news release DPH

For Immediate Release:

September 23, 2022

Vaccinations Continue to Offer Hope for Minimizing the Impact of COVID-19

1,641 New Positive Cases and 13 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Vaccines continue to provide powerful protection against COVID-19, yet many LA County residents have not yet started their initial series or received any booster doses. There are currently 1.9 million unvaccinated residents 6 months and older, and of the 7.5 million age 5 and older who are fully vaccinated, 57% have not received any booster. With more infectious subvariants circulating in the county and immunity from vaccines and prior infections waning over time, it is critical for residents not up to date on their vaccines to take advantage of the new Fall booster that targets the currently circulating BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants.

Vaccines have continued to provide protection against the virus. For the two-week period ending September 1, unvaccinated residents were two times more likely to get infected than those who are vaccinated and four times more likely to be hospitalized than vaccinated residents. Unvaccinated residents were also nearly seven times more likely to die from COVID-19 than vaccinated residents.

Sadly, because vaccination coverage is not similar across all age groups and race/ethnicity groups, there are some communities where there may be less protection from severe outcomes associated with COVID. As of September 18, only 22% of Latinx and Black children ages 5 to 11 are fully vaccinated, compared to almost 42% of White children and 61% of Asian children in this age group.

Young Latinx and Black adults ages 18 to 29 also had significantly lower vaccination rates of 58% and about 48%, respectively, compared to 91% of Asian residents and almost 77% of White residents in the same age group.

As we enter Fall and prepare for Winter, residents are able to take advantage of the powerful protection offered by vaccines.? Those who haven?t yet received their initial series may want to get started immediately since it will take a few weeks to reach maximum protection.? The 7 million residents eligible to receive the new Fall boosters should know that the new boosters match the dominating variants that are circulating, adding to their value in countering the natural waning of immunity that happens with the passing of time. ?Residents ages 18 and older can receive either the Moderna or the Pfizer bivalent booster, while children ages 12 to 17 can receive the Pfizer bivalent booster. Both are given as a single booster dose, administered at least two months following primary or previous booster vaccination.

New bivalent boosters are likely to be available for children this Fall, possibly as soon as mid-October. These vaccines would provide protection against BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, just as they already do for adults. Pfizer?s bivalent booster would be for children ages 5 to 11, and Moderna?s would be for children ages 6 to 17.

To find a location for the new booster go to VaccinateLACounty.com? or VacunateLosAngeles.com (en espa?ol).? Click on ?Find a Location? and then search by ?Vaccine Type?.

The 7-day average case count in the county is 1,396, a 17% decline from one week ago when the 7-day average of 1675 cases was reported. The 7-day average test positivity rate remains stable at 4.5% over the past week.

Over the past seven days, the average number of daily COVID-positive patients in LA County hospitals was 602, a 16% decline from one week ago when the average number of daily COVID-positive patients per day was 713.

Deaths, which typically lag hospitalizations by several weeks, decreased slightly to 12 deaths reported each day this past week, a decrease from an average of 14 daily reported deaths a week ago.

?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 relieved that LA County remains at the CDC-designated Low Community Level for the fourth consecutive week, our experience the past two winters reminds us to be prepared for possible increases in transmission as we move into the late Fall and Winter. One important strategy for minimizing the disruptions and heartache associated with increased transmission, is for residents and workers to be up to date on vaccinations. Our goal in the weeks ahead, is to be sure that all residents have easy access to and good information about the vaccines and new Fall boosters. Increasing vaccination coverage allows us to envision a safe and healthy holiday season.?

Today, Public Health reported 13 additional deaths and 1,641?new positive cases. Of the 13 new deaths reported today, two people were between the ages of 50-64, three people were between the ages of 65-79, and seven 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 13 newly reported deaths, 10 had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 37,773.

Public Health has reported a total of 3,447,249 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today?s positivity rate is 4.5%.

There are 575 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,544,177 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

3,420,213

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

3,235,294

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-- Long Beach

149,423

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-- Pasadena

35,496

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Deaths

33,217

?

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

31,475

?

-- Long Beach

1,318

?

-- Pasadena

424

?

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

?

?

- 0 to 4

102,352

?

- 5 to 11

273,285

?

- 12 to 17

267,079

?

- 18 to 29

708,209

?

- 30 to 49

1,041,328

?

- 50 to 64

546,982

?

- 65 to 79

221,527

?

-? over 80

72,264

?

-? Under Investigation

2,268

?

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

?

?

-? Female

1,659,736

?

-? Male

1,488,515

?

-? Other

1,511

?

-? Under Investigation

85,532

?

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

?

?

-? American Indian/Alaska Native

6,089

?

-? Asian

229,037

?

-? Black

165,372

?

-? Hispanic/Latino

1,404,629

?

-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

16,477

?

-? White

437,444

?

-? Other

367,430

?

-? Under Investigation

608,816

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

?

?

-? Hospitalized (Ever)

152,877

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

?

?

-? American Indian/Alaska Native

73

?

-? Asian

3,980

?

-? Black

2,935

?

