news release DPH
**For Immediate Release:**
April 6, 2023
*Public Health Urges Bivalent Boosters for Older Adults, Others at Higher Risk of Hospitalization, Death from COVID-19*
While the updated bivalent booster continues to provide substantial protection against severe illness from COVID-19, more than half of the people in age groups most vulnerable to hospitalization and death from the virus (adults ages 65 and older) have not yet taken advantage of this additional protection.
Even as COVID-19 case, hospitalization and death rates continue to decline in Los Angeles County, current rates are still elevated when compared to other low points during the pandemic. The continued health risks associated with a COVID-19 infection are real and potentially lasting, especially for older adults and people who are immunocompromised or have underlying health issues.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is currently reporting an average of nearly eight deaths from COVID-19 each day. Of the 361 COVID-19 patients currently in local hospitals, 11% are being treated in the Intensive Care Unit.
To lower those risks, Public Health urges all residents, especially those at higher risk of severe illness due to COVID-19, to get the updated bivalent booster. As of April 2, only 42% of eligible Los Angeles County residents ages 65 and older, who remain the most vulnerable to hospitalization and death from COVID-19, had received the bivalent booster.
According to local data over the past 90 days, ending March 13, for people in those older age groups who are vaccinated and yet to receive the bivalent booster, the risk for death is doubled compared to those who have received the bivalent booster.
Long COVID also remains a risk. Based on U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates, more than one in four people who have ever had COVID went on to experience long COVID. Risk factors that make people more likely to experience long COVID include not getting a COVID-19 vaccine, underlying health conditions, and experiencing more severe COVID-19 illness, especially requiring hospitalization.
In Los Angeles County, across all age groups, for the week ending March 20, people who were unvaccinated were five times more likely to be hospitalized compared to people who are vaccinated with the bivalent booster.
The updated bivalent booster was approved in September 2022. For some people, including those who are older or immunocompromised, the bivalent booster may be their fifth vaccine ? as the virus has changed, the types of protection needed has changed also.
The bivalent booster, widely available regardless of immigration or insurance status, is formulated for currently circulating Omicron strains. The bivalent booster is approved for people aged 6 months and older. More information can be found at ph.lacounty.gov/howtogetvaccinated.
?To those who have lost a loved one to COVID-19, I offer my deepest sympathies. May you find strength during this difficult time,? said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.Ed., Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. ?I am feeling optimistic about the COVID numbers in Los Angeles County, and I hope to see them continue to decline. However, it is difficult to overlook the fact that people continue to die and be deeply impacted by this disease, more than three years on. I fear that people do not know the full risks, or that protection is available. I especially encourage those at higher risk for severe illness to get their bivalent booster for increased protection, even though many safety measures have been lifted. ?This is because every day, even with lower rates of transmission, hundreds of people in Los Angeles County get infected; those at higher risk significantly reduce their chance of experiencing a bad outcome should they get infected if they are boosted. ?If people are wondering whether they or their loved ones are due for the updated booster, an easy way to know is to look at when you had your last booster ? if it has been more than eight months, before September of 2022, you are due, and you?ll likely benefit from the increased protection.?
The weekly case count for COVID-19 dropped 22% from the week prior from 3,505 last week to 2,731 this week. The lowest weekly case count since April of 2020 for Los Angeles County was 1,263 reported on June 2, 2021. Reported weekly deaths also dropped from 58 last week to 53 this week. The 7-day average number of COVID hospitalizations is 378 this week, a decrease from 401 last week.
Los Angeles County remains in the CDC?s Low COVID-19 Community Level for the 12th consecutive week. This includes a weekly case rate of 27 new cases per 100,000 people. The 7-day total for new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people is currently 3.9. And the 7-day average of the proportion of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients is now 2.1%.
As of Tuesday, April 4, there have been a total of 36,047 deaths in Los Angeles County.
Public Health is now reporting COVID data weekly. The following table shows the weekly reported case counts, average number of daily hospitalizations, and weekly reported death counts in Los Angeles County over the past four weeks.
*Metric*
*Date of Weekly Report*
*4/4/2023*
*3/28/23*
*3/21/23*
*3/14/23*
Weekly cases reported*
2,731
3,505
4,307
5,316
7-day average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations^
378
401
454
534
Weekly deaths reported*
53
58
86
72
*Represents the number of cases and deaths reported for the week ending each Tuesday. The date a case/death is reported by DPH is not the same as the date of testing or death.
^Represents the average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations for the week ending each Tuesday. Data for past weeks is subject to change in future reports.
