COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations and Positivity Rates Increasing in LA County

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is reporting increases in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and the positivity rate for testing over the last several weeks. The 7-day average of daily new cases is now 1,979; an increase from the 1,379 average two weeks ago. There are 1,676 people who are currently hospitalized. This is higher than 1350 to 1450 daily hospitalizations seen in recent weeks. Testing results are available for over 1,020,000 individuals with 9% of people testing positive. Both the cumulative positivity rate has increased from 8% to 9%, and the 7-day average of the daily positivity rate has increased to 8.8%. Public Health reminds everyone that you remain safer at home and to always wear a face covering securely over your nose and mouth and keep six feet apart from others not in your household when out and about.

Today, Public Health has confirmed 25 new deaths and 1,809 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Nineteen people who died were over the age of 65 years old, four 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-two people had underlying health conditions including 19 people over the age of 65 years old, two people between the ages of 41 to 65 years old, and one person between the ages of 18 and 40 years old. One death was reported by the City of Long Beach.

To date, Public Health has identified 93,232 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 3,267 deaths. Ninety-four percent of people who died had underlying health conditions. Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity is available for 3,041 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health); 43% 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 and four deaths reported earlier were not LA County residents.

“Many across our communities have lost loved ones to COVID-19, and our hearts go out to all of you. You are in our thoughts and prayers every day,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “While we did anticipate increases in cases as sectors reopened, we did not expect the increases to be this steep this quickly. Without immediate actions to slow the spread, we risk having too many people requiring hospital care and possibly overwhelming our healthcare system. Preventing the continued surge in cases and hospitalizations calls on each of us to do our part. The time for all of LA County to do the right thing is now. Please don't take a chance infecting someone else - wear a face covering and keep your distance."

As the weekend approaches, Public Health underscores the collective responsibility shared between everyone including businesses and residents to slow the spread of COVID-19. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, weekend visits to nightlife spots like bars, breweries, wineries, lounges and dive bars was around 700,000. Once Safer at Home went into effect, weekend visits dropped to around 200,000. Recent estimated number of visits to nightlife spots in LA county have shown between April 6, when nightlife visits were at their lowest since the Safer at Home order was in effect, and June 20, the weekend after these businesses were permitted to reopen following infection control directives, visits increased 157%. It is estimated that over 500,000 people visited LA County nightlife spots on June 20. Because this virus has not changed and is still easily transmitted among people in contact with each other, it is important for everyone to follow the directives and to do their part every day to keep everyone as safe as possible.

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

93232

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

88510

-- Long Beach

3509

-- Pasadena

1213

Deaths

3267

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

3055

-- Long Beach

123

-- Pasadena

89

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

- 0 to 17

6304

- 18 to 40

36081

- 41 to 65

32926

- over 65

12730

- Under Investigation

469

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

- Female

43713

- Male

44356

- Other

10

- Under Investigation

431

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

76

- Asian

3721

- Black

2703

- Hispanic/Latino

28615

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

351

- White

7885

- Other

13869

- Under Investigation

31290

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

8085

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

6

- Asian

502

- Black

344

- Hispanic/Latino

1295

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

10

- White

853

- Other

31

- Under Investigation

14

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

50

239

City of Alhambra

392

452

City of Arcadia

147

255

City of Artesia

93

554

City of Avalon

1

26

City of Azusa

385

769

City of Baldwin Park

760

990

City of Bell

609

1676

City of Bell Gardens

618

1435

City of Bellflower

765

984

City of Beverly Hills

207

600

City of Bradbury

6

561

City of Burbank

536

500

City of Calabasas

115

473

City of Carson

619

660

City of Cerritos

199

397

City of Claremont

95

260

City of Commerce*

178

1362

City of Compton

1281

1282

City of Covina

357

728

City of Cudahy

420

1725

City of Culver City

193

484

City of Diamond Bar

127

221

City of Downey

1385

1212

City of Duarte

177

804

City of El Monte

1347

1149

City of El Segundo

48

286

City of Gardena

468

763

City of Glendale

1342

650

City of Glendora

275

521

City of Hawaiian Gardens

162

1104

City of Hawthorne

662

746

City of Hermosa Beach

63

320

City of Hidden Hills

4

212

City of Huntington Park

1054

1772

City of Industry

13

2975

City of Inglewood

939

827

City of Irwindale

11

754

City of La Canada Flintridge

72

348

City of La Habra Heights

13

238

City of La Mirada

290

585

City of La Puente

368

904

City of La Verne

102

306

City of Lakewood

381

474

City of Lancaster*

983

608

City of Lawndale

186

553

City of Lomita

75

362

City of Lynwood*

1208

1677

City of Malibu

49

378

City of Manhattan Beach

112

311

City of Maywood

575

2050

City of Monrovia

264

680

City of Montebello

793

1232

City of Monterey Park

294

472

City of Norwalk

983

913

City of Palmdale

1163

732

City of Palos Verdes Estates

49

362

City of Paramount

743

1326

City of Pico Rivera

857

1333

City of Pomona

1273

816

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

126

295

City of Redondo Beach

184

268

City of Rolling Hills

2

103

City of Rolling Hills Estates

22

271

City of Rosemead

217

392

City of San Dimas

128

371

City of San Fernando

279

1134

City of San Gabriel

219

535

City of San Marino

26

196

City of Santa Clarita

1050

476

City of Santa Fe Springs

127

692

City of Santa Monica

385

416

City of Sierra Madre

28

255

City of Signal Hill

82

695

City of South El Monte

254

1216

City of South Gate

1510

1538

City of South Pasadena

153

587

City of Temple City

231

634

City of Torrance

532

356

City of Vernon

9

4306

City of Walnut

86

282

City of West Covina

802

741

City of West Hollywood

240