news release DPH

For Immediate Release:

July 20, 2023

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Public Health Reports Small Signs of Increasing COVID-19 Transmission; Recommends Common-Sense Precautions

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With small increases in the number of reported COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) reminds residents to consider taking common-sense precautions, especially for people at highest risk for severe illness from COVID-19.

Public Health data shows increases in reported COVID-19 cases, virus concentrations in wastewater and the percentage of positive COVID-19 tests, possibly the result of high levels of exposure during Fourth of July festivities, summer travel, and the unusually high temperatures that are keeping people indoors more often.

For the past three summers, Los Angeles County has experienced a summer COVID-19 surge. ?Beginning in mid-July 2021, cases and hospitalizations increased relatively sharply. In contrast, in 2022, cases and hospitalizations had already begun to rise by May 1, however the increase was more gradual.

This week, Public Health reports 2,034 new COVID-19 cases, a 32 percent increase from the 1,544 cases reported last week. While helpful to indicate larger trends, cases are an undercount of the true number of infections due to the large number of at-home COVID test results that are not reported to Public Health.

Wastewater concentrations of SARS CoV-2, the virus that results in a COVID-19 infection, are at 10 percent of the most recent winter peak for the week ending July 8, a slight increase from the 8 percent that was recorded for each of the previous three weeks. ?The test positivity rate, which does not include home tests, increased to 7.5 percent as of July 15, up from 5.1 percent one month earlier.

This month, Public Health also is reporting more new outbreaks in skilled nursing facilities, where residents are more susceptible to severe illness and death from COVID-19. For the week ending July 18, Public Health opened 11 outbreak investigations, similar to the 12 outbreak investigations opened the week before. By comparison, one month ago, for the week ending June 20, four new outbreaks were opened.

While COVID-19 transmission patterns continue to evolve, it is important that county residents take simple precautions to reduce transmission. This includes testing if exposed to COVID-19 or if experiencing symptoms of a respiratory illness, including sore throat, cough or fever. Information about testing, including where to get free tests, is available at ph.lacounty.gov/COVIDtests.

If a person tests positive for COVID-19, they must isolate for at least five full days to prevent inadvertently transmitting the virus to others. Isolation may end during days 6-10 if a person goes more than 24 hours without a fever, without the use of fever reducing medications, and their symptoms are not worsening; a negative COVID-19 test is strongly recommended. ?When leaving isolation, it is recommended to mask through day 10.

Treatments for COVID-19 continue to be widely available in Los Angeles County. However, these medications are only effective if taken within five days of symptom onset. To get treatment, speak to a provider or contact the Public Health Call Center at 1-833-540-0473. Assistance is available seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

?I offer my condolences to those who have lost a loved one to COVID-19. I wish you peace and strength 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. ?Los Angeles County could be facing a small bump in cases in the coming weeks, which is not entirely unexpected looking at what is happening in other parts of the world, including cases rising in Japan. While it is too early to say anything definitively, the best course is to take advantage of the tools and knowledge we have gained to minimize the spread, especially for those who are most vulnerable. I am happy to see that our hospitalizations and deaths remain relatively low, and my hope is that with the protection of vaccines, the use of therapeutics, and our acquired immunity, that even if transmission does rise, we will not see the same increases in hospitalizations and deaths that we have in the past.?

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 2.6 weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people, reported on July 17 for the seven-day period ending July 8.

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.

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Metric

Date of Weekly Report

7/19/2023

7/12/2023

7/5/2023

6/28/2023

Weekly cases reported1,2

2,034

1,544

1,741

1,794

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

10%

8%

8%

8%

7-day average of the percent of Emergency Department (ED) encounters classified as coronavirus-related3,4

2.5%

2.4%

2.0%

2.4%

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

221

213

214

233

Weekly deaths reported2

14

13

29

28

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. Starting the week of 7/5/23, 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.

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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:

  • Los Angeles County Department of Public Health:

http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/

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Cases through 12:00pm 7/17/2023

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Total Cases

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Laboratory Confirmed Cases (includes LB and Pas through 6/27/23; excludes LB and Pas after 6/27/23)

3,761,107

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Deaths (includes LB and Pas)

36,564

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Cases by Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

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- 0 to 4

112,537

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- 5 to 11

283,428

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- 12 to 17

278,117

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- 18 to 29

760,899

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- 30 to 49

1,139,032

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- 50 to 64

618,053

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- 65 to 79

267,137

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-? over 80

94,348

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-? Under Investigation

2,563

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

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-? Female

1,835,749

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-? Male

1,629,375

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-? Other

1,851

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-? Under Investigation

89,139

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

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-? American Indian/Alaska Native

6,737

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-? Asian

265,307

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-? Black

187,266

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-? Hispanic/Latino

1,518,071

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

17,795

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-? White

494,434

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-? Other

409,067

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-? Under Investigation

657,437

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

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-? Hospitalized (Ever)