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?[link removed] [ [link removed] ]?including:
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* COVID-19 Response Plan [ [link removed] ]
* COVID-19 Vaccinations [ [link removed] ]
* Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics [ [link removed] ]
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For more information:
Cases through 12:00pm 4/3/2023
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*?*
*Total Cases*
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*Laboratory Confirmed Cases *
3,727,350
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-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
3,523,957
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-- Long Beach
163,397
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-- Pasadena
39,996
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*Deaths*
36,047
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-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
34,207
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-- Long Beach
1,393
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-- Pasadena
447
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*Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
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- 0 to 4
111,280
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- 5 to 11
282,410
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- 12 to 17
277,281
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- 18 to 29
756,455
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- 30 to 49
1,130,322
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- 50 to 64
611,147
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- 65 to 79
261,265
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-? over 80
91,308
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-? Under Investigation
2,489
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*Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
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-? Female
1,817,892
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-? Male
1,615,544
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-? Other
1,789
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-? Under Investigation
88,732
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*Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
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?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native
6,691
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-? Asian
262,001
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-? Black
184,913
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-? Hispanic/Latino
1,508,696
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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
17,638
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-? White
488,767
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-? Other
403,557
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-? Under Investigation
651,694
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*Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
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-? Hospitalized (Ever)
175,583
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*Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
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?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native
80
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-? Asian
4,447
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-? Black
3,207
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-? Hispanic/Latino
16,779
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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
118
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-? White
9,071
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-? Other
414
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-? Under Investigation
91
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*CITY / COMMUNITY***
*Cases*
*Case Rate*
City of Agoura Hills
6321
30269
City of Alhambra
25342
29221
City of Arcadia
13585
23522
City of Artesia
5974
35570
City of Avalon
288
7444
City of Azusa
17467
34906
City of Baldwin Park
29548
38489
City of Bell
16960
46681
City of Bell Gardens
17063
39616
City of Bellflower
30668
39452
City of Beverly Hills
11516
33360
City of Bradbury
71
6642
City of Burbank
32668
30480
City of Calabasas
5793
23817
City of Carson
34782
37063
City of Cerritos
13258
26481
City of Claremont
10336
28330
City of Commerce*
5852
44778
City of Compton
40067
40106
City of Covina
20169
41134
City of Cudahy
12181
50031
City of Culver City
11833
29683
City of Diamond Bar
13569
23592
City of Downey
46570
40757
City of Duarte
7461
33889
City of El Monte
42576
36306
City of El Segundo
4049
24121
City of Gardena
21755
35484
City of Glendale
60018
29065
City of Glendora
14967
28366
City of Hawaiian Gardens
4988
33987
City of Hawthorne
29478
33201
City of Hermosa Beach
4700
23894
City of Hidden Hills
380
20106
City of Huntington Park
26239
44111
City of Industry
1003
229519
City of Inglewood
38584
33970
City of Irwindale
883
60521
City of La Canada Flintridge
4517
21829
City of La Habra Heights
213
3905
City of La Mirada
14153
28535
City of La Puente
15948
39187
City of La Verne
9208
27667
City of Lakewood
26893
33465
City of Lancaster*
63844
39515
City of Lawndale
10555
31401
City of Lomita
6066
29263
City of Lynwood*
31123
43198
City of Malibu
2868
22128
City of Manhattan Beach
7406
20573
City of Maywood
12762
45499
City of Monrovia
11809
30436
City of Montebello
25353
39383
City of Monterey Park
17403
27951
City of Norwalk
42793
39762
City of Palmdale
66654
41929
City of Palos Verdes Estates
2249
16632
City of Paramount
22652
40433
City of Pico Rivera
27999
43555
City of Pomona
65364
41919
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
7707
18029
City of Redondo Beach
15478
22531
City of Rolling Hills
294
15155
City of Rolling Hills Estates
1525
18797
City of Rosemead
15161
27391
City of San Dimas*
11082
32107
City of San Fernando
12746
51788
City of San Gabriel
11366
27753
City of San Marino
2391
18009
City of Santa Clarita
73177
33198
City of Santa Fe Springs
7858
42790
City of Santa Monica
26285
28433
City of Sierra Madre
2399
21831
City of Signal Hill
4084
34619
City of South El Monte
8390
40172
City of South Gate
47047
47931
City of South Pasadena
6302
24189
City of Temple City
10698
29346
City of Torrance
34162
22886
City of Vernon
357
