news release DPH

For Immediate Release:

August 3, 2023

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With Small Increase in COVID-19 Hospitalizations,

Sensible Protections Can Reduce Spread of Infection,

Severe Illness

As COVID-19 hospitalizations and emergency department visits increase slightly in Los Angeles County, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) continues to ensure that residents have easy access to sensible protections, such as testing and treatment, to help reduce the spread of infection and prevent people from becoming very sick from COVID-19.

With reported COVID-19 hospitalizations rising slightly in Los Angeles County, Public Health officials remind residents to reduce risk from a ??COVID-19 infection by testing if exposed or experiencing symptoms such as fever or chills, coughing, runny nose, fatigue and body aches, and staying home and seeking treatment as soon as possible after the onset of symptoms.

Testing can reduce the spread of COVID-19 to others, especially people who are vulnerable to severe illness from the virus. Free at-home tests are widely available through community partners and at libraries and public health clinics throughout Los Angeles County. Public Health distributed 305,946 antigen test kits for the week ending July 30, 2023, bringing the total number of test kits distributed in Los Angeles County in June and July 2023 to more than 2 million. To find out how and where to get free test kits, visit http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/covidtests.

For people who have tested positive, treatment is easy to access in Los Angeles County. Public Health offers free telehealth services that include delivering medicine directly to the person who needs it. Beginning treatment within five days of the start of symptoms can prevent serious illness and reduce the amount of time a person may test positive for COVID-19. Early evidence also suggests that treatment may lower the risk of developing long COVID. For free telehealth services and other COVID-19 resources, contact the Public Health Call Center at 1-833-540-0473. It?s open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

With fall approaching, Los Angeles County residents also should begin talking with their health care provider about updating protection against COVID-19, flu and, if 60 years or older or a very young child, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are expected to issue vaccination guidance for the anticipated fall COVID-19 vaccine in the upcoming weeks. Once approved, Public Health will work with community partners to make sure that residents have easy access to the updated COVID-19 vaccine and other recommended vaccines to protect against severe illness during fall and winter.

With the lifting of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)?vaccine requirements?for health care workers on Aug. 5, 2023, Los Angeles County will rescind the current Health Officer Order, COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Healthcare Workers. The COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be required for workers in health care settings; however, health care workers are encouraged to be fully up to date on COVID-19 vaccines.? When workers in health care settings are up to date on their vaccines, there is both a reduced risk to patients and among health care workers themselves, as vaccines provide strong protection against severe illness that harms patients and staff.

Public Health will wait until the FDA and CDC issue vaccination guidance for the anticipated fall vaccine before updating appropriate vaccination safety protections for health care workers.?

Health care workers should continue to wear a well-fitting mask when providing care to or working in-person with patients, clients and residents and when in patient care areas in health care and direct care settings in accordance with Health Officer Order, Required Masking of Workers in Healthcare and Direct Care Settings.

Public Health continues to monitor COVID-19 in Los Angeles County. If there are significant changes in level of transmission, hospitalizations or Early Alert Metrics, Public Health will review and revise current policies.?

Los Angeles County remains in the CDC Low Hospital Admission Level with 3.0 weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people, reported on July 31 for the seven-day period ending July 22. Hospital Admission Levels replaced COVID-19 Community Levels.

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

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8/2/2023

7/26/2023

7/19/2023

7/12/2023

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Daily average cases

264

206

202

152

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

12%

16%

10%

8%

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Daily average of the percent of Emergency Department (ED) encounters classified as coronavirus-related

3.2%

2.7%

2.5%

2.4%

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Daily average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations

245

228

221

213

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Daily average deaths

0.7

2.6

2.3

3.4

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Percent of all deaths due to COVID-19

1.4%

1.2%

0.5%

1.2%

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.

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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:

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Cases through 12:00pm 7/31/2023

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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)

3,765,692

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Deaths (includes LB and Pas)

36,585

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

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- 0 to 4

112,849

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- 5 to 11

283,515

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- 12 to 17

278,231

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- 18 to 29

761,495

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- 30 to 49

1,140,201

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- 50 to 64

619,038

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- 65 to 79

267,983

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-? over 80

94,820

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-? Under Investigation

2,567

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

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-? Female

1,838,403

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-? Male

1,631,274

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-? Other

1,856

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-? Under Investigation

89,166

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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

6,747

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-? Asian

265,740

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-? Black

187,718

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-? Hispanic/Latino

1,519,594

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

17,817

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-? White

495,367

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-? Other

409,746

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-? Under Investigation

657,970

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

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-? Hospitalized (Ever)

181,516

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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

79

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-? Asian

4,538

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-? Black

3,259

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-? Hispanic/Latino

16,937

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

116

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-? White

9,261

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-? Other

428

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-? Under Investigation

91

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CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

