COVID-19 Transmission Metrics Remain Stable in LA County as Hospitalizations Fall to Record Low

In Los Angeles County, COVID-19 transmission metrics remain stable for the seventh consecutive week as COVID-19 hospitalizations fell to a record low, according to data released by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health). ?

This week, Public Health reports 1,544 new COVID-19 cases, a decrease from the 1,741 cases reported last week, bringing the total number of reported COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County to more than 3.7 million over the course of the pandemic. Cases are an undercount, due to the large number of at-home COVID test results that are not reported to Public Health.

For the third week in a row, wastewater concentrations of SARS CoV-2, the virus that results in a COVID-19 infection, are at 8 percent of the most recent winter peak, indicating that, although transmission is still occurring, there is low concern for rapid spread of the virus at this time. Wastewater concentrations provide more accurate information about COVID-19 transmission levels than reported cases alone.

Meanwhile, current hospitalization levels for COVID-19 are the lowest recorded since the beginning of the pandemic. The 7-day average number of daily COVID-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County is 211, a nominal decrease from 214 one week ago. As of this week, 11 percent of hospitalized COVID patients were in intensive care units. On average, there are 39 new COVID-19 hospital admissions per day, with 3 percent of all admissions being people under 18 years old.

COVID-19 deaths also remain relatively low. Public Health is reporting 13 new COVID-19 deaths this week, with nine of the 13 deaths occurring in people over 65 years old, highlighting one of the ways older people continue to be more vulnerable to COVID-19.

For residents who are concerned that they or a loved one have been exposed to COVID-19 or are seeking resources for increased protection, many options remain available in Los Angeles County. The Public Health Call Center is open seven days a week, from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The free service will connect callers with a person who can answer their questions, coordinate free telehealth care to receive COVID-19 treatment, and help make a vaccination appointment, including for people who are homebound. The number is 1-833-540-0473.

COVID-19 testing is still recommended, especially for anyone who suspects they have been exposed to COVID-19 or for people who are visiting someone who is more vulnerable to severe illness from a COVID infection, including those who are older or immunocompromised. Free tests are available throughout Los Angeles County and at local pharmacies through most insurance plans. More information is available at ph.lacounty.gov/COVIDtests.

?To those who have lost someone to COVID-19, I would like to extend my deepest sympathies. I hope you find peace and healing in the days ahead,? said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.Ed., Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. ?The LA County metrics are reassuring, especially when compared to the last three summers when we experienced increases in transmission and hospitalizations in July. This may reflect, in part, the effectiveness of our tools against the Omicron strains currently circulating.? Vaccines, tests, and therapeutics continue to provide powerful protection against COVID-19. ??Even during times of low transmission, given the elevated risks for some and the prevalence of long COVID, these tools allow us to take sensible precautions and ?feel comfortable enjoying summer events, friends, and family.?

The U.S. 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 3.0 weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people, reported on July 10 for the seven-day period ending July 1.

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.? All metrics remain stable at levels of low concern.

