a well-fitting, high-quality respiratory mask whenever they are around other people for 10 days following their first positive test result. Other simple precautions include washing hands frequently and wearing a well-fitting, high-quality mask in crowded indoor spaces, such as airports, transit centers and venues with poor ventilation. This is especially important for residents who are at higher risk for severe illness or plan to spend time with people who are older or have underlying health conditions that can make them more vulnerable to getting very sick from respiratory illnesses. For more information on precautions against respiratory viruses, visit the Public Health website.
For free and reliable information about COVID-19 and other health-related topics, call the Public Health InfoLine at 1-833-540-0473. Specially trained staff can help residents get free vaccines and at-home test kits, secure a telehealth appointment for medicine to treat COVID-19 and, for people who have difficulty leaving their homes, to arrange to be vaccinated at home. The InfoLIne is free and available to Los Angeles County residents, regardless of their insurance or immigration status, seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Public Health reports COVID-19 data weekly. The following table shows case, wastewater, emergency department, hospitalization, and death data in Los Angeles County over the past four weeks.
Metric | Date of Weekly Report | |||
1/24/2024 | 1/17/2024 | 1/10/2024 | 1/03/2024 | |
Daily average cases | 422 | 462 | 483 | 542 |
SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentration as a percentage of the Winter 2022-2023 peak concentration value3 | 67% | 66% | 60% | 49% |
Daily average of the percent of Emergency Department (ED) encounters classified as coronavirus-related | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
Daily average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations | 727 | 776 | 834 | 786 |
Daily average deaths | 4.9 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
Percent of all deaths due to COVID-19 | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 4.0% |
All daily averages are 7-day averages. Data for past weeks are subject to change in future reports. Time periods covered by each metric: cases = week ending each Saturday; wastewater = week ending each Saturday, with a one-week lag; ED data = week ending each Sunday; hospitalizations = week ending each Saturday; deaths = week ending each Monday, with a three-week lag; death percentage = week ending Monday, with a one-week lag. Case data is presented by episode date, an approximation of the date the illness began, and death data is presented by date of death. This is a change from how case and death data were presented prior to July 26, 2023, which was by date of report. Daily average cases do not include Long Beach and Pasadena. Daily average deaths include Long Beach and Pasadena for all weeks except 1/3/24. Long Beach and Pasadena are not included in the daily average death count for 1/3/24 because data was not available from CDPH due to the holiday. |
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/COVIDdataincluding:
· Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics
· Resp Watch: Viral Respiratory Surveillance for LA County
Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:
· Los Angeles County Department of Public Health:
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/
· California Department of Public Health:
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx
· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
https://espanol.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
· World Health Organization:
https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
· LA County residents can also call 2-1-1
Cases through 12:00pm 01/22/2024 | ||
Total Cases | ||
Laboratory Confirmed Cases (includes LB and Pas through 6/27/23; excludes LB and Pas after 6/27/23) | 3,862,182 | |
Deaths (includes LB and Pas) | 37,257 | |
Cases by Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | ||
- 0 to 4 | 118,426 | |
- 5 to 11 | 285,891 | |
- 12 to 17 | 280,794 | |
- 18 to 29 | 773,026 | |
- 30 to 49 | 1,164,444 | |
- 50 to 64 | 639,216 | |
- 65 to 79 | 286,750 | |
- over 80 | 105,997 | |
- Under Investigation | 2,645 | |
Cases by Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | ||
- Female | 1,892,865 | |
- Male | 1,672,434 | |
- Other | 1,961 | |
- Under Investigation | 89,929 | |
Cases by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | ||
- American Indian/Alaska Native | 6,952 | |
- Asian | 274,572 | |
- Black | 195,866 | |
- Hispanic/Latino | 1,549,306 | |
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 18,239 | |
- White | 514,463 | |
- Other | 424,190 | |
- Under Investigation | 673,601 | |
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | ||
- Hospitalized (Ever) | 194204 | |
Deaths by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) | ||
- American Indian/Alaska Native | 83 | |
- Asian | 4,653 | |
- Black | 3,303 | |
- Hispanic/Latino | 17,078 | |
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 115 | |
- White | 9,491 | |
- Other | 509 | |
- Under Investigation | 115 | |
CITY / COMMUNITY** | Cases | Case Rate |
City of Agoura Hills | 6602 | 31614 |
City of Alhambra | 26539 | 30602 |
City of Arcadia | 14398 | 24930 |
City of Artesia | 6268 | 37321 |
City of Avalon | 301 | 7780 |
