news release DPH
**For Immediate Release:**
September 1, 2023
*Simple Safety Measures Offered to Reduce COVID-19 Spread*
*Over Labor Day Weekend*
To reduce the spread of COVID-19 over the Labor Day weekend, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is offering simple steps for people who want to lower their risk of getting infected while celebrating the holiday.
With a rise inCOVID-19 transmission in Los Angeles County, there are many reasons people may want to take extra measures to protect themselves against infection, including if they are older, have a weakened immune system or chronic health condition, want to avoid missing work, school or other activities or are concerned about infecting more vulnerable people around them.
Approaching Labor Day weekend, Los Angeles County is seeing the sixth consecutive week of increased measures of COVID-19 transmission. At gatherings and celebrations, some straightforward steps can help increase safety against COVID-19, including holding events outside when possible, opening windows when gathering indoors for increased ventilation and requesting that people test before getting together.
Public Health also recommends testing when someone has been exposed to COVID-19 or if they have possible symptoms, including a cough, fever, headache or unusual fatigue. To access free COVID-19 testing in Los Angeles County, visit [link removed] [ [link removed] ].
Masking is currently based on individual preference, except when required during outbreaks or by the site. People who are at higher risk of severe illness should consider wearing a high-quality, well-fitting mask when in crowded and/or poorly ventilated indoor spaces. For everyone, masking is strongly recommended on public transit and in health care settings. In addition, people should mask around others for 10 days if they are exposed to COVID-19 or for days 6-10 after an infection if leaving isolation.
Currently, Los Angeles County is reporting a daily average of 521 COVID-positive hospitalizations, just over a 20 percent increase from the week prior and twice as high as what was reported 4 weeks ago. The proportion of emergency department visits attributed to COVID-19 this week is 5.1 percent, an increase from 3.2 percent reported on Aug. 2.
In the past, new variants and sub-variants have often fueled increases in transmission. Los Angeles County continues to regularly sequence local COVID-19 specimens to know what strains are circulating and to prepare if changes will affect the impact of COVID-19.
According to the most recent local sequencing data for the two-week period ending Aug. 5, the most dominant strain in Los Angeles County was EG.5, which accounted for 22 percent of sequenced specimens. This is the first time a strain has accounted for more than 20 percent of sequenced specimens since early July. The next most dominant strain is XBB.1.5, accounting for almost 14% of sequenced specimens.
Because it takes time to sequence positive specimens, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses modeling to predict the proportion of strains circulating right now. As of Sept. 1, for the U.S. region that includes California and surrounding states, it is estimated that EG.5 remains dominant and accounts for 29% of current cases.
Anyone infected with COVID-19 should talk to their health care provider about treatment options, such as Paxlovid, as soon as possible. Treatment must begin within five days of the onset of symptoms. To access free telehealth services for treatment, contact the Public Health Call Center, seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., at 1-833-540-0473.
Los Angeles County remains in the CDC’s Low Hospital Admission Level with 6.3 weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people, reported on Aug. 28 for the seven-day period ending Aug. 19, an increase from 5.2 hospital admissions last week.
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*
*8/30/2023*
*8/23/2023*
*8/16/2023*
*8/9/2023*
Daily average cases
571
512
384
333
SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentration as a percentage of the Winter 2022-2023 peak concentration value
26%
28%
22%
19%
Daily average of the percent of Emergency Department (ED) encounters classified as coronavirus-related
5.1%
4.4%
3.9%
3.5%
Daily average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations
521
430
330
295
Daily average deaths
1.0
1.7
1.0
1.7
Percent of all deaths due to COVID-19
2.6%
1.0%
1.0%
1.4%
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. Hospitalization counts do not include Prospect Hospitals, which on average make up 2% of hospitalizations in LA County.
