LA County Sees Highest Daily Number of COVID-19

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 48 new deaths and 1,094 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Thirty-one people who died were over the age of 65 years old; 10 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. Thirty-three people had underlying health conditions including 24 people over the age of 65 years old, eight people between the ages of 41 to 65 years old, and one person between the ages of 18 and 40 years old. Six deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach.

To date, Public Health has identified 49,774 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 2,241 deaths. Ninety-three percent of people who died had underlying health conditions. Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity is available for 2,062 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health) 40% 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, 20 cases and one death reported earlier were not LA County residents. As of today, 6,350 people who tested positive for COVID-19 (13% of positive cases) have been hospitalized at some point during their illness. There are 1,477 people who are currently hospitalized, 27% 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 nearly 531,000 individuals and 8% of people testing positive.

“As a community, we have lost far too many of our loved ones, friends and neighbors to COVID-19. For all of the people who are experiencing the profound sorrow of losing someone they love, our hearts are with you,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “There is a lot at stake as we continue our recovery journey. More people being around one another can result in more transmission of COVID-19, more cases, and likely more hospitalizations and deaths. Individuals and institutions need to continue to do their part to slow the spread of the virus. For individuals, this means physical distancing and wearing cloth face coverings whenever you are outside of your home and around other people. For institutions, this means closely following all directives that protect employees, customers, and people who are most vulnerable.”

The new Health Officer Order issued earlier this week, called Safer at Work and in the Community, allows for the reopening of houses of worship, office worksites, in-store shopping at retail establishments, including indoor malls and shopping centers, flea markets, swap meets and drive-in movie theaters. Political protests with limited numbers of participants are also allowed. Houses of worship can operate at 25% capacity or with a maximum of 100 people, whichever is lower, and retail establishments can operate at 50% capacity. Businesses must adhere to distancing and infection control protocols that provide safety for employees, customers and the County's most vulnerable residents before reopening. These protocols were developed to guide reopening and are available online.

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. Public and private gatherings of any number of people outside of a single household unit are still not permitted except for public protests and faith-bases services as described in the Order. Everyone must continue to follow distancing and infection control protocols 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.

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.

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, 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.

Please see additional information below:

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

49774

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

47208

-- Long Beach

1666

-- Pasadena

900

Deaths

2241

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

2078

-- Long Beach

81

-- Pasadena

82

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

- 0 to 17

2225

- 18 to 40

17139

- 41 to 65

18772

- over 65

8865

- Under Investigation

207

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

- Female

23347

- Male

23539

- Other

10

- Under Investigation

312

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

42

- Asian

2869

- Black

1892

- Hispanic/Latino

16741

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

280

- White

5641

- Other

4079

- Under Investigation

15664

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

6350

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

2

- Asian

360

- Black

246

- Hispanic/Latino

825

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

18

- White

591

- Other

20

- Under Investigation

16

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

35

167.6

City of Alhambra

191

220.24

City of Arcadia

80

138.52

City of Artesia

31

184.58

City of Avalon

0

0

City of Azusa

162

323.74

City of Baldwin Park

303

394.69

City of Bell

300

825.72

City of Bell Gardens

266

617.58

City of Bellflower

368

473.4

City of Beverly Hills

137

396.87

City of Bradbury

3

280.64

City of Burbank

394

367.61

City of Calabasas

59

242.57

City of Carson

400

426.23

City of Cerritos

118

235.68

City of Claremont

38

104.16

City of Commerce*

58

443.8

City of Compton

528

528.51

City of Covina

156

318.16

City of Cudahy

202

829.67

City of Culver City

144

361.22

City of Diamond Bar

60

104.32

City of Downey

605

529.48

City of Duarte

116

526.89

City of El Monte

492

419.55

City of El Segundo

34

202.55

City of Gardena

257

419.18

City of Glendale

960

464.91

City of Glendora

139

263.44

City of Hawaiian Gardens

50

340.69

City of Hawthorne

383

431.37

City of Hermosa Beach

29

147.43

City of Hidden Hills

1

52.91

City of Huntington Park

448

753.14

City of Industry

10

2288.33

City of Inglewood

568

500.08

City of Irwindale

4

274.16

City of La Canada Flintridge

50

241.63

City of La Habra Heights

8

146.65

City of La Mirada

161

324.6

City of La Puente

112

275.2

City of La Verne

30

90.14

City of Lakewood

173

215.28

City of Lancaster*

558

345.36

City of Lawndale

116

345.09

City of Lomita

50

241.21

City of Lynwood*

552

766.17

City of Malibu

35

270.04

City of Manhattan Beach

77

213.89

City of Maywood

252

898.43

City of Monrovia

154

396.91

City of Montebello

362

562.33

City of Monterey Park

147

236.1

City of Norwalk

395

367.03

City of Palmdale

689

433.42

City of Palos Verdes Estates

42

310.6

City of Paramount

304

542.63

City of Pico Rivera

473

735.8

City of Pomona

429

275.12

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

92

215.22

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

91

164.41

City of San Dimas

52

150.65

City of San Fernando

188

763.86

City of San Gabriel

136

332.08

City of San Marino

22

165.7

City of Santa Clarita

716

324.83

City of Santa Fe Springs

56

304.94

City of Santa Monica

261

282.33

City of Sierra Madre

10

91

City of Signal Hill

25

211.92

City of South El Monte

79

378.26

City of South Gate

539

549.13

City of South Pasadena

123

472.11

City of Temple City

155

425.18

City of Torrance

363

243.19

City of Vernon

2

956.94

City of Walnut

45

147.39

City of West Covina

320