news release DPH

For Immediate Release:

September 27, 2023

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Local Data Shows that COVID-19 Continues to Significantly Impact People 65+; Updated COVID-19 Vaccination Recommended

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With the start of fall, and the possibility of increases in circulating respiratory viruses, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) recommends that everyone who is eligible receives the updated COVID-19 vaccine and flu vaccines, especially those who are at elevated risk for severe illness or death from a COVID and/or influenza infection.

Protection from the new COVID-19 vaccine has been shown in studies to provide a boost to the immune system and reduce severe illness for those infected; this protection will be beneficial through the fall and winter months when it is easier to get exposed to COVID-19 as many activities move indoors and there is increased travel and gatherings for the holidays.? ?

In each of the past three winters, we have seen a substantial increase in COVID cases, hospitalizations and tragically, deaths. Last winter, comparing Nov. 1 to Jan. 1, hospitalizations tripled and deaths quadrupled.

With COVID-19 rates also expected to rise this winter, it is especially important for people in groups that have experienced more illness severity to take advantage of the easy access to the updated COVID vaccines. In Los Angeles County, data shows that certain groups of people are more vulnerable for severe illness from COVID-19 and this continues to be true, especially for older people and Black and Brown residents.

While hospitalization and death rates have been lower this year compared to this time last year, there are still significant numbers of people who are hospitalized and who, tragically, pass away.

Over the 90-day period ending Sept. 4, the COVID hospitalization rate among people 65 and older was 10 times higher than the hospitalization rate among people younger than 65. Within the 65+ group, residents 80 and over are at particularly high risk, with a hospitalization rate that was more than double the rate for those ages 65-79. ?For the same time period, the COVID death rate among people 65 and older was 30 times higher than the death rate among people younger than 65, again with residents 80+ at the highest risk.

Overall, looking at the past 90 days in Los Angeles County, people who were not vaccinated against COVID-19 were three times more likely to be hospitalized and four times more likely to die from COVID-19 than people who were vaccinated.

While the vaccine will benefit everyone, it is especially important for people with higher risk for poor outcomes if infected with COVID-19 to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine. Each day, more and more sites around Los Angeles County are receiving their doses and we expect that more than 1,000 unique vaccination sites in Los Angeles County will have the updated vaccine over the next few weeks. ?Of these sites, over 400 will offer vaccines under the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Bridge Access Program for people who are uninsured or underinsured, including at all Public Health vaccination sites. For people with health insurance plans, there should be no out-of-pocket costs although some residents may need to get vaccinated at a network provider site to avoid any costs.

A full list of vaccine sites can be found a ph.lacounty.gov/vaccines by clicking the links under the ?Get Vaccinated? section of the site.

For parents looking to get vaccine protection for their kids, there are 337 Vaccine for Children Sites active in the county, offering the COVID-19 vaccine for children, as well as other childhood vaccines, free of charge. Parents can visit bit.ly/VaccineForChildrenSites to find a location that is convenient for them.

Residents 6 months and older should receive at least one dose of the updated vaccine. To maximize protection, it is recommended that a person wait two months since their last dose if they have been recently vaccinated against COVID-19, and they can wait up to three months after a COVID infection. For children under 5 years old or people who are immunocompromised, Public Health recommends speaking to a provider about the most effective timing and dosing for the updated COVID-19 vaccine; multiple doses of the updated vaccine may be recommended.

Information is available seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., from the Public Health Call Center at 1-833-540-0473. This free service is available to answer questions about COVID-19 and the updated vaccine. Callers can also get help finding sites with available vaccine, scheduling appointments or arranging a free homebound vaccine appointment.

In Los Angeles County, based on data through Sept. 16, the CDC Hospital Admission Level is 6.7, lower than the week before.

