news release DPH
**For Immediate Release**
July 5, 2022
*Parents Encouraged to Keep Children Up-to-Date on COVID Vaccinations*
*2,945 New Positive Cases and 10 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County*
Children under the age of 18 in LA County continue to be significantly impacted by COVID-19, with many who were infected experiencing serious illness or long COVID. To date, there have been 91,935 children under the age of 5, 260,389 children ages 5 to 11, and 255,187 children ages 12 to 17 confirmed with COVID-19.
While most children experience mild illness, there is no way to know in advance how children will be affected by COVID-19. Many children in LA County experienced serious illness and required hospitalization after becoming infected with COVID-19. To date, there have been 1,359 children under the age of 5, 678 children ages 5 to 11, and 1,158 children ages 12 to 17 hospitalized with COVID-19.
Although very rare, COVID-19 cases among children can sometimes result a few weeks later in a very serious, post-infection illness known as Multi-Symptom Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), a condition where different body parts become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal organs. In total, over the course of the pandemic, Public Health has confirmed 312 cases of MIS-C.
Tragically, two children under the age of 5, three children ages 5 to 11, and six children ages 12 to 17 have died from COVID-19 in the county since the start of the pandemic.
With the recent rise in cases and the school year ending, LA County is now seeing outbreaks at camps, youth programs, and day care sites as many open for the summer. During the month of June, there were four new outbreaks at day camps/non-K12 programs or day care sites for school-aged children and two new outbreaks at overnight camps. ?
Since vaccinations provide the best protection against severe illness and MIS-C, parents are urged to make sure that they and their children are up-to-date on their vaccinations and boosters, when eligible. Since eligibility expanded to children under the age of 5, 7,642 doses have been administered through June 30.
Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are available to children 6 months to 17 years. The Moderna vaccine requires two doses, given four to eight weeks apart for children 6 months to 17 years. Boosters for the Moderna vaccine are not currently recommended. The Pfizer vaccine for children ages 6 months to 4 years requires three doses, with three to eight weeks in between the first and second dose, and at least eight weeks between the second and third doses. Boosters for the Pfizer vaccine are currently not recommended for children ages 6 months to 4 years. ?
The Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 17 years requires two doses, with three to eight weeks in between the first and second dose. Boosters are recommended for this age group at least five months after the second dose. For more information, visit the COVID-19 Vaccine Schedule [ [link removed] ].
Across the county, there are thousands of locations for children to get vaccinated, including more than 900 vaccination sites offering the vaccines to children under the age of 5. 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.
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.
As a reminder, people, including children, confirmed with COVID-19 must remain home and away from others (isolate) and cannot leave isolation before day 11 unless they have a negative test taken on day five or later, have been fever free for 24 hours, and symptoms are resolved or resolving.? Anyone leaving isolation early must continue to wear a mask until day 11 after symptom onset or, if no symptoms developed, after their positive test date.?
People who are close contacts to someone infected with COVID-19 must wear a mask when around others for 10 days after their last exposure and if they develop symptoms, stay home and get tested.
?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 families gather for summer barbecues, vacations and camp, the best way to?avoid disruptions to summer plans is to be sure that everyone is up-to-date on vaccines, to wear a mask when indoors around others, wash hands frequently, and to stay home and away from others when sick. Although most children experience mild illness from COVID-19, they can still potentially become seriously ill and spread the virus to other family?members, making it?critically?important to vaccinate?all eligible?household?members. This is especially important for our?elderly?relatives?and immunocompromised?in our families who?are?at high risk. Let?s all look forward to enjoying the warm summer weeks ahead by taking steps to protect ourselves and each other.??
Today, Public Health reported 10 additional deaths and 2,945?new positive cases. Of the 10 new deaths reported today, 10 people were aged 80 years or older.?Of the 10 newly reported deaths, seven had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 32,371.
Public Health has reported a total of 3,143,536 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today?s positivity rate is 14.9%.
Hospital numbers are currently unavailable due to a delay in holiday weekend reporting from the State. Testing results are available for more than 12,202,953 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] ]
* 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:
* Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: [link removed] [ [link removed] ]
* 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 *
3,143,536
?
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
2,974,992
?
-- Long Beach
136,403
?
-- Pasadena
32,141
?
*Deaths*
32,371
?
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
30,665
?
-- Long Beach
1,287
?
-- Pasadena
419
?
*Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
?
?
- 0 to 4
91935
?
- 5 to 11
260389
?
- 12 to 17
255187
?
