news release DPH

For Immediate Release:

Nov. 9, 2023

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As Winter Virus Season Approaches, Testing and Treatment Can Make a Difference for People at Higher Risk

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With the winter season approaching, rates of COVID-19, flu, and RSV will likely rise in the coming weeks and in case of infection or exposure, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) encourages residents to become familiar with testing and treatment options that are available in order to reduce risk for themselves and their loved ones.

Public Health advises that if a person is experiencing respiratory symptoms, such as a fever, sore throat, or cough, that they stay home, test for COVID-19, and if needed, seek treatment.

In general, while most minor respiratory virus infections improve with simple steps?resting, drinking plenty of fluids and taking over the counter medications to help reduce fevers, sore throat and body aches, there are prescription medications that can help reduce the risk of severe illness. . Antiviral medications are available for COVID-19 and flu and for those who are eligible, should be started as soon as possible after symptoms begin. ?

Paxlovid, the antiviral medication to treat COVID-19 is widely available in Los Angeles County at no cost. Currently there is ample supply of Paxlovid courses provided though the U.S. government, available at Los Angeles County pharmacies, Public Health Centers, and through Public Health telehealth services, provided free to residents through the Public Health Call Center at 1-833-540-0473, open 7 days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Adults and children 12 years and older who test or are suspected positive for COVID, who have underlying health conditions or factors that may result in more severe illness from COVID-19, are eligible to take Paxlovid, which must be started within five days of symptom onset. Public Health encourages everyone to speak with their provider about Paxlovid if they test positive.

Due to the recent commercialization of medications to treat COVID-19, transitioning from federal government supplied doses, patients should check with the provider or pharmacy that they are picking up from about whether they are still getting the product for free. If not, they should ask about the co-pay savings program which they can use if they have commercial insurance. More information can be found at paxlovid.com/enroll-in-co-pay-program. For those eligible for a therapeutic medicine for COVID, public health offers a free telehealth visit and free medication.

A recent study looking at the effectiveness of Paxlovid against Omicron strains showed that there was a 37 percent reduction in hospitalization from a COVID-19 infection and an 84 percent reduction in death among people who completed a course of Paxlovid.

An at-home test can help determine if a respiratory infection is COVID-19. Testing is recommended if a person has respiratory virus symptoms, if they have been exposed to COVID-19, or when they are visiting or going to a gathering with people who are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19, such as older family members.

Through Nov. 11, people who have California regulated private health insurance can receive eight free COVID-19 home tests for each person on the policy at local pharmacies. Home tests are also available throughout Los Angeles County, including at libraries, Public Health Centers, food banks, senior centers and other local organizations. A full list of options, including free tests by mail through the federal government, can be found a ph.lacounty.gov/COVIDtests

Those with respiratory symptoms who test negative for COVID should consider masking indoors around others if they still have symptoms to avoid spreading another respiratory infection, like flu or RSV. It is most accurate to take a second COVID-19 test 48 hours after the first test if respiratory symptoms persist.

When a person is testing negative for COVID-19, yet still has symptoms of a respiratory virus, they may have a flu or RSV infection and should also stay home to prevent the spread of illness. For a flu infection, a doctor can prescribe Tamiflu if appropriate, a treatment that helps to reduce the severity of illness.

The best protection against viruses this winter is vaccination, recommended for all residents six months and older. The updated COVID-19 vaccine is available at pharmacies, Public Health sites, and at community events. Residents can find a convenient location for them and their families to get vaccinated at ph.lacounty.gov/vaccines and get the annual flu vaccine at the same time.

This fall?s COVID-19 and flu vaccines are updated to provide protection for virus strains that are circulating now. In order to have the most up-to-date protection, and for protection to have time to build before holiday events, it is recommended that people schedule a vaccination appointment as soon as possible. As of Nov. 5, over 630,000 residents have received their updated COVID-19 vaccine.

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. 28, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Hospital Admission Level is Low at 3.3 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

11/8/2023

11/1/2023

10/25/2023

10/18/2023

Daily average cases?

211

198

220

217

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

15%

11%

12%

14%

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

2.8%

2.5%

2.6%

2.6%

Daily average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations

286

322

345

371

Daily average deaths

3.6

3.4

4.4

3.3

Percent of all deaths due to COVID-19

1.3%

2.5%

2.3%

2.1%

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 11/6/2023

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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)

3,817,424

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Deaths (includes LB and Pas)

36,936

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

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- 0 to 4

115,735

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- 5 to 11

284,909

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- 12 to 17

279,793

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- 18 to 29

768,415

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- 30 to 49

1,153,845

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- 50 to 64

629,804

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- 65 to 79

277,405

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-? over 80

99,919

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-? Under Investigation

2,606

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

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-? Female

1,867,920

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-? Male

1,653,088

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-? Other

1,891

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-? Under Investigation

89,532

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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

6,860

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-? Asian

270,433

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-? Black

192,314

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-? Hispanic/Latino

1,536,266

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

18,057

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-? White

505,041

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-? Other

417,420

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-? Under Investigation

666,040

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

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-? Hospitalized (Ever)