Metric	Date of Weekly Report
Metric	7/12/2023	7/5/2023	6/28/2023	6/21/2023
Weekly cases reported^1,2	1,544	1,741	1,794	1,817
SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentration as a percentage of the Winter 2022-2023 peak concentration value³	8%	8%	8%	10%
7-day average of the percent of Emergency Department (ED) encounters classified as coronavirus-related^3,4	2.4%	2.0%	2.4%	2.6%
7-day average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations^3,4	211	214	233	242
Weekly deaths reported²	13	29	28	25
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. Starting the week of 7/5/23, weekly reported case counts do not include Long Beach and Pasadena. For the week of 7/5/23 only, weekly reported death counts do not include Long Beach.?
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 Saturday. ??
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 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html 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 7/10/2023	?	?
?	Total Cases	?
Laboratory Confirmed Cases (includes LB and Pas through 6/27/23; excludes LB and Pas after 6/27/23)	3,758,955	?
Deaths (includes LB and Pas)	36,547	?
Cases by Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
- 0 to 4	112,443	?
- 5 to 11	283,393	?
- 12 to 17	278,080	?
- 18 to 29	760,582	?
- 30 to 49	1,138,426	?
- 50 to 64	617,594	?
- 65 to 79	266,732	?
-? over 80	94,149	?
-? Under Investigation	2,563	?
Cases by Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? Female	1,834,545	?
-? Male	1,628,445	?
-? Other	1,851	?
-? Under Investigation	89,121	?
Cases by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native	6,736	?
-? Asian	265,096	?
-? Black	187,076	?
-? Hispanic/Latino	1,517,492	?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	17,793	?
-? White	493,996	?
-? Other	408,770	?
-? Under Investigation	657,003	?
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? Hospitalized (Ever)	179,457	?
Deaths by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native	80	?
-? Asian	4,524	?
-? Black	3,256	?
-? Hispanic/Latino	16,927	?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	117	?
-? White	9,257	?
-? Other	423	?
-? Under Investigation	90	?
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	6367	30489
City of Alhambra	25583	29499
City of Arcadia	13783	23865
City of Artesia	6027	35886
City of Avalon	290	7495
City of Azusa	17560	35092
City of Baldwin Park	29792	38807
City of Bell	17059	46953
City of Bell Gardens	17181	39890
City of Bellflower	30920	39776
City of Beverly Hills	11637	33711
City of Bradbury	71	6642
City of Burbank	33006	30795
City of Calabasas	5869	24129
City of Carson	35101	37403
City of Cerritos	13438	26840
City of Claremont	10462	28676
City of Commerce*	5889	45061
City of Compton	40425	40464
City of Covina	20354	41512
City of Cudahy	12243	50285
City of Culver City	12020	30152
City of Diamond Bar	13755	23916
City of Downey	46978	41114
City of Duarte	7530	34202
City of El Monte	42882	36567
City of El Segundo	4110	24485
City of Gardena	21973	35839
City of Glendale	60576	29336
City of Glendora	15096	28610
City of Hawaiian Gardens	5015	34171
City of Hawthorne	29755	33513
City of Hermosa Beach	4752	24159
City of Hidden Hills	387	20476
City of Huntington Park	26408	44395
City of Industry	1019	233181
City of Inglewood	38886	34236
City of Irwindale	889	60932
City of La Canada Flintridge	4570	22085
City of La Habra Heights	215	3941
City of La Mirada	14299	28829
City of La Puente	16037	39406
City of La Verne	9282	27889
City of Lakewood	27199	33846
City of Lancaster*	64412	39866
City of Lawndale	10640	31653
City of Lomita	6142	29630
City of Lynwood*	31432	43627
City of Malibu	2902	22390
City of Manhattan Beach	7482	20784
City of Maywood	12871	45888
City of Monrovia	11907	30688
City of Montebello	25593	39756
City of Monterey Park	17576	28229
City of Norwalk	43254	40191
City of Palmdale	67058	42183
City of Palos Verdes Estates	2287	16913
City of Paramount	22825	40742
City of Pico Rivera	28250	43946
City of Pomona	65830	42217
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	7829	18315
City of Redondo Beach	15699	22853
City of Rolling Hills	302	15567
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1548	19080
City of Rosemead	15319	27677
City of San Dimas*	11156	32321
City of San Fernando	12820	52088
City of San Gabriel	11506	28095
City of San Marino	2423	18250
City of Santa Clarita	73845	33501
City of Santa Fe Springs	7926	43161
City of Santa Monica	26685	28865
City of Sierra Madre	2442	22222
City of Signal Hill	4116	34890
City of South El Monte	8463	40522
City of South Gate	47309	48198
City of South Pasadena	6361	24416
City of Temple City	10799	29623
City of Torrance	34564	23156
City of Vernon	358	171292
City of Walnut	7621	24961
City of West Covina	39745	36721
City of West Hollywood	11352	30722
City of Westlake Village	455	5443
City of Whittier	31489	36015
Los Angeles	1534644	37943
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	3221	39271
Los Angeles - Alsace	4539	36472
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	0	0
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	851	34013
Los Angeles - Arleta	16972	49380
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	5112	34856
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	10303	33102
Los Angeles - Bel Air	2470	29304
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	3360	26826
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	4236	32157
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	40605	46735
Los Angeles - Brentwood	8478	27388
Los Angeles - Brookside	158	27194
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	2310	32439
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	25435	38958
Los Angeles - Carthay	4445	30948
Los Angeles - Central	17084	43814
Los Angeles - Century City	3783	29573
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	16361	48454
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	13029	35156
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	2577	28099
Los Angeles - Chinatown	2960	36903
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	5352	36776
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	4932	32548
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	5366	38803
Los Angeles - Crestview	3989	35090
Los Angeles - Del Rey	8495	28377
Los Angeles - Downtown*	16288	59214
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	13899	35108
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	9593	32755
Los Angeles - Echo Park	4523	31727
Los Angeles - El Sereno	16986	40629
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1850	32388
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	3582	35218
Los Angeles - Encino	15353	33988
Los Angeles - Exposition	1286	38665
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	18330	40809
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	1274	35389
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3812	43711
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	22940	48351
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	11063	35005
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	4195	38973
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	21670	37239
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	10119	47054
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	4771	28000
Los Angeles - Harbor City	9465	32559
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	15772	36174
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	651	27024
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	6180	34267
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	18107	47732
Los Angeles - Highland Park	17322	35796
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	5532	39885
Los Angeles - Hollywood	21813	31959
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	7729	26259
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	12019	42111
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	3162	39168
Los Angeles - Koreatown	16296	31525
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1605	35205
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	16389	38831
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	6168	46966
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	5832	38280
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	12875	39497
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	3067	38218
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	8707	30720
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1514	48324
Los Angeles - Longwood	1800	41822
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	6452	29859
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	3275	38367
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	910	29129
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	11048	26013
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	968	22202
Los Angeles - Melrose	26428	34015
Los Angeles - Mid-city	4517	30053
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	4969	27629
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	11978	49652
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	8282	34301
Los Angeles - North Hills	25429	41298
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	59400	39228
Los Angeles - Northridge	25825	37000
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	5079	23855
