Los Angeles County Announces 27 New Deaths Related to 2019 Novel Coronavirus
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 27 new deaths and 1,843 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Although this is the highest number of new cases reported in a day, some of these cases are from a backlog of test results. Twenty people who died were over the age of 65 years old; six people who died were between the ages of 41 and 65 years old, and one person who died was between the ages of 18 and 40 years old. Seventeen people had underlying health conditions including 11 people over the age of 65 years old and six people between the ages of 41 to 65 years old.
To date, Public Health has identified 47,822 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 2,143 deaths. Ninety-three percent of people who died had underlying health conditions. Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity is available for 1,974 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health) 39% of deaths occurred among Latino/Latinx residents, 29% among White residents, 17% among Asian residents, 12% among African American residents, 1% among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander residents and 1% among residents identifying with other races. Upon further investigation, thirty-nine cases reported earlier were not LA County residents. As of today, 6,195 people who tested positive for COVID-19 (13% of positive cases) have been hospitalized at some point during their illness. There are 1,443 people who are currently hospitalized, 28% of these people are in the ICU and 19% are on ventilators. Testing capacity continues to increase in LA County, with testing results available for over 514,000 individuals and 8% of people testing positive.
Of the 2,143 total deaths in LA County, 47% were in skilled nursing facilities. Testing capacity continues to increase across skilled nursing facilities in LA County with support from Public Health, the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services and the City of Los Angeles. As of this Friday, 157 skilled nursing facilities have tested all residents and staff, and an additional 68 are being scheduled. Public Health continues to schedule appointments with other skilled nursing facilities to complete testing, conduct on-site inspections and survey bed capacity, staffing capacity and availability of personal protective equipment.
“To all of you who have lost someone you love to COVID-19, you are in our thoughts and prayers. We wish you healing and peace during this very sad time,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “As improved infection control practices and testing have increased over the last month, deaths among residents in nursing homes have dropped from 174 deaths for the week ending May 2, to 60 deaths for the week ending May 23. We continue to work with our partners to ensure that all facilities protect employees and residents.”
The current Health Officer Order that replaces the previous Health Officer Order allows for the reopening of beach bike paths and parking lots, indoor mall curbside service, and select vehicle parades. Retailers remain closed to public entry along with beach piers, and public and private gatherings of any number of people outside of a single household unit are still not permitted. Everyone must continue to follow distancing and infection control protocols, stay at least six feet apart and wear a clean cloth face covering that securely covers both your nose and mouth when in contact with other people not in your household. The Health Officer Order continues to require specific higher-risk businesses to remain closed and prohibit dining in at restaurants. Restaurants are still allowed to serve food to customer via delivery, take-out or drive-thru.
The best protection against COVID-19 continues to be to wash your hands frequently, avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands, self-isolate if you are sick, and to practice physical distancing and wear a clean face covering when in contact with others from outside your household. People who have underlying health conditions remain at much greater risk for serious illness from COVID-19, so it will continue to be very important for the County's vulnerable residents to stay at home as much as possible, to have groceries and medicine delivered, and to call their providers immediately if they have even mild symptoms.
LA County is in stage two of the five-stage Roadmap to Recovery and until the final stage five is reached, Health Officer Orders and directives will continue to ensure that we slow spread of COVID-19 to prevent an overwhelming surge of COVID-19 cases at healthcare facilities. The Health Officer Order, COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive Dashboard, Roadmap to Recovery, Recovery Dashboard, and additional things you can do to protect yourself, your family and your community are on the Public Health website, www.publichealth.lacounty.gov.
Please see additional information below:
Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases
47822
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
45387
-- Long Beach
1582
-- Pasadena
853
Deaths
2143
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
1988
-- Long Beach
73
-- Pasadena
82
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 17
2070
- 18 to 40
16380
- 41 to 65
18098
- over 65
8650
- Under Investigation
189
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female
22466
- Male
22610
- Other
10
- Under Investigation
301
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native
39
- Asian
2826
- Black
1863
- Hispanic/Latino
16123
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
279
- White
5546
- Other
3240
- Under Investigation
15471
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)
6195
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native
2
- Asian
343
- Black
240
- Hispanic/Latino
779
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
16
- White
574
- Other
20
- Under Investigation
14
CITY / COMMUNITY**
Cases
Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills
35
167.6
City of Alhambra
182
209.86
City of Arcadia
80
138.52
City of Artesia
30
178.62
City of Avalon
0
0
City of Azusa
153
305.76
City of Baldwin Park
286
372.55
City of Bell
285
784.43
City of Bell Gardens
257
596.69
City of Bellflower
357
459.25
City of Beverly Hills
134
388.18
City of Bradbury
3
280.64
City of Burbank
390
363.87
City of Calabasas
58
238.46
City of Carson
387
412.38
City of Cerritos
114
227.69
City of Claremont
36
98.67
City of Commerce*
57
436.15
City of Compton
502
502.48
City of Covina
154
314.08
City of Cudahy
200
821.46
City of Culver City
137
343.66
City of Diamond Bar
57
99.1
City of Downey
578
505.85
City of Duarte
111
504.18
City of El Monte
456
388.85
City of El Segundo
31
184.68
City of Gardena
249
406.13
City of Glendale
943
456.67
City of Glendora
133
252.07
City of Hawaiian Gardens
48
327.06
City of Hawthorne
369
415.6
City of Hermosa Beach
29
147.43
City of Hidden Hills
1
52.91
City of Huntington Park
433
727.93
City of Industry
10
2288.33
City of Inglewood
553
486.87
City of Irwindale
4
274.16
City of La Canada Flintridge
49
236.8
City of La Habra Heights
8
146.65
City of La Mirada
159
320.57
City of La Puente
101
248.18
City of La Verne
29
87.13
City of Lakewood
167
207.81
City of Lancaster*
546
337.93
City of Lawndale
110
327.24
City of Lomita
50
241.21
City of Lynwood*
515
714.81
City of Malibu
35
270.04
City of Manhattan Beach
77
213.89
City of Maywood
248
884.17
City of Monrovia
152
391.75
City of Montebello
355
551.46
City of Monterey Park
141
226.46
City of Norwalk
379
352.16
City of Palmdale
668
420.21
City of Palos Verdes Estates
42
310.6
City of Paramount
286
510.5
City of Pico Rivera
445
692.24
City of Pomona
400
256.52
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
90
210.54
City of Redondo Beach
138
200.88
City of Rolling Hills
2
103.09
City of Rolling Hills Estates
14
172.56
City of Rosemead
87
157.18
City of San Dimas
48
139.07
City of San Fernando
183
743.54
City of San Gabriel
134
327.2
City of San Marino
22
165.7
City of Santa Clarita
690
313.03
City of Santa Fe Springs
53
288.61
City of Santa Monica
256
276.92
City of Sierra Madre
10
91
City of Signal Hill
25
211.92
City of South El Monte
76
363.9
City of South Gate
517
526.72
City of South Pasadena
122
468.28
City of Temple City
145
397.75
City of Torrance
357
239.17
City of Vernon
2
956.94
City of Walnut
43
140.84
City of West Covina
303
279.95
City of West Hollywood
173
468.19