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.

Metric	Date of Weekly Report
Metric	5/17/2023	5/10/2023	5/3/2023	4/26/2023
Weekly cases reported^1,2	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.

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:

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/
California Department of Public Health: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
CDC Spanish https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
World Health Organization https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
LA County residents can also call 2-1-1

Cases through 12:00pm 5/15/2023	?	?
?	Total Cases	?
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	3,743,266	?
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	3,538,934	?
-- Long Beach	164,093	?
-- Pasadena	40,239	?
Deaths	36,306	?
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	34,449	?
-- Long Beach	1,410	?
-- Pasadena	447	?
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
- 0 to 4	111,817	?
- 5 to 11	282,963	?
- 12 to 17	277,751	?
- 18 to 29	758,664	?
- 30 to 49	1,134,406	?
- 50 to 64	614,185	?
- 65 to 79	263,907	?
-? over 80	92,745	?
-? Under Investigation	2,496	?
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? Female	1,826,263	?
-? Male	1,621,896	?
-? Other	1,793	?
-? Under Investigation	88,982	?
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native	6,713	?
-? Asian	263,535	?
-? Black	185,832	?
-? Hispanic/Latino	1,512,953	?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	17,713	?
-? White	491,402	?
-? Other	405,974	?
-? Under Investigation	654,812	?
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? Hospitalized (Ever)	177,309	?
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native	80	?
-? Asian	4,483	?
-? Black	3,230	?
-? Hispanic/Latino	16,854	?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	119	?
-? White	9,173	?
-? Other	418	?
-? Under Investigation	92	?
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	?
*? --Case and death numbers include cases identified among persons detained at correctional facilities located in the city/community		?
Data are subject to change based on further investigation		?

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