As COVID-19 Circulation Remains Elevated in Los Angeles County, Vaccination, Other Sensible Precautions Strongly Recommended

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) reports that the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses remains elevated despite some COVID-19 metrics ? including cases, hospitalizations, and deaths ? decreasing slightly over the past week.

In Los Angeles County, wastewater concentrations of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, appear to be plateauing at a high level, with concentrations at 67 percent of last year?s winter peak for the week ending Jan. 13, similar to the concentrations for the previous week. Wastewater concentrations provide a more complete picture of COVID-19 transmission levels than reported cases alone.

Other indicators have declined but remain at heightened levels. The reported daily average of COVID-19 cases decreased to 422 this week from 462 the previous week. Reported cases do not include home test results, so the actual number of COVID-19 infections in the community is much higher. The daily average of COVID-positive hospitalizations decreased to 727 for the week ending Jan. 20, from 776 a week earlier. Public Health is reporting an average of 4.9 deaths per day for the week ending Jan. 1, a decrease from 5.6 deaths per day reported for the previous week.

Flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) also continue to spread at lower but still elevated levels in Los Angeles County. There was an average of 263 influenza-positive hospitalized patients per day for the week ending Jan. 13, a decrease from the average of 384 influenza-positive hospitalized patients per day the week before. Data from sentinel surveillance laboratories shows that for the week ending Jan. 13, 12.4 percent of specimens tested for influenza and 7.8 percent of specimens tested for RSV were positive, compared to 13.8 percent and 9.4 percent, respectively, the previous week.

Because COVID-19 and other respiratory virus indicators remain elevated, sensible precautions, such as getting vaccinated and, if sick, staying home, testing, and seeking treatment are still strongly recommended, especially for older adults and other people at higher risk for severe illness. Getting the updated COVID-19 vaccine is one of the best ways to reduce the risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19. At least one dose of the updated vaccine is recommended for everyone six months and older. For more information about vaccines, visit?ph.lacounty.gov/vaccines.

To help stem the spread of respiratory viruses this winter, residents should stay home when sick and test if they have symptoms or were exposed to COVID-19. Individuals who test positive for COVID-19 and have symptoms can leave isolation once they are fever free for 24 hours without using fever-reducing medication AND other symptoms are mild and improving, provided they wear a well-fitting high-quality mask when around others for 10 days following symptom onset. Individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 and have no symptoms are not required to isolate provided they wear a well-fitting, high-quality respiratory mask whenever they are around other people for 10 days following their first positive test result. Other simple precautions include washing hands frequently and wearing a well-fitting, high-quality mask in crowded indoor spaces, such as airports, transit centers and venues with poor ventilation. This is especially important for residents who are at higher risk for severe illness or plan to spend time with people who are older or have underlying health conditions that can make them more vulnerable to getting very sick from respiratory illnesses. For more information on precautions against respiratory viruses, visit the Public Health?website.

For free and reliable information about COVID-19 and other health-related topics, call the Public Health InfoLine at 1-833-540-0473. Specially trained staff can help residents get free vaccines and at-home test kits, secure a telehealth appointment for medicine to treat COVID-19 and, for people who have difficulty leaving their homes, to arrange to be vaccinated at home. The InfoLIne is free and available to Los Angeles County residents, regardless of their insurance or immigration status, seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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.

Weekly COVID-19 Data Table
Metric	Date of Weekly Report
Metric	1/24/2024	1/17/2024	1/10/2024	1/03/2024
Daily average cases	422	462	483	542
SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentration as a percentage of the Winter 2022-2023 peak concentration value³	67%	66%	60%	49%
Daily average of the percent of Emergency Department (ED) encounters classified as coronavirus-related	4.1%	4.2%	4.5%	4.5%
Daily average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations	727	776	834	786
Daily average deaths	4.9	5.6	3.7	3.4
Percent of all deaths due to COVID-19	3.5%	3.1%	3.2%	4.0%
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 for all weeks except 1/3/24. Long Beach and Pasadena are not included in the daily average death count for 1/3/24 because data was not available from CDPH due to the holiday.

