news release DPH

For Immediate Release:

Nov. 2, 2023

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To Reduce Disruptions over the Holidays, Los Angeles County Residents Should Plan to be Up to Date on COVID-19 and Flu Vaccination Before Thanksgiving Holiday

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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) wants to make sure all residents know they are eligible for a new, updated COVID-19 vaccine and now is the time to get vaccinated against COVID and flu to reduce the chance of getting very sick or having to cancel plans this holiday season. ?

Many people may hear that there is a new updated COVID-19 vaccine and think they already were updated earlier this year with the bivalent booster. However, if a person has not been vaccinated since September 2023, they are not up to date. They should consider getting the updated COVID-19 vaccine soon to increase protection from severe illness before gathering with family and friends for Thanksgiving. It may take up to two weeks for the body to build-up maximum protection against COVID-19 after vaccination, so it is good to plan ahead.

Vaccines provide protection from infectious diseases that can lead to severe illness for individuals, especially those who are more vulnerable. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the first 10 months that first COVID-19 vaccines became available, they saved more than 200,000 lives and prevented more than 1.5 million hospitalizations in the United States.

In Los Angeles County, more than 540,000 doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccine have been administered, and among people 65 and older, 15 percent have received the newest COVID-19 vaccine. For people ages 12 to 64, uptake is currently lower, about 5 percent. Public Health is working to make sure more people know about the updated vaccine, its benefits and that they are eligible.

In Los Angeles County over the past 30 days, people who were vaccinated against COVID-19 were three times less likely to be hospitalized and 3.4 times less likely to die. While many people in Los Angeles County recognize the benefits of the vaccine, there may be confusion on whether this updated vaccine is needed.

Unfortunately, just like protection from a previous COVID-19 infection wanes over a few months, scientists have learned that vaccine protection also wanes over time. Similar to flu, because different strains of COVID-19 virus circulate each year, updated vaccines are needed to maximize protection.? This is especially true for those who are most likely to experience severe illness if infected, including people who are older, very young children and people with chronic or underlying health conditions.

The updated vaccine is for everyone six months and older, made to target strains that are circulating now, specifically?the XBB lineage of the Omicron variant ??which accounts for 99 percent of sequenced specimens in Los Angeles County.

As of the most recent specimen sequencing in Los Angeles County, the XBB sub strain EG.5 accounted for 35 percent of sequenced specimens. The next most dominant strain was HV.1, a descendant of EG.5, accounting for 8 percent of sequenced specimens followed by XBB.2.3 and XBB.1.16.6, each accounting for 7 percent of specimens.

Public Health encourages residents to have conversations with friends and family and make sure they know they are eligible for the updated vaccine. Mobile vaccine teams are out in the county and are listed in search at myturn.ca.gov. This is a great chance for the entire family to be vaccinated, and to invite neighbors and friends.

Between Oct. 28 and Nov. 3, there are 220 Mobile Vaccination Events scheduled in Los Angeles County with 72 percent taking place in areas with lower access to health resources.

If Los Angeles County residents have questions about vaccines, where to get vaccination or how to get tested, the Public Health Call Center remains open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to answer COVID-19-related questions at 1-833-540-0473. Public Health staff can connect callers with resources and help people schedule vaccination appointments, including in-home vaccinations for those that are homebound.

In Los Angeles County, based on data through Oct. 21, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Hospital Admission Level is Low at 4.2 new COVID-19 hospitalizations per 100,000 people.

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

11/1/2023

10/25/2023

10/18/2023

10/11/2023

Daily average cases?

198

220

217

242

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

11%

12%

14%

27%

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

2.5%

2.6%

2.6%

2.9%

Daily average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations

319

345

371

422

Daily average deaths

3.4

4.4

3.3

4.7

Percent of all deaths due to COVID-19

2.3%

2.5%

2.0%

3.2%

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 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

Cases through 12:00pm 10/30/2023

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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)

3,816,022

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Deaths (includes LB and Pas)

36,908

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

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- 0 to 4

115,650

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- 5 to 11

284,899

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- 12 to 17

279,773

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- 18 to 29

768,283

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- 30 to 49

1,153,601

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- 50 to 64

629,468

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- 65 to 79

277,034

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-? over 80

99,716

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-? Under Investigation

2,605

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

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-? Female

1,867,130

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-? Male

1,652,485

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-? Other

1,889

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-? Under Investigation

89,525

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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

6,861

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-? Asian

270,274

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-? Black

192,209

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-? Hispanic/Latino

1,535,891

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

18,045

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-? White

504,699

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-? Other

417,215

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-? Under Investigation

665,835

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

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-? Hospitalized (Ever)

188,007

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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

4,601

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-? Black

3,284

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-? Hispanic/Latino

16,995

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

114

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-? White

9,358

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-? Other

472

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-? Under Investigation

103

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CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

