64 New Deaths and 1,999 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County
he Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 64 new deaths and 1,999 new cases of COVID-19. To date, Public Health has identified 216,139 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County, and a total of 5,171 deaths.
The number of new cases reported today includes about 300 backlog cases from the State. Additional backlog reporting of cases is expected later this week. Data sources that track other key indicators, including hospitalizations and deaths, are not affected by this reporting issue.
Currently, there are 891 COVID-19 outbreak investigations ongoing, including outbreaks at UPS, Trojan Battery and SoFi Stadium. These three locations each have between 60 and 90 confirmed positive cases among employees. As a reminder, employers must report when three employees test positive for COVID-19. This allows Public Health to intervene early, investigate and contain the spread of this virus.
The department has closed 550 outbreak investigations for a total of 1,441 outbreak investigations throughout this pandemic.
Public Health continues to respond to high volume of Health Officer Order violation complaints and initiated nearly 32,000 investigations. Since March, Public Health investigated more than 20,000 restaurants, more than 4,700 grocery stores, and more than 3,600 other businesses.
"We mourn with the many families who have lost loved ones to COVID-19 and extend our condolences to all who are grieving," said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. "The only way for us to continue our recovery journey is to see lower rates of community transmission. Our actions as individuals, business owners and business operators to take the necessary steps that protect each other, workers and customers require adherence to infection control and distancing directives. Businesses need to immediately alert us when there is an outbreak. This is what is needed to get our children back to their schools and to get more of our community members back to work.”
African American/Black and Latino/Latinx residents and those in low-income communities continue to bear the brunt of this virus, both in terms of infections and deaths. Latino/Latinx currently have the highest age adjusted death rate at 71 residents per 100,000 people. The rate for African American/Black residents is 55 deaths per 100,000 people. For comparison, the rate for White residents is 27 deaths per 100,000 people. Those who live in areas with the highest rates of poverty are more than four times more likely to die of COVID-19 compared to those who live in wealthier areas.
The recovery journey won’t be complete until these gaps are closed, while at the same time improving health outcomes for all.
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 4,857 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health); 50% of deaths occurred among Latino/Latinx residents, 24% among White residents, 15% among Asian residents, 10% 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, 57 cases and two deaths reported earlier were not LA County residents.
Testing results are available for more than 2,012,000 individuals with 10% of all people testing positive. There are 1,481 confirmed cases currently hospitalized and 32% of these people are confirmed cases in the ICU.
Of the 64 new deaths reported today, 27 people that passed away (excluding Long Beach and Pasadena) were over the age of 80 years old, 20 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, 12 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. Forty-three people had underlying health conditions including 20 people over the age of 80 years old, 15 people between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, seven people between the ages of 50 and 64 years old, and one person between the ages of 30 and 49 years old. Three deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach.
The State ELR problems have resulted in under counting, affecting the number of COVID-19 cases reported each day and our contact tracing efforts. Given the ELR delays, the department urges any person with a positive lab result to call 1-833-540-0473 to connect with a public health specialist who can provide information about services and support. 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
Laboratory Confirmed Cases
216139
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*
204710
-- Long Beach
9283
-- Pasadena
2146
Deaths
5171
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
4873
-- Long Beach
187
-- Pasadena
111
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4
3165
- 5 to 11
6979
- 12 to 17
8827
- 18 to 29
50521
- 30 to 49
70789
- 50 to 64
39795
- 65 to 79
15800
- over 80
7583
- Under Investigation
1251
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female
102264
- Male
99190
- Other
83
- Under Investigation
3173
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native
184
- Asian
6501
- Black
5867
- Hispanic/Latino
72861
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
652
- White
15500
- Other
25919
- Under Investigation
77226
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)
14398
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native
12
- Asian
732
- Black
495
- Hispanic/Latino
2416
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
17
- White
1159
- Other
26
- Under Investigation
16
CITY / COMMUNITY**
Cases
Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills
128
613
City of Alhambra
1023
1180
City of Arcadia
394
682
City of Artesia
260
1548
City of Avalon
5
129
City of Azusa
1217
2432
City of Baldwin Park
2344
3053
City of Bell
1318
3628
City of Bell Gardens
1588
3687
City of Bellflower
1948
2506
City of Beverly Hills
570
1651
City of Bradbury
13
1216
City of Burbank
1134
1058
City of Calabasas
218
896
City of Carson
1461
1557
City of Cerritos
469
937
City of Claremont
293
803
City of Commerce*
467
3573
City of Compton
3279
3282
City of Covina
1108
2260
City of Cudahy
922
3787
City of Culver City
346
868
City of Diamond Bar
448
779
City of Downey
3353
2934
City of Duarte
414
1880
City of El Monte
3658
3119
City of El Segundo
106
631
City of Gardena
976
1592
City of Glendale
2693
1304
City of Glendora
1058
2005
City of Hawaiian Gardens
433
2950
City of Hawthorne
1613
1817
City of Hermosa Beach
172
874
City of Hidden Hills
6
317
City of Huntington Park
2373
3989
City of Industry
29
6636
City of Inglewood
2366
2083
City of Irwindale
61
4181
City of La Canada Flintridge
139
672
City of La Habra Heights
31
568
City of La Mirada
706
1423
City of La Puente
1213
2981
City of La Verne
363
1091
City of Lakewood
1015
1263
City of Lancaster*
2519
1559
City of Lawndale
531
1580
City of Lomita
197
950
City of Lynwood*
2696
3742
City of Malibu
88
679
City of Manhattan Beach
289
803
City of Maywood
1166
4157
City of Monrovia
595
1534
City of Montebello
1864
2896
City of Monterey Park
763
1225
City of Norwalk
2718
2526
City of Palmdale
3161
1988
City of Palos Verdes Estates
76
562
City of Paramount
1992
3556
City of Pico Rivera
1971
3066
City of Pomona
4393
2817
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
246
575
City of Redondo Beach
477
694
City of Rolling Hills
5
258
City of Rolling Hills Estates
33
407
City of Rosemead
686
1239
City of San Dimas*
420
1217
City of San Fernando
723
2938
City of San Gabriel
480
1172
City of San Marino
63
475
City of Santa Clarita
2563
1163
City of Santa Fe Springs
439
2391
City of Santa Monica
696
753
City of Sierra Madre
63
573
City of Signal Hill
214
1814
City of South El Monte
663
3175
City of South Gate