news release DPH

For Immediate Release:

October 21, 2022

COVID-Associated Deaths Drive All-Cause Mortality Rate Increases in LA County Since 2020

1,017 New Positive Cases and 14 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

While COVID-19 mortality is down this year, the impact of COVID-associated deaths remains significant and concerning, according to a new analysis by the Department of Public Health which found a vast majority of increases in all-cause mortality were due to COVID-associated deaths.

The Public Health data analysis reviewed COVID and non-COVID mortality rates for four 6-month periods of January through June, from 2019 to 2022. During the ten-year period ending in 2019, before the pandemic, the all-cause mortality rate had been stable with a slight downward trend.

The most dramatic finding is that when the pandemic started, the all-cause mortality rate for the first half of 2020 increased from about 298 deaths per 100,000 people to almost 336 deaths per 100,000 people. In 2021, it increased even more significantly to almost 400 deaths per 100,000 people. During the first half of 2022, it dropped back to about 336 deaths, but this is still considerably higher compared to the 2019 all-cause mortality rate.

The majority of these increases in all-cause mortality were due to COVID-associated deaths, but COVID deaths do not account for all of the increase. The COVID-19 pandemic also may have led to more deaths from other causes through delayed care for other conditions, health systems being overwhelmed, or people being apprehensive about potential exposure to the virus.

The leading causes of death shifted during the pandemic. For the first six months of 2019 and 2020, coronary heart disease was the leading cause of death, with just over 50 deaths per 100,000 people. Although COVID cases didn?t rise until March 2020, deaths associated with COVID increased dramatically and COVID mortality became the second leading cause of death for the first six months of 2020, with 28 deaths per 100,000 people.

In 2021, COVID was by far, the leading cause of death, causing almost 96 deaths per 100,000 people, while coronary heart disease continued to be responsible for about the same number of deaths ? about 51 deaths per 100,000 people. For the first half of 2022, coronary heart disease again was the leading cause of death, with COVID close behind as the second-leading cause of death.

The analysis also recognized that the COVID-specific mortality rate in 2022 among Latinos and Blacks is about twice as high compared to the rate among Asians and Whites.??

The analysis reviewed mortality rates by age groups and found that while death rates associated with COVID have been highest among older residents, younger adults experienced a greater increase in mortality rates than older adults, when comparing 2022 to 2019. For example, the all-cause mortality rate in 2022 is?29% higher for 18-to-29-year-olds,?and 36% higher for 30-to-49-year-olds compared to their respective rates in 2019.?By contrast, the all-cause mortality rate in 2022 vs. 2019 is?12% higher for 50-to-64-year-olds,?15% higher for 65-to-79-year-olds,?and 6.5% higher among those 80 years and older.?

To reduce the high death rates associated with COVID, residents should use all the resources available to protect against severe illness, hospitalization, and death. While vaccines and boosters play a critical role, therapeutics can also play an important role.

There are four different COVID-19 therapeutics that healthcare providers have available to treat people with symptoms of COVID. The specific medication they choose to treat a patient will depend on a variety of factors, including the patient?s prior medical history and response to other medications.

For those at higher risk for severe illness, telehealth allows residents who have tested positive for COVID to be screened for and access therapeutics from their home. If eligible for treatment, a prescription can be called into a local pharmacy or overnight shipped to the patient?s home.

If a resident?s regular provider doesn?t offer telehealth services, or a resident does not have a provider, they can call the Public Health Tele-Health Service at 1-833-540-0473, which is open 7 days a week from 8:00am ? 8:30pm. The Public Health Tele-Health Service and medications are offered free of charge.

Currently, the county overall continues to report improved COVID-19 metrics. The 7-day average case count in the county is 874, an 8% decline from one week ago when the 7-day average of 946 cases was reported.

Over the past seven days, the average number of daily COVID-positive patients in LA County hospitals declined slightly to 404, a 13% decline from one week ago when the average number of daily COVID-positive patients per day was 467.

