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?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 4/3/2023

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Total Cases

?

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

?

-- Long Beach

1,393

?

-- Pasadena

447

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

?

?

- 0 to 4

111,280

?

- 5 to 11

282,410

?

- 12 to 17

277,281

?

- 18 to 29

756,455

?

- 30 to 49

1,130,322

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- 50 to 64

611,147

?

- 65 to 79

261,265

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-? over 80

91,308

?

-? 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

?

-? Under Investigation

88,732

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

?

?

-? American Indian/Alaska Native

6,691

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-? Asian

262,001

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-? Black

184,913

?

-? 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

?

-? Under Investigation

651,694

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

?

?

-? Hospitalized (Ever)

175,583

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

?

?

-? 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

?

-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

118

?

-? White

9,071

?

-? Other

414

?

-? Under Investigation

91

?

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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Data are subject to change based on further investigation

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