LA County Reports 2,364 New COVID-19 Cases in 24 hours.

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 34 new deaths and 2,364 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Twenty-seven 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. Twenty-seven people had underlying health conditions including 20 people over the age of 65 years old, six people between the ages of 41 to 65 years old and one person between the ages of 18 and 40 years old.

To date, Public Health has identified 88,262 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 3,171 deaths. Ninety-four percent of people who died had underlying health conditions. Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity is available for 2,951 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health); 42% of deaths occurred among Latino/Latinx residents, 28% among White residents, 17% among Asian residents, 11% among African American/Black residents, less than 1% among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander residents and 1% among residents identifying with other races. Upon further investigation, 44 cases reported earlier were not LA County residents. Testing capacity continues to increase in LA County, with testing results available for nearly 979,000 individuals and 8% of people testing positive.

“To the family and friends of people who have passed away from COVID-19, we wish you healing and peace during this sad and difficult time,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “The recent increase in daily cases and rates of positive test results indicates that there is more community spread of COVID-19 in LA County. It is as important as ever to use the tools we have to slow the spread of the virus. Please practice physical distancing and wear a cloth face covering. If you have been exposed and/or if you have tested positive for COVID-19 or waiting for results, please self-isolate and stay away from other people, even those who live in your household. These actions save lives.”

Public Health continues to assess key recovery indicators to understand how COVID-19 is affecting communities and capacity to treat people who may become seriously ill. Public Health is seeing small increases in hospitalizations and in the 7-day average of the daily positivity rate. There are 1,515 people who are currently hospitalized, 27% of these people are in the ICU and 18% are on ventilators. Although this number is significantly lower than peaks of over 1900 people hospitalized daily for COVID-19, this is higher than 1350 to 1450 daily hospitalizations seen in recent weeks. And while the cumulative positivity rate remains at 8%, the 7-day average of the daily positivity rate has increased to 8.8%. As the recovery journey continues, Public Health will monitor the data closely to see how increases in cases and rates of positivity affect the number of daily hospitalizations over the next few weeks. Our collective goal is to prevent an overwhelming surge of COVID-19 cases at healthcare facilities.

Because this virus is still easily transmitted among people in contact with each other, 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. It’s important if someone thinks they could be positive for COVID-19 and are awaiting testing results, to stay at home and act as if they are positive. This means self-isolating for 10 days and 72 hours after symptoms and fever subside, or until they receive a negative result. If a person tests positive for COVID-19, they should plan on receiving a call from a contact tracer to discuss how to protect themselves and others, to find out where they may have been, and who they were in close contact with while infectious. 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.

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.

Please see additional information below:

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

88262

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

84043

-- Long Beach

3042

-- Pasadena

1177

Deaths

3171

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

2963

-- Long Beach

120

-- Pasadena

88

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

- 0 to 17

5889

- 18 to 40

33914

- 41 to 65

31483

- over 65

12311

- Under Investigation

446

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

- Female

41410

- Male

42213

- Other

10

- Under Investigation

410

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

70

- Asian

3644

- Black

2618

- Hispanic/Latino

27671

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

338

- White

7679

- Other

13074

- Under Investigation

28949

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

7812

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

5

- Asian

490

- Black

329

- Hispanic/Latino

1252

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

9

- White

831

- Other

35

- Under Investigation

12

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

48

230

City of Alhambra

363

419

City of Arcadia

138

239

City of Artesia

84

500

City of Avalon

1

26

City of Azusa

357

713

City of Baldwin Park

710

925

City of Bell

586

1613

City of Bell Gardens

590

1370

City of Bellflower

704

906

City of Beverly Hills

203

588

City of Bradbury

5

468

City of Burbank

519

484

City of Calabasas

108

444

City of Carson

591

630

City of Cerritos

193

385

City of Claremont

87

238

City of Commerce*

168

1285

City of Compton

1205

1206

City of Covina

326

665

City of Cudahy

408

1676

City of Culver City

189

474

City of Diamond Bar

115

200

City of Downey

1308

1145

City of Duarte

169

768

City of El Monte

1261

1075

City of El Segundo

44

262

City of Gardena

433

706

City of Glendale

1299

629

City of Glendora

259

491

City of Hawaiian Gardens

152

1036

City of Hawthorne

633

713

City of Hermosa Beach

61

310

City of Hidden Hills

4

212

City of Huntington Park

994

1671

City of Industry

13

2975

City of Inglewood

887

781

City of Irwindale

11

754

City of La Canada Flintridge

70

338

City of La Habra Heights

13

238

City of La Mirada

279

563

City of La Puente

342

840

City of La Verne

86

258

City of Lakewood

352

438

City of Lancaster*

934

578

City of Lawndale

181

538

City of Lomita

69

333

City of Lynwood*

1150

1596

City of Malibu

48

370

City of Manhattan Beach

103

286

City of Maywood

552

1968

City of Monrovia

242

624

City of Montebello

757

1176

City of Monterey Park

280

450

City of Norwalk

919

854

City of Palmdale

1115

701

City of Palos Verdes Estates

48

355

City of Paramount

689

1230

City of Pico Rivera

819

1274

City of Pomona

1158

743

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

124

290

City of Redondo Beach

179

261

City of Rolling Hills

2

103

City of Rolling Hills Estates

21

259

City of Rosemead

202

365

City of San Dimas

122

353

City of San Fernando

265

1077

City of San Gabriel

205

501

City of San Marino

25

188

City of Santa Clarita

996

452

City of Santa Fe Springs

121

659

City of Santa Monica

366

396

City of Sierra Madre

28

255

City of Signal Hill

68

576

City of South El Monte

238

1140

City of South Gate

1419

1446

City of South Pasadena

148

568

City of Temple City

210

576

City of Torrance

514

344

City of Vernon

6

2871

City of Walnut

77

252

City of West Covina

729

674

City of West Hollywood

230

622

City of Westlake Village