Los Angeles County Announces 40 New Deaths Related to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

670 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County 

LOS ANGELES, CA (April 14, 2020) – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 40 new deaths and 670 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). This is the largest increase in new deaths. Over the last 48 hours, there have been 909 new cases. Twenty-five people who died were over the age of 65 and nine people who died were between the ages of 41 to 65 years old.  Twenty-two people had underlying health conditions; eight people over the age of 65 and four people between the ages of 41 to 65 years old had no reported underlying health conditions. Four deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach and two deaths by the City of Pasadena.

 

To date, Public Health has identified 10,047 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 360 deaths.  Eighty-five percent of people who died had underlying health conditions. Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity is available for 292 people (87 percent of the cases); 34% of deaths occurred among Latinx residents, 32% among White residents, 17% among Asian residents, 16% among African American residents, and 2% among residents identifying with other races. Upon further investigation, 11 cases reported earlier were not LA County residents. As of today, 2,517 people who tested positive for COVID-19 (25% of positive cases) have been hospitalized at some point during their illness. Testing capacity continues to increase in LA County, with testing results available for over 63,000 individuals and 11% of people testing positive.

 

Slowing the spread of COVID-19 requires that the public adhere to all the directives that limit interactions with those outside their households. The best community and individual defense against COVID-19 is to wash your hands frequently, avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands, self-isolate if you are sick, practice physical distancing (especially by staying at home) and wear a clean face covering when out in the public procuring or providing essential services. N95 and surgical masks should only be used by healthcare workers, first responders and essential workers providing care for people who are ill.

 

“We send our sincere condolences to every person affected by these losses from COVID-19 and keep you in our thoughts and prayers,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “While we are effectively working together to reduce the spread of COVID-19, we must keep at it to avoid a surge in cases and deaths that could overwhelm our County – we do not want to lose ground. That means we must keep doing what we’re doing for now – staying home, physical distancing and using cloth face coverings – while we implement strategies to support our recovery.”

 

The current Health Officer Orders extends the previous Health Officer Order through May 15 and requires essential businesses to provide a cloth face covering for all employees to wear while performing duties that involve contact with other employees and or the public and to post physical distancing plans. The public is also required to wear a face covering to enter essential businesses.  Beaches, trails and trailheads and non-essential businesses remain closed, and all public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a single household or living unit remain prohibited. The new measures for essential businesses go into effect at midnight on April 15.

 

Public Health reminds everyone that if you are ill, even with mild symptoms, please self- isolate at home for 7 days and until you are fever and symptom free for 72 hours. If you have been in close contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 or is presumed to be infected with COVID-19, you must quarantine for 14 days from your last contact with that individual. Individuals who are elderly, have underlying health conditions or are pregnant may be at higher risk of serious illness and should contact their doctor as soon as they are sick.

 

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 the locations where cases have occurred:

 

	Total Cases*
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	10047
— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	9533
— Long Beach	350
— Pasadena	164
Deaths	360
— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	337
— Long Beach	14
— Pasadena	9
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  0 to 17	99
–  18 to 40	2988
–  41 to 65	4211
–  over 65	2191
–  Under Investigation	44
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  Male	4774
–  Female	4608
–  Other	3
–  Under Investigation	148
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  Asian	713
–  Black	539
–  Hispanic/Latino	2416
–  White	1610
–  Other	747
–  Under Investigation	3508
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  Hospitalized (Ever)	2517
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  Asian	49
–  Black	46
–  Hispanic/Latino	98
–  White	93
–  Other	6
–  Under Investigation	45
CITY / COMMUNITY**		Rate***
City of Agoura Hills	21	100.56
City of Alhambra	35	40.36
City of Arcadia	23	39.82
City of Artesia	5	29.77
City of Avalon	0	0
City of Azusa	21	41.97
City of Baldwin Park	31	40.38
City of Bell	56	154.13
City of Bell Gardens	35	81.26
City of Bellflower	52	66.89
City of Beverly Hills	76	220.16
City of Bradbury	—	—
City of Burbank	108	100.77
City of Calabasas	26	106.89
City of Carson	129	137.46
City of Cerritos	33	65.91
City of Claremont	13	35.63
City of Commerce	—	—
City of Compton	70	70.07
City of Covina	51	104.01
City of Cudahy	23	94.47
City of Culver City	34	85.29
City of Diamond Bar	22	38.25
City of Downey	106	92.77
City of Duarte	15	68.13
City of El Monte	30	25.58
City of El Segundo	11	65.53
City of Gardena	80	130.48
City of Glendale	269	130.27
City of Glendora	23	43.59
City of Hawaiian Gardens	—	—
City of Hawthorne	79	88.98
City of Hermosa Beach	17	86.43
City of Hidden Hills	0	0
City of Huntington Park	44	73.97
City of Industry	—	—
City of Inglewood	127	111.81
City of Irwindale	0	0
City of La Canada Flintridge	22	106.32
City of La Habra Heights	—	—
City of La Mirada	24	48.39
City of La Puente	20	49.14
City of La Verne	9	27.04
City of Lakewood	42	52.26