Despite Recent Rise In COVID-19 Transmission in

Los Angeles County, Hospitalization, Death Rates Remain Relatively Stable

As the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) continues to monitor indicators of COVID-19, there is evidence of small increases in transmission while hospitalizations and deaths remain relatively stable, likely reflecting built-up protection against severe illness from COVID-19.

Reported cases and wastewater data provide evidence that COVID-19 is circulating in Los Angeles County at somewhat higher levels than seen earlier this summer. However, this small uptick in transmission is not yet driving significantly greater numbers of new hospitalizations or deaths.

Cases have increased more than 35 percent compared to two weeks ago. Nonetheless, in comparison to case counts last July, cases this July are on average 96 percent lower. While helpful to indicate larger trends, case counts are an undercount of the actual 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 16 percent of the most recent winter peak for the week ending July 15, double the 8 percent that was reported two weeks ago, yet still of low concern. Looking at wastewater concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 provides information about transmission levels and is not dependent on cases reported or captured through testing.

The percentage of Emergency Department encounters classified as COVID-19 related is 2.7%, a nominal increase from 2.4% reported two weeks ago and the daily average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations is 228, a very small increase from 213 reported two weeks ago. The daily average for COVID-19 deaths is 2.6, slightly less than a daily average of 3.4 deaths two weeks prior.

In alignment with the state of California, Los Angeles County has begun counting and reporting only deaths where COVID-19 is coded on the death certificate as the cause of death or a contributing factor. This new definition for categorizing deaths is being applied to all deaths with a date of death on July 1, 2023, or later. Updating the definitions associated with deaths caused by specific diseases is a normal part of disease surveillance, reflecting both changes in the evolution of the disease and resource constraints.

Los Angeles County will also monitor and report three additional indicators of COVID-19 mortality to maximize the ability to detect changes in mortality trends.

First, Public Health will report on the percentage of all Los Angeles County deaths that are due to COVID-19. This provides a measure of the relative burden of COVID on overall mortality in Los Angeles County and captures changes in the impact of COVID over time.

Second, Public Health will track the number of deaths that don?t have COVID-19 listed on the death certificate yet were reported by a medical provider as COVID-associated.? This will capture additional deaths likely associated with COVID that may be under-reported on death certificates.?

Last, regular updates will be provided by Public Health on the leading causes of death in Los Angeles County. In 2022, COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death, behind coronary heart disease and Alzheimer?s disease. Based on death numbers to date, we anticipate a significant decrease in the ranking of COVID-19 this year. This will capture the contribution of COVID to resident mortality rates and can inform response actions and resource allocations.

?I extend my deepest sympathies to those who are grieving a loved one due to COVID-19, and hope that you are surrounded by strength, compassion and caring 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. ?Looking at the current patterns we are seeing between cases, hospitalizations, and deaths provides evidence that built-up immunity, through vaccination and prior infections, is likely leading to greater resilience against severe illness. With vaccines and therapeutics remaining effective against the circulating strains of COVID-19, we can take comfort knowing that COVID is now something we can manage.?

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 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 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.

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 2.7 weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people, reported on July 24 for the seven-day period ending July 25.

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	7/26/2023	7/19/2023	7/12/2023	7/5/2023
Daily average cases	206	202	152	169
SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentration as a percentage of the Winter 2022-2023 peak concentration value	16%	10%	8%	8%
Daily average of the percent of Emergency Department (ED) encounters classified as coronavirus-related	2.7%	2.5%	2.4%	2.0%
Daily average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations	228	221	213	214
Daily average deaths	2.6	2.3	3.4	2.0
Percent of all deaths due to COVID-19	1.2%	0.5%	1.3%	1.0%
All daily averages are 7-day averages. Data for past weeks are subject to change in future reports. Time periods covered by each metric: cases = week ending each Saturday; wastewater = week ending each Saturday, with a one-week lag; ED data = week ending each Sunday; hospitalizations = week ending each Saturday; deaths = week ending each Monday, with a three-week lag; death percentage = week ending Monday, with a one-week lag. Case data is presented by episode date, an approximation of the date the illness began, and death data is presented by date of death. This is a change from how case and death data were presented prior to July 26, 2023, which was by date of report. Daily average cases and deaths do not include Long Beach and Pasadena.

