Press Release: COVID-19 Resources Continue to be Accessed by Thousands in Los Angeles County

For Immediate Release:

June 15, 2023

COVID-19 Resources Continue to be Accessed by Thousands in Los Angeles County

Tests, vaccinations, and treatments remain widely available

COVID-19 services remain widely available in Los Angeles County, accessed by thousands of residents each month, and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) encourages people to take advantage of testing, treatment, and vaccination resources if they have symptoms of respiratory illness, have been exposed to COVID-19, or want to make sure their protection is up to date.

Testing continues to be an effective tool to limit the spread of COVID-19, whether a person knows they have been exposed to COVID-19 and wants to check their status or if extra caution is warranted before visiting with someone who is higher risk, such as an older or immunocompromised person. Over the past 90 days, as of June 10, over 900,000 PCR tests were administered by health care providers and labs in Los Angeles County and nearly 3.5 million rapid tests were distributed by Public Health across education sites, to skilled nursing facilities, to shelters for people experiencing homelessness or domestic violence, and through community- and faith-based organizations.

Los Angeles County residents can find at-home COVID tests at local libraries, Public Health vaccination sites, and at many food banks, senior centers, and other local organizations. In California, new laws require most insurance plans, including Medicare and Medi-Cal, to cover the cost of 8 free at-home COVID-19 tests for each person every month. To find a testing site, or where free home tests are available in Los Angeles County, visit ph.lacounty.gov/COVIDtests.

If residents have questions about testing, finding free tests, or treatment after testing positive for COVID-19, the Public Health Call Center is available seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. by phoning 1-833-540-0473. From March through May of 2023, over 6,000 calls were received by the Public Health Call Center. During the three-month period ending June 11, 571 prescriptions for COVID-19 treatments were issued by telehealth providers.

Residents can additionally use the Public Health Call Center for general COVID-19 questions and vaccine appointments, including requesting transportation. For people who are unable to leave their homes, homebound vaccination appointments are available. In the past 30 days, this free program has vaccinated 142 homebound clients. People who are immunocompromised or over 65 years old are eligible for a second bivalent vaccine to increase protection against severe illness. As of June 11, over 57,000 Los Angeles County residents aged 65+ have received at least two bivalent COVID vaccine doses. Additional information on vaccine programs or locations, information is available at ph.lacounty.gov/howtogetvaccinated.

COVID-19 continues to have an impact on residents in Los Angeles County. The 7-day average number of daily COVID hospitalizations is 212 this week. Reported weekly deaths decreased to 36 deaths from 46 deaths reported the week before. As of Tuesday, June 6, there have been a total of 36,460 COVID deaths in Los Angeles County.

?To those who have lost a loved one to COVID-19, I offer my sincere condolences. I hope you find strength in your memories and the compassion of family and friends 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. ?Across Los Angeles County it feels a lot like it did before COVID. Sometimes this makes it more difficult when a COVID-19 infection or exposure hits, especially when safety precautions are not front of mind. I want to make sure all residents know that if you test positive for COVID-19, or if you are concerned, resources remain widely available. Please use the Public Health Call Center if you have questions, visit your local library for free COVID tests, and be proactive about getting COVID-19 treatment for you or your loved ones if there?s a positive test.?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has replaced COVID-19 Community Levels with Hospital Admission Levels, which can help individuals and communities decide which prevention actions they can take based on the most recent information. Los Angeles County is in the Low Hospital Admission Level with 2.7 weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people, reported June 15, 2023.

Public Health reports COVID-19 data weekly. The following table shows case, wastewater, emergency department, hospitalization, and death data in Los Angeles County over the past four weeks. ?

Metric	Date of Weekly Report
Metric	6/14/2023	6/7/2023	5/31/2023	5/24/2023
Weekly cases reported^1,2	1,716	1,902	1,801	2,157
SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentration as a percentage of the Winter 2022-2023 peak concentration value³	17%	10%	11%	9%
7-day average of the percent of Emergency Department (ED) encounters classified as coronavirus-related^3,4	2.7%	2.5%	2.3%	2.7%
7-day average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations^3,4	212	228	254	247
Weekly deaths reported²	36	46	40	35
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) Time periods covered by each metric: wastewater = week ending each Saturday, with a one-week lag; ED data = week ending each Sunday; hospitalizations = week ending each Sunday (except for the data point for 6/14/23 which is for the week ending Saturday due to a data transition at the federal level). ?
4) Data for past weeks is subject to change in future reports.