188,280

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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

4,605

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-? Black

3,287

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-? Hispanic/Latino

17,004

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

114

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-? White

9,366

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-? Other

475

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-? Under Investigation

104

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CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

6489

31073

City of Alhambra

26111

30108

City of Arcadia

14073

24367

City of Artesia

6185

36826

City of Avalon

298

7702

City of Azusa

17802

35576

City of Baldwin Park

30206

39347

City of Bell

17214

47380

City of Bell Gardens

17387

40368

City of Bellflower

31380

40368

City of Beverly Hills

11862

34363

City of Bradbury

71

6642

City of Burbank

33625

31372

City of Calabasas

6045

24853

City of Carson

35835

38185

City of Cerritos

13769

27501

City of Claremont

10624

29120

City of Commerce*

5944

45482

City of Compton

41052

41091

City of Covina

20706

42230

City of Cudahy

12338

50676

City of Culver City

12314

30889

City of Diamond Bar

13999

24340

City of Downey

47550

41615

City of Duarte

7656

34775

City of El Monte

43520

37111

City of El Segundo

4199

25015

City of Gardena

22503

36704

City of Glendale

61593

29828

City of Glendora

15478

29334

City of Hawaiian Gardens

5108

34805

City of Hawthorne

30336

34167

City of Hermosa Beach

4861

24713

City of Hidden Hills

394

20847

City of Huntington Park

26642

44789

City of Industry

1056

241648

City of Inglewood

39657

34915

City of Irwindale

903

61892

City of La Canada Flintridge

4690

22665

City of La Habra Heights

215

3941

City of La Mirada

14578

29392

City of La Puente

16226

39870

City of La Verne

9435

28349

City of Lakewood

27745

34525

City of Lancaster*

65504

40542

City of Lawndale

10831

32222

City of Lomita

6273

30262

City of Lynwood*

31833

44184

City of Malibu

2956

22807

City of Manhattan Beach

7648

21245

City of Maywood

12977

46265

City of Monrovia

12122

31242

City of Montebello

25917

40259

City of Monterey Park

17936

28807

City of Norwalk

43811

40708

City of Palmdale

68079

42826

City of Palos Verdes Estates

2350

17379

City of Paramount

23068

41176

City of Pico Rivera

28531

44383

City of Pomona

66746

42805

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

8103

18956

City of Redondo Beach

16110

23451

City of Rolling Hills

306

15773

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1616

19919

City of Rosemead

15559

28110

City of San Dimas*

11321

32799

City of San Fernando

12979

52734

City of San Gabriel

11858

28954

City of San Marino

2499

18822

City of Santa Clarita

75498

34251

City of Santa Fe Springs

8006

43596

City of Santa Monica

27373

29610

City of Sierra Madre

2499

22741

City of Signal Hill

4194

35551

City of South El Monte

8559

40982

City of South Gate

47804

48703

City of South Pasadena

6496

24934

City of Temple City

10986

30136

City of Torrance

35543

23812

City of Vernon

361

172727

City of Walnut

7741

25354

City of West Covina

40366

37295

City of West Hollywood

11546

31247

City of Westlake Village

459

5490

City of Whittier

31824

36399

Los Angeles

1558930

38543

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

3258

39722

Los Angeles - Alsace

4629

37196

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

0

0

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

854

34133

Los Angeles - Arleta

17182

49991

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

5193

35408

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

10539

33860

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2530

30015

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

3421

27313

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

4317

32772

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

41048

47245

Los Angeles - Brentwood

8654

27957

Los Angeles - Brookside

158

27194

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2344

32917

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

25862

39612

Los Angeles - Carthay

4533

31560

Los Angeles - Central

17205

44124

Los Angeles - Century City

3880

30331

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

16603

49171

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

13279

35830

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2626

28634

Los Angeles - Chinatown

3022

37676

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

5434

37339

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4997

32977

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

5490

39699

Los Angeles - Crestview

4070

35802

Los Angeles - Del Rey

8696

29049

Los Angeles - Downtown*

16475

59894

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

14112

35646

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

9756

33312

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4580

32127

Los Angeles - El Sereno

17219

41186

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1873

32791

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3630

35690

Los Angeles - Encino

15632

34606

Los Angeles - Exposition

1319

39657

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

18524

41241

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1296

36000

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3871

44387

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

23189

48876

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

11221

35505

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

4292

39874

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

22115

38004

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

10262

47719

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4848

28452

Los Angeles - Harbor City

9654

33209

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

16065

36846

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

659

27356

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

6252

34666

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

18358

48393

Los Angeles - Highland Park

17553

36273

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

5595

40339

Los Angeles - Hollywood

22158

32464

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

7852

26677

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

12255

42938

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

3215

39824

Los Angeles - Koreatown

16507

31933

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1628

35710

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

16647

39442

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

6252

47605

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5926

38897

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

13039

40001

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

3112

38779

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

8805

31066

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1536

49026

Los Angeles - Longwood

1837

42681

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

6564

30378

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

3337

39093

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

933

29866

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

11336

26691

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

993

22775

Los Angeles - Melrose

26811

34508

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4609

30665

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

5069

28185

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

12194

50547

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

8386

34732

Los Angeles - North Hills

25914

42085

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

60295

39819

Los Angeles - Northridge

26268

37635

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

5192

24386

Los Angeles - Pacoima

39462

51263

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

955

24831

Los Angeles - Palms

12459

28395

Los Angeles - Panorama City

34212

45464

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

3328

24507

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

16638

39764

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

624

19524

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

3550

32429

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