Public Health will now report case and death counts by episode date and date of death, a change from previously reported weekly counts that represented the number of cases and deaths newly confirmed as COVID-associated for the particular week.

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 7/24/2023	?	?
?	Total Cases	?
Laboratory Confirmed Cases (includes LB and Pas through 6/27/23; excludes LB and Pas after 6/27/23)	3,763,078	?
Deaths (includes LB and Pas)	36,574	?
Cases by Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
- 0 to 4	112,638	?
- 5 to 11	283,472	?
- 12 to 17	278,173	?
- 18 to 29	761,144	?
- 30 to 49	1,139,549	?
- 50 to 64	618,474	?
- 65 to 79	267,529	?
-? over 80	94,540	?
-? Under Investigation	2,566	?
Cases by Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? Female	1,836,889	?
-? Male	1,630,193	?
-? Other	1,852	?
-? Under Investigation	89,151	?
Cases by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native	6,742	?
-? Asian	265,509	?
-? Black	187,459	?
-? Hispanic/Latino	1,518,740	?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	17,801	?
-? White	494,864	?
-? Other	409,387	?
-? Under Investigation	657,583	?
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? Hospitalized (Ever)	181,382	?
Deaths by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native	81	?
-? Asian	4,538	?
-? Black	3,257	?
-? Hispanic/Latino	16,927	?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	116	?
-? White	9,264	?
-? Other	425	?
-? Under Investigation	90	?
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	6381	30556
City of Alhambra	25626	29549
City of Arcadia	13808	23908
City of Artesia	6040	35963
City of Avalon	282	7289
City of Azusa	17574	35120
City of Baldwin Park	29829	38856
City of Bell	17072	46989
City of Bell Gardens	17224	39990
City of Bellflower	30949	39813
City of Beverly Hills	11649	33746
City of Bradbury	71	6642
City of Burbank	33052	30838
City of Calabasas	5885	24195
City of Carson	35143	37448
City of Cerritos	13473	26910
City of Claremont	10471	28700
City of Commerce*	5886	45038
City of Compton	40487	40526
City of Covina	20344	41491
City of Cudahy	12248	50306
City of Culver City	12049	30225
City of Diamond Bar	13769	23940
City of Downey	47038	41166
City of Duarte	7535	34225
City of El Monte	42933	36611
City of El Segundo	4120	24544
City of Gardena	22005	35891
City of Glendale	60659	29376
City of Glendora	15148	28709
City of Hawaiian Gardens	5029	34267
City of Hawthorne	29809	33574
City of Hermosa Beach	4762	24209
City of Hidden Hills	388	20529
City of Huntington Park	26431	44434
City of Industry	996	227918
City of Inglewood	38919	34265
City of Irwindale	878	60178
City of La Canada Flintridge	4583	22148
City of La Habra Heights	216	3960
City of La Mirada	14316	28863
City of La Puente	16062	39467
City of La Verne	9295	27928
City of Lakewood	27240	33897
City of Lancaster*	64470	39902
City of Lawndale	10653	31692
City of Lomita	6158	29707
City of Lynwood*	31451	43653
City of Malibu	2909	22444
City of Manhattan Beach	7492	20812
City of Maywood	12878	45913
City of Monrovia	11919	30719
City of Montebello	25626	39807
City of Monterey Park	17592	28255
City of Norwalk	43297	40231
City of Palmdale	67123	42224
City of Palos Verdes Estates	2294	16965
City of Paramount	22880	40840
City of Pico Rivera	28266	43971
City of Pomona	65887	42254
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	7851	18366
City of Redondo Beach	15735	22905
City of Rolling Hills	302	15567
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1550	19105
City of Rosemead	15349	27731
City of San Dimas*	11169	32359
City of San Fernando	12830	52129
City of San Gabriel	11521	28132
City of San Marino	2436	18348
City of Santa Clarita	73976	33561
City of Santa Fe Springs	7937	43220
City of Santa Monica	26745	28930
City of Sierra Madre	2444	22240
City of Signal Hill	4122	34941
City of South El Monte	8463	40522
City of South Gate	47351	48241
City of South Pasadena	6370	24450
City of Temple City	10772	29549
City of Torrance	34675	23230
City of Vernon	359	171770
City of Walnut	7627	24980
City of West Covina	39790	36763
City of West Hollywood	11370	30770
City of Westlake Village	452	5407
City of Whittier	31509	36038
Los Angeles	1536272	37983
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	3224	39307
Los Angeles - Alsace	4550	36561
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	0	0
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	850	33973
Los Angeles - Arleta	16980	49404
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	5111	34849
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	10312	33131
Los Angeles - Bel Air	2473	29339
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	3365	26866
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	4235	32149
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	40632	46766
Los Angeles - Brentwood	8495	27443
Los Angeles - Brookside	158	27194
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	2315	32509
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	25476	39020
Los Angeles - Carthay	4451	30989
Los Angeles - Central	17096	43845
Los Angeles - Century City	3786	29597
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	16374	48493
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	13049	35210
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	2579	28121
Los Angeles - Chinatown	2967	36990
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	5354	36790
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	4932	32548
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	5381	38911
Los Angeles - Crestview	3989	35090
Los Angeles - Del Rey	8510	28427
Los Angeles - Downtown*	16307	59283
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	13913	35144
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	9605	32796
Los Angeles - Echo Park	4528	31762
Los Angeles - El Sereno	17009	40684
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1848	32353
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	3588	35277
Los Angeles - Encino	15371	34028
