news release DPH

For Immediate Release:

Nov. 16, 2023

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As Winter Respiratory Virus Spread Slowly Increases, Residents Encouraged to Plan and Prepare

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With a small uptick in indicators of COVID-19 transmission the past two weeks, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) continues to monitor data to assess the possibility for larger increases in spread as the holiday season gets underway. Residents are encouraged to plan and prepare for this winter?s respiratory virus season.

Last winter, COVID-19 cases started to increase in late October and peaked in early December. The winter before, cases remained relatively stable through the end of November, and then increased sharply in December with the arrival of the Omicron variant. Cases then peaked in early January.

Since Nov. 1, the average daily number of reported COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County has increased 25 percent and the percentage of emergency department visits classified as COVID-19-related has increased 20 percent. ?

While data shows that in Los Angeles County the risk of rapid spread of COVID-19 is currently of low concern, it is beneficial to be aware of potential increases in transmission, especially as increased transmission of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and flu are also being seen in the county.

This year, RSV transmission began increasing in late September, and there has recently been an increase in flu transmission starting in late October. ?With all three viruses circulating at the same time, and beginning to increase simultaneously, there is a greater chance for a strain on the county?s health care system as more individuals may need to seek medical care from providers all within the same period. This is what is described as the ?tripledemic? and why preparing for the winter respiratory virus season is so important.

The best course of action is to maximize protection against severe illness by ensuring vaccines are up to date. For people 6 months and older, an annual flu and, regardless of past vaccination status, the updated (2023-2024 formula) COVID-19 vaccine is recommended. People who are pregnant, those with very young children and people over 60 years old should speak to their provider about the RSV vaccine. In most cases, multiple vaccines can be administered at the same time.

To help minimize the spread of illness in the community, people should stay home when they feel sick or are exhibiting symptoms, including a fever, cough, or sore throat, and test to detect a possible COVID-19 infection early. COVID-19 tests are free at many sites throughout the county and information is available at ph.lacounty.gov/COVIDtests. Treatments for COVID-19 and flu are routinely available with a prescription and can help to prevent severe illness, especially for those who are at high risk.

Adults and children 12 years and older who test or are suspected positive for COVID and 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 or to call the Public Health Call Center at 1-833-540-0473, open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., for free telehealth services and a prescription.

If a person has respiratory symptoms and is testing negative for COVID-19, it is possible that they have a flu infection and anti-viral treatments are also available with a prescription from a provider. Oseltamivir, available under the trade name Tamiflu, is approved for treatment of flu in adults and children 14 days old and older. People who are 65 years old and older, under 5 years old, pregnant or have underlying health conditions, such as asthma, diabetes or obesity, are at higher risk for complications and should seek medical care if they feel ill.

Los Angeles County residents who have questions about respiratory symptoms, vaccines, where to get vaccination or how to get tested can access the Public Health Call Center, open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to answer questions related to COVID-19, flu or RSV 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 Nov. 4, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Hospital Admission Level is Low at 3.6 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

11/15/2023

11/8/2023

11/1/2023

10/25/2023

Daily average cases?

250

211

198

220

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

12%

15%

11%

12%

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

3.0%

2.8%

2.5%

2.6%

Daily average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations

301

288

322

345

Daily average deaths

3.4

3.6

3.4

4.4

Percent of all deaths due to COVID-19

1.1%

2.0%

2.4%

2.2%

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

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Cases through 12:00pm 11/13/2023

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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)

3,819,903

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Deaths (includes LB and Pas)

36,955

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

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- 0 to 4

115,881

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- 5 to 11

284,964

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- 12 to 17

279,845

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- 18 to 29

768,678

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- 30 to 49

1,154,411

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- 50 to 64

630,342

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- 65 to 79

277,924

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-? over 80

100,258

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-? Under Investigation

2,607

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

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-? Female

1,869,263

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-? Male

1,654,196

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-? Other

1,894

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-? Under Investigation

89,557

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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

6,866

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-? Asian

270,672

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-? Black

192,513

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-? Hispanic/Latino

1,537,030

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

18,062

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-? White

505,571

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-? Other

417,759

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-? Under Investigation

666,437

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

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-? Hospitalized (Ever)

188,581

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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

4,608

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-? Black

3,290

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-? Hispanic/Latino

17,007

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

114

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-? White

9,374

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-? Other

475

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-? Under Investigation

106

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CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

