news release DPH

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

6/14/2023

6/7/2023

5/31/2023

5/24/2023

Weekly cases reported1,2

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-related3,4

2.7%

2.5%

2.3%

2.7%

7-day average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations3,4

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:

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

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

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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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