news release DPH

For Immediate Release:

September 9, 2022

Isolation and Quarantine Guidelines Can Help Reduce Disruptions at Schools

2,228 New Positive Cases and 15 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Reducing disruptions at schools is easier when COVID-19 community transmission is lower. As Los Angeles County continues to experience fewer cases and hospitalizations, spread of the virus can be further decreased when those infected or exposed adhere to isolation, testing, and masking guidance.?

Similar to requirements for the general population, students and staff with COVID-19 can end isolation after day five if: a COVID-19 test on day five or later is negative, there is no fever for at least 24 hours without fever-reducing medicine, and existing symptoms have subsided or are improving. Those with a known exposure can continue their customary activities, including attending school and extracurricular activities, provided they are asymptomatic, have a negative test between days three to five, and wear a mask when around others indoors.

The county has continued to report improved COVID-19 metrics. The 7-day average case count in the county is 1,745, a 28% decline from one week ago when an average of 2,438 cases were reported.

Over the past seven days, the average number of daily COVID-positive patients in LA County hospitals was 772, a 5% decline from one week ago when the average number of daily COVID-positive patients per day was 813.

Deaths, which typically lag hospitalizations by several weeks, have started to decrease slightly to an average of 11 deaths reported each day this past week, compared to an average of 13 daily reported deaths one week ago.

And the 7-day average test positivity rate is 6.3% over the past week, down from one week ago?when it was 7.1%.

The county?s lower transmission rate is reflected on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Community Level framework, which measures COVID-19 stress on the hospital system. The county is in the second week of the Low Community Level, with a weekly case rate of 159 cases per 100,000, a hospital admission rate of 7.8 new admissions per 100,000 people, and 4.6% of total hospital admissions among COVID-19 patients. ?

The Omicron variant continues to account for 100% of sequenced specimens in the county, with the BA.5 subvariant of Omicron as the predominant subvariant. For the week ending Aug. 20, 95% of all sequenced specimens were BA.5. The CDC has reported an increase in the BA.4.6 sublineage of Omicron across the country, especially in the Midwest, estimating that 8.4% of sequenced specimens were BA.4.6 as of Sept. 3. However, BA.4.6 has remained at very low levels in LA County, and for the week ending Aug. 20, the most recent data available, BA.4.6 accounted for 1.4% of specimens.??

Since schools reopened in August, the number of clusters of three or more linked cases and outbreaks declined last week after a month of steady increases. For the week ending Sept. 3 there were 309 reported clusters of three or more cases, nearly a 31% decrease from the week prior when 446 clusters of cases were reported. There has also been a total of 926 school clusters reported that involved more than 6,000 individuals, of which 5,702 were students.

Also, in the month since schools reopened, 63 outbreaks have been documented in schools, with 36 reported in elementary schools, 12 reported in middle schools, 10 associated with youth sports programs, and four reported at high schools.

?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 the new school year is underway, it?s important for all students and staff to follow isolation and quarantine guidelines when they are infected or are exposed to someone with COVID-19. ?With a highly transmissible variant, continued concerns related to mortality, reinfections and long-COVID, and tens of thousands of vulnerable residents, taking sensible steps to avoid infecting others remains important.? ?We know how quickly one case can infect others, creating clusters and outbreaks in classrooms, sports teams, and other settings. When everyone looks out for each other by staying home when ill and masking indoors when exiting isolation early and when identified as a close contact, there are likely to be fewer disruptions at schools and worksites.?

Today, Public Health reported 15 additional deaths and 2,228?new positive cases. Of the 15 new deaths reported today, one person was between the ages of 30-49, four people were between the ages of 65-79, and eight people were aged 80 years or older.?Information on the two deaths reported by the City of Long Beach, visit longbeach.gov. Of the 15 newly reported deaths, 13 had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 33,348.

Public Health has reported a total of 3,425,863 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today?s positivity rate is 6.3%.

There are 765 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,499,068 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?http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov?including:

Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:

For more information:

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Total Cases

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Laboratory Confirmed Cases

3,425,863

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-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

3,240,331

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-- Long Beach

149,899

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-- Pasadena

35,633

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Deaths

33,348

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-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

31,602

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-- Long Beach

1,321

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-- Pasadena

425

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Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

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- 0 to 4

102,520

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- 5 to 11

273,524

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- 12 to 17

267,326

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- 18 to 29

709,117

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- 30 to 49

1,042,856

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- 50 to 64

548,019

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- 65 to 79

222,164

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-? over 80

72,528

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-? Under Investigation

2,277

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Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

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-? Female

1,662,482

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-? Male

1,490,746

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-? Other

1,510

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-? Under Investigation

85,593

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Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

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-? American Indian/Alaska Native

6,110

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-? Asian

229,720

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-? Black

165,743

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-? Hispanic/Latino

1,407,255

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

16,511

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-? White

438,527

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-? Other

367,814

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-? Under Investigation

608,651

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Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

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-? Hospitalized (Ever)

153,834

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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

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-? Asian

3,995

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-? Black

2,945

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-? Hispanic/Latino

15,974

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

112

?

