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

1,260 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 1,260 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Twenty-eight people who died were over the age of 65 years old, four people who died were between the ages of 41 and 65 years old, and one person who died was between the ages of 18 and 40 years old. Ten people had underlying health conditions including nine people over the age of 65 years old and one person between the ages of 41 to 65 years old. One death was reported by the City of Long Beach.

To date, Public Health has identified 89,490 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 3,205 deaths. Ninety-three percent of people who died had underlying health conditions. Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity is available for 2,982 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health); 42% of deaths occurred among Latino/Latinx residents, 28% among White residents, 17% among Asian residents, 11% 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, 32 cases reported earlier were not LA County residents. There are 1,556 people who are currently hospitalized, 26% of these people are in the ICU and 18% are on ventilators. Testing capacity continues to increase in LA County, with testing results available for over 990,000 individuals and 8% of people testing positive.

“To everyone who is facing the sorrow of losing a loved one to COVID-19, we are thinking of you every day and we are so sorry for your loss,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “We continue to work with partners and skilled nursing facilities to make sure they are as safe as possible for both the people who live there and the people who work there. As community spread is increasing in our communities, adherence to infection control practices remains critically important in these facilities.  Efforts include ensuring that staff are provided with appropriate personal protective equipment and everyone who can is using a face covering when around others. To date, Public Health has distributed over 4.8 million masks and almost 1 million N-95 masks to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.”

All 315 skilled nursing facilities in LA County, not including the cities of Long Beach and Pasadena, have completed testing of all residents and staff with support from Public Health, the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services and the City of Los Angeles. This includes facilities that have had outbreaks and facilities that have not yet had outbreaks. Of the over 35,000 tests results currently available from among both residents and staff, 5% tested positive for COVID-19 and 82% of the people testing positive were asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic. Public Health will continue to assist skilled nursing facilities meet the State’s requirements for routine and surveillance testing, respond to outbreaks and provide guidance on the use of personal protective equipment and communications with employees, residents, family members, and other key partners.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the risk of widespread transmission, 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.

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	89490
— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	85021
— Long Beach	3273
— Pasadena	1196
Deaths	3205
— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	2996
— Long Beach	121
— Pasadena	88
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  0 to 17	5954
–  18 to 40	34360
–  41 to 65	31816
–  over 65	12443
–  Under Investigation	448
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  Female	41916
–  Male	42691
–  Other	10
–  Under Investigation	404
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  American Indian/Alaska Native	72
–  Asian	3690
–  Black	2654
–  Hispanic/Latino	27990
–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	345
–  White	7762
–  Other	13194
–  Under Investigation	29314
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  Hospitalized (Ever)	7876
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  American Indian/Alaska Native	5
–  Asian	497
–  Black	337
–  Hispanic/Latino	1264
–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	10
–  White	836
–  Other	33
–  Under Investigation	14
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	49	235
City of Alhambra	369	425
City of Arcadia	141	244
City of Artesia	86	512
City of Avalon	1	26
City of Azusa	362	723
City of Baldwin Park	726	946
City of Bell	589	1621
City of Bell Gardens	592	1374
City of Bellflower	722	929
City of Beverly Hills	203	588
City of Bradbury	6	561
City of Burbank	524	489
City of Calabasas	109	448
City of Carson	600	639
City of Cerritos	196	391
City of Claremont	88	241
City of Commerce*	170	1301
City of Compton	1219	1220
City of Covina	333	679
City of Cudahy	410	1684
City of Culver City	191	479
City of Diamond Bar	115	200
City of Downey	1332	1166
City of Duarte	170	772
City of El Monte	1282	1093
City of El Segundo	44	262
City of Gardena	445	726
City of Glendale	1312	635
City of Glendora	262	497
City of Hawaiian Gardens	154	1049
City of Hawthorne	639	720
City of Hermosa Beach	62	315
City of Hidden Hills	4	212
City of Huntington Park	1006	1691
City of Industry	13	2975
City of Inglewood	906	798
City of Irwindale	11	754
City of La Canada Flintridge	70	338
City of La Habra Heights	13	238
City of La Mirada	283	571
City of La Puente	350	860
City of La Verne	88	264
City of Lakewood	366	455
City of Lancaster*	947	586
City of Lawndale	184	547
City of Lomita	71	343
City of Lynwood*	1161	1611
City of Malibu	48	370
City of Manhattan Beach	105	292
City of Maywood	553	1972
City of Monrovia	249	642
City of Montebello	769	1195
City of Monterey Park	283	455
City of Norwalk	937	871
City of Palmdale	1126	708
City of Palos Verdes Estates	48	355
City of Paramount	706	1260
City of Pico Rivera	829	1290
City of Pomona	1186	761
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	125	292
City of Redondo Beach	182	265
City of Rolling Hills	2	103
City of Rolling Hills Estates	21	259
City of Rosemead	205	370
City of San Dimas	123	356
City of San Fernando	266	1081
City of San Gabriel	206	503
City of San Marino	25	188
City of Santa Clarita	1005	456
City of Santa Fe Springs	123	670
City of Santa Monica	370	400
City of Sierra Madre	28	255
City of Signal Hill	72	610
City of South El Monte	240	1149
City of South Gate	1444	1471
City of South Pasadena	148	568
City of Temple City	211	579
City of Torrance	521	349
City of Vernon	8	3828
City of Walnut	79	259
City of West Covina	744	687
City of West Hollywood	232	628
City of Westlake Village	7	84
City of Whittier	567	649
Los Angeles	39841	985
Los Angeles – Adams-Normandie	92	1122
Los Angeles – Alsace	135	1085
Los Angeles – Angeles National Forest	2	5000
Los Angeles – Angelino Heights	23	919
Los Angeles – Arleta	427	1242
Los Angeles – Atwater Village	69	470
Los Angeles – Baldwin Hills	248	797
Los Angeles – Bel Air	43	510
Los Angeles – Beverly Crest	52	415
Los Angeles – Beverlywood	53	402
Los Angeles – Boyle Heights*	1494	1720
Los Angeles – Brentwood	102	330
Los Angeles – Brookside	1	172
Los Angeles – Cadillac-Corning