A wide range of data and dashboards on COVID-19 from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health are available on the Public Health website at?http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/COVIDdata ?including:

??COVID -19 Response Plan

??COVID -19 Vaccinations

??Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics

??Resp Watch: Viral Respiratory Surveillance for LA County

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/

? California Department of Public Health:

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx

? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

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

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

? World Health Organization:

https://www.who.int/health -topics/coronavirus

? LA County residents can also call 2-1-1

Cases through 12:00pm 01/22/2024	?	?
?	Total Cases	?
Laboratory Confirmed Cases?(includes LB and Pas through 6/27/23; excludes LB and Pas after 6/27/23)	3,862,182	?
Deaths?(includes LB and Pas)	37,257	?
Cases by Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
- 0 to 4	118,426	?
- 5 to 11	285,891	?
- 12 to 17	280,794	?
- 18 to 29	773,026	?
- 30 to 49	1,164,444	?
- 50 to 64	639,216	?
- 65 to 79	286,750	?
- over 80	105,997	?
- Under Investigation	2,645	?
Cases by Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
- Female	1,892,865	?
- Male	1,672,434	?
- Other	1,961	?
- Under Investigation	89,929	?
Cases by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
- American Indian/Alaska Native	6,952	?
- Asian	274,572	?
- Black	195,866	?
- Hispanic/Latino	1,549,306	?
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	18,239	?
- White	514,463	?
- Other	424,190	?
- Under Investigation	673,601	?
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
- Hospitalized (Ever)	194204	?
Deaths by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
- American Indian/Alaska Native	83	?
- Asian	4,653	?
- Black	3,303	?
- Hispanic/Latino	17,078	?
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	115	?
- White	9,491	?
- Other	509	?
- Under Investigation	115	?
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	6602	31614
City of Alhambra	26539	30602
City of Arcadia	14398	24930
City of Artesia	6268	37321
City of Avalon	301	7780
City of Azusa	17998	35967
City of Baldwin Park	30493	39720
City of Bell	17316	47660
City of Bell Gardens	17475	40573
City of Bellflower	31670	40741
City of Beverly Hills	12082	35000
City of Bradbury	71	6642
City of Burbank	34144	31857
City of Calabasas	6181	25412
City of Carson	36329	38711
City of Cerritos	14011	27985
City of Claremont	10757	29484
City of Commerce*	5980	45757
City of Compton	41419	41459
City of Covina	20937	42701
City of Cudahy	12422	51021
City of Culver City	12524	31416
City of Diamond Bar	14195	24681
City of Downey	48024	42029
City of Duarte	7767	35279
City of El Monte	43943	37472
City of El Segundo	4268	25426
City of Gardena	22849	37268
City of Glendale	62548	30291
City of Glendora	15705	29765
City of Hawaiian Gardens	5154	35119
City of Hawthorne	30722	34602
City of Hermosa Beach	4931	25069
City of Hidden Hills	400	21164
City of Huntington Park	26798	45051
City of Industry	1066	243936
City of Inglewood	40178	35374
City of Irwindale	911	62440
City of La Canada Flintridge	4788	23138
City of La Habra Heights	216	3960
City of La Mirada	14760	29759
City of La Puente	16373	40231
City of La Verne	9548	28688
City of Lakewood	28090	34954
City of Lancaster*	66409	41102
City of Lawndale	10965	32620
City of Lomita	6407	30908
City of Lynwood*	32059	44497
City of Malibu	3009	23216
City of Manhattan Beach	7783	21620
City of Maywood	13129	46807
City of Monrovia	12328	31773
City of Montebello	26163	40642
City of Monterey Park	18208	29244
City of Norwalk	44199	41069
City of Palmdale	68879	43329
City of Palos Verdes Estates	2397	17727
City of Paramount	23297	41585
City of Pico Rivera	28782	44773
City of Pomona	67411	43231
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	8335	19498
City of Redondo Beach	16411	23889
City of Rolling Hills	317	16340
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1668	20560
City of Rosemead	15754	28463
City of San Dimas*	11455	33188
City of San Fernando	13126	53332
City of San Gabriel	12086	29511
City of San Marino	2551	19214
City of Santa Clarita	77117	34986
City of Santa Fe Springs	8070	43945
City of Santa Monica	28064	30357
City of Sierra Madre	2569	23378
City of Signal Hill	4259	36102
City of South El Monte	8620	41274
City of South Gate	48142	49047
City of South Pasadena	6594	25310
City of Temple City	11129	30528
City of Torrance	36270	24299
City of Vernon	362	173206
City of Walnut	7835	25662
City of West Covina	40825	37719
City of West Hollywood	11703	31672
City of Westlake Village	461	5514
City of Whittier	32134	36753
Los Angeles	1577094	38993
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	3287	40076
Los Angeles - Alsace	4670	37525
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	1	2500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	861	34412
Los Angeles - Arleta	17376	50556
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	5248	35783
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	10724	34455
Los Angeles - Bel Air	2577	30573
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	3473	27729
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	4366	33144
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	41328	47567
Los Angeles - Brentwood	8819	28490
Los Angeles - Brookside	159	27367
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	2364	33198
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	26134	40028
Los Angeles - Carthay	4582	31901
Los Angeles - Central	17293	44350
Los Angeles - Century City	3956	30926
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	16733	49556
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	13508	36448
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	2688	29310
Los Angeles - Chinatown	3067	38237
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	5494	37752
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	5059	33386
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	5559	40198
Los Angeles - Crestview	4122	36260
Los Angeles - Del Rey	8840	29530
Los Angeles - Downtown*	16600	60348
