news release DPH

For Immediate Release:

May 18, 2023

Amid Changes in Federal COVID-19 Data Reporting, Public Health Maintains Robust Monitoring in Los Angeles County

Local COVID-19 Data Helps Inform Individuals, Public Health Actions

Amid changes in federal COVID-19 data reporting, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) will maintain robust collection and monitoring of local COVID-19 information as part of its continuing commitment to pandemic preparedness, with the goal of providing residents and businesses with up-to-date information to guide appropriate protective strategies. ?

While the emergency phase of the pandemic has ended, Public Health remains focused on protecting vulnerable residents and ensuring the county remains prepared for future potential changes in transmission due to the constantly evolving nature of the COVID-19 virus.

Timely local data will be used to identify trends and provide appropriate guidance and resources, giving residents the tools to make informed decisions about personal and community risk when needed. Public Health will utilize both the CDC?s hospital admission levels and guidance to inform Los Angeles County?s local public health response.

In alignment with CDC, Public Health views hospitalization data as an important metric to track severity of illness and capacity of the health care system. Because hospitalization data is a lagging indicator, meaning it may take a few weeks of increased transmission for the count of hospitalized patients to increase, Public Health will also monitor other measures that reflect transmission levels.

To help detect increases in transmissions as early as possible, Public Health monitors and reports weekly on COVID-19 case counts, wastewater levels, and the percent of COVID-related emergency department visits.

In addition, Public Health?s COVID-19 monitoring will include tracking an additional seven Early Alert Signals that indicate the possibility of increases in rates of transmission and/or increased illness severity. These Early Alert Signals include metrics on outbreaks in skilled nursing facilities and settings serving people experiencing homelessness, underscoring the importance of continuing to closely monitor COVID-19 outcomes in vulnerable and higher-risk populations. The public can follow this information at ph.lacounty.gov/COVIDresponseplan.

Vaccines remain one of the best tools individuals can use to protect themselves from severe illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19. Vaccines remain free and easily accessible in Los Angeles County. Everyone ages six months and older should have at least one dose of the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine which provides substantial protection against newer Omicron strains. Residents can visit VaccinateLACounty.com or VacunateLosAngeles.com (en espa?ol) to find a vaccination location near them.

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, ph.lacounty.gov/vacunacionencasa (en espa?ol) or by calling the Public Health COVID-19 Call Center at 1-833-540-0473.

Public Health?s Call Center also connects eligible residents to free telehealth to get COVID-19 medications, 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.

?I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to those in Los Angeles County who have lost someone to COVID-19. I hope you find strength and peace 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. ?In the field of public health, we have always appreciated the importance of having good information and this has been amplified during the pandemic. Efforts to provide resources for those who are at highest risk of severe illness from COVID-19 relies on our ability to have information that tracks changes in the virus, levels of community transmission, and the impact of COVID-19 among different groups. By maintaining capacity to collect and analyze relevant information, we hope that the residents of Los Angeles County have the most accurate understanding of our local COVID-19 situation and actions that can be taken at the community and individual levels to minimize spread and risks for those most vulnerable.?

This week's sequencing data shows XBB.1.5 remains the dominant strain in Los Angeles County, accounting for 81% of sequenced specimens for the week ending April 22, 2023. The second most dominant strains were XBB.1.9.1 and XBB.1.16, each accounting for 5% of sequenced specimens. LA County has had 19 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 12% of cases in California and surrounding states.

The 7-day average number of COVID hospitalizations is 222 this week. Reported weekly deaths dropped to 20 deaths reported this week, which may reflect a data reporting issue.? As of Tuesday, May 16, there have been a total of 36,306 deaths in Los Angeles County.

Public Health is now reporting COVID-19 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

5/17/2023

5/10/2023

5/3/2023

4/26/2023

Weekly cases reported1,2

2,323

2,266

2,533

2,659

SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentration as a percentage of the Winter 2022-2023 peak concentration value3

10%

11%

13%

18%

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

3.0%

2.8%

3.0%

2.7%

7-day average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations5

222*

252

266

275

Weekly deaths reported2

20

46

51

54

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.

*Due to a transition in data source necessitated by the end of the federal public health emergency, this value represents the average number of hospitalizations for the 7-day period ending 5/14/23, rather than 5/16/23.

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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/COVIDdata including:

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

Cases through 12:00pm 5/15/2023

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Total Cases

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Laboratory Confirmed Cases

3,743,266

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

3,538,934

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-- Long Beach

164,093

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-- Pasadena

40,239

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Deaths

36,306

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

34,449

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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

111,817

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- 5 to 11

282,963

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- 12 to 17

277,751

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- 18 to 29

758,664

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- 30 to 49

1,134,406

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- 50 to 64

614,185

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- 65 to 79

263,907

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-? over 80

92,745

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-? Under Investigation

2,496

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

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-? Female

1,826,263

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-? Male

1,621,896

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-? Other

1,793

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-? Under Investigation

88,982

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

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-? American Indian/Alaska Native