COVID-19 strains currently circulating in Los Angeles County are all descendants of the Omicron variant and more than 95 percent are descendants of the Omicron XBB strain. For the most recent two-week period ending Sept. 2,? EG.5 was the dominant strain, accounting for 31 percent of sequenced specimens. The second most dominant strain was XBB.1.16, accounting for 10 percent of sequenced specimens, followed by XBB.2.3, accounting for 9 percent of sequenced specimens.

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

?9/27/23

9/20/2023

9/13/2023

9/6/2023

Daily average cases?

?382

475

558

569

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

?30%

38%

33%

29%

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

?3.9%

3.8%

4.9%

5.0%

Daily average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations

?542

588

620

561

Daily average deaths

?3.9

4.0

4.0

1.3

Percent of all deaths due to COVID-19

?3.3%

3.1%

2.4%

2.7%

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 do not include Long Beach and Pasadena; daily average deaths include Long Beach and Pasadena. ?

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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/

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ? Spanish:

https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

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Cases through 12:00pm 9/25/2023

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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)

3,804,279

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Deaths (includes LB and Pas)

36,741

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

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- 0 to 4

115,071

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- 5 to 11

284,680

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- 12 to 17

279,493

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- 18 to 29

766,782

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- 30 to 49

1,150,731

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- 50 to 64

626,906

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- 65 to 79

274,684

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-? over 80

98,341

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-? Under Investigation

2,598

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

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-? Female

1,860,536

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-? Male

1,647,422

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-? Other

1,877

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-? Under Investigation

89,451

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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

6,837

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-? Asian

269,119

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-? Black

191,198

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-? Hispanic/Latino

1,532,398

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

17,994

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-? White

502,243

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-? Other

415,521

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-? Under Investigation

663,976

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

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-? Hospitalized (Ever)

185,911

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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

82

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-? Asian

4,575

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-? Black

3,278

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-? Hispanic/Latino

16,955

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

115

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-? White

9,308

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-? Other

444

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-? Under Investigation

97

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CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