6493

31092

City of Alhambra

26142

30144

City of Arcadia

14088

24393

City of Artesia

6187

36838

City of Avalon

298

7702

City of Azusa

17808

35588

City of Baldwin Park

30226

39373

City of Bell

17216

47385

City of Bell Gardens

17392

40380

City of Bellflower

31399

40392

City of Beverly Hills

11877

34406

City of Bradbury

71

6642

City of Burbank

33645

31391

City of Calabasas

6050

24874

City of Carson

35856

38207

City of Cerritos

13776

27515

City of Claremont

10635

29150

City of Commerce*

5946

45497

City of Compton

41075

41114

City of Covina

20726

42270

City of Cudahy

12342

50692

City of Culver City

12333

30937

City of Diamond Bar

14008

24355

City of Downey

47577

41638

City of Duarte

7665

34816

City of El Monte

43537

37126

City of El Segundo

4202

25033

City of Gardena

22518

36728

City of Glendale

61644

29853

City of Glendora

15493

29363

City of Hawaiian Gardens

5109

34812

City of Hawthorne

30352

34185

City of Hermosa Beach

4864

24728

City of Hidden Hills

394

20847

City of Huntington Park

26647

44797

City of Industry

1056

241648

City of Inglewood

39686

34940

City of Irwindale

903

61892

City of La Canada Flintridge

4696

22694

City of La Habra Heights

215

3941

City of La Mirada

14588

29412

City of La Puente

16241

39907

City of La Verne

9439

28361

City of Lakewood

27754

34536

City of Lancaster*

65550

40571

City of Lawndale

10837

32240

City of Lomita

6283

30310

City of Lynwood*

31850

44207

City of Malibu

2958

22822

City of Manhattan Beach

7654

21262

City of Maywood

12999

46344

City of Monrovia

12136

31278

City of Montebello

25933

40284

City of Monterey Park

17957

28841

City of Norwalk

43835

40731

City of Palmdale

68118

42850

City of Palos Verdes Estates

2352

17394

City of Paramount

23080

41197

City of Pico Rivera

28545

44405

City of Pomona

66779

42826

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

8111

18974

City of Redondo Beach

16124

23471

City of Rolling Hills

306

15773

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1617

19931

City of Rosemead

15565

28121

City of San Dimas*

11327

32817

City of San Fernando

12985

52759

City of San Gabriel

11882

29013

City of San Marino

2503

18852

City of Santa Clarita

75581

34289

City of Santa Fe Springs

8009

43613

City of Santa Monica

27411

29651

City of Sierra Madre

2505

22796

City of Signal Hill

4194

35551

City of South El Monte

8564

41006

City of South Gate

47824

48723

City of South Pasadena

6504

24964

City of Temple City

10989

30144

City of Torrance

35598

23848

City of Vernon

361

172727

City of Walnut

7746

25370

City of West Covina

40398

37324

City of West Hollywood

11555

31271

City of Westlake Village

459

5490

City of Whittier

31840

36417

Los Angeles

1559915

38568

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

3263

39783

Los Angeles - Alsace

4632

37220

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

0

0

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

854

34133

Los Angeles - Arleta

17192

50020

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

5194

35415

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

10548

33889

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2531

30027

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

3423

27329

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

4323

32817

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

41059

47257

Los Angeles - Brentwood

8663

27986

Los Angeles - Brookside

158

27194

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2347

32959

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

25884

39645

Los Angeles - Carthay

4537

31588

Los Angeles - Central

17211

44140

Los Angeles - Century City

3884

30363

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

16607

49183

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

13296

35876

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2629

28666

Los Angeles - Chinatown

3024

37701

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

5437

37360

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

5002

33010

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

5492

39714

Los Angeles - Crestview

4071

35811

Los Angeles - Del Rey

8706

29082

Los Angeles - Downtown*

16489

59945

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

14120

35666

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

9760

33325

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4581

32134

Los Angeles - El Sereno

17227

41205

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1874

32808

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3633

35719

Los Angeles - Encino

15647

34639

Los Angeles - Exposition

1319

39657

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

18530

41254

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1296

36000

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3871

44387

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

23193

48884

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

11227

35524

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

4294

39892

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

22136

38040

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

10264

47728

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4849

28458

Los Angeles - Harbor City

9666

33251

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

16077

36874

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

659

27356

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

6256

34688

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

18367

48417

Los Angeles - Highland Park

17566

36300

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

5600

40375

Los Angeles - Hollywood

22170

32482

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

7858

26697

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

12260

42956

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

3214

39812

Los Angeles - Koreatown

16519

31956

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1629

35732

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

16658

39468

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

6267

47719

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5927

38904

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

13045

40019

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

3112

38779

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

8808

31076

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1536

49026

Los Angeles - Longwood

1838

42704

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

6569

30401

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

3339

39117

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

934

29898

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

11347

26717

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

994

22798

Los Angeles - Melrose

26821

34520

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4613

30692

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

5071

28196

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

12201

50576

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

8393

34761

Los Angeles - North Hills

25929

42110

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

60345

39852

Los Angeles - Northridge

26290

37666

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

5195

24400

Los Angeles - Pacoima

39483

51291

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

955

24831

Los Angeles - Palms

12464

28407

Los Angeles - Panorama City

34245

45508

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

3331

24529

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

16643

39776

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

624

19524

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

3551

32438

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

10909

30654

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

2320

35366

Los Angeles - Regent Square

903

32482

Los Angeles - Reseda

32924

42972

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1843

39754

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1209

28595

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

26935

34515

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1347

30324

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

28504

32668

Los Angeles - Silverlake

13590

30828

Los Angeles - South Carthay

3392

32015

Los Angeles - South Park

17099

45044