6484

31049

City of Alhambra

26089

30083

City of Arcadia

14063

24350

City of Artesia

6184

36820

City of Avalon

298

7702

City of Azusa

17804

35580

City of Baldwin Park

30179

39311

City of Bell

17216

47385

City of Bell Gardens

17388

40371

City of Bellflower

31380

40368

City of Beverly Hills

11858

34351

City of Bradbury

71

6642

City of Burbank

33609

31358

City of Calabasas

6040

24832

City of Carson

35814

38163

City of Cerritos

13761

27485

City of Claremont

10620

29109

City of Commerce*

5944

45482

City of Compton

41046

41085

City of Covina

20702

42221

City of Cudahy

12337

50672

City of Culver City

12310

30879

City of Diamond Bar

13988

24321

City of Downey

47551

41615

City of Duarte

7651

34752

City of El Monte

43512

37104

City of El Segundo

4197

25003

City of Gardena

22486

36676

City of Glendale

61565

29815

City of Glendora

15475

29329

City of Hawaiian Gardens

5107

34798

City of Hawthorne

30330

34160

City of Hermosa Beach

4857

24692

City of Hidden Hills

395

20899

City of Huntington Park

26643

44790

City of Industry

1056

241648

City of Inglewood

39640

34900

City of Irwindale

902

61823

City of La Canada Flintridge

4688

22655

City of La Habra Heights

215

3941

City of La Mirada

14571

29378

City of La Puente

16222

39860

City of La Verne

9438

28358

City of Lakewood

27730

34506

City of Lancaster*

65467

40519

City of Lawndale

10830

32219

City of Lomita

6264

30219

City of Lynwood*

31841

44195

City of Malibu

2954

22791

City of Manhattan Beach

7647

21242

City of Maywood

12975

46258

City of Monrovia

12117

31229

City of Montebello

25901

40235

City of Monterey Park

17929

28796

City of Norwalk

43798

40696

City of Palmdale

68062

42815

City of Palos Verdes Estates

2349

17372

City of Paramount

23070

41180

City of Pico Rivera

28525

44373

City of Pomona

66742

42802

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

8089

18923

City of Redondo Beach

16100

23436

City of Rolling Hills

306

15773

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1614

19894

City of Rosemead

15550

28094

City of San Dimas*

11317

32788

City of San Fernando

12979

52734

City of San Gabriel

11819

28859

City of San Marino

2499

18822

City of Santa Clarita

75434

34222

City of Santa Fe Springs

8007

43602

City of Santa Monica

27356

29591

City of Sierra Madre

2496

22714

City of Signal Hill

4193

35543

City of South El Monte

8560

40986

City of South Gate

47802

48701

City of South Pasadena

6494

24926

City of Temple City

10983

30128

City of Torrance

35506

23787

City of Vernon

361

172727

City of Walnut

7738

25344

City of West Covina

40345

37275

City of West Hollywood

11539

31228

City of Westlake Village

459

5490

City of Whittier

31823

36397

Los Angeles

1558311

38528

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

3259

39734

Los Angeles - Alsace

4629

37196

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

0

0

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

854

34133

Los Angeles - Arleta

17169

49953

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

5193

35408

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

10533

33841

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2524

29944

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

3419

27297

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

4316

32764

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

41033

47227

Los Angeles - Brentwood

8648

27937

Los Angeles - Brookside

158

27194

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2341

32875

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

25852

39596

Los Angeles - Carthay

4533

31560

Los Angeles - Central

17202

44117

Los Angeles - Century City

3879

30324

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

16599

49159

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

13270

35806

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2626

28634

Los Angeles - Chinatown

3018

37626

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

5436

37353

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4993

32951

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

5488

39685

Los Angeles - Crestview

4069

35793

Los Angeles - Del Rey

8690

29029

Los Angeles - Downtown*

16467

59865

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

14111

35644

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

9758

33319

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4580

32127

Los Angeles - El Sereno

17210

41164

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1872

32773

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3631

35700

Los Angeles - Encino

15628

34597

Los Angeles - Exposition

1319

39657

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

18522

41236

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1296

36000

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3868

44353

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

23192

48882

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

11218

35496

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

4288

39836

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

22099

37977

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

10258

47701

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4848

28452

Los Angeles - Harbor City

9650

33196

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

16060

36835

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

659

27356

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

6253

34671

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

18353

48380

Los Angeles - Highland Park

17543

36253

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

5595

40339

Los Angeles - Hollywood

22150

32452

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

7851

26673

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

12253

42931

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

3214

39812

Los Angeles - Koreatown

16506

31931

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1628

35710

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

16636

39416

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

6254

47620

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5927

38904

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

13039

40001

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

3109

38741

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

8805

31066

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1538

49090

Los Angeles - Longwood

1837

42681

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

6565

30382

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

3334

39058

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

934

29898

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

11329

26675

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

993

22775

Los Angeles - Melrose

26804

34499

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4604

30632

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

5069

28185

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

12186

50514

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

8385

34728

Los Angeles - North Hills

25894

42053

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

60263

39798

Los Angeles - Northridge

26250

37609

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

5190

24376

Los Angeles - Pacoima

39446

51243

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

955

24831

Los Angeles - Palms

12451

28377

Los Angeles - Panorama City

34152

45385

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

3326

24492

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

16641

39771

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

624

19524

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

3547

32402

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

10887

30592

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

2316

35305

Los Angeles - Regent Square

901

32410

Los Angeles - Reseda

32886

42923

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1840

39689

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1208

28571

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

26904

34476

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1345

30279

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

28465

32623

Los Angeles - Silverlake

13575

30794

Los Angeles - South Carthay

3386

31958

Los Angeles - South Park

17095

45033

