news release DPH
**For Immediate Release:**
May 11, 2023
*As U.S. Emergency Declarations End, Access to COVID-19 Protections Continues for Los Angeles County Residents*
*"Vaccines, Tests, Treatment Remain Widely Available"*
As the U.S. Public Health Emergency and the National Emergency Declaration for COVID-19 end today, following last week?s announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) that COVID-19 is no longer considered a global public health emergency, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) remains committed to ensuring all residents have access to the tools they need to keep community transmission low.
While the end of the federal states of emergency signals a new phase in the pandemic, COVID-19 continues to be one of the leading causes of death in Los Angeles County, requiring ongoing efforts to reduce severe illness through readily available vaccinations, testing and treatment.
Fortunately, Los Angeles County residents will see few immediate changes in their access to preventative resources. The federal government will continue to make its supply of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, Paxlovid and Molnupiravir, available to residents at no cost regardless of a person?s insurance coverage.
In California, new laws require insurance plans, including Medicare or Medi-Cal, to cover the cost of vaccines, testing and Paxlovid for COVID-19 treatment through Nov. 11, 2023. Exact coverage may vary depending on an individual's insurance plan.
Residents without insurance may receive free at-home test kits or PCR tests for COVID-19 at public health clinics and vaccination sites, at community health centers or purchase tests from a local retailer. People who are uninsured can visit coveredca.com to see if they qualify for Medi-Cal or Covered California coverage.
Public Health?s Call Center will continue to operate, connecting eligible residents to free telehealth, homebound vaccination appointments, COVID-19 information and other resources. Residents are encouraged to call 1-833-540-0473, available daily between 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., to access these services.
The 7-day average number of COVID hospitalizations is 252 this week, similar to the 266 reported last week. Reported weekly deaths also remained stable at 46 deaths this week; this is slightly less than the 51 deaths reported last week.
?To those in Los Angeles County who have lost a loved one to COVID-19, I offer my sincere condolences and hope you find comfort,? said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.Ed., Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. ?We are grateful that Los Angeles County is in a better place and that emergency declarations are no longer needed. I am aware that each day thousands of people throughout Los Angeles County continue to be impacted by COVID-19, whether they need to miss work due to illness, require hospital care, or are experiencing the effects of long COVID. Public Health remains committed to work that reduces the chance of transmission and ensures the county remains prepared for the likelihood of periodic changes in transmission. We?re continuing our work to make sure there are no barriers for anyone wishing to access life-saving vaccines, therapeutics and tests, especially for those who are under insured or uninsured.?
Public Health will continue to sequence COVID-19 variants and strains as a part of its efforts to monitor COVID-19. XBB.1.5 remains the dominant strain in Los Angeles County accounting for 83% of sequenced specimens for the week ending April 15, 2023. The second most dominant strain was XBB.1.9.1, accounting for 7% of sequenced specimens. LA County has had 13 confirmed cases of XBB.1.16 and data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that XBB.1.16 makes up 10% of cases in California and surrounding states.
Starting today, CDC is retiring the COVID-19 Community Levels and will be replacing them with hospitalization metrics. Los Angeles County will closely monitor hospitalization data in alignment with CDC, along with a wide variety of additional metrics available on our dashboards listed below. [link removed] [ [link removed] ]
As of Tuesday, May 9, there have been a total of 36,291 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.
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*Metric*
*Date of Weekly Report*
*5/10/2023*
*5/3/2023*
*4/26/2023*
*4/19/2023*
Weekly cases reported1,2
2,266
2,533
2,659
3,114
SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentration as a percentage of the Winter 2022-2023 peak concentration value3
11%
13%
18%
14%
7-day average of the percent of Emergency Department (ED) encounters classified as coronavirus-related4
2.8%
3.0%
2.7%
3.0%
7-day average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations5
252
266
275
328
Weekly deaths reported2
46
51
54
44
1) Case counts are an underrepresentation of the true number of infections, largely due to home tests which are not reported to DPH. Despite this, the trend in reported case counts from week to week is still an indicator of overall trends in transmission.
2) 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.
3) Wastewater concentrations reflect the week ending each Saturday, with a one-week lag.?
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.
5) 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.
