news release DPH
**For Immediate Release**
August 19, 2022
*As COVID-19 Numbers Continue to Improve, Residents Can Take Steps to Protect the Most Vulnerable? *
4,274 New Positive Cases and 13 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County
As Los Angeles County?s COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline, residents can help protect those who are the most vulnerable to the virus. Residents can help reduce the high rate of transmission by being fully vaccinated, getting tested when exposed and before gatherings, masking indoors, and staying home while sick or recovering from COVID-19.
The Omicron variant continues to account for 100% of sequenced specimens and the BA.5 subvariant of Omicron remains the most predominant subvariant. In the week ending July 30, 88% of all sequenced specimens in LA County were BA.5. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that, across the country, as of the week ending August 13, the BA.5 subvariant accounted for 89% of specimens.?
The relative proportions of other key sublineages Public Health is tracking changed only slightly, including BA.2.12.1 which has declined to 4%, and BA 4.6 which remains at just over 1.5%. To date, only three specimens of BA.2.75 have been detected, indicating no increased circulation of this sublineage here. This is welcome news since it indicates that the new strains currently circulating remain at a low level and do not appear poised to outcompete BA.5 in the very near future. ??
The 7-day average case count today is 3,577 cases, a 2% drop from 3,660 cases a week prior. The 7-day average test positivity rate over the past week also declined slightly to 10.1%, from 10.7% one week ago.?
Over the last seven days, the average number of COVID-positive patients per day in LA County hospitals was 1,009, a decline of 10% from one week ago when the 7-day average number of COVID-positive patients per day was 1,118. The CDC reported LA County?s hospital admission rate at 8.9 weekly hospital admissions per 100,000 people, a decrease from the rate of 9.9 reported a week ago.
Deaths, which typically lag hospitalizations by several weeks, dropped slightly to an average of 13 deaths reported each day this past week, compared to an average of 14 daily reported deaths one week ago.
Getting vaccinated continues to provide protection from severe illness and hospitalization, especially for the most vulnerable residents living in communities with high rates of poverty. For the 30-day period ending August 4, unvaccinated residents living in the highest poverty areas were 11 times more likely to be hospitalized than their vaccinated counterparts. And while 77% of LA County residents age 5 and older are fully vaccinated, only 35% of children 5-11 years old are fully vaccinated, and less than 7% of children under 5 have received at least one dose.?
There are thousands of vaccination locations across the county. Residents can visit the Public Health website at VaccinateLACounty.com or VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish) to find locations, and schedules for clinics offering COVID-19 vaccines.
For those who have any questions about vaccine safety and effectiveness, please reach out to your healthcare provider or speak with a Public Health staff member at the COVID-19 call center, 1-833-540-0473 between the hours of 8:00 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 lower case and hospitalizations are welcomed, the continued high rate of transmission places many individuals at elevated risk of getting infected, and, for some, there can be serious consequences to a COVID infection. People facing higher risk from COVID include many of our family and friends, along with community residents we encounter every day.? Older people, people with underlying health conditions, those who are immunocompromised and those who are unvaccinated are all at elevated risk of experiencing a bad outcome if they get infected.?There are also many who face higher risk because their job brings them close to a large number of people.?These are often the people we rely on every day to provide food and medicines, to take care of us when we are sick, to drive our buses and trains, to teach and care for our children, and to provide us with essential goods and services.??Others face higher risk because they live in very dense communities and overcrowded housing, where viral spread is easier.?Living through times of high viral transmission, is like getting through a bad storm.?While it is very helpful if each of us is able to have good rain gear, when the storm is of long duration, we often need additional help from others. Having everyone masking when indoors, testing when exposed or sick, staying home when ill, and being up-to-date on their vaccines, provides additional protections that can make a difference for those must vulnerable.??
Today, Public Health reported 13 additional deaths and 4,274 new positive cases today. Of the 13 new deaths reported today, one person was between the ages of 30 to 49, three people were between the ages of 50-64, two people were between the ages of 65-79, and seven people were aged 80 years or older.?Of the 13 newly reported deaths, 11 had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 33,003.
Public Health has reported a total of 3,375,907 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today?s positivity rate is 10.1%.
There are 940 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,422,000 individuals, with 24% 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:
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Cases through 12:00pm 08/18/2022
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*?*
*Total Cases*
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*Laboratory Confirmed Cases *
3,375,907
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-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
3,193,183
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-- Long Beach
147,702
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-- Pasadena
35,022
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*Deaths*
33,003
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-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
31,268
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-- Long Beach
1,312
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-- Pasadena
423
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*Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
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?