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1909

41645

Los Angeles - Studio City

7239

32259

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

23674

45108

Los Angeles - Sunland

7081

34697

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

213

32921

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

43034

52227

Los Angeles - Tarzana

10849

35137

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

13737

34793

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2868

29238

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2627

30182

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

539

41271

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

496

26695

Los Angeles - Tujunga

9204

33096

Los Angeles - University Hills

948

27647

Los Angeles - University Park

11767

42858

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

11460

38180

Los Angeles - Valley Village

8781

35522

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

38489

41300

Los Angeles - Venice

9376

27670

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

7681

44657

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3817

49850

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

19068

46297

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

25021

48119

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2872

34195

Los Angeles - View Heights

1153

31213

Los Angeles - Watts

20039

46958

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1881

38271

Los Angeles - West Adams

11168

40420

Los Angeles - West Hills

13330

32877

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

12049

32015

Los Angeles - West Vernon

25156

46894

Los Angeles - Westchester

14325

27760

Los Angeles - Westlake

21311

35904

Los Angeles - Westwood

17219

31823

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

22740

62941

Los Angeles - Wilmington

24164

42778

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

17425

34732

Los Angeles - Winnetka

20465

39518

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

21312

31316

Unincorporated - Acton

2073

26007

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

1021

24555

Unincorporated - Altadena

12128

27804

Unincorporated - Anaverde

427

28316

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

94

7550

Unincorporated - Arcadia

2330

29194

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

2868

58566

Unincorporated - Athens Village

18000

42411

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2779

41018

Unincorporated - Azusa

6474

40658

Unincorporated - Bassett

6336

42762

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

213

19851

Unincorporated - Bradbury

139

128704

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3879

50194

Unincorporated - Castaic*

9987

36729

Unincorporated - Cerritos

193

32879

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

10

50000

Unincorporated - Claremont

161

22934

Unincorporated - Covina

6404

38076

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

5156

39227

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1255

28568

Unincorporated - Del Rey

151

47484

Unincorporated - Del Sur

714

29565

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

987

39591

Unincorporated - Duarte

2058

46477

Unincorporated - East Covina

92

27964

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1677

31689

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

45

39474

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

59575

47558

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

436

6809

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

6460

42200

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1476

27818

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2829

32181

Unincorporated - El Monte

1

690

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

295

17760

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

30844

47669

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

2

16667

Unincorporated - Glendora

202

30606

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

16910

30236

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

780

31026

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

175

15938

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

331

23442

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

4609

23277

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

21

3107

Unincorporated - La Rambla

976

47036

Unincorporated - La Verne*

671

32892

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

2166

30632

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

208

31138

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

4153

31961

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

479

29154

Unincorporated - Lakewood

28

24561

Unincorporated - Lennox

7826

34717

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

317

18104

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1445

35936

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

368

28373

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1346

37714

Unincorporated - Llano

111

12657

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2828

30050

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1156

29786

Unincorporated - Newhall

109

49545

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

515

42988

Unincorporated - North Whittier

3222

38541

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5472

22766

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

38

17674

Unincorporated - Palmdale

273

32423

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

135

21739

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

443

22648

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

381

61551

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

24

5217

Unincorporated - Pomona

129

6656

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3989

30908

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1250

46975

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

286

30720

Unincorporated - Rosewood

524

40747

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

562

47108

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1388

41297

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

12775

25038

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

45

5245

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

8069

39904

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

91

4472

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

64

20779

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

597

223596

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

4051

21755

Unincorporated - Saugus

354

228387

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

152

42697

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

126

27692

Unincorporated - South El Monte

772

43008

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

3318

37500

Unincorporated - South Whittier

22023

37187

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

259

33163

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

6198

29562

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2186

36216

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

604

46605

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

452

27262

Unincorporated - Val Verde

1249

37746

Unincorporated - Valencia

968

31510

Unincorporated - Valinda

9850

42146

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3748

32213

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7556

46807

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

195

12905

Unincorporated - West Carson

8646

39147

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

5

41667

Unincorporated - West LA

952

100000

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

4334

44067

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

511

37601

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

10962

40713

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

264

20308

Unincorporated - Westhills

208

24791

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

951

25821

Unincorporated - Whittier

1026

27114

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

78

650000

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

17078

48916

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1970

32686

?- Under Investigation

73703

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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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