Los Angeles - Exposition	1282	38545
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	18327	40802
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	1275	35417
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3817	43768
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	22945	48361
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	11070	35027
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	4207	39084
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	21698	37288
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	10131	47110
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	4772	28006
Los Angeles - Harbor City	9471	32580
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	15781	36195
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	651	27024
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	6184	34289
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	18125	47779
Los Angeles - Highland Park	17338	35829
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	5538	39928
Los Angeles - Hollywood	21829	31982
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	7742	26303
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	12026	42136
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	3165	39205
Los Angeles - Koreatown	16304	31540
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1609	35293
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	16407	38874
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	6151	46836
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	5839	38326
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	12886	39531
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	3065	38193
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	8716	30752
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1522	48580
Los Angeles - Longwood	1802	41868
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	6451	29855
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	3278	38402
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	908	29065
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	11067	26058
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	969	22225
Los Angeles - Melrose	26450	34043
Los Angeles - Mid-city	4539	30200
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	4978	27679
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	11993	49714
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	8297	34363
Los Angeles - North Hills	25453	41337
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	59451	39262
Los Angeles - Northridge	25850	37036
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	5084	23879
Los Angeles - Pacoima	39022	50692
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	930	24181
Los Angeles - Palms	12181	27762
Los Angeles - Panorama City	33722	44813
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	3276	24124
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	16456	39329
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	610	19086
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	3474	31735
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	10649	29923
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	2273	34649
Los Angeles - Regent Square	881	31691
Los Angeles - Reseda	32405	42295
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1815	39150
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	1197	28311
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	26453	33898
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	1329	29919
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	27970	32056
Los Angeles - Silverlake	13400	30397
Los Angeles - South Carthay	3290	31052
Los Angeles - South Park	16976	44720
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1885	41121
Los Angeles - Studio City	7120	31729
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	23345	44481
Los Angeles - Sunland	6970	34153
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	211	32612
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	42435	51500
Los Angeles - Tarzana	10655	34509
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	13591	34423
Los Angeles - Thai Town	2827	28820
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	2586	29710
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	528	40429
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	482	25942
Los Angeles - Tujunga	9053	32553
Los Angeles - University Hills	939	27384
Los Angeles - University Park	11681	42544
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	11298	37640
Los Angeles - Valley Village	8627	34899
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	37894	40661
Los Angeles - Venice	9230	27239
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	7553	43913
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	3779	49354
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	18847	45761
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	24832	47756
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	2836	33766
Los Angeles - View Heights	1122	30374
Los Angeles - Watts	19776	46342
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	1861	37864
Los Angeles - West Adams	11034	39935
Los Angeles - West Hills	13059	32209
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	11757	31239
Los Angeles - West Vernon	24888	46395
Los Angeles - Westchester	14059	27245
Los Angeles - Westlake	21030	35431
Los Angeles - Westwood	16874	31185
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	22443	62119
Los Angeles - Wilmington	23804	42141
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	17239	34361
Los Angeles - Winnetka	20127	38866
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	20837	30618
Unincorporated - Acton	2027	25430
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	1000	24050
Unincorporated - Altadena	11829	27118
Unincorporated - Anaverde	422	27984
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	94	7550
Unincorporated - Arcadia	2278	28543