-? White

8,054

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-? Other

355

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-? Under Investigation

94

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CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

5918

28339

City of Alhambra

22348

25769

City of Arcadia

11485

19886

City of Artesia

5344

31819

City of Avalon

66

1706

City of Azusa

16275

32524

City of Baldwin Park

27158

35376

City of Bell

15839

43595

City of Bell Gardens

15978

37097

City of Bellflower

27902

35894

City of Beverly Hills

10526

30492

City of Bradbury

67

6268

City of Burbank

29106

27156

City of Calabasas

5235

21523

City of Carson

31682

33760

City of Cerritos

11677

23323

City of Claremont

8690

23819

City of Commerce*

5266

40294

City of Compton

37830

37866

City of Covina

17585

35864

City of Cudahy

11458

47061

City of Culver City

10210

25611

City of Diamond Bar

11932

20746

City of Downey

42739

37404

City of Duarte

6555

29774

City of El Monte

39039

33290

City of El Segundo

3691

21989

City of Gardena

19898

32455

City of Glendale

54016

26159

City of Glendora

14498

27477

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4780

32570

City of Hawthorne

26887

30283

City of Hermosa Beach

4269

21703

City of Hidden Hills

360

19048

City of Huntington Park

25044

42102

City of Industry

480

109840

City of Inglewood

34527

30398

City of Irwindale

622

42632

City of La Canada Flintridge

4049

19567

City of La Habra Heights

174

3190

City of La Mirada

12760

25726

City of La Puente

14993

36841

City of La Verne

8535

25644

City of Lakewood

24053

29931

City of Lancaster*

58870

36436

City of Lawndale

9757

29027

City of Lomita

5407

26084

City of Lynwood*

28562

39644

City of Malibu

2654

20477

City of Manhattan Beach

6617

18381

City of Maywood

12033

42900

City of Monrovia

10454

26943

City of Montebello

23011

35745

City of Monterey Park

15420

24766

City of Norwalk

38946

36188

City of Palmdale

61570

38731

City of Palos Verdes Estates

1989

14709

City of Paramount

21648

38641

City of Pico Rivera

25294

39347

City of Pomona

60217

38618

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

6663

15587

City of Redondo Beach

13802

20091

City of Rolling Hills

253

13041

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1336

16467

City of Rosemead

13889

25093

City of San Dimas*

10060

29146

City of San Fernando

11912

48399

City of San Gabriel

9964

24330

City of San Marino

2108

15877

City of Santa Clarita

66484

30162

City of Santa Fe Springs

7433

40476

City of Santa Monica

23695

25631

City of Sierra Madre

2074

18873

City of Signal Hill

3632

30787

City of South El Monte

7612

36447

City of South Gate

44177

45007

City of South Pasadena

5645

21667

City of Temple City

8774

24068

City of Torrance

30319

20312

City of Vernon

341

163158

City of Walnut

6636

21735

City of West Covina

36029

33288

City of West Hollywood

10183

27558

City of Westlake Village

353

4222

City of Whittier

28525

32625

Los Angeles

1401766

34658

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

2973

36247

Los Angeles - Alsace

4162

33443

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

6

15000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

758

30296

Los Angeles - Arleta

15648

45528

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

4495

30649

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

9219

29619

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2182

25887

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

3046

24319

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

3798

28832

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

37840

43552

Los Angeles - Brentwood

7655

24729

Los Angeles - Brookside

135

23236

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2190

30754

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

23486

35972

Los Angeles - Carthay

3835

26701

Los Angeles - Central

16251

41678

Los Angeles - Century City

3315

25915

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

15152

44874

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

11649

31432

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2259

24632

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2506

31243

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

4837

33237

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4421

29176

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

4813

34804

Los Angeles - Crestview

3497

30762

Los Angeles - Del Rey

7681

25658

Los Angeles - Downtown*

14727

53539

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

12252

30948

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

8703

29716

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4160

29181

Los Angeles - El Sereno

15773

37727

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1675

29324

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3319

32632

Los Angeles - Encino

13716

30364

Los Angeles - Exposition

1177

35388

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

16690

37157

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1129

31361

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3454

39606

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

21657

45647

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

10036

31755

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

3749

34829

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

19653

33773

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

9499

44171

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4296

25213

Los Angeles - Harbor City

8563

29456

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

14426

33087

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

570

23661

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

5819

32265

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

16894

44534

Los Angeles - Highland Park

15805

32661

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

5001

36056

Los Angeles - Hollywood

19693

28853

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

6941

23582

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

10786

37791

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

2938

36393

Los Angeles - Koreatown

15126

29261

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1520

33341

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

14727

34893

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

5403

41141

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5179

33994

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

11899

36503

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

2825

35202

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

8130

28684

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1329

42419

Los Angeles - Longwood

1597

37105

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

5186

24000

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

2904

34021

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

726

23239

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

9756

22971

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

878

20138

Los Angeles - Melrose

24047

30950

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4273

28430

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

4477

24893

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

10948

45382

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

7702

31899

Los Angeles - North Hills

23343

37910

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

54710

36131

Los Angeles - Northridge

23238

33294

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

4525

21253

Los Angeles - Pacoima

36287

47139

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

846

21997

Los Angeles - Palms

10787

24585

Los Angeles - Panorama City

31123

41359

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

2882

21222

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

15387

36774

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

538

16834

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

3098

28300

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

9540

26807

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

2013

30686

Los Angeles - Regent Square

802

28849

Los Angeles - Reseda

29255

38183

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1677

36173

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1112

26301

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

23905

30633

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1171

26362

