news release DPH

For Immediate Release:

April 21, 2023

With New Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance, Public Health Encourages Eligible Residents to Get Bivalent Vaccines, Boosters

Everyone Ages 6 Months and Older Should Have At Least One Bivalent Vaccine Dose

Two days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its COVID-19 vaccine guidance, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is asking residents, especially older people, to check and make sure they have the most up-to-date protection available, which includes at least one bivalent booster.

On Wednesday, the CDC gave adults 65 years and older the option to get a second bivalent booster at least four months after their first dose, resulting in new eligibility for more than 335,000 Los Angeles County residents. They also made a second bivalent booster available to people who are immunocompromised at least two months after their first bivalent booster.

In addition, the CDC replaced the original monovalent vaccines, formulated for the original COVID-19 strain, an action that took effect this week in Los Angeles County. Anyone not yet vaccinated can now get a single dose of the bivalent booster in place of the multi-dose series for the most up-to-date protection against COVID-19 infection.

For many of the 1.7 million residents of Los Angeles County who have already received the bivalent booster, their protections are up to date, and they are not eligible for additional doses at this time. The bivalent booster was approved in September and is proven effective against the currently circulating Omicron strains. Anyone vaccinated before September has not yet gotten a bivalent dose.

As older adults remain among the most vulnerable to hospitalization and death due to COVID-19, it is especially important that the county?s nearly 750,000 residents 65 and older who haven?t received their first bivalent booster consider taking advantage of the added protection.

Studies and clinical data provide mounting evidence on the effectiveness of the bivalent vaccine at reducing the risk of symptomatic infection and severe illness, especially among people 65 and older. Local data correlates well with the research findings.

Hospitalization rates, as of the 90-day period ending April 3, were nearly double for people 65 and older who were vaccinated without the updated bivalent booster compared to people in the same age group who were vaccinated and received the bivalent booster.? And those unvaccinated in this age group were five times more likely to be hospitalized than those who were vaccinated and received the bivalent booster.

For the 90-day period ending March 27, among residents 65 and older, those who were vaccinated without the bivalent booster died from COVID-19 at twice the rate of people who were vaccinated and had received the bivalent booster. Unvaccinated residents 65 and older had the highest death rate from COVID-19 and were six times more likely to die than those in this age group who were vaccinated and had received the bivalent booster.

Public Health is offering bivalent vaccines and boosters to eligible residents at no cost at hundreds of locations throughout Los Angeles County, regardless of their insurance or immigration status. Vaccination locations and appointments can be found at VaccinateLACounty.com or VacunateLosAngeles.com (en espa?ol) or by calling 1-833-540-0473.

For residents who have difficulties leaving their home, Public Health offers free in-home COVID-19 vaccine and booster appointments. Appointments may be booked at ph.lacounty.gov/vaxathome or by calling the Public Health COVID-19 Call Center at 1-833-540-0473.

In Los Angeles County, XBB.1.5 remains the dominant variant, and regular variant surveillance is not indicating that any new strains are rapidly gaining dominance. Public Health is also tracking five new strains XBB.1.5.1, XBB.1.9.1, XBB.1.9.2, XBB.1.16, and FD.2, following the lead of the CDC, which recently added these to their variant tracker dashboard, which happens when the strain accounts for 1% or more of sequenced specimens nationally. All the new strains are descendants of Omicron and circulating at very low levels in Los Angeles County; the bivalent vaccine is expected to provide protection against them.

?I would like to offer my condolences to those who have lost a loved one to COVID-19 and wish you ?comfort and healing,? said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.Ed., Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. ?While vaccines are not a guarantee against severe illness and death, the data we have illustrates the very real protection offered by the bivalent booster even against the newer variants circulating now. I know that sorting through the new guidance can seem complicated, however, there is one simple way to think about it: everyone 6 months and older should have at least one bivalent booster, whether that is their first COVID vaccine, or their fifth, or one in a series for young children. And those who are 65 and older or immunocompromised now have the option to receive additional bivalent doses. As we think about the implications of the new vaccine guidance, it is worth noting how many millions of people in Los Angeles County can take an action immediately to increase their protection from severe illness from COVID-19.?