6388

30589

City of Alhambra

25655

29582

City of Arcadia

13826

23939

City of Artesia

6041

35969

City of Avalon

290

7495

City of Azusa

17585

35142

City of Baldwin Park

29833

38861

City of Bell

17077

47003

City of Bell Gardens

17252

40055

City of Bellflower

30976

39848

City of Beverly Hills

11658

33772

City of Bradbury

71

6642

City of Burbank

33073

30857

City of Calabasas

5890

24216

City of Carson

35182

37489

City of Cerritos

13483

26930

City of Claremont

10481

28728

City of Commerce*

5893

45091

City of Compton

40493

40532

City of Covina

20388

41581

City of Cudahy

12253

50327

City of Culver City

12066

30267

City of Diamond Bar

13781

23961

City of Downey

47070

41194

City of Duarte

7542

34257

City of El Monte

42955

36629

City of El Segundo

4125

24574

City of Gardena

22034

35939

City of Glendale

60687

29389

City of Glendora

15128

28671

City of Hawaiian Gardens

5028

34260

City of Hawthorne

29827

33594

City of Hermosa Beach

4767

24235

City of Hidden Hills

389

20582

City of Huntington Park

26439

44447

City of Industry

1020

233410

City of Inglewood

38961

34302

City of Irwindale

890

61001

City of La Canada Flintridge

4593

22196

City of La Habra Heights

215

3941

City of La Mirada

14334

28900

City of La Puente

16053

39445

City of La Verne

9302

27949

City of Lakewood

27256

33917

City of Lancaster*

64526

39937

City of Lawndale

10662

31719

City of Lomita

6154

29688

City of Lynwood*

31487

43703

City of Malibu

2910

22452

City of Manhattan Beach

7505

20848

City of Maywood

12883

45930

City of Monrovia

11934

30758

City of Montebello

25641

39831

City of Monterey Park

17617

28295

City of Norwalk

43325

40257

City of Palmdale

67161

42248

City of Palos Verdes Estates

2302

17024

City of Paramount

22871

40824

City of Pico Rivera

28274

43983

City of Pomona

65926

42279

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

7868

18406

City of Redondo Beach

15751

22928

City of Rolling Hills

302

15567

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1554

19154

City of Rosemead

15346

27725

City of San Dimas*

11172

32368

City of San Fernando

12836

52153

City of San Gabriel

11529

28151

City of San Marino

2442

18393

City of Santa Clarita

74043

33591

City of Santa Fe Springs

7938

43226

City of Santa Monica

26755

28941

City of Sierra Madre

2444

22240

City of Signal Hill

4123

34950

City of South El Monte

8479

40599

City of South Gate

47373

48263

City of South Pasadena

6372

24458

City of Temple City

10825

29694

City of Torrance

34704

23249

City of Vernon

358

171292

City of Walnut

7626

24977

City of West Covina

39809

36780

City of West Hollywood

11377

30789

City of Westlake Village

456

5455

City of Whittier

31524

36055

Los Angeles

1537332

38009

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

3225

39320

Los Angeles - Alsace

4556

36609

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

0

0

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

851

34013

Los Angeles - Arleta

16990

49433

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

5121

34917

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

10322

33163

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2477

29387

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

3370

26906

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

4241

32195

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

40654

46791

Los Angeles - Brentwood

8498

27453

Los Angeles - Brookside

158

27194

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2313

32481

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

25484

39033

Los Angeles - Carthay

4454

31010

Los Angeles - Central

17095

43842

Los Angeles - Century City

3791

29636

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

16380

48510

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

13056

35228

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2582

28154

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2963

36941

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

5364

36858

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4933

32555

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

5381

38911

Los Angeles - Crestview

3998

35169

Los Angeles - Del Rey

8514

28441

Los Angeles - Downtown*

16298

59250

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

13927

35179

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

9617

32837

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4532

31790

Los Angeles - El Sereno

17019

40708

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1851

32405

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3594

35336

Los Angeles - Encino

15386

34061

Los Angeles - Exposition

1286

38665

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

18354

40862

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1275

35417

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3820

43802

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

22964

48401

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

11074

35040

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

4213

39140

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

21710

37308

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

10141

47156

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4781

28059

Los Angeles - Harbor City

9488

32638

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

15796

36229

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

652

27065

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

6187

34306

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

18137

47811

Los Angeles - Highland Park

17350

35854

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

5542

39957

Los Angeles - Hollywood

21842

32001

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

7751

26333

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

12037

42174

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

3168

39242

Los Angeles - Koreatown

16315

31561

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1607

35249

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

16421

38907

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

6172

46996

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5845

38366

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

12889

39540

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

3069

38243

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

8720

30766

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1517

48420

Los Angeles - Longwood

1804

41914

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

6467

29929

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

3279

38414

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

912

29193

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

11080

26088

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

971

22271

Los Angeles - Melrose

26464

34061

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4531

30146

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

4979

27684

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

12005

49764

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

8295

34355

Los Angeles - North Hills

25473

41369

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

59490

39288

Los Angeles - Northridge

25857

37046

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

5092

23916

Los Angeles - Pacoima

39043

50719

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

930

24181

Los Angeles - Palms

12200

27805

Los Angeles - Panorama City

33743

44841

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

3280

24153

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

16453

39322

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

611

19118

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

3476

31753

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

10655

29940

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

2275

34680

Los Angeles - Regent Square

882

31727

Los Angeles - Reseda

32425

42321

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1817

39193

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1192

28193

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

26477

33928

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1332