- 0 to 4
100611
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- 5 to 11
270691
?
- 12 to 17
264682
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- 18 to 29
700647
?
- 30 to 49
1027843
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- 50 to 64
538810
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- 65 to 79
217152
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-? over 80
70509
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-? Under Investigation
2238
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*Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
?
?
-? Female
1636943
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-? Male
1469988
?
-? Other
1486
?
-? Under Investigation
84766
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*Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
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?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native
5990
?
-? Asian
224361
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-? Black
162616
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-? Hispanic/Latino
1388531
?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
16246
?
-? White
430911
?
-? Other
362369
?
-? Under Investigation
602159
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*Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
?
?
-? Hospitalized (Ever)
150,494
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*Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)*
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?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native
73
?
-? Asian
3950
?
-? Black
2915
?
-? Hispanic/Latino
15854
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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
112
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-? White
7937
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-? Other
333
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-? Under Investigation
94
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*CITY / COMMUNITY***
*Cases*
*Case Rate*
City of Agoura Hills
5849
28008
City of Alhambra
21867
25214
City of Arcadia
11244
19469
City of Artesia
5242
31212
City of Avalon
66
1706
City of Azusa
15996
31966
City of Baldwin Park
26797
34906
City of Bell
15664
43114
City of Bell Gardens
15777
36630
City of Bellflower
27493
35368
City of Beverly Hills
10426
30203
City of Bradbury
67
6268
City of Burbank
28600
26684
City of Calabasas
5143
21145
City of Carson
31222
33269
City of Cerritos
11381
22732
City of Claremont
8455
23175
City of Commerce*
5203
39812
City of Compton
37301
37337
City of Covina
17305
35293
City of Cudahy
11344
46593
City of Culver City
10004
25095
City of Diamond Bar
11684
20315
City of Downey
41968
36729
City of Duarte
6428
29197
City of El Monte
38398
32744
City of El Segundo
3659
21798
City of Gardena
19586
31946
City of Glendale
53231
25779
City of Glendora
14196
26905
City of Hawaiian Gardens
4720
32161
City of Hawthorne
26522
29871
City of Hermosa Beach
4208
21393
City of Hidden Hills
355
18783
City of Huntington Park
24753
41613
City of Industry
470
107551
City of Inglewood
34103
30025
City of Irwindale
617
42289
City of La Canada Flintridge
3963
19151
City of La Habra Heights
173
3171
City of La Mirada
12542
25287
City of La Puente
14751
36246
City of La Verne
8420
25299
City of Lakewood
23689
29478
City of Lancaster*
57877
35822
City of Lawndale
9625
28634
City of Lomita
5329
25708
City of Lynwood*
28234
39188
City of Malibu
2628
20276
City of Manhattan Beach
6534
18151
City of Maywood
11842
42219
City of Monrovia
10259
26441
City of Montebello
22639
35167
City of Monterey Park
15128
24297
City of Norwalk
38307
35594
City of Palmdale
60614
38130
City of Palos Verdes Estates
1953
14443
City of Paramount
21368
38141
City of Pico Rivera
24852
38660
City of Pomona
59040
37863
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
6532
15281
City of Redondo Beach
13583
19772
City of Rolling Hills
248
12784
City of Rolling Hills Estates
1315
16209
City of Rosemead
13624
24614
City of San Dimas*
9871
28598
City of San Fernando
11771
47826
City of San Gabriel
9713
23717
City of San Marino
2055
15478
City of Santa Clarita
65388
29665
City of Santa Fe Springs
7314
39828
City of Santa Monica
23327
25233
City of Sierra Madre
2045
18610
City of Signal Hill
3563
30203
City of South El Monte
7506
35940
City of South Gate
43652
44473
City of South Pasadena
5540
21264
City of Temple City
8571
23511
City of Torrance
29775
19947
City of Vernon
339
162201
City of Walnut
6490
21256
City of West Covina
35386
32694
City of West Hollywood
10069
27250
City of Westlake Village
349
4175
City of Whittier
28052
32084
Los Angeles
1383497
34206
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie
2941
35857
Los Angeles - Alsace
4115
33065
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest
6
15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights
748
29896
Los Angeles - Arleta
15497
45089
Los Angeles - Atwater Village
4433
30226
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills
9068
29134
Los Angeles - Bel Air
2164
25673
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest
3012
24048
Los Angeles - Beverlywood
3763
28566
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*
37418
43067
Los Angeles - Brentwood
7583
24497
Los Angeles - Brookside
132
22719
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning
2161
30347
Los Angeles - Canoga Park
23235
35588
Los Angeles - Carthay
3787
26366
Los Angeles - Central
16119
41339
Los Angeles - Century City
3260
25485
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove
14940
44246
Los Angeles - Chatsworth
11463
30930
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills
2222
24229
Los Angeles - Chinatown
2468
30769
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran
4781
32852
Los Angeles - Country Club Park
4363
28793
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District