A wide range of data and dashboards on COVID-19 from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health are available on the Public Health website at http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/COVIDdata including:

COVID-19 Locations & Demographics (data by demographic characteristics and geography, active outbreaks, and citations)
COVID-19 Response Plan
COVID-19 Vaccinations
Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics

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 6/12/2023	?	?
?	Total Cases	NEW
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	3,751,573	1716
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	3,546,784	1612
-- Long Beach	164,443	81
-- Pasadena	40,346	23
Deaths	36,460	36
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	34,595	33
-- Long Beach	1,418	3
-- Pasadena	447	0
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
- 0 to 4	112,141	?
- 5 to 11	283,237	?
- 12 to 17	277,948	?
- 18 to 29	759,655	?
- 30 to 49	1,136,488	?
- 50 to 64	615,980	?
- 65 to 79	265,342	?
-? over 80	93,440	?
-? Under Investigation	2,553	?
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? Female	1,830,589	?
-? Male	1,625,310	?
-? Other	1,818	?
-? Under Investigation	89,067	?
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native	6,721	?
-? Asian	264,381	?
-? Black	186,416	?
-? Hispanic/Latino	1,515,333	?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	17,752	?
-? White	492,692	?
-? Other	407,572	?
-? Under Investigation	655,917	?
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? Hospitalized (Ever)	178,580	?
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native	80	?
-? Asian	4,508	?
-? Black	3,251	?
-? Hispanic/Latino	16,901	?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	119	?
-? White	9,229	?
-? Other	417	?
-? Under Investigation	90	?
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	6353	30422
City of Alhambra	25538	29447
City of Arcadia	13727	23768
City of Artesia	6008	35773
City of Avalon	288	7444
City of Azusa	17529	35030
City of Baldwin Park	29728	38724
City of Bell	17044	46912
City of Bell Gardens	17154	39827
City of Bellflower	30853	39690
City of Beverly Hills	11610	33633
City of Bradbury	71	6642
City of Burbank	32903	30699
City of Calabasas	5852	24060
City of Carson	35019	37315
City of Cerritos	13393	26750
City of Claremont	10439	28613
City of Commerce*	5879	44984
City of Compton	40326	40365
City of Covina	20318	41438
City of Cudahy	12233	50244
City of Culver City	11987	30069
City of Diamond Bar	13729	23870
City of Downey	46897	41043
City of Duarte	7522	34166
City of El Monte	42809	36505
City of El Segundo	4094	24389
City of Gardena	21921	35754
City of Glendale	60438	29269
City of Glendora	15052	28527
City of Hawaiian Gardens	5013	34158
City of Hawthorne	29690	33440
City of Hermosa Beach	4741	24103
City of Hidden Hills	383	20265
City of Huntington Park	26382	44351
City of Industry	1015	232265
City of Inglewood	38809	34168
City of Irwindale	887	60795
City of La Canada Flintridge	4555	22012
City of La Habra Heights	215	3941
City of La Mirada	14262	28755
City of La Puente	16005	39327
City of La Verne	9264	27835
City of Lakewood	27125	33754
City of Lancaster*	64292	39792
City of Lawndale	10611	31567
City of Lomita	6122	29534
City of Lynwood*	31305	43451
City of Malibu	2896	22344
City of Manhattan Beach	7462	20728
City of Maywood	12854	45827
City of Monrovia	11886	30634
City of Montebello	25547	39685
City of Monterey Park	17551	28189
City of Norwalk	43124	40070
City of Palmdale	66968	42127
City of Palos Verdes Estates	2282	16876
City of Paramount	22783	40667
City of Pico Rivera	28213	43888
City of Pomona	65778	42184
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	7801	18249
City of Redondo Beach	15641	22768
City of Rolling Hills	299	15412
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1542	19007
City of Rosemead	15266	27581
City of San Dimas*	11137	32266
City of San Fernando	12799	52003
City of San Gabriel	11492	28061
City of San Marino	2416	18197
City of Santa Clarita	73680	33426
City of Santa Fe Springs	7917	43112
City of Santa Monica	26561	28731
City of Sierra Madre	2422	22040
City of Signal Hill	4115	34882
City of South El Monte	8451	40464
City of South Gate	47244	48132
City of South Pasadena	6352	24381
City of Temple City	10782	29576
City of Torrance	34465	23089
City of Vernon	358	171292
City of Walnut	7597	24882
City of West Covina	39655	36638
City of West Hollywood	11332	30668
City of Westlake Village	453	5419
City of Whittier	31449	35970
Los Angeles	1531728	37871
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	3217	39222
Los Angeles - Alsace	4529	36392
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	0	0
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	849	33933
Los Angeles - Arleta	16950	49316
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	5098	34761
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	10272	33002
Los Angeles - Bel Air	2463	29221
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	3352	26762
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	4229	32104
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	40556	46678
Los Angeles - Brentwood	8450	27298
Los Angeles - Brookside	157	27022
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	2305	32369
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	25392	38892
Los Angeles - Carthay	4437	30892
Los Angeles - Central	17069	43776
Los Angeles - Century City	3775	29511
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	16332	48368
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	13002	35083
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	2569	28012
Los Angeles - Chinatown	2952	36803
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	5339	36687
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	4926	32508
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	5350	38687
Los Angeles - Crestview	3977	34984
Los Angeles - Del Rey	8464	28274
Los Angeles - Downtown*	16254	59090
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	13868	35030
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	9576	32697
Los Angeles - Echo Park	4518	31692
Los Angeles - El Sereno	16972	40595
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1848	32353