-? Hispanic/Latino

15,938

?

-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

112

?

-? White

7,997

?

-? Other

348

?

-? Under Investigation

92

?

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

5909

28296

City of Alhambra

22290

25702

City of Arcadia

11461

19845

City of Artesia

5335

31765

City of Avalon

66

1706

City of Azusa

16243

32460

City of Baldwin Park

27100

35301

City of Bell

15814

43526

City of Bell Gardens

15950

37032

City of Bellflower

27858

35837

City of Beverly Hills

10513

30455

City of Bradbury

67

6268

City of Burbank

29050

27104

City of Calabasas

5222

21469

City of Carson

31640

33715

City of Cerritos

11644

23257

City of Claremont

8649

23706

City of Commerce*

5256

40217

City of Compton

37785

37821

City of Covina

17551

35795

City of Cudahy

11446

47012

City of Culver City

10180

25536

City of Diamond Bar

11909

20706

City of Downey

42646

37323

City of Duarte

6541

29710

City of El Monte

38969

33230

City of El Segundo

3690

21983

City of Gardena

19877

32420

City of Glendale

53935

26120

City of Glendora

14436

27360

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4775

32536

City of Hawthorne

26839

30229

City of Hermosa Beach

4263

21673

City of Hidden Hills

360

19048

City of Huntington Park

25011

42047

City of Industry

477

109153

City of Inglewood

34496

30371

City of Irwindale

621

42563

City of La Canada Flintridge

4035

19499

City of La Habra Heights

174

3190

City of La Mirada

12736

25678

City of La Puente

14972

36789

City of La Verne

8519

25596

City of Lakewood

24025

29896

City of Lancaster*

58781

36381

City of Lawndale

9745

28991

City of Lomita

5394

26022

City of Lynwood*

28523

39589

City of Malibu

2650

20446

City of Manhattan Beach

6609

18359

City of Maywood

12016

42839

City of Monrovia

10435

26894

City of Montebello

22967

35677

City of Monterey Park

15381

24704

City of Norwalk

38880

36126

City of Palmdale

61474

38671

City of Palos Verdes Estates

1986

14687

City of Paramount

21623

38597

City of Pico Rivera

25245

39271

City of Pomona

60079

38529

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

6647

15550

City of Redondo Beach

13782

20062

City of Rolling Hills

251

12938

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1334

16443

City of Rosemead

13853

25028

City of San Dimas*

10038

29082

City of San Fernando

11890

48310

City of San Gabriel

9923

24230

City of San Marino

2096

15787

City of Santa Clarita

66382

30116

City of Santa Fe Springs

7421

40411

City of Santa Monica

23642

25574

City of Sierra Madre

2075

18883

City of Signal Hill

3622

30703

City of South El Monte

7603

36404

City of South Gate

44134

44964

City of South Pasadena

5631

21614

City of Temple City

8756

24019

City of Torrance

30261

20273

City of Vernon

341

163158

City of Walnut

6627

21705

City of West Covina

35950

33215

City of West Hollywood

10171

27526

City of Westlake Village

352

4211

City of Whittier

28470

32562

Los Angeles

1399830

34610

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

2970

36211

Los Angeles - Alsace

4160

33427

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

6

15000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

758

30296

Los Angeles - Arleta

15637

45496

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

4496

30656

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

9204

29571

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2180

25863

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

3043

24295

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

3794

28801

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

37809

43517

Los Angeles - Brentwood

7645

24697

Los Angeles - Brookside

135

23236

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2186

30698

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

23457

35928

Los Angeles - Carthay

3831

26673

Los Angeles - Central

16244

41660

Los Angeles - Century City

3308

25860

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

15133

44817

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

11619

31351

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2256

24599

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2502

31193

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

4832

33203

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4417

29149

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

4809

34775

Los Angeles - Crestview

3491

30709

Los Angeles - Del Rey

7669

25618

Los Angeles - Downtown*

14719

53510

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

12216

30857

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

8692

29679

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4157

29160

Los Angeles - El Sereno

15750

37672

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1671

29254

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3314

32583

Los Angeles - Encino

13697

30322

Los Angeles - Exposition

1177

35388

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

16657

37084

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1128

31333

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3449

39548

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

21637

45604

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

10027

31727

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

3748

34820

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

19627

33729

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

9489

44125

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4289

25172

Los Angeles - Harbor City

8548

29405

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

14408

33046

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

570

23661

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

5816

32248

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

16868

44466

Los Angeles - Highland Park

15787

32624

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

4999

36042

Los Angeles - Hollywood

19674

28825

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

6927

23534

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

10770

37735

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

2936

36368

Los Angeles - Koreatown

15109

29228

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1516

33253

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

14697

34822

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

5395

41080

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5168

33922

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

11892

36482

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

2821

35153

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

8125

28667

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1324

42260

Los Angeles - Longwood

1592

36989

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

5184

23991

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

2901

33985

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

727

23271

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

9738

22929

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

875

20069

Los Angeles - Melrose

24018

30913

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4261

28350

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

4468

24843

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

10938

45341

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

7696

31874

Los Angeles - North Hills

23307

37851

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

54625

36075

Los Angeles - Northridge

23196

33234

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

4516

21211

Los Angeles - Pacoima

36261

47105

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

844

21945

Los Angeles - Palms

10764

24532

Los Angeles - Panorama City

31068

41286

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

2879

21200

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

15373

36741

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

535

16740

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

3094

28263

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

9517

26742

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

2006

30579

Los Angeles - Regent Square

801

28813

Los Angeles - Reseda

29216

38133

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1671

36044

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1109

26230

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

23874

30593

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1169

26317

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

24754

28370

Los Angeles - Silverlake

