61 New Deaths and 1,956 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 61 new deaths and 1,956 new cases of COVID-19. The number of new cases reported today include a backlog of 100 test results received from the State and a few hundred cases from a lab that delayed reporting yesterday.
Backlog cases from the state electronic lab report (ELR) are still anticipated. Data sources that track other key indicators, including hospitalizations and deaths, are not affected by this reporting issue.
To date, Public Health has identified 225,827 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County, and a total of 5,392 deaths.
Data continues to expose disproportionality in health outcomes by race, ethnicity and income. However, Public Health sees signs of progress in closing the gaps.
Latino residents are dying at rates far higher than other group and were at 6 deaths per 100,000 people at the peak of transmission in July. This was 6 times higher than the rate for White residents at 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people. Now the death rate among Latino residents is 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people. While decreasing, this is still 2.5 times higher than White residents.
Black residents had a rate at 4 deaths per 100,000 people during the peak of transmission in July which was 3 times higher than White residents. Now, the mortality rate for Black residents is 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people, only slightly higher than that of White residents.
At its peak, on June 10, the mortality rate for people living in communities with the fewest resources was 7 deaths per 100,000 people. This is 7 times higher than that of people who were living in communities with the most resources, who had a death rate of 1 death per 100,000 people. On August 9, the death rate among people who live in areas with the fewest resources was 4.6 deaths per 100,000 people. This is 4 times that of the death rate of people who were living in the highest-resourced communities who continue to have a mortality rate at 1 per 100,000 people. This is a decrease from 7 times to 4 times. It’s still an extraordinary gap and stands for a lot of disproportionately and the devastation among the Latino/Latinx community, but some of our efforts may be starting to show our ability to narrow the gap.
Public Health has increased the number of investigations for non-compliance of the Health Officer Order from 2,877 investigations in March to 9,683 investigations in July. To date, there have been investigations at almost 30,000 workplaces. In the month of April, 30 businesses were closed for violations of the Health Officer Order. This number has decreased to 23 businesses closed for the month of July. Even as more inspections occurred in July than in April, there were less closures because most businesses have come into compliance with Health Officer Order directives. Public Health is hopeful more businesses will continue to come into compliance.
Of the 61 new deaths, 26 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, six people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64 years old, and three people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49 years old, and one person who died was between the ages of 18 and 39 years old. Thirty-eight people had underlying health conditions including 17 people over the age of 80 years old, 14 people between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, four people between the ages of 50 and 64 years old, and three people between the ages of 30 and 49 years old. Five deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach.
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 5,072 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, 160 cases and four deaths reported earlier were not L.A. County residents.
Testing results are available for more than 2,121,000 individuals with 10% of all people testing positive. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services expanded testing capacity to serve communities hardest hit by COVID-19 that experience racial and economic disparities. Currently, people living in under-resourced areas have the highest rate of testing at almost 20,000 tests per 100,000 people.
There are 1,378 confirmed cases currently hospitalized and 32% of these people are confirmed cases in the ICU.
“We are thinking of all of the people across our communities who are grieving a loved one who has passed away from COVID-19. We are so sorry for your loss," said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. "COVID-19 has shined a stark light on systemic racism and inequity’s impact on health. By working together, we are starting to close the gaps for COVID-19 health outcomes. We must continue to implement solutions and take actions that reduce the devastating impact of this pandemic by ensuring that resources are targeted to the hardest hit communities."
Businesses play a very important role in slowing the spread because their actions and policies have an enormous impact on their workers. Improving efforts to protect the health of workers by making workplaces as safe as possible helps reduce disproportionality because workplaces can fuel inequities.
Health Officer Orders require business owners to implement strategies that protect workers and customers. They must also report COVID-19 outbreaks to Public Health in a timely fashion. Health Officer Orders require businesses with three or more known cases of COVID-19 within the workplace over the span of 14 days, to report the outbreak to Public Health. Employers who have one known case within the workplace must have a protocol that requires that person to self-isolate at home and anyone exposed to self-quarantine.
Residents are encouraged to report non-compliance and dangerous conditions at any businesses, including businesses not regulated by Public Health. Residents can call 888-700-9995. These tips can be submitted anonymously.
Given past 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
225827
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*
213784
-- Long Beach
9795
-- Pasadena
2248
Deaths
5392
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
5086
-- Long Beach
195
-- Pasadena
111
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4
3388
- 5 to 11
7438
- 12 to 17
9311
- 18 to 29
52811
- 30 to 49
73739
- 50 to 64
41484
- 65 to 79
16457
- over 80
7841
- Under Investigation
1315
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female
106934
- Male
103541
- Other
92
- Under Investigation
3217
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native
187
- Asian
6766
- Black
6185
- Hispanic/Latino
76615
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
666
- White
16213
- Other
26341
- Under Investigation
80811
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)
15250
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native
10
- Asian
762
- Black
512
- Hispanic/Latino
2535
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
16
- White
1204
- Other
33
- Under Investigation
14
CITY / COMMUNITY**
Cases
Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills
133
637
City of Alhambra
1070
1234
City of Arcadia
416
720
City of Artesia
279
1661
City of Avalon
5
129
City of Azusa
1288
2574
City of Baldwin Park
2454
3197
City of Bell
1365
3757
City of Bell Gardens
1671
3880
City of Bellflower
2046
2632
City of Beverly Hills
581
1683
City of Bradbury
13
1216
City of Burbank
1205
1124
City of Calabasas
224
921
City of Carson
1551
1653
City of Cerritos
491
981
City of Claremont
319
874
City of Commerce*
494
3780
City of Compton
3446
3449
City of Covina
1170
2386
City of Cudahy
967
3972
City of Culver City
356
893
City of Diamond Bar
474
824
City of Downey
3507
3069
City of Duarte
432
1962
City of El Monte
3814
3252
City of El Segundo
112
667
City of Gardena
1038
1693
City of Glendale
2823
1367
City of Glendora
1100
2085
City of Hawaiian Gardens
454
3093
City of Hawthorne
1684
1897
City of Hermosa Beach
179
910
City of Hidden Hills
7
370
City of Huntington Park
2467
4147
City of Industry
29
6636
City of Inglewood
2476
2180
City of Irwindale
60
4112
City of La Canada Flintridge
147
710
City of La Habra Heights
32
587
City of La Mirada
736
1484
City of La Puente
1285
3157
City of La Verne
381
1145
City of Lakewood
1064
1324
City of Lancaster*
2651
1641
City of Lawndale
549
1633
City of Lomita
212
1023
City of Lynwood*
2807
3896
City of Malibu
91
702
City of Manhattan Beach
298
828
City of Maywood
1227
4374
City of Monrovia
636
1639
City of Montebello
1939
3012
City of Monterey Park
809
1299
City of Norwalk
2827
2627
City of Palmdale
3318
2087
City of Palos Verdes Estates
78
577
City of Paramount
2100
3748
City of Pico Rivera
2065
3212
City of Pomona
4681
3002
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
250
585
City of Redondo Beach
494
719
City of Rolling Hills
5
258
City of Rolling Hills Estates
34
419
City of Rosemead
709
1281
City of San Dimas*
441
1278
City of San Fernando
750
3047
City of San Gabriel
520
1270
City of San Marino
66
497
City of Santa Clarita
2716
1232