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	3581	35208
Los Angeles - Encino	15314	33902
Los Angeles - Exposition	1284	38605
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	18312	40769
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	1272	35333
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3808	43665
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	22915	48298
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	11044	34945
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	4181	38842
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	21628	37167
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	10105	46989
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	4768	27983
Los Angeles - Harbor City	9452	32515
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	15751	36126
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	650	26982
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	6170	34211
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	18078	47655
Los Angeles - Highland Park	17294	35738
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	5523	39820
Los Angeles - Hollywood	21770	31896
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	7715	26211
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	11999	42041
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	3155	39081
Los Angeles - Koreatown	16266	31467
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1600	35095
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	16355	38750
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	6160	46905
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	5820	38202
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	12859	39448
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	3063	38168
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	8695	30678
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1487	47462
Los Angeles - Longwood	1795	41705
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	6444	29822
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	3267	38273
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	905	28969
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	11012	25928
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	966	22156
Los Angeles - Melrose	26369	33939
Los Angeles - Mid-city	4512	30020
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	4957	27562
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	11965	49598
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	8272	34260
Los Angeles - North Hills	25399	41249
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	59314	39172
Los Angeles - Northridge	25756	36901
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	5067	23799
Los Angeles - Pacoima	38968	50622
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	927	24103
Los Angeles - Palms	12137	27661
Los Angeles - Panorama City	33648	44715
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	3268	24065
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	16431	39269
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	608	19024
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	3457	31579
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	10601	29788
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	2262	34482
Los Angeles - Regent Square	877	31547
Los Angeles - Reseda	32285	42138
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1811	39064
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	1186	28051
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	26325	33734
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	1327	29874
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	27847	31915
Los Angeles - Silverlake	13346	30275
Los Angeles - South Carthay	3287	31024
Los Angeles - South Park	16927	44591
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1876	40925
Los Angeles - Studio City	7098	31631
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	23272	44342
Los Angeles - Sunland	6955	34080
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	211	32612
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	42351	51398
Los Angeles - Tarzana	10611	34366
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	13567	34362
Los Angeles - Thai Town	2818	28729
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	2574	29573
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	530	40582
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	475	25565
Los Angeles - Tujunga	9027	32460
Los Angeles - University Hills	935	27267
Los Angeles - University Park	11667	42493
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	11270	37547
Los Angeles - Valley Village	8599	34786
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	37793	40553
Los Angeles - Venice	9200	27151
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	7535	43808
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	3771	49249
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	18778	45593
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	24780	47656
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	2831	33706
Los Angeles - View Heights	1119	30292
Los Angeles - Watts	19703	46171
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	1853	37701
Los Angeles - West Adams	10996	39797
Los Angeles - West Hills	13012	32093
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	11687	31053
Los Angeles - West Vernon	24850	46324
Los Angeles - Westchester	13991	27113
Los Angeles - Westlake	20970	35330
Los Angeles - Westwood	16799	31047
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	22383	61953
Los Angeles - Wilmington	23743	42033
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	17209	34301
Los Angeles - Winnetka	20055	38727
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	20738	30472
Unincorporated - Acton	2020	25342
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	996	23954
Unincorporated - Altadena	11776	26997
Unincorporated - Anaverde	422	27984
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	92	7390
Unincorporated - Arcadia	2260	28317
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	17631	41541
Unincorporated - Athens Village	2831	57811
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	2745	40517
