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LA County Announces 50 New Deaths,in the cities of Lancaster* 574 and Palmdale with 720 confirmed ca
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 50 new deaths and 1,824 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Some of the new cases reported are from a backlog of test results. Thirty-three people who died were over the age of 65 years old; 13 people who died were between the ages of 41 and 65 years old, and four people who died were between the ages of 18 and 40 years old. Forty people had underlying health conditions including 30 people over the age of 65 years old, seven people between the ages of 41 to 65 years old, and three people between the ages of 18 and 40 years old.
To date, Public Health has identified 51,562 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 2,290 deaths. Ninety-three percent of people who died had underlying health conditions. Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity is available for 2,112 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, 36 cases and one death reported earlier were not LA County residents. As of today, 6,430 people who tested positive for COVID-19 (13% of positive cases) have been hospitalized at some point during their illness. There are 1,462 people who are currently hospitalized, 27% of these people are in the ICU and 20% are on ventilators. Testing capacity continues to increase in LA County, with testing results available for over 564,000 individuals and 8% of people testing positive.
Public Health continues to track health outcomes by race, ethnicity and income level data of people who have been tested, hospitalized and died from COVID-19. African Americans, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders, and people living in communities with high levels of poverty continue to have the highest rate of death per 100,000 people for COVID-19 when compared to other groups. Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders have a death rate of 108 per 100,000, African Americans have a death of 28 per 100,000, Latinos/Latinxs have a death of 25 per 100,000, Asians have a death rate of 18 per 100,000, and Whites have a death rate of 14 per 100,000. People who live in areas with high rates of poverty have almost four times the rate of deaths for COVID-19 with 46 per 100,000 people, compared with communities with very low poverty levels who had a death rate of 12 per 100,000. Public Health continues collaboration with community, healthcare, and philanthropic partners to improve testing, connection to care and services, and in-language and culturally appropriate communications to the communities experiencing these inequitable outcomes.
“So many people in our community are experiencing loss and sorrow during this pandemic. We think of you every day, and we are deeply sorry for your loss,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “As we enter the weekend, and are perhaps out of our homes and visiting businesses and public spaces, please remember that practicing physical distancing and wearing a cloth face covering when you are around other people are the tools we have to prevent further spread of the virus. For businesses, the implementation of directives in the protocols for reopening are the most effective strategy for protecting employees and customers. These actions are essential for slowing the spread and preventing many people from becoming seriously ill and requiring hospitalization. They are essential for saving lives.”
Now that the variance has been granted by the State, Public Health will be amending the current Health Officer Order, Safer at Work and in the Community, to allow for restaurants and hair salons to reopen only with the proper distancing and infection control protocols in place. All 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. Inspectors will continue to monitor for compliance and ensure that all adhere to the Health Officer Order. Higher-risk businesses remain closed.
As the recovery journey continues, more people being around one another may result in more transmission of COVID-19, more cases, and more hospitalizations and deaths. The actions everyone takes today will impact where numbers are in two or three weeks. 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. Public Health will assess the activities allowed by the Order on an ongoing basis. 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 Reopening Protocols, 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
51562
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
48910
-- Long Beach
1741
-- Pasadena
911
Deaths
2290
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
2127
-- Long Beach
81
-- Pasadena
82
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 17
2382
- 18 to 40
17908
- 41 to 65
19375
- over 65
9023
- Under Investigation
222
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female
24127
- Male
24454
- Other
10
- Under Investigation
319
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native
45
- Asian
3005
- Black
1986
- Hispanic/Latino
17279
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
285
- White
5731
- Other
4485
- Under Investigation
16094
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)
6430
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native
2
- Asian
369
- Black
250
- Hispanic/Latino
849
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
17
- White
607
- Other
18
- Under Investigation
15
CITY / COMMUNITY**
Cases
Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills
35
167.6
City of Alhambra
195
224.85
City of Arcadia
82
141.98
City of Artesia
33
196.49
City of Avalon
0
0
City of Azusa
167
333.73
City of Baldwin Park
325
423.35
City of Bell
319
878.01
City of Bell Gardens
285
661.7
City of Bellflower
382
491.41
City of Beverly Hills
138
399.77
City of Bradbury
3
280.64
City of Burbank
395
368.54
City of Calabasas
61
250.79
City of Carson
407
433.69
City of Cerritos
120
239.68
City of Claremont
40
109.64
City of Commerce*
71
543.27
City of Compton
554
554.53
City of Covina
162
330.4
City of Cudahy
219
899.49
City of Culver City
147
368.74
City of Diamond Bar
63
109.54
City of Downey
679
594.24
City of Duarte
118
535.97
City of El Monte
516
440.01
City of El Segundo
34
202.55
City of Gardena
256
417.55
City of Glendale
965
467.33
City of Glendora
143
271.02
City of Hawaiian Gardens
57
388.39
City of Hawthorne
389
438.13
City of Hermosa Beach
29
147.43
City of Hidden Hills
1
52.91
City of Huntington Park
483
811.98
City of Industry
10
2288.33
City of Inglewood
583
513.29
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
167
336.7
City of La Puente
124
304.69
City of La Verne
30
90.14
City of Lakewood
181
225.23
City of Lancaster*
574
355.26
City of Lawndale
118
351.04
City of Lomita
51
246.03
City of Lynwood*
582
807.81
City of Malibu
35
270.04
City of Manhattan Beach
77
213.89
City of Maywood
264
941.21
City of Monrovia
157
404.64
City of Montebello
381
591.84
City of Monterey Park
152
244.13
City of Norwalk
426
395.83
City of Palmdale
720
452.92
City of Palos Verdes Estates
42
310.6
City of Paramount
324
578.33
City of Pico Rivera
502
780.91
City of Pomona
446
286.02
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
93
217.56
City of Redondo Beach
139
202.34
City of Rolling Hills
2
103.09
City of Rolling Hills Estates
14
172.56
City of Rosemead
100
180.67
City of San Dimas
55
159.35
City of San Fernando
191
776.04
City of San Gabriel
138
336.96
City of San Marino
22
165.7
City of Santa Clarita
734
332.99
City of Santa Fe Springs
65
353.95
City of Santa Monica
267
288.82
City of Sierra Madre
10
91
City of Signal Hill
26
220.4
City of South El Monte
82
392.63
City of South Gate
596
607.2
City of South Pasadena
123
472.11
City of Temple City
156
427.92
City of Torrance
368
246.54
City of Vernon
3
1435.41