Los Angeles - Pacoima	38999	50662
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	928	24129
Los Angeles - Palms	12166	27728
Los Angeles - Panorama City	33699	44783
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	3275	24116
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	16445	39303
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	610	19086
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	3463	31634
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	10635	29884
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	2268	34573
Los Angeles - Regent Square	879	31619
Los Angeles - Reseda	32366	42244
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1814	39129
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	1188	28098
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	26403	33834
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	1329	29919
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	27916	31994
Los Angeles - Silverlake	13369	30327
Los Angeles - South Carthay	3291	31062
Los Angeles - South Park	16954	44662
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1881	41034
Los Angeles - Studio City	7107	31671
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	23313	44420
Los Angeles - Sunland	6966	34134
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	211	32612
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	42398	51455
Los Angeles - Tarzana	10635	34444
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	13580	34395
Los Angeles - Thai Town	2821	28759
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	2580	29642
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	530	40582
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	477	25673
Los Angeles - Tujunga	9044	32521
Los Angeles - University Hills	935	27267
Los Angeles - University Park	11677	42530
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	11286	37600
Los Angeles - Valley Village	8623	34883
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	37856	40621
Los Angeles - Venice	9218	27204
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	7547	43878
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	3774	49288
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	18837	45736
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	24814	47721
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	2836	33766
Los Angeles - View Heights	1121	30347
Los Angeles - Watts	19763	46312
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	1858	37803
Los Angeles - West Adams	11018	39877
Los Angeles - West Hills	13053	32194
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	11728	31162
Los Angeles - West Vernon	24881	46382
Los Angeles - Westchester	14027	27183
Los Angeles - Westlake	21001	35382
Los Angeles - Westwood	16847	31135
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	22447	62130
Los Angeles - Wilmington	23801	42135
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	17231	34345
Los Angeles - Winnetka	20098	38810
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	20786	30543
Unincorporated - Acton	2025	25405
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	998	24002
Unincorporated - Altadena	11806	27066
Unincorporated - Anaverde	422	27984
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	92	7390
Unincorporated - Arcadia	2272	28468
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	2834	57872
Unincorporated - Athens Village	17665	41622
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	2745	40517
Unincorporated - Azusa	6393	40149
Unincorporated - Bassett	6254	42208
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	207	19292
Unincorporated - Bradbury	137	126852
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	3789	49030
Unincorporated - Castaic*	9693	35648
Unincorporated - Cerritos	192	32709
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	10	50000
Unincorporated - Claremont	160	22792
Unincorporated - Covina	6310	37517
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	5094	38755
Unincorporated - Del Aire	1231	28022
Unincorporated - Del Rey	148	46541
Unincorporated - Del Sur	706	29234
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	961	38548
Unincorporated - Duarte	2010	45393
Unincorporated - East Covina	91	27660
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	1658	31330
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	44	38596
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	58893	47013
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	433	6762
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	6399	41802
Unincorporated - East Whittier	1445	27233
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	2776	31578
Unincorporated - El Monte	1	690
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	288	17339
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	30543	47203
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	2	16667
Unincorporated - Glendora	199	30152
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	16683	29830
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	4	400000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	763	30350
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	173	15756
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	323	22875
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	4514	22797
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	21	3107
Unincorporated - La Rambla	920	44337
Unincorporated - La Verne*	667	32696
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	2104	29755
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	204	30539
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	4093	31499
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	466	28363
Unincorporated - Lakewood	28	24561
Unincorporated - Lennox	7704	34176
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	315	17990
Unincorporated - Littlerock	1420	35315
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	363	27988
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	1327	37181
Unincorporated - Llano	109	12429
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	2749	29210
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	1136	29271
Unincorporated - Newhall	105	47727
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	514	42905
Unincorporated - North Whittier	3170	37919
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	5359	22296
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	38	17674
Unincorporated - Palmdale	268	31829
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	128	20612
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	435	22239
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	377	60905
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	24	5217
Unincorporated - Pomona	126	6502
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	3933	30474
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	1221	45885
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	281	30183
Unincorporated - Rosewood	517	40202
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	552	46270
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	1357	40375
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	12558	24613
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	44	5128
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	7996	39543
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	90	4423
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	63	20455
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	597	223596
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	3980	21374
Unincorporated - Saugus	347	223871
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	135	37921
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	122	26813
Unincorporated - South El Monte	766	42674
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	3242	36641
Unincorporated - South Whittier	21816	36838
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	252	32266
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	6024	28732
Unincorporated - Sun Village	2151	35636
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	596	45988
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	439	26478
Unincorporated - Val Verde	1227	37081
Unincorporated - Valencia	942	30664
Unincorporated - Valinda	9711	41551
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	3664	31491
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	7486	46373
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	188	12442
Unincorporated - West Carson	8367	37884
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	5	41667
Unincorporated - West LA	897	94223
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	4274	43457
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	501	36865
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	10866	40357
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	255	19615
Unincorporated - Westhills	200	23838
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	937	25441
Unincorporated - Whittier	1009	26665
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	76	633333
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	16810	48148
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	1914	31757
?- Under Investigation	71590	?
*? --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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