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1908

41623

Los Angeles - Studio City

7229

32215

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

23648

45058

Los Angeles - Sunland

7075

34668

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

212

32767

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

43015

52204

Los Angeles - Tarzana

10831

35079

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

13730

34775

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2867

29228

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2624

30147

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

538

41194

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

496

26695

Los Angeles - Tujunga

9195

33064

Los Angeles - University Hills

948

27647

Los Angeles - University Park

11761

42836

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

11447

38136

Los Angeles - Valley Village

8765

35457

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

38445

41253

Los Angeles - Venice

9368

27646

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

7666

44570

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3815

49824

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

19054

46263

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

25010

48098

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2871

34183

Los Angeles - View Heights

1153

31213

Los Angeles - Watts

20032

46942

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1879

38230

Los Angeles - West Adams

11164

40405

Los Angeles - West Hills

13316

32843

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

12029

31961

Los Angeles - West Vernon

25138

46861

Los Angeles - Westchester

14301

27714

Los Angeles - Westlake

21296

35879

Los Angeles - Westwood

17189

31767

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

22726

62902

Los Angeles - Wilmington

24152

42757

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

17418

34718

Los Angeles - Winnetka

20434

39459

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

21279

31267

Unincorporated - Acton

2072

25994

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

1021

24555

Unincorporated - Altadena

12104

27749

Unincorporated - Anaverde

427

28316

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

94

7550

Unincorporated - Arcadia

2328

29169

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

2868

58566

Unincorporated - Athens Village

17984

42373

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2774

40945

Unincorporated - Azusa

6472

40646

Unincorporated - Bassett

6332

42735

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

212

19758

Unincorporated - Bradbury

137

126852

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3870

50078

Unincorporated - Castaic*

9967

36656

Unincorporated - Cerritos

193

32879

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

10

50000

Unincorporated - Claremont

160

22792

Unincorporated - Covina

6399

38046

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

5153

39204

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1252

28500

Unincorporated - Del Rey

151

47484

Unincorporated - Del Sur

714

29565

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

983

39430

Unincorporated - Duarte

2058

46477

Unincorporated - East Covina

92

27964

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1675

31652

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

45

39474

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

59529

47521

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

436

6809

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

6459

42194

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1472

27742

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2828

32169

Unincorporated - El Monte

1

690

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

294

17700

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

30826

47641

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

2

16667

Unincorporated - Glendora

202

30606

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

16898

30215

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

780

31026

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

175

15938

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

330

23371

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

4606

23261

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

21

3107

Unincorporated - La Rambla

973

46892

Unincorporated - La Verne*

671

32892

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

2163

30590

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

208

31138

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

4148

31922

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

479

29154

Unincorporated - Lakewood

28

24561

Unincorporated - Lennox

7819

34686

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

317

18104

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1443

35887

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

368

28373

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1345

37686

Unincorporated - Llano

111

12657

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2825

30018

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1156

29786

Unincorporated - Newhall

108

49091

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

516

43072

Unincorporated - North Whittier

3219

38505

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5463

22728

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

38

17674

Unincorporated - Palmdale

273

32423

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

133

21417

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

441

22546

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

381

61551

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

24

5217

Unincorporated - Pomona

129

6656

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3984

30869

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1248

46900

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

285

30612

Unincorporated - Rosewood

524

40747

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

562

47108

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1386

41238

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

12753

24995

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

45

5245

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

8067

39894

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

91

4472

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

64

20779

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

597

223596

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

4045

21723

Unincorporated - Saugus

354

228387

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

151

42416

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

126

27692

Unincorporated - South El Monte

771

42953

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

3312

37432

Unincorporated - South Whittier

22011

37167

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

259

33163

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

6186

29505

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2185

36199

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

604

46605

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

450

27141

Unincorporated - Val Verde

1247

37685

Unincorporated - Valencia

965

31413

Unincorporated - Valinda

9842

42112

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3745

32187

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7554

46794

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

195

12905

Unincorporated - West Carson

8636

39102

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

5

41667

Unincorporated - West LA

944

99160

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

4332

44047

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

511

37601

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

10954

40683

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

264

20308

Unincorporated - Westhills

208

24791

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

951

25821

Unincorporated - Whittier

1025

27088

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

77

641667

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

17067

48884

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1962

32554

?- Under Investigation

73510

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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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