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

24806

28430

Los Angeles - Silverlake

12282

27861

Los Angeles - South Carthay

2864

27032

Los Angeles - South Park

16320

42991

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1770

38613

Los Angeles - Studio City

6314

28137

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

21591

41139

Los Angeles - Sunland

6255

30650

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

170

26275

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

39103

47456

Los Angeles - Tarzana

9559

30959

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

12750

32293

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2640

26914

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2289

26298

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

423

32389

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

468

25188

Los Angeles - Tujunga

8176

29399

Los Angeles - University Hills

857

24993

Los Angeles - University Park

10762

39197

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

10314

34362

Los Angeles - Valley Village

7601

30748

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

34835

37379

Los Angeles - Venice

8377

24722

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

6988

40628

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3537

46193

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

17325

42065

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

23810

45790

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2630

31313

Los Angeles - View Heights

945

25582

Los Angeles - Watts

17972

42115

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1671

33998

Los Angeles - West Adams

10091

36522

Los Angeles - West Hills

11221

27675

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

10227

27173

Los Angeles - West Vernon

23046

42961

Los Angeles - Westchester

12093

23435

Los Angeles - Westlake

19301

32518

Los Angeles - Westwood

14589

26962

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

19124

52933

Los Angeles - Wilmington

21934

38830

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

15267

30431

Los Angeles - Winnetka

18352

35438

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

18678

27445

Unincorporated - Acton

1803

22619

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

912

21934

Unincorporated - Altadena

10382

23801

Unincorporated - Anaverde

372

24668

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

97

7791

Unincorporated - Arcadia

1964

24608

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

16297

38398

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2629

53686

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2594

38288

Unincorporated - Azusa

5711

35866

Unincorporated - Bassett

5561

37531

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

190

17707

Unincorporated - Bradbury

96

88889

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3262

42210

Unincorporated - Castaic*

9030

33210

Unincorporated - Cerritos

176

29983

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

2

10000

Unincorporated - Claremont

119

16952

Unincorporated - Covina

5775

34336

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

4424

33658

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1131

25746

Unincorporated - Del Rey

127

39937

Unincorporated - Del Sur

645

26708

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

868

34817

Unincorporated - Duarte

1845

41667

Unincorporated - East Covina

87

26444

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1492

28193

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

47

41228

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

55046

43942

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

363

5669

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

5704

37262

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1317

24821

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2232

25390

Unincorporated - El Monte

57

39310

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

248

14931

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

29163

45071

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

189

28636

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

14930

26696

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

5

500000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

711

28282

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

155

14117

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

590

41785

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

3924

19817

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

17

2515

Unincorporated - La Rambla

719

34651

Unincorporated - La Verne*

601

29461

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

1703

24084

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

186

27844

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

3839

29544

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

423

25746

Unincorporated - Lakewood

1

877

Unincorporated - Lennox

7271

32255

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

302

17247

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1349

33549

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

312

24056

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1212

33959

Unincorporated - Llano

110

12543

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2150

22846

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1117

28781

Unincorporated - Newhall

100

45455

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

371

30968

Unincorporated - North Whittier

2850

34091

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5456

22699

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

34

15814

Unincorporated - Palmdale

234

27791

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

102

16425

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

389

19888

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

349

56381

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

22

4783

Unincorporated - Pomona

159

8204

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3670

28436

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1100

41338

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

254

27282

Unincorporated - Rosewood

482

37481

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

485

40654

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1249

37162

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

11501

22541

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

41

4779

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

7324

36220

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

83

4079

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

57

18506

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

753

282022

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

3530

18957

Unincorporated - Saugus

400

258065

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

105

29494

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

107

23516

Unincorporated - South El Monte

711

39610

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

2631

29736

Unincorporated - South Whittier

19969

33719

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

225

28809

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

5326

25403

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2048

33930

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

490

37809

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

386

23281

Unincorporated - Val Verde

993

30009

Unincorporated - Valencia

856

27865

Unincorporated - Valinda

8778

37559

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3264

28053

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7045

43641

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

166

10986

Unincorporated - West Carson

7151

32378

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

4

33333

Unincorporated - West LA

709

74475

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

3791

38546

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

449

33039

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

9786

36345

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

224

17231

Unincorporated - Westhills

169

20143

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

857

23269

Unincorporated - Whittier

896

23679

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

69

575000

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

15614

44723

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1734

28771

?- Under Investigation

80196

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