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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 [link removed] [ [link removed] ] including:
* COVID-19 Locations & Demographics (data by demographic characteristics and geography, active outbreaks, and citations) [ [link removed] ]
* COVID-19 Response Plan [ [link removed] ]
* COVID-19 Vaccinations [ [link removed] ]
* Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics [ [link removed] ]
Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:
* Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: [link removed] [ [link removed] ]
* California Department of Public Health: [link removed] [ [link removed] ]
* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: [link removed] [ [link removed] ]
* CDC Spanish [link removed] [ [link removed] ]
* World Health Organization [link removed] [ [link removed] ]
* LA County residents can also call 2-1-1
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For more information:
Cases through 12:00pm 5/8/2023
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*Total Cases*
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*Laboratory Confirmed Cases *
3,740,986
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-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
3,536,770
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-- Long Beach
164,005
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-- Pasadena
40,211
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*Deaths*
36,291
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-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
34,434
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-- Long Beach
1,410
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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
111,726
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- 5 to 11
282,878
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- 12 to 17
277,694
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- 18 to 29
758,366
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- 30 to 49
1,133,859
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- 50 to 64
613,753
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- 65 to 79
263,464
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-? over 80
92,629
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-? Under Investigation
2,401
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*Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
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-? Female
1,825,076
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-? Male
1,620,941
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-? Other
1,791
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-? Under Investigation
88,962
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*Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
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-? American Indian/Alaska Native
6,711
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-? Asian
263,310
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-? Black
185,681
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-? Hispanic/Latino
1,512,360
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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
17,703
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-? White
490,991
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-? Other
405,679
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-? Under Investigation
654,335
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*Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
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-? Hospitalized (Ever)
177,179
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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
4,481
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-? Black
3,227
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-? Hispanic/Latino
16,851
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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
118
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-? White
9,166
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-? Other
418
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-? Under Investigation
93
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*CITY / COMMUNITY***
*Cases*
*Case Rate*
City of Agoura Hills
6334
30331
City of Alhambra
25445
29340
City of Arcadia
13667
23664
City of Artesia
5997
35707
City of Avalon
288
7444
City of Azusa
17502
34976
City of Baldwin Park
29670
38648
City of Bell
16987
46755
City of Bell Gardens
17100
39702
City of Bellflower
30767
39579
City of Beverly Hills
11558
33482
City of Bradbury
71
6642
City of Burbank
32808
30610
City of Calabasas
5830
23969
City of Carson
34918
37208
City of Cerritos
13328
26620
City of Claremont
10407
28525
City of Commerce*
5865
44877
City of Compton
40188
40227
City of Covina
20270
41340
City of Cudahy
12205
50129
City of Culver City
11931
29929
City of Diamond Bar
13662
23754
City of Downey
46768
40930
City of Duarte
7503
34080
City of El Monte
42707
36418
City of El Segundo
4071
24252
City of Gardena
21846
35632
City of Glendale
60264
29185
City of Glendora
15014
28455
City of Hawaiian Gardens
5004
34096
City of Hawthorne
29588
33325
City of Hermosa Beach
4734
24067
City of Hidden Hills
383
20265
City of Huntington Park
26305
44222
City of Industry
1013
231808
City of Inglewood
38717
34087
City of Irwindale
883
60521
City of La Canada Flintridge
4535
21916
City of La Habra Heights
213
3905
City of La Mirada
14213
28656
City of La Puente
15975
39254
City of La Verne
9233
27742
City of Lakewood
27020
33623
City of Lancaster*
64153
39706
City of Lawndale
10583
31484
City of Lomita
6103
29442
City of Lynwood*
31193
43295
City of Malibu
2884
22251
City of Manhattan Beach
7441
20670
City of Maywood
12783
45574
City of Monrovia
11854
30552
City of Montebello
25454
39540
City of Monterey Park
17482
28078
City of Norwalk
43010
39964
City of Palmdale
66862
42060
City of Palos Verdes Estates
2269
16780
City of Paramount
22710
40537
City of Pico Rivera
28120
43743
City of Pomona
65586
42061
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
7761
18156
City of Redondo Beach
15582
22682
City of Rolling Hills
298
15361
City of Rolling Hills Estates
1532
18883
City of Rosemead
15221
27500
City of San Dimas*
11115
32202
City of San Fernando
12777
51914
City of San Gabriel
11461
27985
City of San Marino
2403
18099
City of Santa Clarita
73461
33327
City of Santa Fe Springs
7898
43008
City of Santa Monica
26411
28569
City of Sierra Madre
2413
21958
City of Signal Hill
