news release DPH

For Immediate Release:

March 16, 2023

Public Health Encourages Sensible Precautions to Protect Those at Risk as COVID-19 Continues to Outpace Other Respiratory Illnesses

814 New Positive Cases and 11 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County?

As hospitalizations and deaths remain higher for COVID-19 than other respiratory illnesses, residents still need to take sensible protections to keep those at higher risk safe.

Since October, 69 Los Angeles County residents are known to have died from flu-related illness, a likely undercount since testing and reporting for flu are less robust than they are for COVID-19. Using U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) modeling data, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) estimates that the true number of flu-associated deaths since October is likely closer to 540. Even using the higher flu figure, there has been more than triple the number of COVID-19 deaths during the same period, with 1,891 LA County residents dying from COVID-related illness from Oct. 1, 2022, to March 1, 2023.

People who are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 include people over 65-years-old. Over the 90-day period ending Feb. 28, unvaccinated people in Los Angeles County who were 65-79 were more than 4 times more likely to be hospitalized when compared to those vaccinated, and yet to receive the bivalent booster, in the same age group.? And the difference is greater when comparing those unvaccinated in this age group to those vaccinated and boosted with the bivalent booster where the magnitude of the difference was greater than 10 fold.

Unvaccinated residents over 80 were 2.5 times more likely to be hospitalized than those over 80 years old who were vaccinated and boosted with the bivalent booster.

With less access to health-affirming resources and oftentimes greater exposure through work sites, data shows that people who live in areas with greater rates of poverty are also at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19.

For the 90-day period ending Feb. 28, unvaccinated residents living in the poorest areas were 11 times more likely to be hospitalized than unvaccinated residents living in the wealthiest areas. Among residents in the poorest areas, unvaccinated individuals were nearly 14 times more likely to be hospitalized than individuals with the bivalent booster.

In LA County from 2020-2022, COVID-19 was the second leading cause of death behind coronary heart disease People living with underlying health conditions including obesity, kidney disease, diabetes, asthma, pregnancy or recent pregnancy, and other common conditions are also at increased risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19.

?I offer my sincere condolences to those who have lost a loved one to COVID-19. I wish you comfort and peace,? said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.Ed., Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. ?LA County is a place where people care for others. As guidelines shift around COVID-19, our ability to care for those who remain more vulnerable to severe illness associated with COVID-19 remains important. ?COVID-19 is still with us and we continue to see the impact each day as hospitals take care of dozens and dozens of patients with COVID-19 associated illness and, tragically, seven people pass away on average. For those in the community who are most vulnerable, simple common-sense precautions continue to offer protection. And while each of us can decide what steps to take to care for ourselves, we may also need to take actions to protect the safety and health of those most vulnerable who are in our homes, at our worksites, and in our communities.? ?

With new COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidance in place, the following steps are strongly recommended to keep residents who are most at-risk safe:

  • Test to leave isolation. If you have COVID-19, it remains very important to minimize the risk of passing along an infection. This includes testing negative if leaving isolation between days 5 to 10 of your infection (and only if you?re improving and you?ve been fever free for 24-hours without fever-reducing medicine). Testing before leaving isolation before day 10 will make you significantly less likely to infect others.
    • Mask up to leave isolation. After you test negative and leave isolation, please wear a well-fitting mask around others indoors, especially those at higher risk, until day 10. People can be infectious for up to 10 days, and sometimes longer in more severe cases.
  • Mask up and test if exposed. If you are a close contact to someone who tests positive, take steps to prevent exposing others. Test as soon as possible. If negative, test again between 3 and 5 days after your known exposure. While symptoms usually appear in the first 3 to 5 days, they can take up to 10 days to appear, so it is recommended close contacts wear a well-fitting mask for 10 days after their last exposure.
  • Know your COVID-19 status. Take an at-home COVID-19 test before gatherings, especially if those at higher risk will be in attendance, so you don?t unknowingly infect others. Free tests can be found at Public Health vaccination sites and clinics, many libraries, and schools. Health insurance policies, including Medi-Cal are still required to reimburse each member for up to eight tests a month.

In addition to taking these sensible steps, everyone who is eligible should receive the updated bivalent booster. This booster, available to ages 6 months and older, has been shown to provide significant protection against hospitalization and death even when compared to individuals who have been fully vaccinated but had not received the updated booster.