The weekly reported case count for COVID-19 increased slightly from the week prior from 3,023 last week to 3,114 this week, although the overall trend remains stable. Reported weekly deaths decreased slightly from 59 last week to 44 this week. The 7-day average number of COVID hospitalizations is 328 this week, a decrease from 348 last week.

Los Angeles County remains in the CDC?s Low COVID-19 Community Level for the 14th consecutive week. This includes a weekly reported case rate of 30 new cases per 100,000 people. The 7-day total for new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people is currently 3.2. And the 7-day average of the proportion of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients is now 1.9%.

As of Tuesday, April 18, there have been a total of 36,146 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

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4/19/2023

4/12/2023

4/5/2023

3/29/2023

Weekly cases reported1

3,114

3,023

2,731

3,505

SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentration as a percentage of the Winter 2022-2023 peak concentration value2

14%

14%

14%

21%

7-day average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations3

328

348

378

401

7-day average of the percent of Emergency Department (ED) encounters classified as coronavirus-related4

3.0%

3.2%

3.6%

4.0%

Weekly deaths reported1

44

59

53

58

1) Weekly case and death counts represent 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.

2) Wastewater concentrations reflect the week ending each Saturday, with a one-week lag.?

3) Hospitalization data represents average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations for the week ending each Tuesday. Data for past weeks is subject to change in future reports.

4) Emergency department data represents average number of coronavirus classified encounters for the week ending each Sunday. Data for past weeks is subject to change in future reports.

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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:

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

Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:

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Cases through 12:00pm 4/17/2023

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?

?

Total Cases

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Laboratory Confirmed Cases

3,733,443

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

3,529,691

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-- Long Beach

163,670

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-- Pasadena

40,082

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Deaths

36,146

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

34,293

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-- Long Beach

1,406

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-- Pasadena

447

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

?

?

- 0 to 4

111,479

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- 5 to 11

282,582

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- 12 to 17

277,444

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- 18 to 29

757,349

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- 30 to 49

1,131,882

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- 50 to 64

612,292

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- 65 to 79

262,273

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-? over 80

92,000

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-? Under Investigation

2,390

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

?

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-? Female

1,821,165

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-? Male

1,617,998

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-? Other

1,789

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-? Under Investigation

88,739

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

?

?

-? American Indian/Alaska Native

6,702

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-? Asian

262,618

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-? Black

185,246

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-? Hispanic/Latino

1,510,311

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

17,666

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-? White

489,775

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-? Other

404,445

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-? Under Investigation

652,928

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

?

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-? Hospitalized (Ever)

176,081

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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

4,458

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-? Black

3,217

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-? Hispanic/Latino

16,807

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

118

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-? White

9,106

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-? Other

414

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-? Under Investigation

93

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CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