179,723

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Deaths by 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

4,531

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-? Black

3,257

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-? Hispanic/Latino

16,928

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

117

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-? White

9,260

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-? Other

425

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-? Under Investigation

90

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CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

6376

30532

City of Alhambra

25610

29530

City of Arcadia

13802

23898

City of Artesia

6032

35915

City of Avalon

290

7495

City of Azusa

17566

35104

City of Baldwin Park

29804

38823

City of Bell

17067

46975

City of Bell Gardens

17222

39985

City of Bellflower

30936

39797

City of Beverly Hills

11641

33722

City of Bradbury

71

6642

City of Burbank

33029

30816

City of Calabasas

5878

24166

City of Carson

35117

37420

City of Cerritos

13460

26884

City of Claremont

10470

28698

City of Commerce*

5892

45084

City of Compton

40438

40477

City of Covina

20361

41526

City of Cudahy

12249

50310

City of Culver City

12035

30189

City of Diamond Bar

13763

23929

City of Downey

47011

41143

City of Duarte

7537

34234

City of El Monte

42899

36582

City of El Segundo

4116

24520

City of Gardena

21991

35869

City of Glendale

60625

29359

City of Glendora

15105

28627

City of Hawaiian Gardens

5017

34185

City of Hawthorne

29777

33538

City of Hermosa Beach

4756

24179

City of Hidden Hills

388

20529

City of Huntington Park

26417

44410

City of Industry

1019

233181

City of Inglewood

38913

34260

City of Irwindale

889

60932

City of La Canada Flintridge

4575

22109

City of La Habra Heights

215

3941

City of La Mirada

14310

28851

City of La Puente

16043

39421

City of La Verne

9287

27904

City of Lakewood

27226

33879

City of Lancaster*

64440

39884

City of Lawndale

10645

31668

City of Lomita

6147

29654

City of Lynwood*

31448

43649

City of Malibu

2906

22421

City of Manhattan Beach

7489

20803

City of Maywood

12876

45905

City of Monrovia

11913

30704

City of Montebello

25612

39786

City of Monterey Park

17590

28252

City of Norwalk

43273

40208

City of Palmdale

67091

42204

City of Palos Verdes Estates

2291

16943

City of Paramount

22835

40760

City of Pico Rivera

28258

43958

City of Pomona

65865

42240

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

7842

18345

City of Redondo Beach

15718

22880

City of Rolling Hills

302

15567

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1550

19105

City of Rosemead

15331

27698

City of San Dimas*

11161

32336

City of San Fernando

12827

52117

City of San Gabriel

11512

28110

City of San Marino

2427

18280

City of Santa Clarita

73908

33530

City of Santa Fe Springs

7929

43177

City of Santa Monica

26709

28891

City of Sierra Madre

2443

22231

City of Signal Hill

4119

34916

City of South El Monte

8469

40551

City of South Gate

47326

48216

City of South Pasadena

6363

24423

City of Temple City

10808

29648

City of Torrance

34611

23187

City of Vernon

358

171292

City of Walnut

7621

24961

City of West Covina

39767

36741

City of West Hollywood

11360

30743

City of Westlake Village

455

5443

City of Whittier

31499

36027

Los Angeles

1535488

37964

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

3222

39283

Los Angeles - Alsace

4545

36521

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

0

0

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

851

34013

Los Angeles - Arleta

16978

49398

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

5113

34863

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

10309

33121

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2472

29327

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

3362

26842

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

4238

32172

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

40616

46747

Los Angeles - Brentwood

8482

27401

Los Angeles - Brookside

158

27194

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2310

32439

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

25452

38984

Los Angeles - Carthay

4451

30989

Los Angeles - Central

17090

43830

Los Angeles - Century City

3784

29581

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

16369

48478

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

13035

35172

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2579

28121

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2960

36903

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

5354

36790

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4933

32555

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

5373

38853

Los Angeles - Crestview

3992

35116

Los Angeles - Del Rey

8498

28387

Los Angeles - Downtown*

16294

59236

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

13904

35121

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

9599

32776

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4523

31727

Los Angeles - El Sereno

17000

40662

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1850

32388

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3583

35228

Los Angeles - Encino

15361

34006

Los Angeles - Exposition

1286

38665

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

18337

40824

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1275

35417

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3815

43745

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

22949

48370

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

11068

35021

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

4201

39028

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

21682

37260

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

10125

47082

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4771

28000

Los Angeles - Harbor City

9471

32580

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

15777

36186

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

652

27065

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

6182

34278

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

18115

47753

Los Angeles - Highland Park

17333

35819

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

5534

39899

Los Angeles - Hollywood

21823

31973

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

7734

26276

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

12022

42122

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

3163

39180

Los Angeles - Koreatown

16299

31530

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1605

35205

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

16402

38862

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

6168

46966

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5838

38320

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

12879

39510

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

3067

38218

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

8712

30738

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1514

48324

Los Angeles - Longwood

1801

41845

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

6455

29873

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

3276

38379

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

910

29129

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

11058

26037

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

968

22202

Los Angeles - Melrose

26440

34030

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4521

30080

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

4971

27640

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

11985

49681

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

8284

34309

Los Angeles - North Hills

25446

41325

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

59430

39248

Los Angeles - Northridge

25835

37014

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

5080

23860

Los Angeles - Pacoima

39008

50674

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

929

24155

Los Angeles - Palms

12175

27748

Los Angeles - Panorama City

33709

44796

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

3277

24131