Find a location to get boosted at VaccinateLACounty.com, VacunateLosAngeles.com (en espa?ol).

If residents have COVID-19, medication is available even if residents are uninsured and under-insured. Telehealth services to connect residents to COVID-19 medication can be reached at 833-540-0473, 8:00 a.m. ? 8:30 p.m.; 7 days a week. These medications must be started within five days of symptom onset and are proven to greatly reduce hospitalizations and deaths.

The 7-day average case count for COVID-19 dropped nearly 13% from the week prior from 832 last week to an average of 726 this week. Reported average daily deaths also dropped nearly 11%, from 11.9 last week to 10.6 this week. The 7-day average of new COVID-19 positive hospital admissions is 76 this week, down from 88 last week. The 7-day average for test positivity remained stable at 4.6%.

Los Angeles County remains in the CDC?s Low COVID-19 Community Level for the ninth consecutive week. This includes a 7-day case rate of 50 new cases per 100,000 people, a decrease from the week prior.? The 7-day total for new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people is currently 5.4, a small decrease from last week. And the 7-day average of the proportion of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients is now 3.1%, down from the week prior.?

Today, Public Health reported 11 additional deaths and 814 new positive cases. Please note, Long Beach only reports cases and deaths on Fridays. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 35,875. There are 466 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized.?

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:?

  • 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?

Spanish?https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html?

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For more information:

Cases through 12:00pm 3/15/2023

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Total Cases

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Laboratory Confirmed Cases

3,718,412

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

3,515,783

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-- Long Beach

162,816

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-- Pasadena

39,813

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Deaths

35,875

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

34,044

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-- Long Beach

1,389

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-- Pasadena

442

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

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- 0 to 4

110,967

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- 5 to 11

282,066

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- 12 to 17

276,998

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- 18 to 29

755,191

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- 30 to 49

1,127,932

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- 50 to 64

609,577

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- 65 to 79

259,964

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-? over 80

90,608

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-? Under Investigation

2,480

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

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-? Female

1,813,365

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-? Male

1,611,992

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-? Other

1,770

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-? Under Investigation

88,656

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

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-? American Indian/Alaska Native

6,666

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-? Asian

261,200

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-? Black

184,371

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-? Hispanic/Latino

1,505,902

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

17,619

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-? White

487,154

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-? Other

402,564

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-? Under Investigation

650,307

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

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-? Hospitalized (Ever)

174,645

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

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-? American Indian/Alaska Native

80

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-? Asian

4,419

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-? Black

3,189

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-? Hispanic/Latino

16,730

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-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

118

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-? White

9,008

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-? Other

410

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-? Under Investigation

90

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CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