Deaths, which typically lag hospitalizations by several weeks, remained relatively stable at 12 deaths reported each day this past 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. ?After the high death rates associated with COVID in the past three years, all county residents should take advantage of the resources available in the coming months to protect against severe illness, hospitalization, and death, including therapeutics. It?s important to note that these treatments are not a replacement for vaccination and getting boosted. The best way to avoid severe symptoms, and the potential of long COVID, is to do everything you can to avoid infection in the first place. However, breakthrough infections happen, and these medications effectively reduce severe outcomes associated with COVID-19. I hope that as we get closer to the holidays and the colder weather, each of us can be sure we continue to do our part to protect those most vulnerable by staying home if sick, getting tested when exposed, ill or gathering indoors with others at elevated risk, and taking advantage of the new boosters that protect against Omicron.?

Today, Public Health reported 14 additional deaths and 1,017 new positive cases. Of the 14 new deaths reported today, one person was between the ages of 12-17, three people were between the ages of 50-64, five people were between the ages of 65-79, and four people were aged 80 years or older.? For information about the one death reported by the City of Long Beach, visit longbeach.gov. Of the 14 newly reported deaths, 12 had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 33,889.

Public Health has reported a total of 3,476,928 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today?s positivity rate is 3.6%.

There are 389 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,617,347 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

3,476,928

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

3,288,326

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-- Long Beach

152,219

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-- Pasadena

36,383

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Deaths

33,889

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

32,119

?

-- Long Beach

1,336

?

-- Pasadena

434

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

?

?

- 0 to 4

103,903

?

- 5 to 11

275,181

?

- 12 to 17

269,314

?

- 18 to 29

717,564

?

- 30 to 49

1,057,884

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- 50 to 64

558,403

?

- 65 to 79

228,513

?

-? over 80

75,184

?

-? Under Investigation

2,380

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

?

?

-? Female

1,688,556

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-? Male

1,512,152

?

-? Other

1,559

?

-? Under Investigation

86,059

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

?

?

-? American Indian/Alaska Native

6,221

?

-? Asian

235,989

?

-? Black

169,114

?

-? Hispanic/Latino

1,424,224

?

-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

16,710

?

-? White

448,074

?

-? Other

373,099

?

-? Under Investigation

614,895

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

?

?

-? Hospitalized (Ever)

157,427

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

?

?

-? American Indian/Alaska Native

74

?

-? Asian

4,084

?

-? Black

3,007

?

-? Hispanic/Latino

16,132

?

-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

112

?

-? White

8,267

?

-? Other

363

?

-? Under Investigation

80

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CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