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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Cases through 12:00pm 8/28/2023
* *
*Total Cases*
*Laboratory Confirmed Cases "(includes LB and Pas through 6/27/23; excludes LB and Pas after 6/27/23)"*
3,783,352
*Deaths "(includes LB and Pas)"*
36,628
*Cases by Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
- 0 to 4
113,924
- 5 to 11
284,047
- 12 to 17
278,724
- 18 to 29
763,969
- 30 to 49
1,145,056
- 50 to 64
622,688
- 65 to 79
270,936
- over 80
96,438
- Under Investigation
2,577
*Cases by Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
- Female
1,848,488
- Male
1,638,727
- Other
1,866
- Under Investigation
89,278
*Cases by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
- American Indian/Alaska Native
6,795
- Asian
267,314
- Black
189,320
- Hispanic/Latino
1,525,487
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
17,893
- White
498,587
- Other
412,318
- Under Investigation
660,645
*Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
- Hospitalized (Ever)
183,456
*Deaths by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
- American Indian/Alaska Native
81
- Asian
4,545
- Black
3,263
- Hispanic/Latino
16,941
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
116
- White
9,271
- Other
429
- Under Investigation
93
*CITY / COMMUNITY***
*Cases*
*Case Rate*
City of Agoura Hills
6421
30747
City of Alhambra
25810
29761
City of Arcadia
13909
24083
City of Artesia
6076
36177
City of Avalon
292
7547
City of Azusa
17658
35288
City of Baldwin Park
29939
38999
City of Bell
17123
47129
City of Bell Gardens
17303
40173
City of Bellflower
31120
40033
City of Beverly Hills
11715
33937
City of Bradbury
71
6642
City of Burbank
33245
31018
City of Calabasas
5937
24409
City of Carson
35408
37730
City of Cerritos
13594
27152
City of Claremont
10509
28804
City of Commerce*
5914
45252
City of Compton
40691
40730
City of Covina
20487
41783
City of Cudahy
12290
50478
City of Culver City
12162
30508
City of Diamond Bar
13852
24084
City of Downey
47256
41357
City of Duarte
7586
34457
City of El Monte
43150
36796
City of El Segundo
4151
24729
City of Gardena
22172
36164
City of Glendale
60972
29527
City of Glendora
15259
28919
City of Hawaiian Gardens
5050
34410
City of Hawthorne
30004
33793
City of Hermosa Beach
4803
24418
City of Hidden Hills
390
20635
City of Huntington Park
26521
44585
City of Industry
1021
233638
City of Inglewood
39194
34507
City of Irwindale
896
61412
City of La Canada Flintridge
4624
22346
City of La Habra Heights
215
3941
City of La Mirada
14426
29085
City of La Puente
16105
39573
City of La Verne
9348
28087
City of Lakewood
27426
34128
City of Lancaster*
64886
40160
City of Lawndale
10714
31874
City of Lomita
6188
29852
City of Lynwood*
31610
43874
City of Malibu
2922
22545
City of Manhattan Beach
7552
20978
City of Maywood
12925
46080
City of Monrovia
11999
30925
City of Montebello
25731
39970
City of Monterey Park
17723
28465
City of Norwalk
43486
40406
City of Palmdale
67489
42454
City of Palos Verdes Estates
2316
17128
City of Paramount
22948
40962
City of Pico Rivera
28359
44115
City of Pomona
66230
42474
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
7953
18605
City of Redondo Beach
15867
23097
City of Rolling Hills
303
15619
City of Rolling Hills Estates
1568
19327
City of Rosemead
15420
27859
City of San Dimas*
11217
32498
City of San Fernando
12883
52344
City of San Gabriel
11604
28334
City of San Marino
2464
18558
City of Santa Clarita
74557
33824
City of Santa Fe Springs
7968
43389
City of Santa Monica
26963
29166
City of Sierra Madre
2464
22422
City of Signal Hill
4145
35136
City of South El Monte
8496
40680
City of South Gate
47551
48445
City of South Pasadena
6418
24634
City of Temple City
10870
29818
City of Torrance
34994
23444
City of Vernon
358
171292
City of Walnut
7665
25105
City of West Covina
39985
36943
City of West Hollywood
11420
30906
City of Westlake Village
456
5455
City of Whittier
31615
36160
Los Angeles
1544745
38193
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie
3236
39454
Los Angeles - Alsace
4585
36842
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest
0
0
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights
851
34013
Los Angeles - Arleta
17057
49628
Los Angeles - Atwater Village
5143
35068
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills
10378
33343
Los Angeles - Bel Air
2496
29612
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest
3387
27042
Los Angeles - Beverlywood
4268
32400
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*
40789
46947
Los Angeles - Brentwood
8555
27637
Los Angeles - Brookside
158
27194
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning
2322
32608
Los Angeles - Canoga Park
25620
39241
Los Angeles - Carthay
4468
31108
Los Angeles - Central
17138
43953
Los Angeles - Century City
3820
29862
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove
16457
48738
Los Angeles - Chatsworth
13137
35447
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills
2597
28318
Los Angeles - Chinatown
2974
37078
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran
5391
37044
Los Angeles - Country Club Park
4947
32647
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District
5421
39200
Los Angeles - Crestview
4017
35336
Los Angeles - Del Rey
8579
28658
Los Angeles - Downtown*
16365
59494
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock
13990
35338
Los Angeles - East Hollywood
9673
33028
Los Angeles - Echo Park
4549
31909
Los Angeles - El Sereno
17087
40870
Los Angeles - Elysian Park
1859
32546
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley
3609
35483
Los Angeles - Encino