170813
City of Walnut
7521
24633
City of West Covina
39394
36397
City of West Hollywood
11234
30402
City of Westlake Village
446
5335
City of Whittier
31213
35700
Los Angeles
1522670
37647
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie
3198
38990
Los Angeles - Alsace
4498
36143
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest
0
0
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights
844
33733
Los Angeles - Arleta
16875
49098
Los Angeles - Atwater Village
5065
34536
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills
10197
32761
Los Angeles - Bel Air
2440
28948
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest
3327
26563
Los Angeles - Beverlywood
4208
31944
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*
40359
46452
Los Angeles - Brentwood
8376
27059
Los Angeles - Brookside
155
26678
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning
2291
32172
Los Angeles - Canoga Park
25246
38668
Los Angeles - Carthay
4386
30537
Los Angeles - Central
17016
43640
Los Angeles - Century City
3737
29214
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove
16258
48149
Los Angeles - Chatsworth
12895
34794
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills
2550
27805
Los Angeles - Chinatown
2901
36168
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran
5311
36494
Los Angeles - Country Club Park
4902
32350
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District
5317
38448
Los Angeles - Crestview
3942
34676
Los Angeles - Del Rey
8380
27993
Los Angeles - Downtown*
16174
58800
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock
13769
34780
Los Angeles - East Hollywood
9505
32455
Los Angeles - Echo Park
4495
31531
Los Angeles - El Sereno
16909
40444
Los Angeles - Elysian Park
1838
32178
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley
3565
35051
Los Angeles - Encino
15185
33616
Los Angeles - Exposition
1276
38364
Los Angeles - Exposition Park
18226
40577
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights
1258
34944
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square
3788
43435
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone
22845
48150
Los Angeles - Glassell Park
10982
34749
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place
4152
38573
Los Angeles - Granada Hills
21490
36930
Los Angeles - Green Meadows
10047
46719
Los Angeles - Hancock Park
4735
27789
Los Angeles - Harbor City
9390
32301
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway
15663
35924
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines
646
26816
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights
6148
34089
Los Angeles - Harvard Park
17990
47423
Los Angeles - Highland Park
17206
35556
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown
5497
39632
Los Angeles - Hollywood
21634
31696
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills
7662
26031
Los Angeles - Hyde Park
11924
41778
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park
3148
38994
Los Angeles - Koreatown
16189
31318
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square
1595
34986
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa
16259
38523
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace
6130
46676
Los Angeles - Leimert Park
5764
37834
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights
12792
39243
Los Angeles - Little Armenia
3052
38031
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh
8658
30547
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo
1475
47079
Los Angeles - Longwood
1778
41310
Los Angeles - Los Feliz
6397
29605
Los Angeles - Manchester Square
3251
38086
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon
897
28713
Los Angeles - Mar Vista
10915
25700
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula
962
22064
Los Angeles - Melrose
26206
33729
Los Angeles - Mid-city
4478
29794
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile
4920
27356
Los Angeles - Mission Hills
11899
49324
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington
8226
34069
Los Angeles - North Hills
25261
41025
Los Angeles - North Hollywood
59022
38979
Los Angeles - Northridge
25560
36620
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades
5027
23611
Los Angeles - Pacoima
38822
50432
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands
920
23921
Los Angeles - Palms
12019
27392
Los Angeles - Panorama City
33499
44517
Los Angeles - Park La Brea
3246
23903
Los Angeles - Pico-Union
16318
38999
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey
602
18836
Los Angeles - Playa Vista
3410
31150
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch
10523
29569
Los Angeles - Rancho Park
2240
34146
Los Angeles - Regent Square
874
31439
Los Angeles - Reseda
32062
41847
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch
1791
38632
Los Angeles - Reynier Village
1180
27909
Los Angeles - San Pedro*
26140
33497
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills
1320
29716
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks
27648
31687
Los Angeles - Silverlake
13251
30059
Los Angeles - South Carthay
3264
30807
Los Angeles - South Park
16876
44456
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village
1875
40903
Los Angeles - Studio City
7025
31306
Los Angeles - Sun Valley
23191
44188
Los Angeles - Sunland
6920
33908
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square
211
32612
Los Angeles - Sylmar*
42118
51115
Los Angeles - Tarzana
10540
34137
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry
13508
34213
Los Angeles - Thai Town
2805
28596
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake
2558
29389
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace
529
40505
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods
473
25457
Los Angeles - Tujunga
8969
32251
Los Angeles - University Hills
930
27122
Los Angeles - University Park
11614
42300
Los Angeles - Valley Glen
11199
37310
Los Angeles - Valley Village
8538
34539
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*
37647
40396
Los Angeles - Venice
9142
26979
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls
7488
43535
Los Angeles - Vermont Square
3753
49014
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista
18705
45416
Los Angeles - Vernon Central
24705
47511
Los Angeles - Victoria Park
2822
33599
Los Angeles - View Heights
1112
30103
Los Angeles - Watts
19616
45967
Los Angeles - Wellington Square
1841
37457
Los Angeles - West Adams
10948
39624
Los Angeles - West Hills
12903
31824
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles
11585
30782
Los Angeles - West Vernon
24746
46130
Los Angeles - Westchester
13869
26876