6006

28760

City of Alhambra

22834

26330

City of Arcadia

11860

20535

City of Artesia

5423

32289

City of Avalon

66

1706

City of Azusa

16516

33006

City of Baldwin Park

27521

35849

City of Bell

16007

44058

City of Bell Gardens

16134

37459

City of Bellflower

28299

36404

City of Beverly Hills

10685

30953

City of Bradbury

67

6268

City of Burbank

29721

27730

City of Calabasas

5342

21963

City of Carson

32194

34305

City of Cerritos

11930

23828

City of Claremont

8922

24455

City of Commerce*

5334

40814

City of Compton

38226

38263

City of Covina

17849

36403

City of Cudahy

11569

47517

City of Culver City

10486

26304

City of Diamond Bar

12194

21201

City of Downey

43391

37975

City of Duarte

6718

30514

City of El Monte

39546

33722

City of El Segundo

3760

22400

City of Gardena

20197

32942

City of Glendale

55034

26652

City of Glendora

14779

28010

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4845

33013

City of Hawthorne

27264

30707

City of Hermosa Beach

4360

22166

City of Hidden Hills

368

19471

City of Huntington Park

25280

42499

City of Industry

498

113959

City of Inglewood

34986

30802

City of Irwindale

632

43317

City of La Canada Flintridge

4138

19997

City of La Habra Heights

174

3190

City of La Mirada

12983

26176

City of La Puente

15161

37253

City of La Verne

8657

26011

City of Lakewood

24526

30519

City of Lancaster*

59661

36926

City of Lawndale

9911

29485

City of Lomita

5506

26562

City of Lynwood*

28901

40114

City of Malibu

2711

20917

City of Manhattan Beach

6744

18734

City of Maywood

12198

43488

City of Monrovia

10679

27523

City of Montebello

23381

36320

City of Monterey Park

15765

25320

City of Norwalk

39539

36739

City of Palmdale

62240

39153

City of Palos Verdes Estates

2023

14961

City of Paramount

21887

39068

City of Pico Rivera

25681

39949

City of Pomona

61057

39156

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

6843

16008

City of Redondo Beach

14139

20582

City of Rolling Hills

256

13196

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1375

16948

City of Rosemead

14139

25545

City of San Dimas*

10263

29734

City of San Fernando

12026

48862

City of San Gabriel

10199

24904

City of San Marino

2167

16321

City of Santa Clarita

67573

30656

City of Santa Fe Springs

7525

40977

City of Santa Monica

24203

26181

City of Sierra Madre

2134

19419

City of Signal Hill

3714

31483

City of South El Monte

7698

36859

City of South Gate

44584

45422

City of South Pasadena

5768

22139

City of Temple City

8984

24644

City of Torrance

31019

20781

City of Vernon

345

165072

City of Walnut

6818

22331

City of West Covina

36608

33823

City of West Hollywood

10360

28037

City of Westlake Village

361

4318

City of Whittier

28939

33099

Los Angeles

1421587

35148

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

3015

36759

Los Angeles - Alsace

4207

33805

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

6

15000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

772

30855

Los Angeles - Arleta

15831

46061

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

4596

31338

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

9372

30111

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2223

26373

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

3098

24735

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

3853

29249

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

38176

43939

Los Angeles - Brentwood

7808

25224

Los Angeles - Brookside

136

23408

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2225

31246

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

23781

36424

Los Angeles - Carthay

3912

27237

Los Angeles - Central

16361

41960

Los Angeles - Century City

3383

26446

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

15296

45300

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

11862

32007

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2328

25384

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2576

32116

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

4898

33656

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4489

29624

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

4884

35317

Los Angeles - Crestview

3561

31325

Los Angeles - Del Rey

7830

26156

Los Angeles - Downtown*

14967

54412

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

12511

31602

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

8823

30126

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4225

29637

Los Angeles - El Sereno

15954

38160

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1699

29744

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3373

33163

Los Angeles - Encino

13980

30948

Los Angeles - Exposition

1194

35899

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

16882

37585

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1161

32250

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3512

40271

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

21822

45994

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

10180

32211

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

3804

35340

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

19976

34328

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

9594

44613

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4382

25717

Los Angeles - Harbor City

8694

29907

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

14664

33633

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

584

24242

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

5877

32587

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

17033

44900

Los Angeles - Highland Park

16029

33124

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

5042

36352

Los Angeles - Hollywood

20000

29302

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

7071

24023

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

10921

38264

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

2972

36814

Los Angeles - Koreatown

15287

29573

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1538

33735

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

14915

35339

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

5470

41651

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5271

34598

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

12008

36838

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

2851

35526

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

8233

29048

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1355

43249

Los Angeles - Longwood

1621

37663

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

5313

24588

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

2940

34442

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

737

23592

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

9998

23541

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

901

20665

Los Angeles - Melrose

24455

31475

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4347

28922

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

4569

25405

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

11094

45987

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

7808

32338

Los Angeles - North Hills

23617

38355

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

55431

36607

Los Angeles - Northridge

23630

33855

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

4631

21751

Los Angeles - Pacoima

36665

47630

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

861

22387

Los Angeles - Palms

11032

25143

Los Angeles - Panorama City

31430

41767

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

2966

21841

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

15553

37171

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

548

17146

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

3154

28812

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

9715

27299

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

2068

31524

Los Angeles - Regent Square

813

29245

Los Angeles - Reseda

29682

38741

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1686

36368

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1137

26892

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

24273

31104

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1190

26790

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

25361

29066

Los Angeles - Silverlake

12560

28492

Los Angeles - South Carthay

2903

27400

Los Angeles - South Park

16453

43342

