news release DPH
**For Immediate Release:
**June 21, 2022
*Although COVID-19 Cases Appear to Stabilize, Transmission in LA County Remains High*
"2,294 New Positive Cases and 2"" New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County"
Although cases appear to stabilize, COVID transmission in LA County remains high due to highly infectious Omicron variant sublineages. With high transmission, Public Health continues to encourage caution and the layering of protections, such as masking, testing, and staying away from others if you are sick. These safety measures remain essential to slowing the spread.
The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus continued to account for all positive cases for sequenced specimens collected through the week ending May 28, as 90% of specimens testing positive were the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron, and its sublineages. The original BA.2 subvariant, and the BA.2.3 sublineage, continued to decrease. The BA.2.12.1 sublineage remains, by far, the predominant sublineage of BA.2, accounting for over 58% of positive sequenced specimens for the week ending May 28.
While the highly infectious BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Omicron continue to remain at low levels in LA County, increased numbers of new cases are detected every week. To date, we have detected a total of 98 positive, sequenced specimens of these two subvariants - 57 of BA.4 and 41 of BA.5. For the week ending May 28, these two subvariants combined accounted for 7.5% of positive specimens, with BA.4 accounting for 3.5%, and BA.5 accounting for 4%.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that across the country, as of the week of June 11, the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Omicron combined accounted for just under 22% of specimens, a large increase from 1% a month ago. They appear increasingly able to outcompete the BA.2 subvariant and its sublineages.
The number of daily new cases remains high but has stabilized. Over the last seven days the average number of daily new cases reported was 4,260, an 11% decrease from one week ago when the average number of daily new cases reported was 4,788. Additionally, the average case rate also decreased by 11% to 42 new cases per 100,000 people from one week ago when there were 47 new cases per 100,000 people. Despite these metrics stabilizing, the test positivity rate has now increased to 10.6%, a 63% increase from one week ago when the test positivity rate was 6.5%. This increase in the test positivity rate likely reflects the significant reduction, with the end of the school year, in the volume of routine testing. As a result, a greater proportion of the testing is for individuals with symptoms and/or exposures, leading to a higher test positivity rate.
The highly infectious variants and sublineages continue to fuel the number of people severely ill and needing to be hospitalized, although the increase in hospitalizations appear to be slowing. Over the last seven days, the average number of COVID-positive patients per day in LA County hospitals was 636, only a 10% increase from one week ago when the average number of COVID-positive patients per day was 583.
Deaths, which typically lag hospitalizations by several weeks are remaining low and stable with an average of five deaths reported per day this past week.
With pediatric vaccines for children as young as 6 months old approved by the CDC, the vaccines will be widely available across the county beginning tomorrow.
The CDC approved the Pfizer-BioNTech?s three-dose vaccine for children age 6 months through 4 years, and Moderna?s two-dose vaccines for children age 6 months through age 5.
In LA County, more than 900 vaccination sites are scheduled to offer the vaccines to these youngest children including more than 500 mobile sites, 200 pharmacies and seven Public Health Points of Dispensing (PODs). Because some of the pharmacy sites are only licensed to vaccinate children age 3 and older, parents are encouraged to reach out ahead of time to verify hours and availability.
Parents can also visit the Public Health website at?VaccinateLACounty.com [ [link removed] ]?or
VacunateLosAngeles.com [ [link removed] ]?(Spanish) to learn about locations, and schedules for clinics offering these and other COVID-19 vaccines. Parents are highly encouraged to call ahead of time to ensure vaccine availability.
For those who have any questions about vaccine safety and effectiveness, please reach out to your pediatrician or clinician or speak with a Public Health staff member at the COVID-19 call center, 1-833-540-0473 between the hours of 8 am and 8:30 pm seven days a week.
?I send my deepest sympathies and wishes of peace and comfort to the many families who have lost a loved one from COVID-19,? said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. ?While several COVID metrics appear to be stabilizing or even slightly decreasing, transmission remains high and Public Health continues strongly encouraging residents and businesses to use caution and the safety protections that we know can slow the spread. The most important steps we can take is for the whole family to get vaccinated or boosted, if eligible, including the youngest members of the household who can now get vaccinated. Residents should also wear a mask indoors when around others, and get tested if they feel sick, were exposed, or are gathering with others. If we keep taking these protections, we can protect one another and begin reducing transmission.?
Today, Public Health reported two additional deaths and?2,294 new positive cases. Of the two new deaths reported today, two people were aged 80 years or older.?Of the two newly reported deaths, all had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 32,263.
Public Health has reported a total of 3,071,314 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today?s positivity rate is 10.6%.
There are 664 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,130,101 individuals, with 23% of people testing positive.