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	2835	57893
Unincorporated - Athens Village	17687	41673
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	2750	40590
Unincorporated - Azusa	6390	40131
Unincorporated - Bassett	6247	42161
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	207	19292
Unincorporated - Bradbury	137	126852
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	3783	48952
Unincorporated - Castaic*	9729	35780
Unincorporated - Cerritos	192	32709
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	10	50000
Unincorporated - Claremont	160	22792
Unincorporated - Covina	6315	37547
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	5092	38740
Unincorporated - Del Aire	1232	28045
Unincorporated - Del Rey	149	46855
Unincorporated - Del Sur	706	29234
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	961	38548
Unincorporated - Duarte	2013	45461
Unincorporated - East Covina	91	27660
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	1659	31349
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	44	38596
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	58937	47048
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	428	6684
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	6395	41776
Unincorporated - East Whittier	1445	27233
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	2763	31430
Unincorporated - El Monte	3	2069
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	289	17399
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	30579	47259
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	2	16667
Unincorporated - Glendora	199	30152
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	16700	29861
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	4	400000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	766	30469
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	173	15756
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	342	24221
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	4523	22842
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	21	3107
Unincorporated - La Rambla	932	44916
Unincorporated - La Verne*	668	32745
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	2096	29642
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	206	30838
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	4096	31522
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	468	28484
Unincorporated - Lakewood	27	23684
Unincorporated - Lennox	7723	34260
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	315	17990
Unincorporated - Littlerock	1425	35439
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	363	27988
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	1328	37209
Unincorporated - Llano	109	12429
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	2749	29210
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	1143	29451
Unincorporated - Newhall	105	47727
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	515	42988
Unincorporated - North Whittier	3166	37871
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	5416	22533
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	38	17674
Unincorporated - Palmdale	269	31948
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	130	20934
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	436	22290
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	377	60905
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	24	5217
Unincorporated - Pomona	125	6450
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	3942	30544
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	1222	45923
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	281	30183
Unincorporated - Rosewood	518	40280
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	552	46270
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	1358	40405
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	12595	24685
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	0	0
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	7996	39543
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	90	4423
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	63	20455
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	605	226592
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	3985	21401
Unincorporated - Saugus	352	227097
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	134	37640
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	122	26813
Unincorporated - South El Monte	767	42730
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	3244	36664
Unincorporated - South Whittier	21841	36880
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	252	32266
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	6034	28780
Unincorporated - Sun Village	2153	35669
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	594	45833
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	441	26598
Unincorporated - Val Verde	1224	36990
Unincorporated - Valencia	944	30729
Unincorporated - Valinda	9709	41543
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	3669	31534
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	7496	46435
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	189	12508
Unincorporated - West Carson	8375	37920
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	5	41667
Unincorporated - West LA	899	94433
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	4274	43457
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	500	36792
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	10865	40353
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	256	19692
Unincorporated - Westhills	200	23838
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	940	25523
Unincorporated - Whittier	1011	26718
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	76	633333
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	16830	48206
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	1918	31823
?- Under Investigation	71754	?
*? --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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