- 18 to 29
658825
?
- 30 to 49
953646
?
- 50 to 64
494743
?
- 65 to 79
195290
?
-? over 80
62819
?
-? Under Investigation
2158
?
*Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
?
?
-? Female
1520444
?
-? Male
1372836
?
-? Other
1355
?
-? Under Investigation
80357
?
*Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
?
?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native
5507
?
-? Asian
201633
?
-? Black
150311
?
-? Hispanic/Latino
1312954
?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
15182
?
-? White
401214
?
-? Other
332921
?
-? Under Investigation
555270
?
*Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
?
?
-? Hospitalized (Ever)***
142,209
?
*Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
?
?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native
72
?
-? Asian
3843
?
-? Black
2855
?
-? Hispanic/Latino
15687
?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
112
?
-? White
7702
?
-? Other
307
?
-? Under Investigation
87
?
*CITY / COMMUNITY***
*Cases*
*Case Rate*
City of Agoura Hills
5387
25796
City of Alhambra
19709
22726
City of Arcadia
9878
17104
City of Artesia
4708
28032
City of Avalon
65
1680
City of Azusa
14827
29630
City of Baldwin Park
24742
32229
City of Bell
14755
40612
City of Bell Gardens
14892
34575
City of Bellflower
25399
32674
City of Beverly Hills
9721
28160
City of Bradbury
67
6268
City of Burbank
26231
24474
City of Calabasas
4752
19537
City of Carson
28765
30651
City of Cerritos
10171
20315
City of Claremont
7968
21840
City of Commerce*
4845
37072
City of Compton
34947
34981
City of Covina
15992
32615
City of Cudahy
10624
43636
City of Culver City
9087
22794
City of Diamond Bar
10639
18498
City of Downey
39064
34188
City of Duarte
5828
26472
City of El Monte
35452
30231
City of El Segundo
3415
20344
City of Gardena
18170
29636
City of Glendale
49538
23990
City of Glendora
13038
24710
City of Hawaiian Gardens
4419
30110
City of Hawthorne
24731
27854
City of Hermosa Beach
3939
20025
City of Hidden Hills
327
17302
City of Huntington Park
23262
39106
City of Industry
440
100686
City of Inglewood
31945
28125
City of Irwindale
579
39685
City of La Canada Flintridge
3629
17537
City of La Habra Heights
170
3116
City of La Mirada
11605
23398
City of La Puente
13650
33541
City of La Verne
7807
23457
City of Lakewood
21595
26872
City of Lancaster*
54321
33621
City of Lawndale
8910
26507
City of Lomita
4932
23793
City of Lynwood*
26367
36597
City of Malibu
2482
19150
City of Manhattan Beach
6108
16967
City of Maywood
11131
39684
City of Monrovia
9373
24157
City of Montebello
20878
32432
City of Monterey Park
13488
21663
City of Norwalk
35731
33200
City of Palmdale
56590
35598
City of Palos Verdes Estates
1809
13378
City of Paramount
20027
35748
City of Pico Rivera
22796
35461
City of Pomona
55308
35470
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
5976
13980
City of Redondo Beach
12399
18049
City of Rolling Hills
227
11701
City of Rolling Hills Estates
1177
14508
City of Rosemead
12279
22184
City of San Dimas*
9044
26202
City of San Fernando
11136
45246
City of San Gabriel
8760
21390
City of San Marino
1856
13979
City of Santa Clarita
60677
27527
City of Santa Fe Springs
6835
37220
City of Santa Monica
21357
23102
City of Sierra Madre
1834
16689
City of Signal Hill
3235
27422
City of South El Monte
6983
33435
City of South Gate
40955
41725
City of South Pasadena
5009
19226
City of Temple City
7467
20483
City of Torrance
27068
18134
City of Vernon
325
155502
City of Walnut
5774
18911
City of West Covina
32566
30088
City of West Hollywood
9467
25620
City of Westlake Village
327
3911
City of Whittier
26049
29793
Los Angeles
1298188
32097
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie
2787
33980
Los Angeles - Alsace
3905
31378
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest
6
15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights
707
28257
Los Angeles - Arleta
14622
42543
Los Angeles - Atwater Village
4067
27731
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills
8403
26998
Los Angeles - Bel Air
1892
22446
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest
2850
22754
Los Angeles - Beverlywood
3547
26926
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*
35266
40590
Los Angeles - Brentwood
7035
22727
Los Angeles - Brookside
120
20654
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning
2057
28886
Los Angeles - Canoga Park
21826
33430
Los Angeles - Carthay
3521
24514
Los Angeles - Central
15490
39726
Los Angeles - Century City
2984
23327
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove
14162
41942
Los Angeles - Chatsworth
10603
28610
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills
2059
22451
Los Angeles - Chinatown
2275
28363
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran
4449
30571
Los Angeles - Country Club Park
4049
26721
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District
4458
32237
Los Angeles - Crestview
3246
28554
Los Angeles - Del Rey
7000
23383
Los Angeles - Downtown*
13403
48726
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock
11032
27866
Los Angeles - East Hollywood
8059
27517
Los Angeles - Echo Park
3865
27111
Los Angeles - El Sereno
14528
34749
Los Angeles - Elysian Park
1533
26838
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley
3064
30125
Los Angeles - Encino
12368
27380
Los Angeles - Exposition
1086
32652
Los Angeles - Exposition Park
15577
34680
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights
1029
28583
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square