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?[link removed] [ [link removed] ]?including:
* COVID-19 Daily Data (cases, deaths, testing, testing positivity rate, mortality rate, and hospitalizations) [ [link removed] ]
* Gender, Age, Race/Ethnicity and City/Community Cases and Deaths [ [link removed] ]
* Recovery Metrics [ [link removed] ]
* Contact Tracing Metrics [ [link removed] ]
* Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics [ [link removed] ]
* Citations due to Health Officer Order Noncompliance
* Outbreaks:
* Residential Congregate Settings
* Non-Residential Settings
* Homeless Service Settings
Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:
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* California Department of Public Health:
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* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: [link removed] [ [link removed] ]
* Spanish?[link removed] [ [link removed] ]
* World Health Organization?[link removed] [ [link removed] ]
* LA County residents can also call 2-1-1
For more information:
*?*
*Total Cases*
?
*Laboratory Confirmed Cases *
3,071,314
?
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
2,906,918
?
-- Long Beach
132,943
?
-- Pasadena
31,453
?
*Deaths*
32,263
?
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
30,565
?
-- Long Beach
1,282
?
-- Pasadena
416
?
*Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
?
?
- 0 to 4
89299
?
- 5 to 11
257286
?
- 12 to 17
252219
?
- 18 to 29
645033
?
- 30 to 49
929594
?
- 50 to 64
481355
?
- 65 to 79
189110
?
-? over 80
60889
?
-? Under Investigation
2133
?
*Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
?
?
-? Female
1483851
?
-? Male
1342811
?
-? Other
1317
?
-? Under Investigation
78939
?
*Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
?
?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native
5357
?
-? Asian
193483
?
-? Black
146440
?
-? Hispanic/Latino
1292202
?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
14779
?
-? White
390328
?
-? Other
323964
?
-? Under Investigation
540365
?
*Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
?
?
-? Hospitalized (Ever)***
140,930
?
*Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
?
?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native
72
?
-? Asian
3827
?
-? Black
2842
?
-? Hispanic/Latino
15658
?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
113
?
-? White
7660
?
-? Other
304
?
-? Under Investigation
89
?
*CITY / COMMUNITY***
*Cases*
*Case Rate*
City of Agoura Hills
5086
24355
City of Alhambra
18981
21887
City of Arcadia
9428
16324
City of Artesia
4548
27079
City of Avalon
64
1654
City of Azusa
14520
29017
City of Baldwin Park
24132
31435
City of Bell
14532
39998
City of Bell Gardens
14664
34046
City of Bellflower
24755
31845
City of Beverly Hills
9466
27422
City of Bradbury
67
6268
City of Burbank
25337
23640
City of Calabasas
4595
18892
City of Carson
27952
29785
City of Cerritos
9701
19376
City of Claremont
7791
21355
City of Commerce*
4728
36177
City of Compton
34365
34398
City of Covina
15585
31785
City of Cudahy
10458
42954
City of Culver City
8739
21921
City of Diamond Bar
10303
17914
City of Downey
38137
33377
City of Duarte
5624
25545
City of El Monte
34630
29530
City of El Segundo
3300
19659
City of Gardena
17695
28862
City of Glendale
48250
23366
City of Glendora
12706
24081
City of Hawaiian Gardens
4337
29552
City of Hawthorne
24142
27191
City of Hermosa Beach
3831
19476
City of Hidden Hills
318
16825
City of Huntington Park
22928
38545
City of Industry
430
98398
City of Inglewood
31266
27527
City of Irwindale
564
38657
City of La Canada Flintridge
3464
16740
City of La Habra Heights
171
3135
City of La Mirada
11304
22791
City of La Puente
13325
32742
City of La Verne
7613
22874
City of Lakewood
20955
26076
City of Lancaster*
53281
32977
City of Lawndale
8701
25885
City of Lomita
4795
23132
City of Lynwood*
25847
35875
City of Malibu
2423
18695
City of Manhattan Beach
5916
16434
City of Maywood
10983
39156
City of Monrovia
9035
23286
City of Montebello
20380
31658
City of Monterey Park
13001
20881
City of Norwalk
34922
32449
City of Palmdale
55427
34867
City of Palos Verdes Estates
1756
12986
City of Paramount
19645
35066
City of Pico Rivera
22237
34592
City of Pomona
54339
34848
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
5768
13493
City of Redondo Beach
11935
17373
City of Rolling Hills
221
11392
City of Rolling Hills Estates
1147
14138
City of Rosemead
11830
21373
City of San Dimas*
8779
25435
City of San Fernando
10979
44608
City of San Gabriel
8452
20638
City of San Marino
1783
13429
City of Santa Clarita
59019
26775
City of Santa Fe Springs
6700
36484
City of Santa Monica
20613
22297
City of Sierra Madre
1751
15934
City of Signal Hill
3151
26710
City of South El Monte
6856
32827
City of South Gate
40246
41002
City of South Pasadena
4777
18336
City of Temple City
7128
19553
City of Torrance
26139
17511
City of Vernon
322
154067
City of Walnut
5555
18194
City of West Covina
31638
29231
City of West Hollywood
9195
24884
City of Westlake Village
317
3792
City of Whittier
25405
29057
Los Angeles
1271322
31433
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie
2747
33492
Los Angeles - Alsace
3827
30751
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest
6
15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights
693
27698
Los Angeles - Arleta
14367
41801
Los Angeles - Atwater Village
3964
27029
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills
8197
26336
Los Angeles - Bel Air
1837
21794
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest
2771
22124
Los Angeles - Beverlywood
3457
26243
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*
34742
39987
Los Angeles - Brentwood
6784
21916
Los Angeles - Brookside
118
20310
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning
2008
28198
Los Angeles - Canoga Park
21440
32839
Los Angeles - Carthay
3397
23651
Los Angeles - Central
15335
39329
Los Angeles - Century City
2845
22240