6,713

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-? Asian

263,535

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-? Black

185,832

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-? Hispanic/Latino

1,512,953

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

17,713

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-? White

491,402

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-? Other

405,974

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-? Under Investigation

654,812

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

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-? Hospitalized (Ever)

177,309

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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

4,483

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-? Black

3,230

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-? Hispanic/Latino

16,854

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

119

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-? White

9,173

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-? Other

418

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-? Under Investigation

92

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CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

6336

30340

City of Alhambra

25472

29371

City of Arcadia

13679

23685

City of Artesia

5999

35719

City of Avalon

288

7444

City of Azusa

17505

34982

City of Baldwin Park

29694

38680

City of Bell

17003

46799

City of Bell Gardens

17104

39711

City of Bellflower

30785

39602

City of Beverly Hills

11574

33528

City of Bradbury

71

6642

City of Burbank

32829

30630

City of Calabasas

5834

23986

City of Carson

34937

37228

City of Cerritos

13333

26630

City of Claremont

10415

28547

City of Commerce*

5865

44877

City of Compton

40206

40245

City of Covina

20278

41357

City of Cudahy

12206

50133

City of Culver City

11940

29951

City of Diamond Bar

13683

23790

City of Downey

46807

40964

City of Duarte

7509

34107

City of El Monte

42727

36435

City of El Segundo

4073

24264

City of Gardena

21864

35661

City of Glendale

60305

29204

City of Glendora

15022

28470

City of Hawaiian Gardens

5006

34110

City of Hawthorne

29612

33352

City of Hermosa Beach

4738

24087

City of Hidden Hills

383

20265

City of Huntington Park

26314

44237

City of Industry

1015

232265

City of Inglewood

38742

34109

City of Irwindale

883

60521

City of La Canada Flintridge

4540

21940

City of La Habra Heights

213

3905

City of La Mirada

14227

28684

City of La Puente

15980

39266

City of La Verne

9240

27763

City of Lakewood

27047

33656

City of Lancaster*

64176

39720

City of Lawndale

10585

31490

City of Lomita

6105

29451

City of Lynwood*

31202

43308

City of Malibu

2886

22267

City of Manhattan Beach

7444

20678

City of Maywood

12787

45588

City of Monrovia

11861

30570

City of Montebello

25472

39568

City of Monterey Park

17502

28110

City of Norwalk

43040

39992

City of Palmdale

66888

42076

City of Palos Verdes Estates

2272

16802

City of Paramount

22724

40562

City of Pico Rivera

28143

43779

City of Pomona

65622

42084

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

7770

18177

City of Redondo Beach

15597

22704

City of Rolling Hills

298

15361

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1537

18945

City of Rosemead

15231

27518

City of San Dimas*

11121

32220

City of San Fernando

12778

51918

City of San Gabriel

11470

28007

City of San Marino

2405

18114

City of Santa Clarita

73518

33353

City of Santa Fe Springs

7900

43019

City of Santa Monica

26461

28623

City of Sierra Madre

2415

21977

City of Signal Hill

4104

34789

City of South El Monte

8420

40316

City of South Gate

47174

48061

City of South Pasadena

6334

24312

City of Temple City

10758

29510

City of Torrance

34356

23016

City of Vernon

357

170813

City of Walnut

7575

24810

City of West Covina

39582

36570

City of West Hollywood

11301

30584

City of Westlake Village

453

5419

City of Whittier

31372

35882

Los Angeles

1528561

37793

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

3210

39137

Los Angeles - Alsace

4512

36256

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

0

0

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

849

33933

Los Angeles - Arleta

16919

49226

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

5086

34679

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

10240

32900

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2452

29090

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

3342

26683

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

4221

32043

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

40488

46600

Los Angeles - Brentwood

8433

27243

Los Angeles - Brookside

157

27022

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2299

32285

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

25340

38812

Los Angeles - Carthay

4410

30704

Los Angeles - Central

17043

43709

Los Angeles - Century City

3762

29409

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

16299

48270

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

12942

34921

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2558

27892

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2925

36467

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

5328

36611

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4917

32449

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

5339

38607

Los Angeles - Crestview

3969

34914

Los Angeles - Del Rey

8437

28183

Los Angeles - Downtown*

16225

58985

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

13841

34962

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

9553

32619

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4511

31643

Los Angeles - El Sereno

16947

40535

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1844

32283

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3576

35159

Los Angeles - Encino

15277

33820

Los Angeles - Exposition

1282

38545

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

18280

40697

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1271

35306

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3802

43596

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

22887

48239

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

11022

34875

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

4171

38750

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

21578

37081

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

10070

46826

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4758

27924

Los Angeles - Harbor City

9424

32418

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

15714

36041

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

650

26982

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

6160

34156

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

18036

47544

Los Angeles - Highland Park

17262

35672

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

5516

39769

Los Angeles - Hollywood

21719

31821

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

7705

26177

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

11977

41964

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

3152

39044

Los Angeles - Koreatown

16244

31424

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1600

35095

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

16320

38667

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

6149

46821

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5802

38083

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

12830

39359

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

3060

38131

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

8684

30639

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1483

47335

Los Angeles - Longwood

1788

41543

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

6428

29748

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

3261

38203

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

901

28841

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

10987

25869

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

962

22064

Los Angeles - Melrose

26314

33868

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4502

29953

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

4946

27501

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

11936

49478

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

8259

34206

Los Angeles - North Hills

25370

41202

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

59183

39085

Los Angeles - Northridge

25698

36818

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

5054

23738

Los Angeles - Pacoima

38931

50574

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