6462

30944

City of Alhambra

25991

29970

City of Arcadia

14013

24263

City of Artesia

6166

36713

City of Avalon

293

7573

City of Azusa

17759

35490

City of Baldwin Park

30103

39212

City of Bell

17185

47300

City of Bell Gardens

17359

40303

City of Bellflower

31306

40273

City of Beverly Hills

11792

34160

City of Bradbury

71

6642

City of Burbank

33441

31201

City of Calabasas

6000

24668

City of Carson

35683

38023

City of Cerritos

13703

27369

City of Claremont

10560

28944

City of Commerce*

5934

45405

City of Compton

40949

40988

City of Covina

20632

42079

City of Cudahy

12324

50618

City of Culver City

12254

30739

City of Diamond Bar

13946

24248

City of Downey

47445

41523

City of Duarte

7621

34616

City of El Monte

43400

37009

City of El Segundo

4178

24890

City of Gardena

22356

36464

City of Glendale

61352

29711

City of Glendora

15406

29198

City of Hawaiian Gardens

5087

34662

City of Hawthorne

30228

34046

City of Hermosa Beach

4833

24570

City of Hidden Hills

394

20847

City of Huntington Park

26608

44731

City of Industry

1040

237986

City of Inglewood

39508

34784

City of Irwindale

901

61755

City of La Canada Flintridge

4664

22539

City of La Habra Heights

215

3941

City of La Mirada

14515

29265

City of La Puente

16183

39765

City of La Verne

9399

28240

City of Lakewood

27653

34411

City of Lancaster*

65238

40378

City of Lawndale

10790

32100

City of Lomita

6238

30093

City of Lynwood*

31755

44075

City of Malibu

2941

22691

City of Manhattan Beach

7610

21139

City of Maywood

12962

46212

City of Monrovia

12056

31072

City of Montebello

25833

40129

City of Monterey Park

17855

28677

City of Norwalk

43684

40590

City of Palmdale

67863

42690

City of Palos Verdes Estates

2334

17261

City of Paramount

23032

41112

City of Pico Rivera

28468

44285

City of Pomona

66564

42688

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

8033

18792

City of Redondo Beach

16000

23291

City of Rolling Hills

303

15619

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1591

19611

City of Rosemead

15491

27987

City of San Dimas*

11281

32683

City of San Fernando

12943

52588

City of San Gabriel

11695

28556

City of San Marino

2476

18649

City of Santa Clarita

75083

34063

City of Santa Fe Springs

7998

43553

City of Santa Monica

27169

29389

City of Sierra Madre

2479

22559

City of Signal Hill

4180

35433

City of South El Monte

8531

40847

City of South Gate

47741

48638

City of South Pasadena

6459

24792

City of Temple City

10938

30004

City of Torrance

35326

23666

City of Vernon

361

172727

City of Walnut

7719

25282

City of West Covina

40216

37156

City of West Hollywood

11483

31076

City of Westlake Village

458

5478

City of Whittier

31760

36325

Los Angeles

1553431

38407

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

3255

39685

Los Angeles - Alsace

4619

37115

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

0

0

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

853

34093

Los Angeles - Arleta

17120

49811

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

5172

35265

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

10472

33645

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2514

29826

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

3406

27194

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

4298

32627

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

40978

47164

Los Angeles - Brentwood

8606

27802

Los Angeles - Brookside

158

27194

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2334

32776

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

25779

39484

Los Angeles - Carthay

4505

31365

Los Angeles - Central

17187

44078

Los Angeles - Century City

3854

30128

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

16551

49017

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

13229

35695

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2616

28525

Los Angeles - Chinatown

3011

37539

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

5419

37236

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4980

32865

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

5465

39518

Los Angeles - Crestview

4060

35714

Los Angeles - Del Rey

8655

28912

Los Angeles - Downtown*

16431

59734

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

14057

35507

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

9730

33223

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4570

32057

Los Angeles - El Sereno

17174

41078

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1867

32686

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3625

35641

Los Angeles - Encino

15560

34446

Los Angeles - Exposition

1312

39447

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

18490

41165

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1293

35917

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3854

44192

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

23155

48804

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

11182

35382

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

4263

39604

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

21991

37791

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

10242

47626

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4834

28370

Los Angeles - Harbor City

9616

33079

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

16016

36734

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

658

27314

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

6237

34583

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

18324

48304

Los Angeles - Highland Park

17501

36166

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

5591

40310

Los Angeles - Hollywood

22075

32342

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

7828

26595

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

12193

42721

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

3208

39737

Los Angeles - Koreatown

16472

31865

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1625

35644

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

16590

39307

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

6231

47445

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5899

38720

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

13001

39884

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

3094

38555

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

8781

30981

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1533

48931

Los Angeles - Longwood

1827

42449

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

6530

30220

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

3327

38976

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

926

29641

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

11238

26460

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

985

22592

Los Angeles - Melrose

26715

34384

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4590

30539

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

5038

28012

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

12145

50344

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

8363

34637

Los Angeles - North Hills

25809

41915

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

60074

39673

Los Angeles - Northridge

26148

37463

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

5160

24236

Los Angeles - Pacoima

39355

51124

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

949

24675

Los Angeles - Palms

12390

28238

Los Angeles - Panorama City

34050

45249

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

3315

24411

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

16602

39678

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

621

19431

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

3528

32228

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

10824

30415

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

2305

35137

Los Angeles - Regent Square

894

32158

Los Angeles - Reseda

32775

42778

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1836

39603

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1202

28430

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

26793

34333

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1340

30167

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

28351

32492

Los Angeles - Silverlake

13531

30694

Los Angeles - South Carthay

3374

31845

Los Angeles - South Park

17075

44980