4101
34763
City of South El Monte
8414
40287
City of South Gate
47151
48037
City of South Pasadena
6328
24289
City of Temple City
10750
29488
City of Torrance
34323
22994
City of Vernon
357
170813
City of Walnut
7569
24790
City of West Covina
39550
36541
City of West Hollywood
11291
30557
City of Westlake Village
451
5395
City of Whittier
31348
35854
Los Angeles
1527688
37771
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie
3210
39137
Los Angeles - Alsace
4511
36247
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest
0
0
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights
849
33933
Los Angeles - Arleta
16916
49217
Los Angeles - Atwater Village
5083
34658
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills
10232
32874
Los Angeles - Bel Air
2449
29054
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest
3340
26667
Los Angeles - Beverlywood
4219
32028
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*
40476
46586
Los Angeles - Brentwood
8427
27223
Los Angeles - Brookside
157
27022
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning
2297
32257
Los Angeles - Canoga Park
25327
38792
Los Angeles - Carthay
4403
30655
Los Angeles - Central
17039
43699
Los Angeles - Century City
3758
29378
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove
16294
48256
Los Angeles - Chatsworth
12935
34902
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills
2558
27892
Los Angeles - Chinatown
2920
36404
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran
5325
36590
Los Angeles - Country Club Park
4913
32423
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District
5337
38593
Los Angeles - Crestview
3964
34870
Los Angeles - Del Rey
8432
28167
Los Angeles - Downtown*
16217
58956
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock
13831
34936
Los Angeles - East Hollywood
9545
32591
Los Angeles - Echo Park
4507
31615
Los Angeles - El Sereno
16941
40521
Los Angeles - Elysian Park
1844
32283
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley
3576
35159
Los Angeles - Encino
15270
33804
Los Angeles - Exposition
1282
38545
Los Angeles - Exposition Park
18276
40688
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights
1270
35278
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square
3799
43562
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone
22876
48216
Los Angeles - Glassell Park
11016
34856
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place
4169
38731
Los Angeles - Granada Hills
21564
37057
Los Angeles - Green Meadows
10068
46817
Los Angeles - Hancock Park
4756
27912
Los Angeles - Harbor City
9419
32401
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway
15708
36028
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines
649
26941
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights
6158
34145
Los Angeles - Harvard Park
18029
47526
Los Angeles - Highland Park
17255
35657
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown
5511
39733
Los Angeles - Hollywood
21707
31803
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills
7699
26157
Los Angeles - Hyde Park
11972
41947
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park
3150
39019
Los Angeles - Koreatown
16235
31407
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square
1599
35073
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa
16309
38641
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace
6144
46783
Los Angeles - Leimert Park
5799
38064
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights
12827
39350
Los Angeles - Little Armenia
3060
38131
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh
8681
30628
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo
1483
47335
Los Angeles - Longwood
1786
41496
Los Angeles - Los Feliz
6428
29748
Los Angeles - Manchester Square
3261
38203
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon
901
28841
Los Angeles - Mar Vista
10981
25855
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula
962
22064
Los Angeles - Melrose
26299
33849
Los Angeles - Mid-city
4496
29914
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile
4939
27462
Los Angeles - Mission Hills
11932
49461
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington
8255
34189
Los Angeles - North Hills
25360
41186
Los Angeles - North Hollywood
59149
39063
Los Angeles - Northridge
25672
36781
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades
5046
23700
Los Angeles - Pacoima
38921
50561
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands
926
24077
Los Angeles - Palms
12086
27545
Los Angeles - Panorama City
33589
44637
Los Angeles - Park La Brea
3260
24006
Los Angeles - Pico-Union
16416
39233
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey
605
18930
Los Angeles - Playa Vista
3437
31397
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch
10578
29724
Los Angeles - Rancho Park
2252
34329
Los Angeles - Regent Square
877
31547
Los Angeles - Reseda
32187
42010
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch
1797
38762
Los Angeles - Reynier Village
1181
27933
Los Angeles - San Pedro*
26231
33613
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills
1324
29806
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks
27768
31824
Los Angeles - Silverlake
13307
30186
Los Angeles - South Carthay
3273
30892
Los Angeles - South Park
16895
44506
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village
1876
40925
Los Angeles - Studio City
7062
31471
Los Angeles - Sun Valley
23234
44270
Los Angeles - Sunland
6939
34001
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square
211
32612
Los Angeles - Sylmar*
42265
51294
Los Angeles - Tarzana
10577
34256
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry
13539
34292
Los Angeles - Thai Town
2813
28678
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake
2568
29504
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace
529
40505
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods
475
25565
Los Angeles - Tujunga
9004
32377
Los Angeles - University Hills
935
27267
Los Angeles - University Park
11645
42413
Los Angeles - Valley Glen
11242
37453
Los Angeles - Valley Village
8570
34668
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*
37719
40474
Los Angeles - Venice
9181
27095
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls
7506
43640
Los Angeles - Vermont Square
3762
49132
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista
18731
45479
Los Angeles - Vernon Central
24740
47579
Los Angeles - Victoria Park
2828
33671
Los Angeles - View Heights
1116
30211
Los Angeles - Watts
19656
46061
Los Angeles - Wellington Square
1847
37579
Los Angeles - West Adams
10977
39729
Los Angeles - West Hills
12971
31992