10894

30611

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

2318

35335

Los Angeles - Regent Square

903

32482

Los Angeles - Reseda

32905

42947

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1840

39689

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1208

28571

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

26916

34491

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1346

30302

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

28479

32639

Los Angeles - Silverlake

13583

30812

Los Angeles - South Carthay

3389

31987

Los Angeles - South Park

17093

45028

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1909

41645

Los Angeles - Studio City

7229

32215

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

23660

45081

Los Angeles - Sunland

7078

34682

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

212

32767

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

43016

52205

Los Angeles - Tarzana

10836

35095

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

13735

34788

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2867

29228

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2626

30170

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

538

41194

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

496

26695

Los Angeles - Tujunga

9197

33071

Los Angeles - University Hills

948

27647

Los Angeles - University Park

11764

42847

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

11453

38156

Los Angeles - Valley Village

8768

35469

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

38465

41274

Los Angeles - Venice

9373

27661

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

7673

44610

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3816

49837

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

19055

46266

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

25011

48100

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2870

34171

Los Angeles - View Heights

1153

31213

Los Angeles - Watts

20029

46935

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1881

38271

Los Angeles - West Adams

11165

40409

Los Angeles - West Hills

13323

32860

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

12036

31980

Los Angeles - West Vernon

25149

46881

Los Angeles - Westchester

14312

27735

Los Angeles - Westlake

21304

35893

Los Angeles - Westwood

17198

31784

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

22730

62913

Los Angeles - Wilmington

24157

42766

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

17421

34724

Los Angeles - Winnetka

20445

39480

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

21292

31286

Unincorporated - Acton

2073

26007

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

1021

24555

Unincorporated - Altadena

12113

27769

Unincorporated - Anaverde

427

28316

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

94

7550

Unincorporated - Arcadia

2330

29194

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

2868

58566

Unincorporated - Athens Village

17992

42392

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2775

40959

Unincorporated - Azusa

6472

40646

Unincorporated - Bassett

6331

42728

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

212

19758

Unincorporated - Bradbury

137

126852

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3874

50129

Unincorporated - Castaic*

9970

36667

Unincorporated - Cerritos

193

32879

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

10

50000

Unincorporated - Claremont

160

22792

Unincorporated - Covina

6401

38058

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

5153

39204

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1254

28545

Unincorporated - Del Rey

151

47484

Unincorporated - Del Sur

714

29565

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

984

39471

Unincorporated - Duarte

2056

46432

Unincorporated - East Covina

92

27964

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1675

31652

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

45

39474

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

59544

47533

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

436

6809

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

6456

42174

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1473

27761

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2829

32181

Unincorporated - El Monte

1

690

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

295

17760

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

30832

47650

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

2

16667

Unincorporated - Glendora

202

30606

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

16904

30226

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

780

31026

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

175

15938

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

331

23442

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

4608

23272

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

21

3107

Unincorporated - La Rambla

973

46892

Unincorporated - La Verne*

671

32892

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

2165

30618

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

208

31138

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

4150

31938

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

479

29154

Unincorporated - Lakewood

28

24561

Unincorporated - Lennox

7821

34695

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

317

18104

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1444

35911

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

368

28373

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1346

37714

Unincorporated - Llano

111

12657

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2827

30039

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1155

29760

Unincorporated - Newhall

109

49545

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

515

42988

Unincorporated - North Whittier

3219

38505

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5464

22733

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

38

17674

Unincorporated - Palmdale

273

32423

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

135

21739

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

441

22546

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

381

61551

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

24

5217

Unincorporated - Pomona

129

6656

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3986

30885

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1247

46862

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

285

30612

Unincorporated - Rosewood

524

40747

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

562

47108

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1386

41238

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

12766

25021

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

45

5245

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

8068

39899

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

91

4472

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

64

20779

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

597

223596

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

4048

21739

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

3314

37455

Unincorporated - South Whittier

22015

37174

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

259

33163

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

6194

29543

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2185

36199

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

604

46605

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

450

27141

Unincorporated - Val Verde

1249

37746

Unincorporated - Valencia

966

31445

Unincorporated - Valinda

9845

42125

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3747

32205

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7554

46794

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

195

12905

Unincorporated - West Carson

8635

39097

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

5

41667

Unincorporated - West LA

948

99580

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

4333

44057

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

17070

48893

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1964

32587

?- Under Investigation

73579

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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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