Unincorporated - Azusa	6380	40068
Unincorporated - Bassett	6245	42148
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	207	19292
Unincorporated - Bradbury	136	125926
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	3782	48939
Unincorporated - Castaic*	9653	35501
Unincorporated - Cerritos	192	32709
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	10	50000
Unincorporated - Claremont	160	22792
Unincorporated - Covina	6302	37470
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	5084	38679
Unincorporated - Del Aire	1228	27954
Unincorporated - Del Rey	148	46541
Unincorporated - Del Sur	705	29193
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	958	38428
Unincorporated - Duarte	2010	45393
Unincorporated - East Covina	91	27660
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	1651	31198
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	43	37719
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	58836	46968
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	433	6762
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	6380	41678
Unincorporated - East Whittier	1443	27196
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	2774	31555
Unincorporated - El Monte	0	0
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	288	17339
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	30499	47135
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	2	16667
Unincorporated - Glendora	199	30152
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	16653	29777
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	4	400000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	762	30310
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	173	15756
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	323	22875
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	4497	22711
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	21	3107
Unincorporated - La Rambla	916	44145
Unincorporated - La Verne*	667	32696
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	2095	29628
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	204	30539
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	4087	31453
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	465	28302
Unincorporated - Lakewood	28	24561
Unincorporated - Lennox	7690	34114
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	315	17990
Unincorporated - Littlerock	1419	35290
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	363	27988
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	1327	37181
Unincorporated - Llano	108	12315
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	2741	29125
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	1133	29194
Unincorporated - Newhall	105	47727
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	514	42905
Unincorporated - North Whittier	3168	37895
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	5348	22250
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	38	17674
Unincorporated - Palmdale	268	31829
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	126	20290
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	435	22239
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	377	60905
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	24	5217
Unincorporated - Pomona	126	6502
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	3926	30420
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	1218	45772
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	281	30183
Unincorporated - Rosewood	517	40202
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	550	46102
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	1354	40286
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	12539	24576
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	44	5128
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	7990	39513
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	90	4423
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	63	20455
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	597	223596
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	3974	21341
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	3239	36607
Unincorporated - South Whittier	21777	36772
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	252	32266
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	6003	28632
Unincorporated - Sun Village	2148	35586
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	596	45988
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	438	26417
Unincorporated - Val Verde	1225	37020
Unincorporated - Valencia	937	30501
Unincorporated - Valinda	9692	41470
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	3651	31379
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	7476	46311
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	188	12442
Unincorporated - West Carson	8343	37775
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	5	41667
Unincorporated - West LA	897	94223
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	4270	43416
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	501	36865
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	10855	40316
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	253	19462
Unincorporated - Westhills	200	23838
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	935	25387
Unincorporated - Whittier	1007	26612
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	76	633333
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	16775	48048
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	1912	31724
?- Under Investigation	71253	?
*? --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		?

The Department of Public Health is committed to promoting health equity and ensuring optimal health and well -being for all 10 million residents of Los Angeles County. Through a variety of programs, community partnerships and services, Public Health oversees environmental health, disease control, and community and family health. Nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health comprises of more than 5,000 employees and has an annual budget of $1.3 billion.

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health works to protect health,?
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