3229
37026
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone
20417
43033
Los Angeles - Glassell Park
9128
28882
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place
3464
32181
Los Angeles - Granada Hills
17992
30919
Los Angeles - Green Meadows
8974
41730
Los Angeles - Hancock Park
3949
23176
Los Angeles - Harbor City
7829
26932
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway
13337
30589
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines
513
21295
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights
5483
30402
Los Angeles - Harvard Park
15854
41793
Los Angeles - Highland Park
14518
30001
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown
4669
33663
Los Angeles - Hollywood
18245
26731
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills
6325
21489
Los Angeles - Hyde Park
10013
35083
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park
2743
33977
Los Angeles - Koreatown
14139
27352
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square
1390
30489
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa
13589
32197
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace
4984
37950
Los Angeles - Leimert Park
4766
31283
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights
11002
33752
Los Angeles - Little Armenia
2602
32424
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh
7519
26529
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo
1205
38462
Los Angeles - Longwood
1466
34061
Los Angeles - Los Feliz
4742
21946
Los Angeles - Manchester Square
2644
30975
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon
664
21255
Los Angeles - Mar Vista
8866
20875
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula
803
18417
Los Angeles - Melrose
22453
28899
Los Angeles - Mid-city
3919
26075
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile
4072
22641
Los Angeles - Mission Hills
10179
42194
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington
7076
29306
Los Angeles - North Hills
21649
35159
Los Angeles - North Hollywood
50766
33526
Los Angeles - Northridge
21413
30679
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades
4224
19839
Los Angeles - Pacoima
34013
44185
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands
796
20697
Los Angeles - Palms
9660
22016
Los Angeles - Panorama City
28935
38452
Los Angeles - Park La Brea
2635
19404
Los Angeles - Pico-Union
14578
34841
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey
492
15394
Los Angeles - Playa Vista
2809
25660
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch
8609
24191
Los Angeles - Rancho Park
1816
27683
Los Angeles - Regent Square
735
26439
Los Angeles - Reseda
26963
35192
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch
1543
33283
Los Angeles - Reynier Village
1015
24007
Los Angeles - San Pedro*
21967
28149
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills
1081
24336
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks
22510
25798
Los Angeles - Silverlake
11274
25574
Los Angeles - South Carthay
2630
24823
Los Angeles - South Park
15462
40731
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village
1638
35733
Los Angeles - Studio City
5684
25330
Los Angeles - Sun Valley
20107
38311
Los Angeles - Sunland
5673
27798
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square
151
23338
Los Angeles - Sylmar*
36301
44056
Los Angeles - Tarzana
8674
28093
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry
11971
30320
Los Angeles - Thai Town
2449
24967
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake
2084
23943
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace
393
30092
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods
423
22766
Los Angeles - Tujunga
7463
26836
Los Angeles - University Hills
782
22805
Los Angeles - University Park
10087
36739
Los Angeles - Valley Glen
9597
31973
Los Angeles - Valley Village
6947
28103
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*
32593
34973
Los Angeles - Venice
7722
22789
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls
6546
38058
Los Angeles - Vermont Square
3307
43189
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista
16344
39683
Los Angeles - Vernon Central
22614
43490
Los Angeles - Victoria Park
2461
29301
Los Angeles - View Heights
849
22983
Los Angeles - Watts
17012
39865
Los Angeles - Wellington Square
1548
31495
Los Angeles - West Adams
9426
34115
Los Angeles - West Hills
10169
25081
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles
9283
24665
Los Angeles - West Vernon
21647
40353
Los Angeles - Westchester
10791
20912
Los Angeles - Westlake
18149
30577
Los Angeles - Westwood
13528
25001
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*
17531
48523
Los Angeles - Wilmington
20713
36669
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center
14172
28248
Los Angeles - Winnetka
16841
32520
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills
17037
25034
Unincorporated - Acton
1650
20700
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce
852
20491
Unincorporated - Altadena
9441
21644
Unincorporated - Anaverde
347
23011
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
85
6827
Unincorporated - Arcadia
1704
21351
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont
15220
35861
Unincorporated - Athens Village
2438
49786
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights
2368
34952
Unincorporated - Azusa
5277
33141
Unincorporated - Bassett
5114
34514
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon
165
15377
Unincorporated - Bradbury
76
70370
Unincorporated - Canyon Country
2969
38419
Unincorporated - Castaic*
8379
30815
Unincorporated - Cerritos
157
26746
Unincorporated - Charter Oak
2
10000
Unincorporated - Claremont
108
15385
Unincorporated - Covina
5242
31167
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)
3992
30371
Unincorporated - Del Aire
1029
23424
Unincorporated - Del Rey
111
34906
Unincorporated - Del Sur
600
24845
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands
806
32331
Unincorporated - Duarte
1622
36631
Unincorporated - East Covina
81
24620
Unincorporated - East La Mirada
1353
25567
Unincorporated - East Lancaster
43
37719
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles
51068
40767
Unincorporated - East Pasadena
346
5404
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez
5317
34733
Unincorporated - East Whittier
1191
22446
Unincorporated - El Camino Village
2050
23319
Unincorporated - El Monte
53
36552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake
230
13847
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
27498
42497
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon
1
8333
Unincorporated - Glendora
179
27121
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights
13261
23712
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway
5
500000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
645
25656
Unincorporated - Hi Vista
143
13024
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons
559
39589
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose
3437
17358
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
17
2515
Unincorporated - La Rambla
648
31229
Unincorporated - La Verne*
554
27157
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights
1524
21553
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes
169
25299
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles
3600
27705
Unincorporated - Lake Manor
385
23433
Unincorporated - Lakewood
1
877
Unincorporated - Lennox
6785
30099
Unincorporated - Leona Valley
279
15934
Unincorporated - Littlerock
1255
31211
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills
291
22436
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom
1111
31129
Unincorporated - Llano
106
12087
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey
1997
21220
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile
0
0
Unincorporated - Monrovia
983
25329
Unincorporated - Newhall
92
41818
Unincorporated - North Lancaster
354
29549
Unincorporated - North Whittier
2605
31160
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel
4809
20007
Unincorporated - Padua Hills
31
14419
Unincorporated - Palmdale
222
26366
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula
80
12882
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano
339
17331
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village
327
52827
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon
17
3696
Unincorporated - Pomona
149
7688
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill
3372
26127
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez
1017
38219
Unincorporated - Roosevelt
228
24490
Unincorporated - Rosewood
417
32426
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena
444
37217
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
1159
34484
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights
10113
19821
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island
0
0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon
37
4312
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills
6782
33539
Unincorporated - San Pasqual
77
3784
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon
52
16883
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island
686
256929
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*
3265
17534
Unincorporated - Saugus
364
234839
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country
103
28933
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley
95
20879
Unincorporated - South El Monte
660
36769
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel
2316
26175
Unincorporated - South Whittier
18423
31108
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley
204
26120
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch
4817
22975
Unincorporated - Sun Village
1917
31759
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village
449
34645
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
355
21411
Unincorporated - Val Verde
917
27712
Unincorporated - Valencia
782
25456
Unincorporated - Valinda
8073
34543
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills
2939
25260
Unincorporated - Walnut Park
6483
40160
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley
150
9927
Unincorporated - West Carson
6350
28751
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth
4
33333
Unincorporated - West LA
639
67122
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley
3480
35384
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez
420
30905
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos
8903
33066
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills
199
15308
Unincorporated - Westhills
153
18236
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms
786
21341
Unincorporated - Whittier
810
21406
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows
67
558333
Unincorporated - Willowbrook
14458
41412
Unincorporated - Wiseburn
1602
26580
?- Under Investigation
72700
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