4756
34391
Los Angeles - Crestview
3449
30340
Los Angeles - Del Rey
7568
25281
Los Angeles - Downtown*
14321
52063
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock
12051
30440
Los Angeles - East Hollywood
8606
29385
Los Angeles - Echo Park
4103
28781
Los Angeles - El Sereno
15591
37292
Los Angeles - Elysian Park
1645
28799
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley
3285
32298
Los Angeles - Encino
13509
29906
Los Angeles - Exposition
1162
34937
Los Angeles - Exposition Park
16414
36543
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights
1116
31000
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square
3406
39055
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone
21418
45143
Los Angeles - Glassell Park
9900
31325
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place
3705
34420
Los Angeles - Granada Hills
19369
33285
Los Angeles - Green Meadows
9378
43608
Los Angeles - Hancock Park
4246
24919
Los Angeles - Harbor City
8441
29037
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway
14218
32610
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines
562
23329
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights
5762
31949
Los Angeles - Harvard Park
16702
44028
Los Angeles - Highland Park
15588
32213
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown
4945
35652
Los Angeles - Hollywood
19486
28549
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills
6848
23266
Los Angeles - Hyde Park
10633
37255
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park
2899
35910
Los Angeles - Koreatown
14932
28886
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square
1500
32902
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa
14515
34391
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace
5330
40585
Los Angeles - Leimert Park
5124
33633
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights
11753
36055
Los Angeles - Little Armenia
2778
34617
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh
8035
28349
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo
1299
41462
Los Angeles - Longwood
1580
36710
Los Angeles - Los Feliz
5106
23630
Los Angeles - Manchester Square
2866
33575
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon
718
22983
Los Angeles - Mar Vista
9616
22641
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula
857
19656
Los Angeles - Melrose
23809
30644
Los Angeles - Mid-city
4196
27917
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile
4416
24554
Los Angeles - Mission Hills
10812
44818
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington
7596
31460
Los Angeles - North Hills
23063
37455
Los Angeles - North Hollywood
54035
35685
Los Angeles - Northridge
22908
32821
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades
4469
20990
Los Angeles - Pacoima
35913
46653
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands
833
21659
Los Angeles - Palms
10579
24111
Los Angeles - Panorama City
30736
40845
Los Angeles - Park La Brea
2850
20987
Los Angeles - Pico-Union
15232
36404
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey
526
16458
Los Angeles - Playa Vista
3046
27825
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch
9404
26425
Los Angeles - Rancho Park
1967
29985
Los Angeles - Regent Square
795
28597
Los Angeles - Reseda
28896
37715
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch
1651
35613
Los Angeles - Reynier Village
1086
25686
Los Angeles - San Pedro*
23549
30176
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills
1144
25754
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks
24384
27946
Los Angeles - Silverlake
12116
27485
Los Angeles - South Carthay
2831
26720
Los Angeles - South Park
16169
42594
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village
1753
38242
Los Angeles - Studio City
6209
27669
Los Angeles - Sun Valley
21365
40708
Los Angeles - Sunland
6126
30018
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square
167
25811
Los Angeles - Sylmar*
38603
46849
Los Angeles - Tarzana
9405
30461
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry
12619
31961
Los Angeles - Thai Town
2614
26649
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake
2260
25965
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace
420
32159
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods
463
24919
Los Angeles - Tujunga
8057
28972
Los Angeles - University Hills
844
24614
Los Angeles - University Park
10499
38239
Los Angeles - Valley Glen
10185
33932
Los Angeles - Valley Village
7475
30239
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*
34435
36950
Los Angeles - Venice
8274
24418
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls
6918
40221
Los Angeles - Vermont Square
3497
45671
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista
17153
41648
Los Angeles - Vernon Central
23563
45315
Los Angeles - Victoria Park
2589
30825
Los Angeles - View Heights
933
25257
Los Angeles - Watts
17787
41681
Los Angeles - Wellington Square
1647
33510
Los Angeles - West Adams
9943
35986
Los Angeles - West Hills
11049
27251
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles
10071
26759
Los Angeles - West Vernon
22766
42439
Los Angeles - Westchester
11898
23057
Los Angeles - Westlake
19080
32146
Los Angeles - Westwood
14425
26659
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*
18843
52155
Los Angeles - Wilmington
21720
38451
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center
15077
30052
Los Angeles - Winnetka
18073
34899
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills
18338
26946
Unincorporated - Acton
1778
22306
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce
901
21669
Unincorporated - Altadena
10222
23434
Unincorporated - Anaverde
372
24668
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
92
7390
Unincorporated - Arcadia
1919
24045
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont
16123
37988
Unincorporated - Athens Village
2594