15471
34249
Los Angeles - Exposition
1300
39086
Los Angeles - Exposition Park
18405
40976
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights
1286
35722
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square
3836
43986
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone
23048
48578
Los Angeles - Glassell Park
11125
35201
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place
4232
39316
Los Angeles - Granada Hills
21822
37501
Los Angeles - Green Meadows
10197
47417
Los Angeles - Hancock Park
4798
28159
Los Angeles - Harbor City
9544
32831
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway
15911
36493
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines
656
27231
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights
6212
34444
Los Angeles - Harvard Park
18213
48011
Los Angeles - Highland Park
17422
36003
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown
5564
40115
Los Angeles - Hollywood
21948
32156
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills
7781
26435
Los Angeles - Hyde Park
12098
42388
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park
3189
39502
Los Angeles - Koreatown
16387
31701
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square
1614
35403
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa
16498
39089
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace
6193
47156
Los Angeles - Leimert Park
5871
38536
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights
12934
39678
Los Angeles - Little Armenia
3078
38355
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh
8749
30868
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo
1527
48739
Los Angeles - Longwood
1816
42193
Los Angeles - Los Feliz
6495
30058
Los Angeles - Manchester Square
3293
38578
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon
916
29321
Los Angeles - Mar Vista
11151
26256
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula
977
22408
Los Angeles - Melrose
26596
34231
Los Angeles - Mid-city
4563
30359
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile
5001
27807
Los Angeles - Mission Hills
12071
50037
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington
8327
34487
Los Angeles - North Hills
25623
41613
Los Angeles - North Hollywood
59754
39462
Los Angeles - Northridge
25994
37242
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades
5121
24052
Los Angeles - Pacoima
39192
50913
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands
937
24363
Los Angeles - Palms
12290
28010
Los Angeles - Panorama City
33893
45041
Los Angeles - Park La Brea
3300
24300
Los Angeles - Pico-Union
16517
39475
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey
613
19180
Los Angeles - Playa Vista
3499
31963
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch
10740
30179
Los Angeles - Rancho Park
2282
34787
Los Angeles - Regent Square
889
31978
Los Angeles - Reseda
32578
42521
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch
1824
39344
Los Angeles - Reynier Village
1199
28359
Los Angeles - San Pedro*
26638
34135
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills
1340
30167
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks
28164
32278
Los Angeles - Silverlake
13466
30547
Los Angeles - South Carthay
3327
31402
Los Angeles - South Park
17019
44833
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village
1893
41296
Los Angeles - Studio City
7164
31925
Los Angeles - Sun Valley
23480
44738
Los Angeles - Sunland
7011
34354
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square
212
32767
Los Angeles - Sylmar*
42651
51762
Los Angeles - Tarzana
10709
34684
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry
13645
34560
Los Angeles - Thai Town
2838
28933
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake
2604
29917
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace
533
40812
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods
480
25834
Los Angeles - Tujunga
9111
32762
Los Angeles - University Hills
943
27501
Los Angeles - University Park
11719
42683
Los Angeles - Valley Glen
11358
37840
Los Angeles - Valley Village
8682
35121
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*
38127
40911
Los Angeles - Venice
9282
27393
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls
7595
44157
Los Angeles - Vermont Square
3796
49576
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista
18946
46001
Los Angeles - Vernon Central
24901
47888
Los Angeles - Victoria Park
2853
33968
Los Angeles - View Heights
1132
30644
Los Angeles - Watts
19895
46621
Los Angeles - Wellington Square
1869
38026
Los Angeles - West Adams
11085
40119
Los Angeles - West Hills
13177
32500
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles
11869
31536
Los Angeles - West Vernon
25010
46622
Los Angeles - Westchester
14137
27396
Los Angeles - Westlake
21125
35591
Los Angeles - Westwood
16978
31377
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*
22585
62512
Los Angeles - Wilmington
23945
42390
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center
17317
34517
Los Angeles - Winnetka
20238
39080
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills
21012
30875
Unincorporated - Acton
2049
25706
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce
1005
24170
Unincorporated - Altadena
11945
27384
Unincorporated - Anaverde
426
28249
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
94
7550
Unincorporated - Arcadia
2303
28856
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont
2845
58097
Unincorporated - Athens Village
17791
41918
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights
2755
40664
Unincorporated - Azusa
6433
40401
Unincorporated - Bassett
6277
42364