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1900

41449

Los Angeles - Studio City

7198

32077

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

23587

44942

Los Angeles - Sunland

7051

34550

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

212

32767

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

42893

52056

Los Angeles - Tarzana

10779

34911

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

13706

34715

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2860

29157

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2618

30078

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

537

41118

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

495

26642

Los Angeles - Tujunga

9160

32938

Los Angeles - University Hills

945

27559

Los Angeles - University Park

11744

42774

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

11420

38046

Los Angeles - Valley Village

8733

35328

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

38340

41140

Los Angeles - Venice

9335

27549

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

7643

44436

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3808

49732

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

19019

46178

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

24977

48035

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2864

34099

Los Angeles - View Heights

1143

30942

Los Angeles - Watts

19993

46851

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1879

38230

Los Angeles - West Adams

11145

40337

Los Angeles - West Hills

13262

32709

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

11964

31789

Los Angeles - West Vernon

25091

46773

Los Angeles - Westchester

14245

27605

Los Angeles - Westlake

21241

35786

Los Angeles - Westwood

17086

31577

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

22682

62781

Los Angeles - Wilmington

24086

42640

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

17387

34656

Los Angeles - Winnetka

20353

39302

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

21174

31113

Unincorporated - Acton

2058

25819

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

1017

24459

Unincorporated - Altadena

12049

27623

Unincorporated - Anaverde

426

28249

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

94

7550

Unincorporated - Arcadia

2317

29031

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

2864

58485

Unincorporated - Athens Village

17934

42255

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2765

40812

Unincorporated - Azusa

6458

40558

Unincorporated - Bassett

6319

42647

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

211

19664

Unincorporated - Bradbury

137

126852

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3851

49832

Unincorporated - Castaic*

9910

36446

Unincorporated - Cerritos

193

32879

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

10

50000

Unincorporated - Claremont

160

22792

Unincorporated - Covina

6383

37951

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

5143

39128

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1247

28386

Unincorporated - Del Rey

150

47170

Unincorporated - Del Sur

714

29565

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

981

39350

Unincorporated - Duarte

2049

46274

Unincorporated - East Covina

92

27964

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1674

31633

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

44

38596

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

59439

47449

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

434

6778

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

6452

42148

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1463

27573

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2817

32044

Unincorporated - El Monte

1

690

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

293

17640

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

30782

47573

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

2

16667

Unincorporated - Glendora

202

30606

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

16854

30136

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

778

30947

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

175

15938

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

329

23300

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

4584

23150

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

21

3107

Unincorporated - La Rambla

964

46458

Unincorporated - La Verne*

671

32892

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

2152

30434

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

208

31138

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

4136

31830

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

479

29154

Unincorporated - Lakewood

28

24561

Unincorporated - Lennox

7800

34602

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

317

18104

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1442

35862

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

368

28373

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1343

37630

Unincorporated - Llano

110

12543

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2808

29837

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1152

29683

Unincorporated - Newhall

107

48636

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

516

43072

Unincorporated - North Whittier

3208

38373

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5437

22620

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

38

17674

Unincorporated - Palmdale

272

32304

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

132

21256

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

440

22495

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

380

61389

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

24

5217

Unincorporated - Pomona

128

6605

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3970

30761

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1242

46674

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

285

30612

Unincorporated - Rosewood

521

40513

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

559

46857

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1382

41119

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

12708

24907

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

44

5128

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

8060

39860

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

91

4472

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

63

20455

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

597

223596

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

4025

21615

Unincorporated - Saugus

353

227742

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

149

41854

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

124

27253

Unincorporated - South El Monte

769

42841

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

3280

37071

Unincorporated - South Whittier

21979

37113

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

257

32907

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

6145

29309

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2175

36034

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

603

46528

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

447

26960

Unincorporated - Val Verde

1240

37474

Unincorporated - Valencia

960

31250

Unincorporated - Valinda

9820

42018

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3725

32015

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7542

46720

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

195

12905

Unincorporated - West Carson

8586

38875

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

5

41667

Unincorporated - West LA

934

98109

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

4322

43945

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

508

37380

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

10934

40609

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

262

20154

Unincorporated - Westhills

208

24791

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

946

25686

Unincorporated - Whittier

1022

27008

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

77

641667

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

17021

48753

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1950

32354

?- Under Investigation

73073

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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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