COVID-19 Indicators Continue to Decline In LA County

COVID-19 indicators continue to decline, yet remain above pre-surge levels in Los Angeles County. This week, reported average daily COVID-19 cases have decreased from 262 reported last week to 218. Reported cases do not include home tests, so the actual number of COVID-19 infections in the community is higher.

Wastewater concentrations of SARS CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are at 52 percent of the 2022-2023 winter peak for the week ending Feb. 3. This is an increase from 36 percent one week prior but a decline from 64 percent two weeks prior. Wastewater data can be subject to larger week-to-week fluctuations than other metrics. Looking at the overall trend in wastewater data indicates that COVID-19 transmission is declining, but still elevated compared to pre-surge levels.

There was an average of 481 COVID-positive hospitalized patients for the week ending Feb. 10, a decrease from the average of 570 COVID-positive hospitalized patients for the previous week.

COVID-19 deaths have plateaued with 5.7 average daily deaths for the week ending Jan. 23, essentially the same as 5.6 average daily deaths for the week before. Changes in the death metric may be seen later than other metrics due to both the time needed to receive death certificates and the natural progression of the disease.

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
Metric	2/14/2024	2/7/2024	1/31/2024	1/24/2024
Daily average cases	218	262	376	422
SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentration as a percentage of the Winter 2022-2023 peak concentration value	52%	36%	64%	67%
Daily average of the percent of Emergency Department (ED) encounters classified as coronavirus-related	3.0%	3.5%	3.5%	4.1%
Daily average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations	481	570	658	726
Daily average deaths	5.7	5.6	5.0	4.9
Percent of all deaths due to COVID-19	2.4%	2.3%	3.3%	3.4%
Weekly number of tests	35,807	43,123	55,287	40,780
Daily average test positivity	6.7%	7.4%	10.4%	11.5%
New outbreaks since last week	23	16	25	43
Total ongoing outbreak investigations	77	90	116	128
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 from 2/7/24 onward = week ending each Sunday; cases prior to 2/7/24 = 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 from 2/7/24 onward = week ending each Tuesday, with a three-week lag; deaths prior to 2/7/24 = week ending each Monday, with a three-week lag; death percentage = week ending each 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.

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/COVIDdata including:

• COVID-19 Locations & Demographics (data by demographic characteristics and geography, active outbreaks, and citations)

• COVID -19 Response Plan

• COVID -19 Vaccinations

• Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics

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 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html ncov/index.html

