12 New Deaths and 1,634 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) expressed cautious optimism today that community spread of COVID-19 in L.A. County has slowed and that other key indicators are stabilizing.

The positive trends can be attributed to a variety of things, including the decreased opportunities for transmission, particularly in high-risk settings. Several weeks ago, bars were closed, and the indoor operations of a variety of businesses and institutions were moved outdoors.

Today’s 7-day average of cases is around 2,600 cases per day. This is down from a couple weeks ago where the county was seeing over 3,000 cases per day. The 7-day positivity rate has remained mostly flat over the month of July, hovering between 8 and 8.8 percent. And finally, hospitalizations, which is a key indicator of health system capacity, is on a positive trend with 2,000 hospitalizations on average. This number had ticked up to 2,200 in the middle of July. Although all of these key indicators are still too high, the plateauing of the trends is encouraging.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 12 new deaths and 1,634 new cases of COVID-19. To date, Public Health has identified 193,788 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County, and a total of 4,701 deaths. Upon further investigation, 13 cases and three deaths reported earlier were not L.A. County residents.

There are 1,784 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Of hospitalized patients, 30% are in the ICU and 18% are currently ventilated.

Of the 11 new deaths reported today (excluding Long Beach and Pasadena), two people that passed away were over the age of 80, four people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, three people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64 years old and two people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49 years old. Eight people had underlying health conditions including two people over the age of 80 years old, two people between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, two people between the ages of 50 and 64 years old and two people between the ages of 30 and 49 years old.

Ninety-two percent of the people who died from COVID-19 had underlying health conditions. Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity is available for 4,407 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health); 48% of deaths occurred among Latino/Latinx residents, 25% among White residents, 15% 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.

Testing results are available for 1,804,698 individuals with 10% of all people testing positive.

“Every death that we report represents a family that is experiencing sadness and grief of losing a loved one to COVID-19. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you every day,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “The key indicators that we closely monitor at Public Health are looking positive, and I want to give credit to a large number of our county residents who heeded our orders and took the personal, basic actions needed to slow this virus. Folks wore their face coverings, they maintained physical distance from people they don't live with, avoided gatherings and parties, and washed their hands. But for our long-term success, we need to continue limiting the spread of COVID-19. We can’t simply go back to life as we knew it before March. We unfortunately still have a long way to go; we must remain vigilant.”

Public Health has a dedicated call line for confirmed cases of COVID-19. If you are positive for COVID-19 and have not yet connected with a public health specialist or need more information on services, call toll-free at 1-833-540-0473. Residents who do not have COVID-19 should continue to call 211 for resources or more information.

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

NEW

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

193788

1634

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

183499

1624

-- Long Beach

8285

0

-- Pasadena

2004

10

Deaths

4701

12

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

4415

11

-- Long Beach

177

0

-- Pasadena

109

1

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

- 0 to 4

2669

- 5 to 11

5939

- 12 to 17

7543

- 18 to 29

45478

- 30 to 49

63741

- 50 to 64

35725

- 65 to 79

14338

- over 80

6989

- Under Investigation

1077

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

- Female

91105

- Male

89127

- Other

78

- Under Investigation

3189

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

173

- Asian

5825

- Black

5183

- Hispanic/Latino

63328

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

606

- White

13861

- Other

24272

- Under Investigation

70251

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

13034

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

12

- Asian

659

- Black

469

- Hispanic/Latino

2130

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

20

- White

1080

- Other

27

- Under Investigation

18

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

119

570

City of Alhambra

937

1080

City of Arcadia

337

584

City of Artesia

235

1399

City of Avalon

5

129

City of Azusa

1080

2158

City of Baldwin Park

2039

2656

City of Bell

1154

3176

City of Bell Gardens

1410

3274

City of Bellflower

1718

2210

City of Beverly Hills

543

1573

City of Bradbury

13

1216

City of Burbank

1021

953

City of Calabasas

204

839

City of Carson

1301

1386

City of Cerritos

419

837

City of Claremont

253

693

City of Commerce*

414

3168

City of Compton

2929

2932

City of Covina

974

1986

City of Cudahy

837

3438

City of Culver City

326

818

City of Diamond Bar

390

678

City of Downey

3057

2675

City of Duarte

370

1681

City of El Monte

3187

2718

City of El Segundo

98

584

City of Gardena

880

1435

City of Glendale

2412

1168

City of Glendora

954

1808

City of Hawaiian Gardens

380

2589

City of Hawthorne

1431

1612

City of Hermosa Beach

151

768

City of Hidden Hills

5

265

City of Huntington Park

2128

3577

City of Industry

25

5721

City of Inglewood

2039

1795

City of Irwindale

54

3701

City of La Canada Flintridge

128

619

City of La Habra Heights

29

532

City of La Mirada

624

1258

City of La Puente

1088

2673

City of La Verne

323

970

City of Lakewood

918

1142

City of Lancaster*

2143

1326

City of Lawndale

475

1413

City of Lomita

174

839

City of Lynwood*

2468

3426

City of Malibu

77

594

City of Manhattan Beach

267

742

City of Maywood

1036

3694

City of Monrovia

538

1387

City of Montebello

1664

2585

City of Monterey Park

651

1046

City of Norwalk

2397

2227

City of Palmdale

2643

1663

City of Palos Verdes Estates

75

555

City of Paramount

1762

3145

City of Pico Rivera

1767

2749

City of Pomona

3767

2416

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

229

536

City of Redondo Beach

403

587

City of Rolling Hills

5

258

City of Rolling Hills Estates

31

382

City of Rosemead

602

1088

City of San Dimas*

367

1063

City of San Fernando

628

2552

City of San Gabriel

423

1033

City of San Marino

56

422

City of Santa Clarita

2228

1011

City of Santa Fe Springs

375

2042

City of Santa Monica

649

702

City of Sierra Madre

57

519

City of Signal Hill

190

1611

City of South El Monte

580

2777

City of South Gate

3403

3467

City of South Pasadena

222

852

City of Temple City

408

1119

City of Torrance

1054

706

City of Vernon

9

4306

City of Walnut

208

681

City of West Covina

2162

1998

City of West Hollywood

433

1172

City of Westlake Village

22

263

City of Whittier

1591

1820

Los Angeles

79171

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