Public Health Reports 45 New Deaths and 2,642 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

L.A. County Continues to see Downward Trend of Daily Hospitalizations

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 45 new deaths and 2,642 new cases of COVID-19.

The number of new cases reported today are not known to include many backlog numbers from the state’s electronic lab report system (ELR), if any.  They do, however, include delayed reporting of a few hundred cases from yesterday.  A backlog of cases from the state is still expected. Data sources that track other key indicators, including hospitalizations and deaths, are not affected by this reporting issue.

There are 1,415 confirmed cases currently hospitalized and 33% of these people are confirmed cases in the ICU.  Today, the 7-day average of daily hospitalizations is 1,521 patients. Two weeks ago, on July 31, daily hospitalizations averaged 2,026 patients. There has been a 25% reduction in the number daily hospitalized patients in just two weeks.

To date, Public Health has identified 218,693 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County, and a total of 5,214 deaths.

Testing results are available for nearly 2,037,000 individuals with 10% of all people testing positive.

Of the 45 new deaths reported today, 21 people that passed away (excluding Long Beach and Pasadena) were over the age of 80 years old, 12 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, nine 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. Thirty-three people had underlying health conditions including 19 people over the age of 80 years old, nine people between the ages of 65 and 79 years old and five people between the ages of 50 and 64 years old. One death was 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 4,904 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, 88 cases and two deaths reported earlier were not LA County residents.

“Our hearts go out to the family and friends of the thousands of people in L.A. County who tragically lost their life to COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “The lower number of daily COVID-19 hospitalizations is encouraging, however we still have far too many people spreading this virus.  Every day, a team of public health specialists investigate clusters of cases associated with parties, dinner events and gatherings. None of these activities are essential and all can lead to growing number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. We save lives and slow the spread of COVID-19 when we commit to doing what we know works – avoid gathering with people that you don’t live with, wear a face covering, maintain physical distance, and wash hands often.  Only when we get to low community transmission rates, can we re-open our schools and get more people back to work. The choice is ours to make – our recovery journey continues only if we all do our part today to slow the spread.”

Business owners and business operators also need to take the necessary steps that protect workers and customers and adherence to infection control and distancing directives. In addition to following infection control directives, businesses need to immediately alert Public Health when there are three or more cases at a worksite. Directives and checklists for all businesses to follow are posted at: publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/

Reports of non-compliance and dangerous conditions at businesses can be reported by phone at 888-700-9995 or online. These tips can be submitted anonymously.

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

218693

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

207090

— Long Beach

9425

— Pasadena

2178

Deaths

5214

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

4915

— Long Beach

188

— Pasadena

111

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

– 0 to 4

3226

– 5 to 11

7109

– 12 to 17

8948

– 18 to 29

51125

– 30 to 49

71524

– 50 to 64

40248

– 65 to 79

16003

–  over 80

7649

–  Under Investigation

1258

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

–  Female

103481

–  Male

100334

–  Other

88

–  Under Investigation

3187

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

187

–  Asian

6552

–  Black

5949

–  Hispanic/Latino

73807

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

659

–  White

15684

–  Other

26145

–  Under Investigation

78107

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

–  Hospitalized (Ever)

14561

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

12

–  Asian

737

–  Black

499

–  Hispanic/Latino

2442

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

18

–  White

1168

–  Other

28

–  Under Investigation

11

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

128

613

City of Alhambra

1036

1195

City of Arcadia

404

700

City of Artesia

262

1560

City of Avalon

5

129

City of Azusa

1234

2466

City of Baldwin Park

2379

3099

City of Bell

1333

3669

City of Bell Gardens

1614

3747

City of Bellflower

1965

2528

City of Beverly Hills

570

1651

City of Bradbury

13

1216

City of Burbank

1146

1069

City of Calabasas

218

896

City of Carson

1489

1587

City of Cerritos

472

943

City of Claremont

302

828

City of Commerce*

473

3619

City of Compton

3328

3331

City of Covina

1126

2296

City of Cudahy

933

3832

City of Culver City

348

873

City of Diamond Bar

450

782

City of Downey

3393

2969

City of Duarte

422

1917

City of El Monte

3692

3148

City of El Segundo

106

631

City of Gardena

995

1623

City of Glendale

2715

1315

City of Glendora

1073

2034

City of Hawaiian Gardens

443

3019

City of Hawthorne

1636

1843

City of Hermosa Beach

173

880

City of Hidden Hills

7

370

City of Huntington Park

2403

4040

City of Industry

29

6636

City of Inglewood

2392

2106

City of Irwindale

61

4181

City of La Canada Flintridge

139

672

City of La Habra Heights

32

587

City of La Mirada

722

1456

City of La Puente

1235

3035

City of La Verne

368

1106

City of Lakewood

1027

1278

City of Lancaster*

2551

1579

City of Lawndale

532

1583

City of Lomita

199

960

City of Lynwood*

2724

3781

City of Malibu

90

694

City of Manhattan Beach

293

814

City of Maywood

1183

4218

City of Monrovia

608

1567

City of Montebello

1882

2923

City of Monterey Park

782

1256

City of Norwalk

2739

2545

City of Palmdale

3199

2012

City of Palos Verdes Estates

77

569

City of Paramount

2010

3588

City of Pico Rivera

1997

3107

City of Pomona

4465

2863

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

249

582

City of Redondo Beach

482

702

City of Rolling Hills

5

258

City of Rolling Hills Estates

34

419

City of Rosemead

690

1247

City of San Dimas*

422

1223

City of San Fernando

733

2978

City of San Gabriel

488

1192

City of San Marino

62

467

City of Santa Clarita

2602

1180

City of Santa Fe Springs

444

2418

City of Santa Monica

703

760

City of Sierra Madre

63

573

City of Signal Hill

219

1856

City of South El Monte

671

3213

City of South Gate

3788

3859

City of South Pasadena

234

898

City of Temple City

441

1210

City of Torrance

1177

789

City of Vernon

10

4785

City of Walnut

233

763

City of West Covina

2376

2195

City of West Hollywood

460

1245

City of Westlake Village

24

287

City of Whittier

1825

2087

Los Angeles

88903

2198

Los Angeles – Adams-Normandie

215

2621

Los Angeles – Alsace

294

2362

Los Angeles – Angeles National Forest