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove
13967
41364
Los Angeles - Chatsworth
10330
27873
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills
2003
21841
Los Angeles - Chinatown
2212
27578
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran
4356
29932
Los Angeles - Country Club Park
3981
26272
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District
4337
31362
Los Angeles - Crestview
3177
27947
Los Angeles - Del Rey
6817
22772
Los Angeles - Downtown*
13091
47592
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock
10640
26876
Los Angeles - East Hollywood
7885
26923
Los Angeles - Echo Park
3733
26185
Los Angeles - El Sereno
14218
34008
Los Angeles - Elysian Park
1501
26278
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley
2989
29387
Los Angeles - Encino
11957
26470
Los Angeles - Exposition
1058
31810
Los Angeles - Exposition Park
15341
34154
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights
999
27750
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square
3169
36338
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone
20171
42514
Los Angeles - Glassell Park
8884
28110
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place
3385
31447
Los Angeles - Granada Hills
17589
30226
Los Angeles - Green Meadows
8862
41209
Los Angeles - Hancock Park
3846
22572
Los Angeles - Harbor City
7624
26226
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway
13051
29933
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines
495
20548
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights
5413
30014
Los Angeles - Harvard Park
15600
41123
Los Angeles - Highland Park
14151
29243
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown
4572
32963
Los Angeles - Hollywood
17818
26105
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills
6125
20809
Los Angeles - Hyde Park
9817
34396
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park
2698
33420
Los Angeles - Koreatown
13868
26828
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square
1363
29897
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa
13298
31507
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace
4872
37097
Los Angeles - Leimert Park
4659
30581
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights
10785
33086
Los Angeles - Little Armenia
2573
32062
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh
7385
26056
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo
1179
37632
Los Angeles - Longwood
1440
33457
Los Angeles - Los Feliz
4575
21173
Los Angeles - Manchester Square
2584
30272
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon
637
20391
Los Angeles - Mar Vista
8609
20270
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula
785
18005
Los Angeles - Melrose
21994
28308
Los Angeles - Mid-city
3826
25456
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile
3952
21974
Los Angeles - Mission Hills
9982
41378
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington
6920
28660
Los Angeles - North Hills
21257
34522
Los Angeles - North Hollywood
49734
32845
Los Angeles - Northridge
20903
29948
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades
4092
19219
Los Angeles - Pacoima
33519
43543
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands
776
20177
Los Angeles - Palms
9368
21351
Los Angeles - Panorama City
28447
37803
Los Angeles - Park La Brea
2559
18844
Los Angeles - Pico-Union
14391
34394
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey
476
14894
Los Angeles - Playa Vista
2718
24829
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch
8345
23449
Los Angeles - Rancho Park
1750
26677
Los Angeles - Regent Square
720
25899
Los Angeles - Reseda
26367
34414
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch
1509
32550
Los Angeles - Reynier Village
979
23155
Los Angeles - San Pedro*
21482
27528
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills
1059
23841
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks
21785
24967
Los Angeles - Silverlake
10952
24844
Los Angeles - South Carthay
2569
24247
Los Angeles - South Park
15322
40362
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village
1605
35013
Los Angeles - Studio City
5465
24354
Los Angeles - Sun Valley
19753
37637
Los Angeles - Sunland
5526
27078
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square
142
21947
Los Angeles - Sylmar*
35659
43277
Los Angeles - Tarzana
8446
27355
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry
11778
29831
Los Angeles - Thai Town
2414
24610
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake
1979
22737
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace
386
29556
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods
399
21475
Los Angeles - Tujunga
7271
26145
Los Angeles - University Hills
764
22281
Los Angeles - University Park
9897
36047
Los Angeles - Valley Glen
9422
31390
Los Angeles - Valley Village
6755
27326
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*
32043
34383
Los Angeles - Venice
7551
22284
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls
6433
37401
Los Angeles - Vermont Square
3264
42628
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista
16134
39174
Los Angeles - Vernon Central
22409
43096
Los Angeles - Victoria Park
2421
28825
Los Angeles - View Heights
832
22523
Los Angeles - Watts
16812
39396
Los Angeles - Wellington Square
1528
31089
Los Angeles - West Adams
9291
33626
Los Angeles - West Hills
9885
24380
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles
8940
23754
Los Angeles - West Vernon
21374
39844
Los Angeles - Westchester
10421
20195
Los Angeles - Westlake
17915
30183
Los Angeles - Westwood
13121
24249
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*
17139
47438
Los Angeles - Wilmington
20407
36127
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center
13905
27716
Los Angeles - Winnetka
16460
31785
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills
16524
24280
Unincorporated - Acton
1622
20349
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce
832
20010