6328

30302

City of Alhambra

25381

29266

City of Arcadia

13619

23581

City of Artesia

5986

35642

City of Avalon

288

7444

City of Azusa

17484

34940

City of Baldwin Park

29603

38561

City of Bell

16973

46716

City of Bell Gardens

17078

39651

City of Bellflower

30716

39514

City of Beverly Hills

11538

33424

City of Bradbury

71

6642

City of Burbank

32734

30541

City of Calabasas

5812

23895

City of Carson

34850

37135

City of Cerritos

13292

26548

City of Claremont

10364

28407

City of Commerce*

5854

44793

City of Compton

40126

40165

City of Covina

20220

41238

City of Cudahy

12187

50055

City of Culver City

11886

29816

City of Diamond Bar

13605

23655

City of Downey

46657

40833

City of Duarte

7486

34003

City of El Monte

42640

36361

City of El Segundo

4060

24187

City of Gardena

21797

35552

City of Glendale

60142

29125

City of Glendora

14992

28413

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4999

34062

City of Hawthorne

29528

33257

City of Hermosa Beach

4712

23955

City of Hidden Hills

380

20106

City of Huntington Park

26265

44155

City of Industry

1011

231350

City of Inglewood

38638

34018

City of Irwindale

882

60452

City of La Canada Flintridge

4527

21877

City of La Habra Heights

213

3905

City of La Mirada

14180

28589

City of La Puente

15964

39226

City of La Verne

9219

27700

City of Lakewood

26961

33549

City of Lancaster*

63964

39589

City of Lawndale

10566

31433

City of Lomita

6086

29360

City of Lynwood*

31153

43240

City of Malibu

2874

22174

City of Manhattan Beach

7420

20612

City of Maywood

12771

45531

City of Monrovia

11837

30508

City of Montebello

25404

39463

City of Monterey Park

17439

28009

City of Norwalk

42861

39826

City of Palmdale

66741

41984

City of Palos Verdes Estates

2253

16662

City of Paramount

22681

40485

City of Pico Rivera

28038

43616

City of Pomona

65456

41978

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

7720

18060

City of Redondo Beach

15536

22615

City of Rolling Hills

295

15206

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1529

18846

City of Rosemead

15180

27425

City of San Dimas*

11101

32162

City of San Fernando

12758

51837

City of San Gabriel

11415

27873

City of San Marino

2394

18031

City of Santa Clarita

73313

33260

City of Santa Fe Springs

7871

42861

City of Santa Monica

26336

28488

City of Sierra Madre

2401

21849

City of Signal Hill

4093

34695

City of South El Monte

8404

40239

City of South Gate

47095

47980

City of South Pasadena

6314

24235

City of Temple City

10726

29423

City of Torrance

34213

22921

City of Vernon

357

170813

City of Walnut

7539

24692

City of West Covina

39458

36456

City of West Hollywood

11267

30492

City of Westlake Village

447

5347

City of Whittier

31267

35762

Los Angeles

1524994

37704

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

3206

39088

Los Angeles - Alsace

4501

36167

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

0

0

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

845

33773

Los Angeles - Arleta

16899

49168

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

5074

34597

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

10209

32800

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2445

29007

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

3334

26619

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

4216

32005

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

40429

46532

Los Angeles - Brentwood

8403

27146

Los Angeles - Brookside

157

27022

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2293

32201

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

25283

38725

Los Angeles - Carthay

4395

30599

Los Angeles - Central

17026

43665

Los Angeles - Century City

3743

29260

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

16276

48202

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

12909

34832

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2555

27860

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2915

36342

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

5319

36549

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4908

32390

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

5328

38528

Los Angeles - Crestview

3950

34747

Los Angeles - Del Rey

8407

28083

Los Angeles - Downtown*

16192

58865

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

13802

34863

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

9527

32530

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4498

31552

Los Angeles - El Sereno

16919

40468

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1842

32248

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3571

35110

Los Angeles - Encino

15225

33705

Los Angeles - Exposition

1278

38425

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

18254

40639

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1260

35000

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3792

43481

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

22851

48163

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

10998

34799

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

4153

38582

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

21520

36982

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

10058

46771

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4741

27824

Los Angeles - Harbor City

9398

32329

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

15688

35982

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

646

26816

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

6152

34111

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

18007

47468

Los Angeles - Highland Park

17232

35610

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

5503

39676

Los Angeles - Hollywood

21667

31745

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

7681

26096

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

11942

41842

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

3150

39019

Los Angeles - Koreatown

16210

31358

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1596

35008

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

16280

38573

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

6138

46737

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5777

37919

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

12811

39301

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

3057

38093

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

8664

30568

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1478

47175

Los Angeles - Longwood

1780

41357

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

6414

29683

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

3257

38156

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

899

28777

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

10938

25754

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

962

22064

Los Angeles - Melrose

26253

33789

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4486

29847

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

4928

27401

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

11916

49395

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

8238

34119

Los Angeles - North Hills

25284

41062

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

59079

39016

Los Angeles - Northridge

25598

36675

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

5034

23644

Los Angeles - Pacoima

38858

50479

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

922

23973

Los Angeles - Palms

12049

27461

Los Angeles - Panorama City

33535

44565

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

3256

23976

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

16395

39183

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

603

18867

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

3421

31251

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

10549

29642

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

2248

34268

Los Angeles - Regent Square

874

31439

Los Angeles - Reseda

32116

41918

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1794

38697

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1180

27909

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

26186

33555

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1321

29739

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

27697

31743

Los Angeles - Silverlake

13278

30120

Los Angeles - South Carthay

3271

30873

Los Angeles - South Park

16884

44477

