840 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 In Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 45 new deaths and 840 new cases of confirmed COVID-19. The 7-day average of new cases is just under 1,300, which has declined steadily over the past month.

Younger residents continue to make up the majority of positive new cases. Of the new cases reported today, 70% are of people under the age of 50 years old. Residents between the ages of 30 and 49 years old have the highest number of new cases among all age groups in LA County, 35% of new cases today. Children under the age of 11 years old represent 6% of new cases today.

There continues to be widespread transmission of the virus in L.A. County, which is why it is important not to gather with people who aren’t part of your household as it puts you at a greater risk for COVID-19. It is still safest to stay at home and avoid gatherings, even if everyone present is taking precautions.

The following examples of in-person gatherings are not permitted, even if they feel safe: celebrating the new arrival of a baby with a baby shower or gender reveal party; having a barbeque with a group of friends in the backyard for Labor Day; hosting a study group with school students; having dinner with extended family and friends to honor the High Holidays (Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur); gathering at the beach with friends over the hot weekend. These types of gatherings are risky as they bring together people who do not live together and increase the chances of community transmission.

To date, Public Health has identified 242,521 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County, and a total of 5,829 deaths. There are currently 1,057 hospitalized, of which 33% are confirmed cases in the ICU. Upon further investigation, 87 cases reported earlier were not L.A. County residents.

Of the 45 new deaths reported today (excluding Long Beach and Pasadena), 16 people that passed away were over the age of 80, 17 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, 11 people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64 years old and one person who died was between the ages of 30 and 49 years old. Forty people had underlying health conditions including 14 people over the age of 80 years old, 16 people between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, nine people between the ages of 50 and 64 years old and one person between the ages of 30 and 49.

Ninety-three 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 5,486 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health); 51% 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.

Testing results are available for 2,305,085 individuals with 10% of all people testing positive.

“We are sad to report today that more Angelenos have lost their lives to COVID-19, and their loved ones are in our hearts as they mourn,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “As we look at the possibility of re-opening more businesses and, eventually, schools, there is a lot at stake. Increased numbers of people being around one another can result in more transmission of COVID-19, at a time where we need to be doubling down on our efforts to slow the spread. Our past weekend inspections demonstrated that 20% of restaurants and 17% of markets are still not in compliance with the Health Officer Orders. This does not help us get our numbers down.”

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.

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.

Please see additional information below:

Total Cases

NEW

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

242521

840

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

229621

800

-- Long Beach

10524

32

-- Pasadena

2376

8

Deaths

5829

45

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

5502

45

-- Long Beach

216

0

-- Pasadena

111

0

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

- 0 to 4

3726

- 5 to 11

8168

- 12 to 17

10137

- 18 to 29

56890

- 30 to 49

78943

- 50 to 64

44393

- 65 to 79

17609

- over 80

8344

- Under Investigation

1411

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

- Female

115365

- Male

111247

- Other

108

- Under Investigation

2901

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

198

- Asian

7199

- Black

6701

- Hispanic/Latino

84122

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

685

- White

17839

- Other

26675

- Under Investigation

86202

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

16542

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

11

- Asian

812

- Black

544

- Hispanic/Latino

2781

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

15

- White

1295

- Other

28

- Under Investigation

16

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

150

718

City of Alhambra

1144

1319

City of Arcadia

444

769

City of Artesia

302

1798

City of Avalon

5

129

City of Azusa

1412

2822

City of Baldwin Park

2637

3435

City of Bell

1440

3963

City of Bell Gardens

1766

4100

City of Bellflower

2197

2826

City of Beverly Hills

613

1776

City of Bradbury

13

1216

City of Burbank

1322

1233

City of Calabasas

235

966

City of Carson

1701

1813

City of Cerritos

522

1043

City of Claremont

347

951

City of Commerce*

530

4055

City of Compton

3690

3694

City of Covina

1248

2545

City of Cudahy

1017

4177

City of Culver City

372

933

City of Diamond Bar

498

866

City of Downey

3716

3252

City of Duarte

480

2180

City of El Monte

4029

3436

City of El Segundo

122

727

City of Gardena

1140

1859

City of Glendale

3131

1516

City of Glendora

1153

2185

City of Hawaiian Gardens

488

3325

City of Hawthorne

1820

2050

City of Hermosa Beach

191

971

City of Hidden Hills

7

370

City of Huntington Park

2636

4431

City of Industry

30

6865

City of Inglewood

2646

2330

City of Irwindale

66

4524

City of La Canada Flintridge

164

793

City of La Habra Heights

37

678

City of La Mirada

780

1573

City of La Puente

1398

3435

City of La Verne

420

1262

City of Lakewood

1162

1446

City of Lancaster*

2946

1823

City of Lawndale

582

1731

City of Lomita

227

1095

City of Lynwood*

2969

4121

City of Malibu

95

733

City of Manhattan Beach

315

875

City of Maywood

1325

4724

City of Monrovia

688

1773

City of Montebello

2090

3247

City of Monterey Park

890

1429

City of Norwalk

2990

2778

City of Palmdale

3642

2291

City of Palos Verdes Estates

87

643

City of Paramount

2223

3968

City of Pico Rivera

2217

3449

City of Pomona

5003

3208

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

270

632

City of Redondo Beach

513

747

City of Rolling Hills

8

412

City of Rolling Hills Estates

39

481

City of Rosemead

762

1377

City of San Dimas*

476

1379

City of San Fernando

816

3315

City of San Gabriel

580

1416

City of San Marino

78

587

City of Santa Clarita

3013

1367

City of Santa Fe Springs

507

2761

City of Santa Monica

784

848

City of Sierra Madre

67

610

City of Signal Hill

245

2077

City of South El Monte

735

3519

City of South Gate

4083

4160

City of South Pasadena

250

960

City of Temple City

490

1344

City of Torrance

1294

867

City of Vernon

10

4785

City of Walnut

243

796

City of West Covina

2605

2407

City of West Hollywood

500

1353

City of Westlake Village

28

335

City of Whittier

2027

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