29986

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

27984

32072

Los Angeles - Silverlake

13398

30393

Los Angeles - South Carthay

3299

31137

Los Angeles - South Park

16971

44706

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1885

41121

Los Angeles - Studio City

7127

31760

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

23391

44569

Los Angeles - Sunland

6976

34183

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

211

32612

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

42454

51523

Los Angeles - Tarzana

10658

34519

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

13599

34444

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2825

28800

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2586

29710

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

530

40582

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

480

25834

Los Angeles - Tujunga

9063

32589

Los Angeles - University Hills

938

27355

Los Angeles - University Park

11688

42570

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

11304

37660

Los Angeles - Valley Village

8640

34951

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

37922

40691

Los Angeles - Venice

9240

27269

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

7556

43930

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3775

49301

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

18862

45797

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

24837

47765

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2836

33766

Los Angeles - View Heights

1124

30428

Los Angeles - Watts

19798

46394

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1866

37965

Los Angeles - West Adams

11036

39942

Los Angeles - West Hills

13091

32288

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

11772

31279

Los Angeles - West Vernon

24911

46438

Los Angeles - Westchester

14059

27245

Los Angeles - Westlake

21040

35448

Los Angeles - Westwood

16882

31200

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

22492

62255

Los Angeles - Wilmington

23833

42192

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

17250

34383

Los Angeles - Winnetka

20145

38900

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

20841

30624

Unincorporated - Acton

2030

25467

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

999

24026

Unincorporated - Altadena

11844

27153

Unincorporated - Anaverde

422

27984

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

92

7390

Unincorporated - Arcadia

2280

28568

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

2834

57872

Unincorporated - Athens Village

17696

41695

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2745

40517

Unincorporated - Azusa

6403

40212

Unincorporated - Bassett

6259

42242

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

207

19292

Unincorporated - Bradbury

137

126852

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3798

49146

Unincorporated - Castaic*

9751

35861

Unincorporated - Cerritos

193

32879

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

10

50000

Unincorporated - Claremont

160

22792

Unincorporated - Covina

6317

37559

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

5100

38801

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1235

28113

Unincorporated - Del Rey

149

46855

Unincorporated - Del Sur

706

29234

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

962

38588

Unincorporated - Duarte

2019

45596

Unincorporated - East Covina

91

27660

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1659

31349

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

44

38596

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

58947

47056

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

434

6778

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

6409

41867

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1445

27233

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2779

31612

Unincorporated - El Monte

1

690

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

289

17399

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

30574

47251

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

2

16667

Unincorporated - Glendora

199

30152

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

16710

29879

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

765

30430

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

173

15756

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

323

22875

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

4535

22903

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

21

3107

Unincorporated - La Rambla

937

45157

Unincorporated - La Verne*

667

32696

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

2112

29868

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

207

30988

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

4097

31530

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

468

28484

Unincorporated - Lakewood

28

24561

Unincorporated - Lennox

7719

34243

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

315

17990

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1426

35464

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

363

27988

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1330

37265

Unincorporated - Llano

109

12429

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2765

29381

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1141

29400

Unincorporated - Newhall

105

47727

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

515

42988

Unincorporated - North Whittier

3171

37931

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5372

22350

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

126

6502

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3942

30544

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1224

45998

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

281

30183

Unincorporated - Rosewood

518

40280

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

552

46270

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1364

40583

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

12582

24660

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

44

5128

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

8003

39578

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

90

4423

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

63

20455

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

597

223596

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

3989

21422

Unincorporated - Saugus

347

223871

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

135

37921

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

123

27033

Unincorporated - South El Monte

767

42730

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

3253

36765

Unincorporated - South Whittier

21835

36870

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

252

32266

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

6040

28809

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2153

35669

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

596

45988

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

441

26598

Unincorporated - Val Verde

1228

37111

Unincorporated - Valencia

944

30729

Unincorporated - Valinda

9721

41594

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3671

31551

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7501

46466

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

189

12508

Unincorporated - West Carson

8394

38006

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

5

41667

Unincorporated - West LA

899

94433

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

4281

43528

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

501

36865

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

10875

40390

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

256

19692

Unincorporated - Westhills

200

23838

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

939

25496

Unincorporated - Whittier

1012

26744

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

76

633333

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

16846

48251

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1921

31873

?- Under Investigation

71833

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