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon
207
19292
Unincorporated - Bradbury
137
126852
Unincorporated - Canyon Country
3822
49457
Unincorporated - Castaic*
9834
36166
Unincorporated - Cerritos
193
32879
Unincorporated - Charter Oak
10
50000
Unincorporated - Claremont
160
22792
Unincorporated - Covina
6349
37749
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)
5120
38953
Unincorporated - Del Aire
1236
28136
Unincorporated - Del Rey
149
46855
Unincorporated - Del Sur
711
29441
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands
974
39069
Unincorporated - Duarte
2041
46093
Unincorporated - East Covina
92
27964
Unincorporated - East La Mirada
1669
31538
Unincorporated - East Lancaster
44
38596
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles
59152
47220
Unincorporated - East Pasadena
434
6778
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez
6430
42004
Unincorporated - East Whittier
1453
27384
Unincorporated - El Camino Village
2792
31760
Unincorporated - El Monte
1
690
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake
291
17520
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
30669
47398
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon
2
16667
Unincorporated - Glendora
200
30303
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights
16788
30018
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway
4
400000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
769
30589
Unincorporated - Hi Vista
175
15938
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons
325
23017
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose
4553
22994
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
21
3107
Unincorporated - La Rambla
943
45446
Unincorporated - La Verne*
668
32745
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights
2135
30194
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes
207
30988
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles
4114
31661
Unincorporated - Lake Manor
469
28545
Unincorporated - Lakewood
28
24561
Unincorporated - Lennox
7749
34376
Unincorporated - Leona Valley
315
17990
Unincorporated - Littlerock
1430
35563
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills
366
28219
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom
1338
37489
Unincorporated - Llano
109
12429
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey
2789
29636
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile
0
0
Unincorporated - Monrovia
1144
29477
Unincorporated - Newhall
107
48636
Unincorporated - North Lancaster
515
42988
Unincorporated - North Whittier
3188
38134
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel
5408
22500
Unincorporated - Padua Hills
38
17674
Unincorporated - Palmdale
270
32067
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula
130
20934
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano
437
22342
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village
378
61066
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon
24
5217
Unincorporated - Pomona
127
6553
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill
3953
30629
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez
1231
46261
Unincorporated - Roosevelt
285
30612
Unincorporated - Rosewood
519
40358
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena
556
46605
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
1371
40791
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights
12641
24776
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island
0
0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon
44
5128
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills
8033
39726
Unincorporated - San Pasqual
91
4472
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon
63
20455
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island
597
223596
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*
4001
21486
Unincorporated - Saugus
351
226452
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country
138
38764
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley
123
27033
Unincorporated - South El Monte
769
42841
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel
3265
36901
Unincorporated - South Whittier
21892
36966
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley
256
32778
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch
6097
29080
Unincorporated - Sun Village
2162
35818
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village
599
46219
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
443
26719
Unincorporated - Val Verde
1234
37292
Unincorporated - Valencia
953
31022
Unincorporated - Valinda
9764
41778
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills
3689
31706
Unincorporated - Walnut Park
7524
46608
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley
192
12707
Unincorporated - West Carson
8481
38400
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth
5
41667
Unincorporated - West LA
905
95063
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley
4303
43752
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez
505
37160
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos
10899
40479
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills
260
20000
Unincorporated - Westhills
206
24553
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms
944
25631
Unincorporated - Whittier
1017
26876
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows
77
641667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook
16931
48495
Unincorporated - Wiseburn
1933
32072
- Under Investigation
72380
* --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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