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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