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

16448

39310

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

610

19086

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

3467

31671

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

10643

29906

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

2271

34619

Los Angeles - Regent Square

880

31655

Los Angeles - Reseda

32388

42273

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1814

39129

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1189

28122

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

26425

33862

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1330

29941

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

27945

32027

Los Angeles - Silverlake

13381

30354

Los Angeles - South Carthay

3291

31062

Los Angeles - South Park

16962

44683

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1882

41056

Los Angeles - Studio City

7113

31698

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

23325

44443

Los Angeles - Sunland

6970

34153

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

211

32612

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

42420

51482

Los Angeles - Tarzana

10641

34464

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

13587

34413

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2823

28780

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2580

29642

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

530

40582

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

478

25727

Los Angeles - Tujunga

9046

32528

Los Angeles - University Hills

937

27326

Los Angeles - University Park

11683

42552

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

11290

37613

Los Angeles - Valley Village

8631

34915

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

37883

40650

Los Angeles - Venice

9227

27230

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

7551

43901

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3774

49288

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

18846

45758

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

24825

47742

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2836

33766

Los Angeles - View Heights

1123

30401

Los Angeles - Watts

19775

46340

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1861

37864

Los Angeles - West Adams

11024

39899

Los Angeles - West Hills

13067

32228

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

11745

31207

Los Angeles - West Vernon

24892

46402

Los Angeles - Westchester

14036

27200

Los Angeles - Westlake

21009

35396

Los Angeles - Westwood

16860

31159

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

22461

62169

Los Angeles - Wilmington

23812

42155

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

17234

34351

Los Angeles - Winnetka

20114

38841

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

20812

30581

Unincorporated - Acton

2026

25417

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

998

24002

Unincorporated - Altadena

11821

27100

Unincorporated - Anaverde

422

27984

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

92

7390

Unincorporated - Arcadia

2276

28518

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

2834

57872

Unincorporated - Athens Village

17673

41640

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2745

40517

Unincorporated - Azusa

6393

40149

Unincorporated - Bassett

6256

42222

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

207

19292

Unincorporated - Bradbury

137

126852

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3795

49107

Unincorporated - Castaic*

9702

35681

Unincorporated - Cerritos

192

32709

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

10

50000

Unincorporated - Claremont

160

22792

Unincorporated - Covina

6311

37523

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

5096

38771

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1232

28045

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

58910

47027

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

433

6762

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

6401

41815

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1445

27233

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2776

31578

Unincorporated - El Monte

1

690

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

289

17399

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

30552

47217

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

2

16667

Unincorporated - Glendora

199

30152

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

16697

29856

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

765

30430

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

173

15756

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

323

22875

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

4518

22817

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

21

3107

Unincorporated - La Rambla

928

44723

Unincorporated - La Verne*

667

32696

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

2107

29798

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

204

30539

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

4095

31515

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

468

28484

Unincorporated - Lakewood

28

24561

Unincorporated - Lennox

7707

34190

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

315

17990

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1422

35364

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

363

27988

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1328

37209

Unincorporated - Llano

109

12429

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2755

29274

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1137

29297

Unincorporated - Newhall

105

47727

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

514

42905

Unincorporated - North Whittier

3171

37931

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5368

22333

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

3934

30482

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

12566

24629

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

44

5128

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

8001

39568

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

90

4423

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

63

20455

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

597

223596

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

3985

21401

Unincorporated - Saugus

347

223871

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

135

37921

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

122

26813

Unincorporated - South El Monte

767

42730

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

3245

36675

Unincorporated - South Whittier

21823

36849

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

252

32266

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

6031

28766

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2152

35653

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

596

45988

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

439

26478

Unincorporated - Val Verde

1229

37141

Unincorporated - Valencia

942

30664

Unincorporated - Valinda

9714

41564

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3665

31500

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7489

46392

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

188

12442

Unincorporated - West Carson

8372

37906

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

5

41667

Unincorporated - West LA

899

94433

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

4276

43477

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

501

36865

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

10869

40368

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

256

19692

Unincorporated - Westhills

200

23838

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

938

25468

Unincorporated - Whittier

1010

26691

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

76

633333

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

16823

48185

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1918

31823

?- Under Investigation

71661

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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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