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1876

40925

Los Angeles - Studio City

7043

31386

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

23219

44241

Los Angeles - Sunland

6928

33947

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

211

32612

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

42199

51214

Los Angeles - Tarzana

10564

34214

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

13528

34264

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2807

28617

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2562

29435

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

529

40505

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

473

25457

Los Angeles - Tujunga

8979

32287

Los Angeles - University Hills

932

27180

Los Angeles - University Park

11638

42388

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

11218

37373

Los Angeles - Valley Village

8551

34591

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

37688

40440

Los Angeles - Venice

9161

27036

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

7495

43576

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3755

49040

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

18712

45433

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

24721

47542

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2825

33635

Los Angeles - View Heights

1113

30130

Los Angeles - Watts

19642

46028

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1844

37518

Los Angeles - West Adams

10965

39685

Los Angeles - West Hills

12935

31903

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

11616

30864

Los Angeles - West Vernon

24762

46160

Los Angeles - Westchester

13891

26919

Los Angeles - Westlake

20883

35183

Los Angeles - Westwood

16677

30821

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

22211

61477

Los Angeles - Wilmington

23654

41875

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

17165

34214

Los Angeles - Winnetka

19953

38530

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

20584

30246

Unincorporated - Acton

2013

25254

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

991

23834

Unincorporated - Altadena

11673

26761

Unincorporated - Anaverde

420

27851

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

92

7390

Unincorporated - Arcadia

2242

28092

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

17547

41343

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2824

57668

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2730

40295

Unincorporated - Azusa

6368

39992

Unincorporated - Bassett

6209

41905

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

206

19199

Unincorporated - Bradbury

135

125000

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3756

48602

Unincorporated - Castaic*

9602

35313

Unincorporated - Cerritos

192

32709

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

10

50000

Unincorporated - Claremont

159

22650

Unincorporated - Covina

6279

37333

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

5064

38527

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1219

27749

Unincorporated - Del Rey

146

45912

Unincorporated - Del Sur

704

29151

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

957

38387

Unincorporated - Duarte

2006

45303

Unincorporated - East Covina

90

27356

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1647

31122

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

43

37719

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

58621

46796

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

432

6747

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

6331

41357

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1433

27007

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2760

31396

Unincorporated - El Monte

0

0

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

288

17339

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

30392

46970

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

2

16667

Unincorporated - Glendora

199

30152

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

16578

29643

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

762

30310

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

173

15756

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

321

22734

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

4471

22580

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

21

3107

Unincorporated - La Rambla

913

44000

Unincorporated - La Verne*

664

32549

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

2077

29373

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

203

30389

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

4078

31384

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

461

28058

Unincorporated - Lakewood

28

24561

Unincorporated - Lennox

7652

33946

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

313

17875

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1415

35190

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

362

27911

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1325

37125

Unincorporated - Llano

108

12315

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2720

28902

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1128

29065

Unincorporated - Newhall

105

47727

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

513

42821

Unincorporated - North Whittier

3153

37715

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5321

22138

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

38

17674

Unincorporated - Palmdale

268

31829

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

126

20290

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

434

22188

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

376

60743

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

24

5217

Unincorporated - Pomona

124

6398

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3915

30335

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1209

45434

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

281

30183

Unincorporated - Rosewood

513

39891

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

550

46102

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1346

40048

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

12470

24440

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

44

5128

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

7956

39345

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

90

4423

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

63

20455

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

593

222097

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

3952

21223

Unincorporated - Saugus

343

221290

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

131

36798

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

122

26813

Unincorporated - South El Monte

761

42396

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

3187

36019

Unincorporated - South Whittier

21648

36554

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

252

32266

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

5974

28494

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2140

35454

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

589

45448

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

437

26357

Unincorporated - Val Verde

1221

36899

Unincorporated - Valencia

934

30404

Unincorporated - Valinda

9663

41346

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3620

31113

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7452

46162

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

188

12442

Unincorporated - West Carson

8290

37535

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

5

41667

Unincorporated - West LA

894

93908

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

4256

43274

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

499

36718

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

10810

40149

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

252

19385

Unincorporated - Westhills

199

23719

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

932

25305

Unincorporated - Whittier

996

26321

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

76

633333

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

16726

47908

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1904

31591

?- Under Investigation

70751

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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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