Press Release: With Cases Remaining High, Public Health Encourages Safety Precautions Over Fourth of July Weekend - 3,671 New Positive Cases and 9 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

For Immediate Release:
June 28, 2022

With Cases Remaining High, Public Health Encourages Safety Precautions Over Fourth of July Weekend

3,671 New Positive Cases and 9 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

With cases remaining high, and hospitalizations and the test positivity rate increasing over the past two weeks, Public Health encourages residents and businesses to use critical safety precautions in order to slow potential spread at Fourth of July weekend gatherings, which have an increased risk due to the highly infectious variants in LA County.

Omicron continues to be the dominant variant, accounting for 100% of the sequenced specimens this week and in recent past weeks.? To date, we have detected a total of 167 positive, sequenced specimens of these two subvariants ? 86 of BA.4 and 81 of BA.5. For the week ending June 4, these two subvariants combined accounted for 9.1 % of positive specimens, an increase over the 6.5% from the week prior, and 4.6% from the week before that.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that across the country, for the week of June 18, the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Omicron combined accounted for just under 35% of specimens, a large increase from under 5% from a month ago.? BA.4 and BA.5 continue to appear to be able to outcompete the BA.2 subvariant and its sublineages.?

These BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Omicron are of special concern because of their apparent ability to cause re-infections in people who were infected with other Omicron subvariants.

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 4,960, a small increase from two weeks ago when the average number of daily new cases reported was 4,788. Additionally, the?7-day?average?daily?case rate has also stabilized over the last two weeks with 48 new cases per 100,000 people.

Despite these metrics stabilizing, the test positivity rate has now increased to 12.2%, nearly double from two weeks ago when the test positivity rate was 6.5%.?This increase likely reflects the decrease in the volume of routine screening testing now that the school year has ended, meaning that a greater proportion of testing is among individuals with symptoms and/or exposures. ??

After weeks of high case numbers fueled by the highly infectious variants and sublineages, the number of people severely ill and needing to be hospitalized is increasing. Over the last seven days, the average number of COVID-positive patients per day in LA County hospitals was 741, a 27% increase from two weeks 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 eight deaths reported per day this past 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. ?As many residents are making plans to enjoy travel and celebrations for the long Fourth of July weekend, there are several sensible safety measures we can take to enjoy this holiday.? One of the most important steps we can take to slow the spread of the disease is to make sure the entire household is vaccinated or boosted, if eligible, including the youngest children who can now get the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine if they are at least 6 months old. Residents can also reduce the chance of getting or spreading COVID-19 by wearing a mask and doing an at-home test before indoor gatherings and events. If someone does test positive or feel sick, they should stay away from others to prevent infecting others. As we celebrate this weekend, let?s make an effort to take actions that protect our friends, family members, and co-workers who may be at elevated risk.?

Today, Public Health reported nine additional deaths and 3,671?new positive cases. Of the nine new deaths reported today, one person was between the ages of 30-49, one person was between the ages of 50-64, two people were between the ages of 65-79, and four people were aged 80 years or older.?For information on the one death reported by the City of Long Beach, visit longbeach.gov. Of the nine newly reported deaths, seven had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 32,316.

Public Health has reported a total of 3,105,867 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today?s positivity rate is 12.2%.

There are 807 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,167,390 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?http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov?including:

COVID-19 Daily Data (cases, deaths, testing, testing positivity rate, mortality rate, and hospitalizations)
Gender, Age, Race/Ethnicity and City/Community Cases and Deaths
Recovery Metrics
Contact Tracing Metrics
Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics
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:

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
Spanish?https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
World Health Organization?https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
LA County residents can also call 2-1-1

For more information:

?	Total Cases	?
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	3,105,867	?
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	2,938,770	?
-- Long Beach	135,206	?
-- Pasadena	31,891	?
Deaths	32,316	?
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	30,610	?
-- Long Beach	1,287	?
-- Pasadena	419	?
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
- 0 to 4	90519	?
- 5 to 11	258750	?
- 12 to 17	253569	?
- 18 to 29	651509	?
- 30 to 49	940826	?
- 50 to 64	487671	?
- 65 to 79	192023	?
-? over 80	61755	?
-? Under Investigation	2148	?
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? Female	1500999	?
-? Male	1356794	?
-? Other	1339	?
-? Under Investigation	79638	?
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native	5434	?
-? Asian	197227	?
-? Black	148208	?
-? Hispanic/Latino	1301714	?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	14952	?
-? White	395536	?
-? Other	328275	?
-? Under Investigation	547424	?
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? Hospitalized (Ever)***	141,384	?
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native	72	?
-? Asian	3832	?
-? Black	2848	?
-? Hispanic/Latino	15675	?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	112	?
-? White	7677	?
-? Other	306	?
-? Under Investigation	88	?
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	5216	24977
City of Alhambra	19300	22255
City of Arcadia	9645	16700
City of Artesia	4637	27609
City of Avalon	64	1654
City of Azusa	14669	29315
City of Baldwin Park	24421	31811
City of Bell	14626	40257
City of Bell Gardens	14797	34355
City of Bellflower	25048	32222
City of Beverly Hills	9592	27787
City of Bradbury	67	6268
City of Burbank	25754	24029
City of Calabasas	4661	19163
City of Carson	28347	30206
City of Cerritos	9925	19823
City of Claremont	7872	21577
City of Commerce*	4786	36621
City of Compton	34623	34656
City of Covina	15772	32167
City of Cudahy	10521	43213
City of Culver City	8913	22358
City of Diamond Bar	10482	18225
City of Downey	38582	33766
City of Duarte	5707	25922
City of El Monte	35023	29866
City of El Segundo	3351	19963
City of Gardena	17912	29215
City of Glendale	48856	23660
City of Glendora	12842	24339
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4378	29831
City of Hawthorne	24445	27532
City of Hermosa Beach	3880	19725
City of Hidden Hills	321	16984
City of Huntington Park	23069	38782
City of Industry	433	99085
City of Inglewood	31608	27828
City of Irwindale	574	39342
City of La Canada Flintridge	3535	17083
City of La Habra Heights	171	3135
City of La Mirada	11457	23099
City of La Puente	13501	33174
City of La Verne	7710	23166
City of Lakewood	21267	26464
City of Lancaster*	53776	33283
City of Lawndale	8808	26203
City of Lomita	4864	23465
City of Lynwood*	26098	36224
City of Malibu	2451	18911
City of Manhattan Beach	6003	16675
City of Maywood	11052	39402
City of Monrovia	9200	23711
City of Montebello	20596	31994
City of Monterey Park	13215	21225
City of Norwalk	35315	32814
City of Palmdale	55973	35210
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1784	13193
City of Paramount	19822	35382
City of Pico Rivera	22485	34978
City of Pomona	54778	35130
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	5873	13739
City of Redondo Beach	12158	17698
City of Rolling Hills	223	11495
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1159	14286
City of Rosemead	12047	21765
City of San Dimas*	8896	25774
City of San Fernando	11041	44860
City of San Gabriel	8558	20897
City of San Marino	1815	13670
City of Santa Clarita	59811	27135
City of Santa Fe Springs	6767	36849
City of Santa Monica	20961	22674
City of Sierra Madre	1792	16307
City of Signal Hill	3194	27075
City of South El Monte	6914	33105
City of South Gate	40589	41352
City of South Pasadena	4885	18750
City of Temple City	7252	19893
City of Torrance	26594	17816
City of Vernon	323	154545
City of Walnut	5652	18512
City of West Covina	32049	29611
City of West Hollywood	9349	25301
City of Westlake Village	322	3852
City of Whittier	25721	29418
Los Angeles	1283860	31743
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	2769	33760
Los Angeles - Alsace	3866	31065
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	696	27818
Los Angeles - Arleta	14474	42112
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	4012	27356
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	8302	26673
Los Angeles - Bel Air	1868	22162
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	2819	22507
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	3492	26509
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	34968	40247
Los Angeles - Brentwood	6909	22319
Los Angeles - Brookside	119	20482
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	2033	28549
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	21615	33107
Los Angeles - Carthay	3470	24159
Los Angeles - Central	15416	39536
Los Angeles - Century City	2917	22803
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	14049	41607
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	10459	28221
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	2029	22124
Los Angeles - Chinatown	2244	27977
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	4398	30221
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	4019	26523
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	4394	31774
Los Angeles - Crestview	3221	28334
Los Angeles - Del Rey	6909	23079
Los Angeles - Downtown*	13236	48119
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	10829	27354
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	7957	27169
Los Angeles - Echo Park	3796	26627
Los Angeles - El Sereno	14355	34336
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1518	26576
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	3036	29850
Los Angeles - Encino	12150	26897
Los Angeles - Exposition	1070	32171
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	15436	34366
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	1010	28056
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3192	36601
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	20279	42742
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	8994	28458
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	3422	31791
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	17773	30543
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	8901	41390
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	3893	22848
Los Angeles - Harbor City	7729	26588
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	13186	30243
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	501	20797
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	5444	30186
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	15712	41418
Los Angeles - Highland Park	14316	29584
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	4612	33252
Los Angeles - Hollywood	18018	26398
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	6221	21135
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	9914	34736
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	2719	33680
Los Angeles - Koreatown	13997	27077
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1381	30292
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	13407	31766
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	4923	37486
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	4705	30883
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	10883	33387
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	2587	32237
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	7440	26250
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1188	37919
Los Angeles - Longwood	1454	33783
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	4667	21598
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	2608	30553
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	648	20743
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	8737	20572
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	796	18257
Los Angeles - Melrose	22210	28586
Los Angeles - Mid-city	3875	25782
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	4009	22291
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	10072	41751
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	6999	28987
Los Angeles - North Hills	21426	34797
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	50212	33161
Los Angeles - Northridge	21112	30248
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	4163	19553
Los Angeles - Pacoima	33734	43822
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	786	20437
Los Angeles - Palms	9505	21663
Los Angeles - Panorama City	28672	38102
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	2599	19138
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	14478	34602
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	482	15081
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	2763	25240