6309

30211

City of Alhambra

25275

29144

City of Arcadia

13511

23394

City of Artesia

5961

35493

City of Avalon

288

7444

City of Azusa

17434

34840

City of Baldwin Park

29498

38424

City of Bell

16935

46612

City of Bell Gardens

17049

39583

City of Bellflower

30572

39328

City of Beverly Hills

11474

33239

City of Bradbury

71

6642

City of Burbank

32569

30387

City of Calabasas

5780

23764

City of Carson

34696

36971

City of Cerritos

13210

26385

City of Claremont

10290

28204

City of Commerce*

5843

44709

City of Compton

40010

40048

City of Covina

20123

41041

City of Cudahy

12164

49961

City of Culver City

11763

29507

City of Diamond Bar

13523

23512

City of Downey

46479

40677

City of Duarte

7425

33725

City of El Monte

42492

36235

City of El Segundo

4034

24032

City of Gardena

21722

35430

City of Glendale

59872

28995

City of Glendora

14939

28313

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4975

33899

City of Hawthorne

29395

33107

City of Hermosa Beach

4688

23833

City of Hidden Hills

380

20106

City of Huntington Park

26212

44066

City of Industry

1000

228833

City of Inglewood

38505

33901

City of Irwindale

882

60452

City of La Canada Flintridge

4504

21766

City of La Habra Heights

211

3868

City of La Mirada

14122

28472

City of La Puente

15931

39145

City of La Verne

9192

27619

City of Lakewood

26813

33365

City of Lancaster*

63706

39429

City of Lawndale

10519

31294

City of Lomita

6026

29070

City of Lynwood*

31022

43058

City of Malibu

2858

22051

City of Manhattan Beach

7383

20509

City of Maywood

12752

45463

City of Monrovia

11787

30379

City of Montebello

25321

39334

City of Monterey Park

17351

27868

City of Norwalk

42697

39673

City of Palmdale

66541

41858

City of Palos Verdes Estates

2240

16566

City of Paramount

22592

40326

City of Pico Rivera

27937

43459

City of Pomona

65177

41799

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

7673

17950

City of Redondo Beach

15419

22445

City of Rolling Hills

293

15103

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1516

18686

City of Rosemead

15128

27332

City of San Dimas*

11053

32023

City of San Fernando

12727

51711

City of San Gabriel

11329

27663

City of San Marino

2386

17971

City of Santa Clarita

72979

33108

City of Santa Fe Springs

7841

42698

City of Santa Monica

26204

28345

City of Sierra Madre

2385

21704

City of Signal Hill

4072

34517

City of South El Monte

8373

40091

City of South Gate

46979

47862

City of South Pasadena

6281

24109

City of Temple City

10656

29231

City of Torrance

34035

22801

City of Vernon

357

170813

City of Walnut

7498

24558

City of West Covina

39307

36316

City of West Hollywood

11198

30305

City of Westlake Village

446

5335

City of Whittier

31128

35603

Los Angeles

1519181

37561

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

3189

38881

Los Angeles - Alsace

4491

36087

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

0

0

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

842

33653

Los Angeles - Arleta

16856

49043

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

5051

34440

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

10172

32681

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2435

28888

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

3311

26435

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

4195

31845

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

40293

46376

Los Angeles - Brentwood

8337

26933

Los Angeles - Brookside

154

26506

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2288

32130

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

25198

38595

Los Angeles - Carthay

4345

30251

Los Angeles - Central

16993

43581

Los Angeles - Century City

3720

29081

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

16237

48087

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

12870

34727

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2538

27674

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2890

36030

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

5297

36398

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4891

32277

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

5307

38376

Los Angeles - Crestview

3925

34527

Los Angeles - Del Rey

8363

27936

Los Angeles - Downtown*

16111

58571

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

13719

34654

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

9489

32400

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4485

31460

Los Angeles - El Sereno

16882

40380

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1833

32090

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3558

34982

Los Angeles - Encino

15143

33523

Los Angeles - Exposition

1270

38184

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

18195

40508

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1254

34833

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3779

43332

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

22821

48100

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

10962

34685

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

4139

38452

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

21448

36858

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

10029

46636

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4712

27654

Los Angeles - Harbor City

9363

32208

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

15616

35817

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

645

26775

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

6141

34050

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

17944

47302

Los Angeles - Highland Park

17159

35459

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

5491

39589

Los Angeles - Hollywood

21574

31608

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

7639

25953

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

11867

41579

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

3140

38895

Los Angeles - Koreatown

16168

31277

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1592

34920

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

16229

38452

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

6125

46638

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5745

37709

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

12764

39157

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

3048

37981

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

8644

30498

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1460

46601

Los Angeles - Longwood

1775

41241

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

6375

29503

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

3226

37793

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

893

28585

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

10883

25625

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

958

21972

Los Angeles - Melrose

26154

33662

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4467

29721

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

4907

27284

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

11877

49233

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

8201

33966

Los Angeles - North Hills

25219

40957

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

58926

38915

Los Angeles - Northridge

25513

36553

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

5010

23531

Los Angeles - Pacoima

38776

50372

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

919

23895

Los Angeles - Palms

11973

27288

Los Angeles - Panorama City

33446

44447

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

3236

23829

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

16299

38954

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

597

18680

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

3398

31040

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

10493

29485

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

2233

34040

Los Angeles - Regent Square

874

31439

Los Angeles - Reseda

31961

41715

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1788

38568

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1175

27791

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

26070

33407

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1317

29649

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

27579

31608

Los Angeles - Silverlake

13206

29957

Los Angeles - South Carthay

3247

30647

Los Angeles - South Park

16854

44398

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1873