• CDC Spanish https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/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 02/13/2024
	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases (includes LB and Pas through 6/27/23; excludes LB and Pas after 6/27/23)	3,871,785
Deaths (includes LB and Pas)	37,416
Cases by Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	119,001
- 5 to 11	286,213
- 12 to 17	281,115
- 18 to 29	774,044
- 30 to 49	1,166,877
- 50 to 64	641,168
- 65 to 79	288,612
- over 80	107,109
- Under Investigation	2,653
Cases by Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1,898,256
- Male	1,676,565
- Other	1,964
- Under Investigation	90,007
Cases by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	6,970
- Asian	275,372
- Black	196,600
- Hispanic/Latino	1,552,234
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	18,275
- White	516,430
- Other	425,784
- Under Investigation	675,127
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	196,851
Deaths by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	83
- Asian	4,671
- Black	3,314
- Hispanic/Latino	17,139
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	116
- White	9,548
- Other	525
- Under Investigation	106
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	6619	31696
City of Alhambra	26618	30693
City of Arcadia	14450	25020
City of Artesia	6281	37398
City of Avalon	304	7857
City of Azusa	18034	36039
City of Baldwin Park	30558	39805
City of Bell	17333	47707
City of Bell Gardens	17500	40631
City of Bellflower	31736	40826
City of Beverly Hills	12130	35139
City of Bradbury	71	6642
City of Burbank	34246	31952
City of Calabasas	6214	25548
City of Carson	36460	38851
City of Cerritos	14043	28048
City of Claremont	10787	29566
City of Commerce*	5995	45872
City of Compton	41502	41542
City of Covina	20974	42776
City of Cudahy	12431	51058
City of Culver City	12560	31506
City of Diamond Bar	14236	24752
City of Downey	48109	42104
City of Duarte	7797	35415
City of El Monte	44053	37566
City of El Segundo	4282	25509
City of Gardena	22924	37390
City of Glendale	62725	30376
City of Glendora	15738	29827
City of Hawaiian Gardens	5166	35200
City of Hawthorne	30782	34669
City of Hermosa Beach	4954	25186
City of Hidden Hills	401	21217
City of Huntington Park	26825	45096
City of Industry	1078	246682
City of Inglewood	40293	35475
City of Irwindale	912	62509
City of La Canada Flintridge	4809	23240
City of La Habra Heights	216	3960
City of La Mirada	14808	29855
City of La Puente	16403	40305
City of La Verne	9564	28736
City of Lakewood	28167	35050
City of Lancaster*	66608	41225
City of Lawndale	10994	32707
City of Lomita	6427	31005
City of Lynwood*	32109	44567
City of Malibu	3022	23316
City of Manhattan Beach	7818	21717
City of Maywood	13143	46857
City of Monrovia	12366	31871
City of Montebello	26224	40736
City of Monterey Park	18313	29413
City of Norwalk	44260	41125
City of Palmdale	69059	43442
City of Palos Verdes Estates	2411	17830
City of Paramount	23340	41661
City of Pico Rivera	28832	44851
City of Pomona	67510	43295
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	8386	19618
City of Redondo Beach	16489	24003
City of Rolling Hills	319	16443
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1682	20732
City of Rosemead	15804	28553
City of San Dimas*	11477	33251
City of San Fernando	13167	53498
City of San Gabriel	12113	29577
City of San Marino	2558	19266
City of Santa Clarita	77478	35150
City of Santa Fe Springs	8085	44026
City of Santa Monica	28204	30509
City of Sierra Madre	2578	23460
City of Signal Hill	4269	36187
City of South El Monte	8632	41331
City of South Gate	48217	49123
City of South Pasadena	6609	25368
City of Temple City	11173	30649
City of Torrance	36446	24416
City of Vernon	362	173206
City of Walnut	7842	25685
City of West Covina	40906	37794
City of West Hollywood	11732	31750
City of Westlake Village	461	5514
City of Whittier	32194	36822
Los Angeles	1581267	39096
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	3289	40100
Los Angeles - Alsace	4683	37630
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	1	2500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	864	34532
Los Angeles - Arleta	17411	50658
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	5261	35872
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	10771	34606
Los Angeles - Bel Air	2587	30692
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	3482	27800
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	4377	33227
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	41381	47628
Los Angeles - Brentwood	8846	28577
Los Angeles - Brookside	160	27539
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	2371	33296
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	26193	40119
Los Angeles - Carthay	4595	31992
Los Angeles - Central	17312	44399
Los Angeles - Century City	3972	31051
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	16765	49651
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	13562	36594
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	2694	29375
Los Angeles - Chinatown	3095	38586
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	5502	37807
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	5067	33439
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	5570	40278
Los Angeles - Crestview	4134	36365
Los Angeles - Del Rey	8864	29610
Los Angeles - Downtown*	16634	60472
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	14338	36217
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	9910	33838
Los Angeles - Echo Park	4627	32457
Los Angeles - El Sereno	17411	41645
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1895	33176
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	3693	36309
Los Angeles - Encino	15905	35210
Los Angeles - Exposition	1334	40108
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	18682	41592
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	1312	36444
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3914	44880
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	23359	49234
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	11376	35995
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	4357	40478
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	22587	38815
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	10353	48142
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	4906	28793
Los Angeles - Harbor City	9833	33825
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	16298	37381
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	670	27812
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	6309	#####