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	14301	36124
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	9880	33735
Los Angeles - Echo Park	4619	32400
Los Angeles - El Sereno	17381	41573
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1891	33106
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	3681	36191
Los Angeles - Encino	15847	35081
Los Angeles - Exposition	1328	39928
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	18655	41532
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	1308	36333
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3903	44754
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	23323	49158
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	11356	35932
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	4346	40375
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	22499	38664
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	10341	48086
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	4894	28722
Los Angeles - Harbor City	9807	33736
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	16256	37284
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	668	27729
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	6300	34932
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	18518	48815
Los Angeles - Highland Park	17749	36678
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	5639	40656
Los Angeles - Hollywood	22393	32808
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	7948	27003
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	12393	43422
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	3253	40295
Los Angeles - Koreatown	16640	32190
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1641	35995
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	16844	39909
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	6384	48610
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	6003	39403
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	13151	40344
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	3130	39003
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	8881	31334
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1570	50112
Los Angeles - Longwood	1853	43053
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	6654	30794
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	3382	39620
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	956	30602
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	11532	27153
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	1005	23050
Los Angeles - Melrose	27048	34813
Los Angeles - Mid-city	4670	31071
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	5128	28513
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	12358	51227
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	8456	35022
Los Angeles - North Hills	26211	42568
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	60970	40265
Los Angeles - Northridge	26706	38262
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	5305	24917
Los Angeles - Pacoima	39830	51741
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	973	25299
Los Angeles - Palms	12622	28767
Los Angeles - Panorama City	34586	45961
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	3364	24772
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	16768	40075
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	640	20025
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	3614	33014
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	11126	31263
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	2376	36220
Los Angeles - Regent Square	920	33094
Los Angeles - Reseda	33412	43609
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1867	40272
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	1223	28926
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	27329	35020
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	1366	30752
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	28915	33139
Los Angeles - Silverlake	13716	31114
Los Angeles - South Carthay	3437	32440
Los Angeles - South Park	17181	45260
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1928	42059
Los Angeles - Studio City	7365	32821
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	23911	45560
Los Angeles - Sunland	7160	35084
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	217	33539
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	43548	52851
Los Angeles - Tarzana	11027	35714
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	13833	35036
Los Angeles - Thai Town	2897	29534
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	2652	30469
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	561	42956
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	507	27287
Los Angeles - Tujunga	9319	33510
Los Angeles - University Hills	960	27997
Los Angeles - University Park	11831	43091
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	11556	38499
Los Angeles - Valley Village	8877	35910
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	38884	41724
Los Angeles - Venice	9498	28030
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	7752	45070
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	3845	50215
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	19224	46676
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	25131	48331
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	2905	34587
Los Angeles - View Heights	1168	31619
Los Angeles - Watts	20185	47300
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	1897	38596
Los Angeles - West Adams	11388	41216
Los Angeles - West Hills	13582	33499
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	12266	32591
Los Angeles - West Vernon	25374	47301
Los Angeles - Westchester	14506	28111
Los Angeles - Westlake	21504	36229
Los Angeles - Westwood	17463	32274
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	23021	63719
Los Angeles - Wilmington	24362	43129
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	17549	34979
Los Angeles - Winnetka	20711	39993
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	21718	31912
Unincorporated - Acton	2114	26521
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	1042	25060
Unincorporated - Altadena	12342	28294
Unincorporated - Anaverde	440	29178