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1776

38743

Los Angeles - Studio City

6446

28725

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

21839

41612

Los Angeles - Sunland

6354

31135

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

171

26430

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

39534

47979

Los Angeles - Tarzana

9719

31478

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

12918

32719

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2676

27281

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2345

26942

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

431

33002

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

473

25457

Los Angeles - Tujunga

8295

29827

Los Angeles - University Hills

869

25343

Los Angeles - University Park

10922

39780

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

10437

34771

Los Angeles - Valley Village

7717

31218

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

35244

37818

Los Angeles - Venice

8520

25144

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

7070

41105

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3574

46676

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

17458

42388

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

23951

46061

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2661

31682

Los Angeles - View Heights

955

25853

Los Angeles - Watts

18112

42443

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1697

34527

Los Angeles - West Adams

10223

37000

Los Angeles - West Hills

11450

28240

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

10453

27774

Los Angeles - West Vernon

23252

43345

Los Angeles - Westchester

12343

23919

Los Angeles - Westlake

19591

33006

Los Angeles - Westwood

15137

27975

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

19508

53995

Los Angeles - Wilmington

22165

39239

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

15460

30815

Los Angeles - Winnetka

18571

35861

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

19026

27957

Unincorporated - Acton

1840

23084

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

927

22294

Unincorporated - Altadena

10611

24326

Unincorporated - Anaverde

377

25000

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

100

8032

Unincorporated - Arcadia

2010

25185

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

16485

38841

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2660

54319

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2622

38701

Unincorporated - Azusa

5791

36369

Unincorporated - Bassett

5642

38078

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

191

17801

Unincorporated - Bradbury

101

93519

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3323

42999

Unincorporated - Castaic*

9143

33625

Unincorporated - Cerritos

178

30324

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

2

10000

Unincorporated - Claremont

126

17949

Unincorporated - Covina

5840

34723

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

4478

34069

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1145

26064

Unincorporated - Del Rey

128

40252

Unincorporated - Del Sur

658

27246

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

880

35299

Unincorporated - Duarte

1861

42028

Unincorporated - East Covina

88

26748

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1513

28590

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

51

44737

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

55585

44373

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

366

5716

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

5765

37660

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1343

25311

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2270

25822

Unincorporated - El Monte

58

40000

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

251

15111

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

29366

45384

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

190

28788

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

15234

27240

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

5

500000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

715

28441

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

158

14390

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

596

42210

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

4031

20358

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

18

2663

Unincorporated - La Rambla

735

35422

Unincorporated - La Verne*

610

29902

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

1745

24678

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

193

28892

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

3890

29937

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

429

26111

Unincorporated - Lakewood

1

877

Unincorporated - Lennox

7342

32570

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

303

17304

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1359

33798

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

315

24287

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1220

34183

Unincorporated - Llano

110

12543

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2193

23303

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1139

29348

Unincorporated - Newhall

100

45455

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

376

31386

Unincorporated - North Whittier

2881

34462

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5556

23115

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

35

16279

Unincorporated - Palmdale

239

28385

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

107

17230

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

392

20041

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

353

57027

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

22

4783

Unincorporated - Pomona

164

8462

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3735

28940

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1111

41751

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

256

27497

Unincorporated - Rosewood

490

38103

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

494

41408

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1264

37608

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

11728

22986

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

42

4895

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

7404

36615

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

83

4079

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

58

18831

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

753

282022

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

3611

19392

Unincorporated - Saugus

407

262581

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

106

29775

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

108

23736

Unincorporated - South El Monte

716

39889

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

2683

30323

Unincorporated - South Whittier

20230

34160

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

227

29065

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

5459

26037

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2077

34410

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

495

38194

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

401

24186

Unincorporated - Val Verde

1002

30281

Unincorporated - Valencia

866

28190

Unincorporated - Valinda

8895

38060

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3323

28560

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7118

44093

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

167

11052

Unincorporated - West Carson

7256

32853

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

4

33333

Unincorporated - West LA

736

77311

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

3837

39014

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

453

33333

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

9921

36847

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

226

17385

Unincorporated - Westhills

178

21216

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

870

23622

Unincorporated - Whittier

909

24022

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

69

575000

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

15734

45066

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1759

29185

?- Under Investigation

81309

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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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