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles
11646
30944
Los Angeles - West Vernon
24792
46216
Los Angeles - Westchester
13933
27000
Los Angeles - Westlake
20914
35235
Los Angeles - Westwood
16740
30938
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*
22281
61671
Los Angeles - Wilmington
23682
41925
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center
17180
34244
Los Angeles - Winnetka
19996
38613
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills
20641
30330
Unincorporated - Acton
2013
25254
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce
992
23858
Unincorporated - Altadena
11726
26882
Unincorporated - Anaverde
421
27918
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
92
7390
Unincorporated - Arcadia
2251
28204
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont
17575
41409
Unincorporated - Athens Village
2827
57729
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights
2739
40428
Unincorporated - Azusa
6372
40018
Unincorporated - Bassett
6224
42006
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon
206
19199
Unincorporated - Bradbury
136
125926
Unincorporated - Canyon Country
3763
48693
Unincorporated - Castaic*
9617
35368
Unincorporated - Cerritos
192
32709
Unincorporated - Charter Oak
10
50000
Unincorporated - Claremont
159
22650
Unincorporated - Covina
6290
37398
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)
5073
38596
Unincorporated - Del Aire
1225
27885
Unincorporated - Del Rey
148
46541
Unincorporated - Del Sur
705
29193
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands
957
38387
Unincorporated - Duarte
2007
45325
Unincorporated - East Covina
91
27660
Unincorporated - East La Mirada
1651
31198
Unincorporated - East Lancaster
43
37719
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles
58706
46864
Unincorporated - East Pasadena
432
6747
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez
6344
41442
Unincorporated - East Whittier
1437
27083
Unincorporated - El Camino Village
2769
31498
Unincorporated - El Monte
0
0
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake
288
17339
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
30430
47029
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon
2
16667
Unincorporated - Glendora
199
30152
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights
16609
29698
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway
4
400000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
762
30310
Unincorporated - Hi Vista
173
15756
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons
323
22875
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose
4483
22640
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
21
3107
Unincorporated - La Rambla
915
44096
Unincorporated - La Verne*
667
32696
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights
2084
29472
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes
203
30389
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles
4082
31414
Unincorporated - Lake Manor
461
28058
Unincorporated - Lakewood
28
24561
Unincorporated - Lennox
7667
34012
Unincorporated - Leona Valley
315
17990
Unincorporated - Littlerock
1417
35240
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills
363
27988
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom
1326
37153
Unincorporated - Llano
108
12315
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey
2728
28987
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile
0
0
Unincorporated - Monrovia
1129
29090
Unincorporated - Newhall
105
47727
Unincorporated - North Lancaster
514
42905
Unincorporated - North Whittier
3162
37823
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel
5335
22196
Unincorporated - Padua Hills
38
17674
Unincorporated - Palmdale
268
31829
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula
126
20290
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano
435
22239
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village
376
60743
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon
24
5217
Unincorporated - Pomona
126
6502
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill
3922
30389
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez
1213
45584
Unincorporated - Roosevelt
281
30183
Unincorporated - Rosewood
515
40047
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena
550
46102
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
1348
40107
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights
12494
24487
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island
0
0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon
44
5128
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills
7975
39439
Unincorporated - San Pasqual
90
4423
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon
63
20455
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island
597
223596
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*
3964
21288
Unincorporated - Saugus
345
222581
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country
135
37921
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley
122
26813
Unincorporated - South El Monte
764
42563
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel
3208
36257
Unincorporated - South Whittier
21733
36698
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley
252
32266
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch
5985
28546
Unincorporated - Sun Village
2147
35570
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village
591
45602
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
438
26417
Unincorporated - Val Verde
1221
36899
Unincorporated - Valencia
935
30436
Unincorporated - Valinda
9675
41397
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills
3635
31242
Unincorporated - Walnut Park
7462
46224
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley
188
12442
Unincorporated - West Carson
8313
37639
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth
5
41667
Unincorporated - West LA
896
94118
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley
4264
43355
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez
501
36865
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos
10830
40223
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills
253
19462
Unincorporated - Westhills
199
23719
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms
934
25360
Unincorporated - Whittier
999
26401
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows
76
633333
Unincorporated - Willowbrook
16744
47959
Unincorporated - Wiseburn
1909
31674
?- Under Investigation
70954
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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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