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	96	7711
Unincorporated - Arcadia	2359	29558
Unincorporated - Athens Village	2906	59342
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	18182	42840
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	2805	41402
Unincorporated - Azusa	6525	40978
Unincorporated - Bassett	6386	43099
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	222	20690
Unincorporated - Bradbury	156	144444
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	3958	51216
Unincorporated - Castaic*	10135	37273
Unincorporated - Cerritos	194	33049
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	10	50000
Unincorporated - Claremont	162	23077
Unincorporated - Covina	6466	38445
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	5201	39569
Unincorporated - Del Aire	1268	28864
Unincorporated - Del Rey	152	47799
Unincorporated - Del Sur	727	30104
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	1000	40112
Unincorporated - Duarte	2082	47019
Unincorporated - East Covina	92	27964
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	1698	32086
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	46	40351
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	59911	47826
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	442	6903
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	6499	42455
Unincorporated - East Whittier	1485	27987
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	2878	32738
Unincorporated - El Monte	1	690
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	307	18483
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	31011	47927
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	2	16667
Unincorporated - Glendora	203	30758
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	17035	30460
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	4	4.00E+05
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	789	31384
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	177	16120
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	343	24292
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	4692	23696
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	21	3107
Unincorporated - La Rambla	1000	48193
Unincorporated - La Verne*	677	33186
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	2205	31184
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	214	32036
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	4203	32346
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	484	29458
Unincorporated - Lakewood	28	24561
Unincorporated - Lennox	7894	35019
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	322	18389
Unincorporated - Littlerock	1461	36334
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	373	28759
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	1361	38134
Unincorporated - Llano	114	12999
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	2882	30624
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	1169	30121
Unincorporated - Newhall	109	49545
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	519	43322
Unincorporated - North Whittier	3255	38935
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	5558	23124
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	39	18140
Unincorporated - Palmdale	274	32542
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	139	22383
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	448	22904
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	381	61551
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	25	5435
Unincorporated - Pomona	131	6760
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	4045	31342
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	1263	47463
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	289	31042
Unincorporated - Rosewood	532	41369
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	568	47611
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	1403	41744
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	12929	25340
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	47	5478
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	8132	40216
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	91	4472
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	64	20779
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	597	223596
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	4122	22136
Unincorporated - Saugus	363	234194
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	153	42978
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	127	27912
Unincorporated - South El Monte	779	43398
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	3431	38777
Unincorporated - South Whittier	22186	37462
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	264	33803
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	6325	30168
Unincorporated - Sun Village	2202	36481
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	610	47068
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	459	27684
Unincorporated - Val Verde	1277	38592
Unincorporated - Valencia	998	32487
Unincorporated - Valinda	9934	42506
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	3815	32789
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	7587	46999
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	205	13567
Unincorporated - West Carson	8833	39994
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	5	41667
Unincorporated - West LA	994	104412
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	4366	44392
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	516	37969
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	11047	41029
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	274	21077
Unincorporated - Westhills	213	25387
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	970	26337
Unincorporated - Whittier	1034	27326
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	78	650000
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	17248	49403
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	2010	33350
- Under Investigation	75350	?
* --Case and death numbers include cases identified among persons detained at correctional facilities located in the city/community		?
Data are subject to change based on further investigation		?

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