Los Angeles - Westlake
20860
35144
Los Angeles - Westwood
16627
30729
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*
22161
61339
Los Angeles - Wilmington
23632
41836
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center
17154
34192
Los Angeles - Winnetka
19919
38464
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills
20512
30140
Unincorporated - Acton
2009
25204
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce
990
23810
Unincorporated - Altadena
11643
26692
Unincorporated - Anaverde
420
27851
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
92
7390
Unincorporated - Arcadia
2223
27854
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont
17530
41303
Unincorporated - Athens Village
2823
57648
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights
2729
40280
Unincorporated - Azusa
6365
39974
Unincorporated - Bassett
6195
41810
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon
205
19105
Unincorporated - Bradbury
131
121296
Unincorporated - Canyon Country
3754
48577
Unincorporated - Castaic*
9595
35287
Unincorporated - Cerritos
192
32709
Unincorporated - Charter Oak
10
50000
Unincorporated - Claremont
158
22507
Unincorporated - Covina
6270
37279
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)
5057
38474
Unincorporated - Del Aire
1218
27726
Unincorporated - Del Rey
144
45283
Unincorporated - Del Sur
702
29068
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands
957
38387
Unincorporated - Duarte
2003
45235
Unincorporated - East Covina
90
27356
Unincorporated - East La Mirada
1643
31047
Unincorporated - East Lancaster
43
37719
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles
58556
46744
Unincorporated - East Pasadena
432
6747
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez
6319
41279
Unincorporated - East Whittier
1431
26969
Unincorporated - El Camino Village
2758
31373
Unincorporated - El Monte
0
0
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake
286
17219
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
30371
46938
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon
1
8333
Unincorporated - Glendora
199
30152
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights
16549
29591
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway
4
400000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
762
30310
Unincorporated - Hi Vista
171
15574
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons
320
22663
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose
4465
22549
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
21
3107
Unincorporated - La Rambla
907
43711
Unincorporated - La Verne*
663
32500
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights
2061
29147
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes
203
30389
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles
4076
31368
Unincorporated - Lake Manor
459
27937
Unincorporated - Lakewood
28
24561
Unincorporated - Lennox
7639
33888
Unincorporated - Leona Valley
312
17818
Unincorporated - Littlerock
1412
35116
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills
362
27911
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom
1324
37097
Unincorporated - Llano
108
12315
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey
2712
28817
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile
0
0
Unincorporated - Monrovia
1126
29013
Unincorporated - Newhall
105
47727
Unincorporated - North Lancaster
512
42738
Unincorporated - North Whittier
3149
37667
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel
5304
22067
Unincorporated - Padua Hills
38
17674
Unincorporated - Palmdale
268
31829
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula
126
20290
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano
433
22137
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village
376
60743
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon
24
5217
Unincorporated - Pomona
124
6398
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill
3908
30280
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez
1208
45396
Unincorporated - Roosevelt
280
30075
Unincorporated - Rosewood
513
39891
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena
547
45851
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
1342
39929
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights
12451
24403
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island
0
0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon
44
5128
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills
7944
39286
Unincorporated - San Pasqual
90
4423
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon
63
20455
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island
590
220974
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*
3939
21154
Unincorporated - Saugus
343
221290
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country
130
36517
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley
121
26593
Unincorporated - South El Monte
761
42396
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel
3185
35997
Unincorporated - South Whittier
21623
36512
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley
252
32266
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch
5956
28408
Unincorporated - Sun Village
2139
35437
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village
589
45448
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
437
26357
Unincorporated - Val Verde
1218
36809
Unincorporated - Valencia
933
30371
Unincorporated - Valinda
9655
41312
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills
3614
31061
Unincorporated - Walnut Park
7447
46131
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley
188
12442
Unincorporated - West Carson
8271
37449
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth
5
41667
Unincorporated - West LA
891
93592
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley
4251
43223
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez
496
36497
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos
10786
40059
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills
252
19385
Unincorporated - Westhills
199
23719
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms
929
25224
Unincorporated - Whittier
992
26216
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows
76
633333
Unincorporated - Willowbrook
16703
47842
Unincorporated - Wiseburn
1903
31575
?- Under Investigation
70606
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*? --Case and death numbers include cases identified among persons detained at correctional facilities located in the city/community
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