Los Angeles County Announces 34 New Deaths Related to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

2,129 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 34 new deaths and 2,129 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). This is the highest number of new cases reported in a day, however about 600 cases are from a backlog of test results. Twenty-three people who died were over the age of 65 years old, seven people who died were between the ages of 41 and 65 years old, and four people who died were between the ages of 18 and 40 years old. Twenty-three people had underlying health conditions including 17 people over the age of 65 years old, four people between the ages of 41 to 65 years old, and two people between the ages of 18 and 40 years old. One death was reported by the City of Long Beach and one death was reported by the City of Pasadena.

To date, Public Health has identified 77,189 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 2,991 deaths. Ninety-three percent of people who died had underlying health conditions. Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity is available for 2,779 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health); 42% of deaths occurred among Latino/Latinx residents, 29% among White residents, 17% among Asian residents, 11% among African American residents, less than 1% among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander residents and 1% among residents identifying with other races. Upon further investigation, 24 cases and two deaths reported earlier were not LA County residents. There are 1,420 people who are currently hospitalized, 28% of these people are in the ICU and 22% are on ventilators. Testing capacity continues to increase in LA County, with testing results available for nearly 854,000 individuals and 8% of people testing positive.

With support from Public Health, the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services and the City of Los Angeles, testing of all residents and staff has been completed in all 315 skilled nursing facilities in LA County, not including Long Beach and Pasadena. This includes facilities that have had outbreaks and facilities that have not yet had outbreaks. Of the over 30,000 tests results currently available from among both residents and staff, 6% tested positive for COVID-19 and 78% of the people testing positive were asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic. Additionally, Public Health continues to see a decrease in skilled nursing facilities seven-day rolling average of daily COVID-19 deaths. In early May, the average daily deaths at skilled nursing facilities was 25 or 26 and in early June the average daily deaths at skilled nursing facilities was 16 or 17.

“Our hearts go out to the many families who have lost people they love to COVID-19. You are in our thoughts and prayers every day. We are so sorry for your loss,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “While many may be feeling relief that more businesses and facilities are opening, and that people are going back to work, please remember that the key to moving through our recovery journey successfully is to look out for one another.  This means practicing physical distancing as much as possible and wearing a cloth face covering whenever you are around other people who are not from your household. This includes when you are walking along a sidewalk or standing in line at the store; if you will pass by others, please be wearing your face covering.”

Because this virus has not changed and is still easily transmitted among people in contact with each other, 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. People who have underlying health conditions remain at much greater risk for serious illness from COVID-19, so it will continue to be very important for the County’s vulnerable residents to stay at home as much as possible, to have groceries and medicine delivered, and to call their providers immediately if they have even mild symptoms.

Public Health issued a modified Health Officer Order that allows select sectors to reopen once they implement the required protocols for infection control and distancing. The Health Officer Order contains protocols for all businesses that are permitted to reopen to ensure it is done as safely as possible for employees, customers and residents. Employees and visitors to these businesses need to wear a cloth face covering when around other people and practice physical distancing of at least 6 feet at all times. Some employees may also be required to wear face shields. It is important for everyone to follow the directives and to do their part every day to keep everyone as safe as possible.

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

77189

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

73419

— Long Beach

2712

— Pasadena

1058

Deaths

2991

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

2791

— Long Beach

115

— Pasadena

85

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

–  0 to 17

4829

–  18 to 40

28887

–  41 to 65

27897

–  over 65

11400

–  Under Investigation

406

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

–  Female

36046

–  Male

37043

–  Other

10

–  Under Investigation

320

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

64

–  Asian

3512

–  Black

2467

–  Hispanic/Latino

26316

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

316

–  White

7273

–  Other

10347

–  Under Investigation

23124

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

–  Hospitalized (Ever)

7481

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

3

–  Asian

469

–  Black

313

–  Hispanic/Latino

1158

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

9

–  White

795

–  Other

32

–  Under Investigation

12

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

39

187

City of Alhambra

309

356

City of Arcadia

114

197

City of Artesia

72

429

City of Avalon

0

0

City of Azusa

288

576

City of Baldwin Park

552

719

City of Bell

509

1401

City of Bell Gardens

493

1145

City of Bellflower

592

762

City of Beverly Hills

188

545

City of Bradbury

4

374

City of Burbank

463

432

City of Calabasas

98

403

City of Carson

551

587

City of Cerritos

162

324

City of Claremont

71

195

City of Commerce*

139

1064

City of Compton

1009

1010

City of Covina

271

553

City of Cudahy

362

1487

City of Culver City

176

441

City of Diamond Bar

94

163

City of Downey

1103

965

City of Duarte

154

699

City of El Monte

1011

862

City of El Segundo

41

244

City of Gardena

373

608

City of Glendale

1197

580

City of Glendora

203

385

City of Hawaiian Gardens

128

872

City of Hawthorne

561

632

City of Hermosa Beach

47

239

City of Hidden Hills

3

159

City of Huntington Park

831

1397

City of Industry

12

2746

City of Inglewood

785

691

City of Irwindale

5

343

City of La Canada Flintridge

60

290

City of La Habra Heights

12

220

City of La Mirada

245

494

City of La Puente

254

624

City of La Verne

52

156

City of Lakewood

298

371

City of Lancaster*

808

500

City of Lawndale

164

488

City of Lomita

58

280

City of Lynwood*

984

1366

City of Malibu

41

316

City of Manhattan Beach

91

253

City of Maywood

480

1711

City of Monrovia

200

515

City of Montebello

633

983

City of Monterey Park

236

379

City of Norwalk

781

726

City of Palmdale

975

613

City of Palos Verdes Estates

46

340

City of Paramount

594

1060

City of Pico Rivera

729

1134

City of Pomona

904

580

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

112

262

City of Redondo Beach

166

242

City of Rolling Hills

2

103

City of Rolling Hills Estates

18

222

City of Rosemead

175

316

City of San Dimas

95

275

City of San Fernando

251

1020

City of San Gabriel

190

464

City of San Marino

24

181

City of Santa Clarita

917

416

City of Santa Fe Springs

103

561

City of Santa Monica

340

368

City of Sierra Madre

22

200

City of Signal Hill

55

466

City of South El Monte

187

895

City of South Gate

1153

1175

City of South Pasadena

138

530

City of Temple City

197

540

City of Torrance

466

312

City of Vernon

5

2392

City of Walnut

65

213

City of West Covina

579

535

City of West Hollywood

210

568

City of Westlake Village

7

84

City of Whittier

476

544