925

24051

Los Angeles - Palms

12098

27573

Los Angeles - Panorama City

33603

44655

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

3261

24013

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

16420

39243

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

608

19024

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

3444

31461

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

10583

29738

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

2257

34405

Los Angeles - Regent Square

877

31547

Los Angeles - Reseda

32208

42038

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1799

38805

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1181

27933

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

26256

33645

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1324

29806

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

27796

31856

Los Angeles - Silverlake

13320

30216

Los Angeles - South Carthay

3279

30949

Los Angeles - South Park

16900

44519

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1876

40925

Los Angeles - Studio City

7072

31515

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

23243

44287

Los Angeles - Sunland

6943

34021

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

211

32612

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

42296

51331

Los Angeles - Tarzana

10584

34279

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

13547

34312

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2813

28678

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2572

29550

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

529

40505

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

475

25565

Los Angeles - Tujunga

9008

32391

Los Angeles - University Hills

935

27267

Los Angeles - University Park

11650

42432

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

11248

37473

Los Angeles - Valley Village

8577

34697

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

37730

40485

Los Angeles - Venice

9183

27100

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

7511

43669

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3765

49171

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

18738

45496

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

24746

47590

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2828

33671

Los Angeles - View Heights

1117

30238

Los Angeles - Watts

19665

46082

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1848

37599

Los Angeles - West Adams

10980

39739

Los Angeles - West Hills

12979

32011

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

11656

30970

Los Angeles - West Vernon

24797

46225

Los Angeles - Westchester

13954

27041

Los Angeles - Westlake

20923

35251

Los Angeles - Westwood

16750

30956

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

22311

61754

Los Angeles - Wilmington

23684

41928

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

17184

34252

Los Angeles - Winnetka

20016

38651

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

20670

30372

Unincorporated - Acton

2014

25267

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

994

23906

Unincorporated - Altadena

11743

26921

Unincorporated - Anaverde

422

27984

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

92

7390

Unincorporated - Arcadia

2254

28242

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

17589

41442

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2827

57729

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2740

40443

Unincorporated - Azusa

6373

40024

Unincorporated - Bassett

6227

42026

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

206

19199

Unincorporated - Bradbury

136

125926

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3766

48732

Unincorporated - Castaic*

9623

35390

Unincorporated - Cerritos

192

32709

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

10

50000

Unincorporated - Claremont

159

22650

Unincorporated - Covina

6296

37434

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

5076

38618

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1225

27885

Unincorporated - Del Rey

148

46541

Unincorporated - Del Sur

705

29193

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

957

38387

Unincorporated - Duarte

2008

45348

Unincorporated - East Covina

91

27660

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1651

31198

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

43

37719

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

58726

46880

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

432

6747

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

6350

41482

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1439

27120

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2770

31509

Unincorporated - El Monte

0

0

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

288

17339

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

30434

47035

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

2

16667

Unincorporated - Glendora

199

30152

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

16616

29711

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

762

30310

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

173

15756

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

323

22875

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

4487

22660

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

21

3107

Unincorporated - La Rambla

916

44145

Unincorporated - La Verne*

667

32696

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

2085

29487

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

203

30389

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

4082

31414

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

464

28241

Unincorporated - Lakewood

28

24561

Unincorporated - Lennox

7671

34030

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

315

17990

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1417

35240

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

363

27988

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1327

37181

Unincorporated - Llano

108

12315

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2728

28987

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1130

29116

Unincorporated - Newhall

105

47727

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

514

42905

Unincorporated - North Whittier

3165

37859

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5336

22200

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

12504

24507

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

44

5128

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

7980

39464

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

90

4423

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

63

20455

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

597

223596

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

3969

21315

Unincorporated - Saugus

346

223226

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

135

37921

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

122

26813

Unincorporated - South El Monte

764

42563

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

3227

36472

Unincorporated - South Whittier

21739

36708

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

252

32266

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

5993

28584

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2147

35570

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

591

45602

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

438

26417

Unincorporated - Val Verde

1222

36930

Unincorporated - Valencia

935

30436

Unincorporated - Valinda

9679

41415

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3637

31259

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7464

46237

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

188

12442

Unincorporated - West Carson

8318

37662

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

5

41667

Unincorporated - West LA

896

94118

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

4265

43366

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

501

36865

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

10834

40238

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

253

19462

Unincorporated - Westhills

199

23719

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

934

25360

Unincorporated - Whittier

1000

26427

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

76

633333

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

16751

47979

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1909

31674

?- Under Investigation

71017

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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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