Press Release: 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

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:

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	3,420,213	?
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	3,235,294	?
-- Long Beach	149,423	?
-- Pasadena	35,496	?
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	?
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? Hospitalized (Ever)	152,877	?
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	?
*? --Case and death numbers include cases identified among persons detained at correctional facilities located in the city/community		?

The Department of Public Health is committed to promoting health equity and ensuring optimal health and well -being for all 10 million residents of Los Angeles County. Through a variety of programs, community partnerships and services, Public Health oversees environmental health, disease control, and community and family health. Nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health comprises of more than 5,000 employees and has an annual budget of $1.3 billion.

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health works to protect health,?
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