Unincorporated - Altadena
9198
21087
Unincorporated - Anaverde
338
22414
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
81
6506
Unincorporated - Arcadia
1613
20210
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont
14961
35250
Unincorporated - Athens Village
2409
49193
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights
2330
34391
Unincorporated - Azusa
5164
32431
Unincorporated - Bassett
5031
33954
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon
159
14818
Unincorporated - Bradbury
74
68519
Unincorporated - Canyon Country
2881
37280
Unincorporated - Castaic*
8205
30175
Unincorporated - Cerritos
152
25894
Unincorporated - Charter Oak
2
10000
Unincorporated - Claremont
106
15100
Unincorporated - Covina
5117
30424
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)
3868
29428
Unincorporated - Del Aire
993
22604
Unincorporated - Del Rey
107
33648
Unincorporated - Del Sur
582
24099
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands
786
31528
Unincorporated - Duarte
1587
35840
Unincorporated - East Covina
79
24012
Unincorporated - East La Mirada
1314
24830
Unincorporated - East Lancaster
43
37719
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles
50190
40066
Unincorporated - East Pasadena
340
5310
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez
5240
34230
Unincorporated - East Whittier
1171
22069
Unincorporated - El Camino Village
2007
22830
Unincorporated - El Monte
52
35862
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake
221
13305
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
27175
41998
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon
1
8333
Unincorporated - Glendora
175
26515
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights
12822
22927
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway
5
500000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
634
25219
Unincorporated - Hi Vista
142
12933
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons
557
39448
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose
3293
16630
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
17
2515
Unincorporated - La Rambla
636
30651
Unincorporated - La Verne*
543
26618
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights
1468
20761
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes
166
24850
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles
3538
27228
Unincorporated - Lake Manor
376
22885
Unincorporated - Lakewood
1
877
Unincorporated - Lennox
6670
29589
Unincorporated - Leona Valley
277
15820
Unincorporated - Littlerock
1236
30739
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills
286
22051
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom
1095
30681
Unincorporated - Llano
106
12087
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey
1942
20635
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile
0
0
Unincorporated - Monrovia
947
24401
Unincorporated - Newhall
89
40455
Unincorporated - North Lancaster
352
29382
Unincorporated - North Whittier
2551
30514
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel
4618
19213
Unincorporated - Padua Hills
29
13488
Unincorporated - Palmdale
219
26010
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula
77
12399
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano
338
17280
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village
317
51212
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon
16
3478
Unincorporated - Pomona
148
7637
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill
3292
25508
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez
996
37430
Unincorporated - Roosevelt
227
24382
Unincorporated - Rosewood
403
31337
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena
433
36295
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
1132
33680
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights
9759
19127
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island
0
0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon
36
4196
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills
6679
33030
Unincorporated - San Pasqual
70
3440
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon
51
16558
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island
674
252434
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*
3167
17008
Unincorporated - Saugus
352
227097
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country
98
27528
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley
95
20879
Unincorporated - South El Monte
642
35766
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel
2223
25124
Unincorporated - South Whittier
18034
30452
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley
202
25864
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch
4653
22193
Unincorporated - Sun Village
1872
31014
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village
434
33488
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
350
21110
Unincorporated - Val Verde
902
27259
Unincorporated - Valencia
765
24902
Unincorporated - Valinda
7898
33794
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills
2842
24426
Unincorporated - Walnut Park
6384
39547
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley
145
9596
Unincorporated - West Carson
6149
27841
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth
4
33333
Unincorporated - West LA
619
65021
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley
3386
34428
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez
413
30390
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos
8701
32316
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills
192
14769
Unincorporated - Westhills
143
17044
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms
763
20717
Unincorporated - Whittier
795
21010
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows
65
541667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook
14218
40724
Unincorporated - Wiseburn
1551
25734
?- Under Investigation
70979
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