12260

27811

Los Angeles - South Carthay

2859

26984

Los Angeles - South Park

16310

42965

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1768

38569

Los Angeles - Studio City

6299

28070

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

21565

41089

Los Angeles - Sunland

6233

30542

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

169

26121

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

39059

47403

Los Angeles - Tarzana

9533

30875

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

12741

32270

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2637

26883

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2288

26287

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

423

32389

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

467

25135

Los Angeles - Tujunga

8161

29346

Los Angeles - University Hills

855

24934

Los Angeles - University Park

10733

39092

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

10296

34302

Los Angeles - Valley Village

7584

30680

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

34778

37318

Los Angeles - Venice

8368

24695

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

6973

40541

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3531

46115

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

17310

42029

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

23789

45750

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2624

31242

Los Angeles - View Heights

945

25582

Los Angeles - Watts

17957

42079

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1670

33978

Los Angeles - West Adams

10078

36475

Los Angeles - West Hills

11203

27631

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

10210

27128

Los Angeles - West Vernon

23026

42924

Los Angeles - Westchester

12067

23384

Los Angeles - Westlake

19271

32467

Los Angeles - Westwood

14562

26912

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

19091

52841

Los Angeles - Wilmington

21912

38791

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

15249

30395

Los Angeles - Winnetka

18322

35380

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

18641

27391

Unincorporated - Acton

1799

22569

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

909

21861

Unincorporated - Altadena

10372

23778

Unincorporated - Anaverde

372

24668

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

95

7631

Unincorporated - Arcadia

1960

24558

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

16277

38351

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2620

53502

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2592

38258

Unincorporated - Azusa

5702

35810

Unincorporated - Bassett

5553

37477

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

190

17707

Unincorporated - Bradbury

96

88889

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3259

42171

Unincorporated - Castaic*

9021

33176

Unincorporated - Cerritos

176

29983

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

2

10000

Unincorporated - Claremont

119

16952

Unincorporated - Covina

5768

34295

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

4414

33582

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1129

25700

Unincorporated - Del Rey

127

39937

Unincorporated - Del Sur

646

26749

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

866

34737

Unincorporated - Duarte

1844

41644

Unincorporated - East Covina

86

26140

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1490

28156

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

47

41228

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

54987

43895

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

363

5669

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

5694

37196

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1315

24783

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2227

25333

Unincorporated - El Monte

57

39310

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

247

14871

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

29140

45035

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

189

28636

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

14907

26655

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

5

500000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

710

28242

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

155

14117

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

589

41714

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

3913

19762

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

17

2515

Unincorporated - La Rambla

713

34361

Unincorporated - La Verne*

600

29412

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

1701

24056

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

185

27695

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

3835

29514

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

422

25685

Unincorporated - Lakewood

1

877

Unincorporated - Lennox

7260

32207

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

302

17247

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1346

33474

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

312

24056

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1212

33959

Unincorporated - Llano

110

12543

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2149

22835

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1114

28704

Unincorporated - Newhall

100

45455

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

371

30968

Unincorporated - North Whittier

2846

34043

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5445

22654

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

34

15814

Unincorporated - Palmdale

233

27672

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

102

16425

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

388

19836

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

349

56381

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

21

4565

Unincorporated - Pomona

159

8204

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3663

28382

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1096

41188

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

253

27175

Unincorporated - Rosewood

480

37325

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

485

40654

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1248

37132

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

11485

22510

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

41

4779

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

7313

36165

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

83

4079

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

57

18506

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

753

282022

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

3522

18914

Unincorporated - Saugus

397

256129

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

105

29494

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

107

23516

Unincorporated - South El Monte

711

39610

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

2616

29566

Unincorporated - South Whittier

19945

33678

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

224

28681

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

5312

25336

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2046

33897

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

490

37809

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

384

23160

Unincorporated - Val Verde

990

29918

Unincorporated - Valencia

854

27799

Unincorporated - Valinda

8765

37504

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3257

27993

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7035

43579

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

166

10986

Unincorporated - West Carson

7137

32315

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

4

33333

Unincorporated - West LA

707

74265

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

3790

38536

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

449

33039

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

9772

36293

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

224

17231

Unincorporated - Westhills

169

20143

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

855

23215

Unincorporated - Whittier

895

23652

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

69

575000

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

15604

44694

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1732

28737

?- Under Investigation

80093

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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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