52971
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights
2556
37727
Unincorporated - Azusa
5637
35402
Unincorporated - Bassett
5483
37005
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon
188
17521
Unincorporated - Bradbury
94
87037
Unincorporated - Canyon Country
3219
41654
Unincorporated - Castaic*
8908
32761
Unincorporated - Cerritos
168
28620
Unincorporated - Charter Oak
2
10000
Unincorporated - Claremont
115
16382
Unincorporated - Covina
5706
33926
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)
4358
33156
Unincorporated - Del Aire
1118
25450
Unincorporated - Del Rey
126
39623
Unincorporated - Del Sur
637
26377
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands
857
34376
Unincorporated - Duarte
1816
41012
Unincorporated - East Covina
84
25532
Unincorporated - East La Mirada
1471
27797
Unincorporated - East Lancaster
46
40351
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles
54365
43399
Unincorporated - East Pasadena
361
5638
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez
5626
36752
Unincorporated - East Whittier
1287
24256
Unincorporated - El Camino Village
2202
25048
Unincorporated - El Monte
57
39310
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake
243
14630
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
28891
44650
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon
1
8333
Unincorporated - Glendora
186
28182
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights
14663
26219
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway
5
500000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
697
27725
Unincorporated - Hi Vista
154
14026
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons
584
41360
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose
3845
19418
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
17
2515
Unincorporated - La Rambla
688
33157
Unincorporated - La Verne*
591
28971
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights
1675
23688
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes
181
27096
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles
3780
29090
Unincorporated - Lake Manor
413
25137
Unincorporated - Lakewood
1
877
Unincorporated - Lennox
7181
31856
Unincorporated - Leona Valley
297
16962
Unincorporated - Littlerock
1324
32927
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills
307
23670
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom
1197
33539
Unincorporated - Llano
108
12315
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey
2117
22495
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile
0
0
Unincorporated - Monrovia
1084
27931
Unincorporated - Newhall
99
45000
Unincorporated - North Lancaster
369
30801
Unincorporated - North Whittier
2802
33517
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel
5341
22221
Unincorporated - Padua Hills
34
15814
Unincorporated - Palmdale
227
26960
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula
102
16425
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano
381
19479
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village
347
56058
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon
18
3913
Unincorporated - Pomona
158
8153
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill
3596
27863
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez
1085
40774
Unincorporated - Roosevelt
251
26960
Unincorporated - Rosewood
470
36547
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena
480
40235
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
1234
36715
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights
11291
22130
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island
0
0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon
41
4779
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills
7200
35607
Unincorporated - San Pasqual
83
4079
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon
57
18506
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island
752
281648
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*
3478
18678
Unincorporated - Saugus
392
252903
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country
105
29494
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley
106
23297
Unincorporated - South El Monte
702
39109
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel
2565
28990
Unincorporated - South Whittier
19684
33238
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley
220
28169
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch
5242
25002
Unincorporated - Sun Village
2025
33549
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village
485
37423
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
383
23100
Unincorporated - Val Verde
978
29556
Unincorporated - Valencia
846
27539
Unincorporated - Valinda
8643
36982
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills
3202
27520
Unincorporated - Walnut Park
6946
43028
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley
158
10457
Unincorporated - West Carson
7030
31830
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth
4
33333
Unincorporated - West LA
699
73424
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley
3734
37966
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez
446
32818
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos
9619
35725
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills
220
16923
Unincorporated - Westhills
167
19905
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms
837
22726
Unincorporated - Whittier
887
23441
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows
69
575000
Unincorporated - Willowbrook
15435
44210
Unincorporated - Wiseburn
1720
28538
?- Under Investigation
78907
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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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** --These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation.
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