40860

Los Angeles - Studio City

7004

31212

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

23155

44119

Los Angeles - Sunland

6906

33840

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

211

32612

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

42046

51028

Los Angeles - Tarzana

10517

34062

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

13478

34137

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2798

28525

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2547

29262

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

527

40352

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

473

25457

Los Angeles - Tujunga

8955

32201

Los Angeles - University Hills

928

27063

Los Angeles - University Park

11587

42202

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

11180

37247

Los Angeles - Valley Village

8518

34458

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

37558

40301

Los Angeles - Venice

9129

26941

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

7478

43477

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3750

48975

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

18626

45224

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

24675

47454

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2813

33492

Los Angeles - View Heights

1109

30022

Los Angeles - Watts

19593

45913

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1836

37355

Los Angeles - West Adams

10928

39551

Los Angeles - West Hills

12882

31772

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

11550

30689

Los Angeles - West Vernon

24705

46054

Los Angeles - Westchester

13832

26805

Los Angeles - Westlake

20823

35082

Los Angeles - Westwood

16551

30588

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

22061

61062

Los Angeles - Wilmington

23605

41788

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

17124

34132

Los Angeles - Winnetka

19869

38368

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

20444

30040

Unincorporated - Acton

2006

25166

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

986

23713

Unincorporated - Altadena

11591

26573

Unincorporated - Anaverde

420

27851

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

92

7390

Unincorporated - Arcadia

2221

27829

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

17490

41209

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2820

57586

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2725

40221

Unincorporated - Azusa

6360

39942

Unincorporated - Bassett

6180

41709

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

204

19012

Unincorporated - Bradbury

131

121296

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3744

48447

Unincorporated - Castaic*

9578

35225

Unincorporated - Cerritos

191

32538

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

10

50000

Unincorporated - Claremont

158

22507

Unincorporated - Covina

6252

37172

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

5049

38413

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1216

27680

Unincorporated - Del Rey

144

45283

Unincorporated - Del Sur

701

29027

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

954

38267

Unincorporated - Duarte

2002

45212

Unincorporated - East Covina

90

27356

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1641

31009

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

43

37719

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

58451

46660

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

430

6716

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

6311

41227

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1429

26932

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2752

31305

Unincorporated - El Monte

0

0

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

286

17219

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

30330

46874

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

198

30000

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

16510

29521

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

762

30310

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

171

15574

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

320

22663

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

4443

22438

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

21

3107

Unincorporated - La Rambla

903

43518

Unincorporated - La Verne*

661

32402

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

2054

29048

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

203

30389

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

4071

31330

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

459

27937

Unincorporated - Lakewood

28

24561

Unincorporated - Lennox

7629

33843

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

311

17761

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1413

35141

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

362

27911

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1323

37069

Unincorporated - Llano

107

12201

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2699

28679

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1124

28962

Unincorporated - Newhall

105

47727

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

510

42571

Unincorporated - North Whittier

3140

37560

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5293

22021

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

38

17674

Unincorporated - Palmdale

267

31710

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

124

19968

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

433

22137

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

374

60420

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

24

5217

Unincorporated - Pomona

124

6398

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3906

30265

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1202

45171

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

280

30075

Unincorporated - Rosewood

513

39891

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

544

45599

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1340

39869

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

12427

24356

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

44

5128

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

7935

39241

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

90

4423

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

63

20455

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

587

219850

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

3931

21111

Unincorporated - Saugus

343

221290

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

130

36517

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

121

26593

Unincorporated - South El Monte

760

42340

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

3179

35929

Unincorporated - South Whittier

21584

36446

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

252

32266

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

5944

28351

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2137

35404

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

587

45293

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

436

26297

Unincorporated - Val Verde

1215

36718

Unincorporated - Valencia

931

30306

Unincorporated - Valinda

9641

41252

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3595

30898

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7440

46088

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

188

12442

Unincorporated - West Carson

8247

37340

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

5

41667

Unincorporated - West LA

886

93067

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

4239

43101

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

496

36497

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

10760

39963

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

250

19231

Unincorporated - Westhills

199

23719

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

927

25170

Unincorporated - Whittier

992

26216

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

76

633333

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

16685

47790

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1899

31508

?- Under Investigation

70447

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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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Data are subject to change based on further investigation

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