Public Health Reports 50 New Deaths and 2,303 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 50 new deaths and 2,303 new cases of COVID-19. New COVID-19 reported deaths continue to remain higher than last week’s average of nearly 38 new deaths a day.

Deaths are a lagging indicator of the spread of COVID-19 and reflects exposures that occurred weeks earlier.

To date, Public Health has identified 190,693 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County, and a total of 4,669 deaths. Upon further investigation, 91 cases and two deaths reported earlier were not L.A. County residents.

There are 1,904 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 30% are in the ICU.

Of the 50 new deaths reported today, 12 people that passed away (excluding Long Beach and Pasadena) were over the age of 80 years old, 15 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, 15 people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64 years old, and five people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49 years old. Thirty-six people had underlying health conditions including 12 people over the age of 80 years old, 13 people between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, seven people between the ages of 50 and 64 years old, and four people between the ages of 30 and 49 years old. Two deaths were reported by the City of Pasadena and 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 4,365 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health); 48% of deaths occurred among Latino/Latinx residents, 25% among White residents, 15% 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.

Testing results are available for nearly 1,779,000 individuals with 10% of all people testing positive.

“To the many families who have lost loved ones to COVID-19, we send you our deepest condolences and prayers,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “The number of deaths we are seeing is a sad reminder of the devastation COVID-19 causes. We can save lives and slow the spread of COVID-19 by modifying our behavior when we are around others. Only by doing our part and working together can we reduce transmission to a lower rate that allows more people to get back to work and allows our children to return to their classrooms.  Hopefully, as you make your decisions about how to spend this beautiful weekend, you will do so understanding your power to affect the health of the entire community.”

Immediate actions by business owners and residents to slow the spread of COVID-19 are urgently needed. Adequate testing and case investigations are critical tools to contain spread, but in order to slow the spread of COVID-19 everyone needs to comply with the directives already in place. Laboratory reports for positive COVID-19 test results need to be timely. Businesses must abide by Health Officer Orders, implement the required infection control protocols and report any COVID-19 outbreaks to Public Health. Everyone has to wear a face covering, avoid gathering with people you don’t live with, stay home as much as possible, and practice hand hygiene. People that are COVID-19 positive should respond to Public Health specialist calls and provide the information requested during the case interview process. Self-isolating and quarantining must continue for people that are positive and those individuals exposed to a positive case.

People who have underlying health conditions remain at much greater risk for serious illness from COVID-19. The elderly or people that have serious underlying health conditions should stay home as much 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	190693
— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	180578
— Long Beach	8142
— Pasadena	1973
Deaths	4669
— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	4384
— Long Beach	177
— Pasadena	108
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– 0 to 4	2604
– 5 to 11	5793
– 12 to 17	7336
– 18 to 29	44758
– 30 to 49	62780
– 50 to 64	35204
– 65 to 79	14153
–  over 80	6901
–  Under Investigation	1049
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  Female	89620
–  Male	87727
–  Other	75
–  Under Investigation	3156
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  American Indian/Alaska Native	170
–  Asian	5751
–  Black	5115
–  Hispanic/Latino	61795
–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	600
–  White	13711
–  Other	24208
–  Under Investigation	69228
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  Hospitalized (Ever)	12956
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  American Indian/Alaska Native	12
–  Asian	653
–  Black	465
–  Hispanic/Latino	2112
–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	19
–  White	1077
–  Other	27
–  Under Investigation	19
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	118	565
City of Alhambra	921	1062
City of Arcadia	324	561
City of Artesia	231	1375
City of Avalon	5	129
City of Azusa	1056	2110
City of Baldwin Park	2014	2623
City of Bell	1135	3124
City of Bell Gardens	1393	3234
City of Bellflower	1700	2187
City of Beverly Hills	540	1564
City of Bradbury	12	1123
City of Burbank	998	931
City of Calabasas	201	826
City of Carson	1281	1365
City of Cerritos	415	829
City of Claremont	249	682
City of Commerce*	408	3122
City of Compton	2879	2882
City of Covina	963	1964
City of Cudahy	824	3384
City of Culver City	325	815
City of Diamond Bar	385	669
City of Downey	3022	2645
City of Duarte	366	1662
City of El Monte	3146	2683
City of El Segundo	97	578
City of Gardena	865	1411
City of Glendale	2377	1151
City of Glendora	930	1763
City of Hawaiian Gardens	369	2514
City of Hawthorne	1403	1580
City of Hermosa Beach	147	747
City of Hidden Hills	5	265
City of Huntington Park	2087	3509
City of Industry	23	5263
City of Inglewood	2009	1769
City of Irwindale	54	3701
City of La Canada Flintridge	126	609
City of La Habra Heights	28	513
City of La Mirada	620	1250
City of La Puente	1072	2634
City of La Verne	320	961
City of Lakewood	906	1127
City of Lancaster*	2103	1302
City of Lawndale	472	1404
City of Lomita	169	815
City of Lynwood*	2444	3392
City of Malibu	76	586
City of Manhattan Beach	266	739
City of Maywood	1024	3651
City of Monrovia	530	1366
City of Montebello	1643	2552
City of Monterey Park	640	1028
City of Norwalk	2380	2211
City of Palmdale	2572	1618
City of Palos Verdes Estates	74	547
City of Paramount	1742	3109
City of Pico Rivera	1744	2713
City of Pomona	3674	2356
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	227	531
City of Redondo Beach	396	576
City of Rolling Hills	5	258
City of Rolling Hills Estates	31	382
City of Rosemead	596	1077
City of San Dimas*	361	1046
City of San Fernando	616	2503
City of San Gabriel	415	1013
City of San Marino	54	407
City of Santa Clarita	2182	990
City of Santa Fe Springs	366	1993
City of Santa Monica	640	692
City of Sierra Madre	56	510
City of Signal Hill	184	1560
City of South El Monte	569	2724
City of South Gate	3327	3390
City of South Pasadena	219	841
City of Temple City	400	1097
City of Torrance	1041	697
City of Vernon	9	4306
City of Walnut	205