City of Azusa | 17998 | 35967 |
City of Baldwin Park | 30493 | 39720 |
City of Bell | 17316 | 47660 |
City of Bell Gardens | 17475 | 40573 |
City of Bellflower | 31670 | 40741 |
City of Beverly Hills | 12082 | 35000 |
City of Bradbury | 71 | 6642 |
City of Burbank | 34144 | 31857 |
City of Calabasas | 6181 | 25412 |
City of Carson | 36329 | 38711 |
City of Cerritos | 14011 | 27985 |
City of Claremont | 10757 | 29484 |
City of Commerce* | 5980 | 45757 |
City of Compton | 41419 | 41459 |
City of Covina | 20937 | 42701 |
City of Cudahy | 12422 | 51021 |
City of Culver City | 12524 | 31416 |
City of Diamond Bar | 14195 | 24681 |
City of Downey | 48024 | 42029 |
City of Duarte | 7767 | 35279 |
City of El Monte | 43943 | 37472 |
City of El Segundo | 4268 | 25426 |
City of Gardena | 22849 | 37268 |
City of Glendale | 62548 | 30291 |
City of Glendora | 15705 | 29765 |
City of Hawaiian Gardens | 5154 | 35119 |
City of Hawthorne | 30722 | 34602 |
City of Hermosa Beach | 4931 | 25069 |
City of Hidden Hills | 400 | 21164 |
City of Huntington Park | 26798 | 45051 |
City of Industry | 1066 | 243936 |
City of Inglewood | 40178 | 35374 |
City of Irwindale | 911 | 62440 |
City of La Canada Flintridge | 4788 | 23138 |
City of La Habra Heights | 216 | 3960 |
City of La Mirada | 14760 | 29759 |
City of La Puente | 16373 | 40231 |
City of La Verne | 9548 | 28688 |
City of Lakewood | 28090 | 34954 |
City of Lancaster* | 66409 | 41102 |
City of Lawndale | 10965 | 32620 |
City of Lomita | 6407 | 30908 |
City of Lynwood* | 32059 | 44497 |
City of Malibu | 3009 | 23216 |
City of Manhattan Beach | 7783 | 21620 |
City of Maywood | 13129 | 46807 |
City of Monrovia | 12328 | 31773 |
City of Montebello | 26163 | 40642 |
City of Monterey Park | 18208 | 29244 |
City of Norwalk | 44199 | 41069 |
City of Palmdale | 68879 | 43329 |
City of Palos Verdes Estates | 2397 | 17727 |
City of Paramount | 23297 | 41585 |
City of Pico Rivera | 28782 | 44773 |
City of Pomona | 67411 | 43231 |
City of Rancho Palos Verdes | 8335 | 19498 |
City of Redondo Beach | 16411 | 23889 |
City of Rolling Hills | 317 | 16340 |
City of Rolling Hills Estates | 1668 | 20560 |
City of Rosemead | 15754 | 28463 |
City of San Dimas* | 11455 | 33188 |
City of San Fernando | 13126 | 53332 |
City of San Gabriel | 12086 | 29511 |
City of San Marino | 2551 | 19214 |
City of Santa Clarita | 77117 | 34986 |
City of Santa Fe Springs | 8070 | 43945 |
City of Santa Monica | 28064 | 30357 |
City of Sierra Madre | 2569 | 23378 |
City of Signal Hill | 4259 | 36102 |
City of South El Monte | 8620 | 41274 |
City of South Gate | 48142 | 49047 |
City of South Pasadena | 6594 | 25310 |
City of Temple City | 11129 | 30528 |
City of Torrance | 36270 | 24299 |
City of Vernon | 362 | 173206 |
City of Walnut | 7835 | 25662 |
City of West Covina | 40825 | 37719 |
City of West Hollywood | 11703 | 31672 |
City of Westlake Village | 461 | 5514 |
City of Whittier | 32134 | 36753 |
Los Angeles | 1577094 | 38993 |
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie | 3287 | 40076 |
Los Angeles - Alsace | 4670 | 37525 |
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest | 1 | 2500 |
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights | 861 | 34412 |
Los Angeles - Arleta | 17376 | 50556 |
Los Angeles - Atwater Village | 5248 | 35783 |
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills | 10724 | 34455 |
Los Angeles - Bel Air | 2577 | 30573 |
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest | 3473 | 27729 |
Los Angeles - Beverlywood | 4366 | 33144 |
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights* | 41328 | 47567 |
Los Angeles - Brentwood | 8819 | 28490 |
Los Angeles - Brookside | 159 | 27367 |
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning | 2364 | 33198 |
Los Angeles - Canoga Park | 26134 | 40028 |
Los Angeles - Carthay | 4582 | 31901 |
Los Angeles - Central | 17293 | 44350 |
Los Angeles - Century City | 3956 | 30926 |
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove | 16733 | 49556 |
Los Angeles - Chatsworth | 13508 | 36448 |
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills | 2688 | 29310 |
Los Angeles - Chinatown | 3067 | 38237 |
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran | 5494 | 37752 |
Los Angeles - Country Club Park | 5059 | 33386 |
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District | 5559 | 40198 |
Los Angeles - Crestview | 4122 | 36260 |
Los Angeles - Del Rey | 8840 | 29530 |
Los Angeles - Downtown* | 16600 | 60348 |
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock | 14301 | 36124 |
Los Angeles - East Hollywood | 9880 | 33735 |
Los Angeles - Echo Park | 4619 | 32400 |
Los Angeles - El Sereno | 17381 | 41573 |
Los Angeles - Elysian Park | 1891 | 33106 |
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley | 3681 | 36191 |
Los Angeles - Encino | 15847 | 35081 |
Los Angeles - Exposition | 1328 | 39928 |
Los Angeles - Exposition Park | 18655 | 41532 |
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights | 1308 | 36333 |
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square | 3903 | 44754 |
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone | 23323 | 49158 |
Los Angeles - Glassell Park | 11356 | 35932 |
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place | 4346 | 40375 |
Los Angeles - Granada Hills | 22499 | 38664 |
Los Angeles - Green Meadows | 10341 | 48086 |
Los Angeles - Hancock Park | 4894 | 28722 |
Los Angeles - Harbor City | 9807 | 33736 |