Public Health Reports 22 New Deaths and 1,281 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

by admin · Published September 18, 2020 · Updated September 19, 2020

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 22 new deaths and 1,281 new cases of confirmed COVID-19. To date, Public Health has identified 258,516 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 6,330 deaths.

A significant number of deaths have occurred in people without a reported underlying health condition. Out of the total deaths reported by Public Health, nearly 480 deaths have occurred among people without known underlying health conditions.

Because COVID-19 can be deadly to anyone and is widespread in L.A. County, the guidance continues to be for everyone to avoid being exposed to the virus. Limit going out in public to what is essential, distance six feet away from others when out in public, wear a face covering, and wash hands frequently. It is important to isolate if you are sick and get tested if you have symptoms or think you were exposed to someone with COVID-19. This is the best way to prevent getting and spreading COVID-19.

Ninety-two percent of the people who died from COVID-19 had underlying health conditions. This number has stayed consistent throughout the pandemic.

“To the families that are grieving the loss of a loved one to COVID-19, our hearts go out to you every day,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “I appreciate the diligent efforts everyone is making to slow the spread of COVID-19 and am grateful that daily hospitalizations and deaths have continued to decline. This decline didn’t happen by chance – this happened because individuals and businesses are doing their part to take those actions that reduce transmission. As we move into another weekend, we can’t let our guard down.”

There are 739 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 and 31% of these people are in the ICU. This number has continued to trend lower since mid-August.

Of the 22 new deaths reported today, eight people that passed away were over the age of 80 years old, five people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, four people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64 years old, and one person who died was between the ages of 30 and 49 years old. Nineteen people who died had underlying health conditions including seven people over the age of 80, four people between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, and eight people between the ages of 50 and 64 years old.

Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity is available for 5,955 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health); 51% of deaths occurred among Latino/Latinx residents, 23% 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, 36 cases and 16 deaths reported earlier were not L.A. County residents.

Testing results are available for more than 2,512,000 individuals with 10% of all people testing positive.

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	258516
— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	244648
— Long Beach	11379
— Pasadena	2489
Deaths	6330
— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	5972
— Long Beach	237
— Pasadena	121
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– 0 to 4	4047
– 5 to 11	8764
– 12 to 17	10874
– 18 to 29	60806
– 30 to 49	83874
– 50 to 64	47253
– 65 to 79	18759
– over 80	8773
– Under Investigation	1498
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– Female	123226
– Male	118469
– Other	120
– Under Investigation	2833
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– American Indian/Alaska Native	230
– Asian	7729
– Black	7422
– Hispanic/Latino	92477
– Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	724
– White	19600
– Other	26426
– Under Investigation	90040
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– Hospitalized (Ever)	19448
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– American Indian/Alaska Native	11
– Asian	870
– Black	578
– Hispanic/Latino	3060
– Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	19
– White	1384
– Other	33
– Under Investigation	17
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	157	752
City of Alhambra	1222	1409
City of Arcadia	473	819
City of Artesia	354	2108
City of Avalon	6	155
City of Azusa	1487	2972
City of Baldwin Park	2865	3732
City of Bell	1545	4252
City of Bell Gardens	1873	4349
City of Bellflower	2317	2981
City of Beverly Hills	658	1906
City of Bradbury	14	1310
City of Burbank	1451	1354
City of Calabasas	258	1061
City of Carson	1792	1910
City of Cerritos	551	1101
City of Claremont	369	1011
City of Commerce*	563	4308
City of Compton	3933	3937
City of Covina	1342	2737
City of Cudahy	1064	4370
City of Culver City	379	951
City of Diamond Bar	536	932
City of Downey	3959	3465
City of Duarte	537	2439
City of El Monte	4242	3617
City of El Segundo	129	768
City of Gardena	1218	1987
City of Glendale	3502	1696
City of Glendora	1220	2312
City of Hawaiian Gardens	524	3570
City of Hawthorne	1903	2143
City of Hermosa Beach	205	1042
City of Hidden Hills	6	317
City of Huntington Park	2817	4736
City of Industry	36	8238
City of Inglewood	2798	2463
City of Irwindale	69	4729
City of La Canada Flintridge	176	851
City of La Habra Heights	42	770
City of La Mirada	826	1665
City of La Puente	1456	3578
City of La Verne	447	1343
City of Lakewood	1246	1550
City of Lancaster*	3239	2005
City of Lawndale	620	1844
City of Lomita	237	1143
City of Lynwood*	3180	4414
City of Malibu	101	779
City of Manhattan Beach	348	967
City of Maywood	1400	4991
City of Monrovia	729	1879
City of Montebello	2250	3495
City of Monterey Park	942	1513
City of Norwalk	3155	2932
City of Palmdale	3954	2487
City of Palos Verdes Estates	93	688
City of Paramount	2332	4163
City of Pico Rivera	2355	3663
City of Pomona	5290	3393
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	288	674
City of Redondo Beach	540	786
City of Rolling Hills	11	567
City of Rolling Hills Estates	41	505
City of Rosemead	810	1463
City of San Dimas*	508	1472
City of San Fernando	881	3580
City of San Gabriel	621	1516
City of San Marino	87	655
City of Santa Clarita	3289	1492
City of Santa Fe Springs	547	2979
City of Santa Monica	845	914
City of Sierra Madre	72	655
City of Signal Hill	266	2255
City of South El Monte	777	3720
City of South Gate	4297	4378
City of South Pasadena	265	1017
City of Temple City	515	1413
City of Torrance	1383	927
City of Vernon	11	5263
City of Walnut	256	838
City of West Covina	2778	2567
City of West Hollywood	544	1472
City of Westlake Village	32	383
City of Whittier	2185	2499
Los Angeles	105044	2597
Los Angeles – Adams-Normandie	262	3194
Los Angeles – Alsace	359	2885
Los Angeles – Angeles National Forest	2	5000
Los Angeles – Angelino Heights	75	2998
Los Angeles – Arleta	1402	4079
Los Angeles – Atwater Village	233	1589
Los Angeles – Baldwin Hills	608	1953
Los Angeles – Bel Air	79	937
Los Angeles – Beverly Crest	116	926
Los Angeles – Beverlywood	150	1139
Los Angeles – Boyle Heights*	4165	4794
Los Angeles – Brentwood	283	914
Los Angeles – Brookside	3	516
Los Angeles – Cadillac-Corning	125	1755
Los Angeles – Canoga Park	1810	2772
Los Angeles – Carthay	207	1441
Los Angeles – Central	2119	5434
Los Angeles – Century City	112	876
Los Angeles – Century Palms/Cove	1464	4336
Los Angeles – Chatsworth	650	1754
Los Angeles – Cheviot Hills	68	741
Los Angeles – Chinatown	113	1409
Los Angeles – Cloverdale/Cochran	290

Public Health Reports 22 New Deaths and 1,281 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

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