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	8477	23820
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	1784	27195
Los Angeles - Regent Square	729	26223
Los Angeles - Reseda	26639	34769
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1529	32981
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	1001	23675
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	21719	27831
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	1069	24066
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	22115	25346
Los Angeles - Silverlake	11115	25214
Los Angeles - South Carthay	2602	24559
Los Angeles - South Park	15386	40531
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1625	35449
Los Angeles - Studio City	5579	24862
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	19915	37946
Los Angeles - Sunland	5591	27396
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	145	22411
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	35951	43631
Los Angeles - Tarzana	8548	27685
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	11868	30059
Los Angeles - Thai Town	2431	24783
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	2027	23288
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	389	29786
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	411	22121
Los Angeles - Tujunga	7357	26455
Los Angeles - University Hills	769	22426
Los Angeles - University Park	9979	36345
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	9505	31666
Los Angeles - Valley Village	6843	27682
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	32293	34651
Los Angeles - Venice	7622	22494
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	6483	37692
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	3287	42928
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	16224	39392
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	22503	43277
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	2444	29099
Los Angeles - View Heights	841	22767
Los Angeles - Watts	16909	39624
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	1541	31353
Los Angeles - West Adams	9353	33851
Los Angeles - West Hills	10032	24743
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	9110	24206
Los Angeles - West Vernon	21497	40073
Los Angeles - Westchester	10615	20571
Los Angeles - Westlake	18029	30375
Los Angeles - Westwood	13326	24628
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	17309	47909
Los Angeles - Wilmington	20550	36380
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	14032	27969
Los Angeles - Winnetka	16638	32128
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	16760	24627
Unincorporated - Acton	1634	20499
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	837	20130
Unincorporated - Altadena	9322	21371
Unincorporated - Anaverde	338	22414
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	83	6667
Unincorporated - Arcadia	1658	20774
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	15084	35540
Unincorporated - Athens Village	2421	49438
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	2349	34672
Unincorporated - Azusa	5211	32726
Unincorporated - Bassett	5065	34184
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	161	15005
Unincorporated - Bradbury	76	70370
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	2920	37785
Unincorporated - Castaic*	8285	30470
Unincorporated - Cerritos	154	26235
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	2	10000
Unincorporated - Claremont	106	15100
Unincorporated - Covina	5174	30763
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	3924	29854
Unincorporated - Del Aire	1012	23037
Unincorporated - Del Rey	111	34906
Unincorporated - Del Sur	591	24472
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	795	31889
Unincorporated - Duarte	1603	36201
Unincorporated - East Covina	80	24316
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	1326	25057
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	43	37719
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	50586	40382
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	343	5357
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	5265	34394
Unincorporated - East Whittier	1180	22239
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	2024	23024
Unincorporated - El Monte	52	35862
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	228	13727
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	27329	42236
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	176	26667
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	13033	23304
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	5	500000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	640	25457
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	143	13024
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	559	39589
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	3358	16959
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	17	2515
Unincorporated - La Rambla	638	30747
Unincorporated - La Verne*	550	26961
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	1494	21129
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	168	25150
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	3555	27359
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	381	23189
Unincorporated - Lakewood	1	877
Unincorporated - Lennox	6719	29807
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	278	15877
Unincorporated - Littlerock	1244	30938
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	289	22282
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	1099	30793
Unincorporated - Llano	106	12087
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	1968	20912
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	958	24684
Unincorporated - Newhall	92	41818
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	354	29549
Unincorporated - North Whittier	2578	30837
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	4708	19587
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	29	13488
Unincorporated - Palmdale	219	26010
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	79	12721
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	339	17331
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	321	51858
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	16	3478
Unincorporated - Pomona	149	7688
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	3326	25771
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	1011	37993
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	228	24490
Unincorporated - Rosewood	414	32193
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	438	36714
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	1148	34157
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	9924	19450
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	37	4312
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	6727	33267
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	71	3489
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	52	16883
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	680	254682
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	3222	17303
Unincorporated - Saugus	361	232903
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	101	28371
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	95	20879
Unincorporated - South El Monte	649	36156
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	2266	25610
Unincorporated - South Whittier	18209	30747
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	202	25864
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	4735	22584
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1888	31279
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	438	33796
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	354	21351
Unincorporated - Val Verde	911	27531
Unincorporated - Valencia	771	25098
Unincorporated - Valinda	7980	34145
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	2892	24856
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	6441	39900
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	148	9795
Unincorporated - West Carson	6228	28199
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	623	65441
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	3425	34825
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	415	30537
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	8801	32687
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	195	15000
Unincorporated - Westhills	144	17163
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	776	21070
Unincorporated - Whittier	801	21168
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	66	550000
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	14327	41036
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	1570	26049
?- Under Investigation	71809	?

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