Public Health Reports 10 New Deaths and 2,781 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) today released the latest data on COVID-19. The case numbers and deaths reported today may reflect delays in weekend reporting.

  • 2,781 new COVID-19 cases (1,383,186 cases to date)
  • 10 new deaths due to COVID-19 (25,071 deaths to date)
  • 1,746 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
  • Nearly 7,900,000 individuals tested; 16% of all people tested positive

Daily New Cases, Positivity Rate, Hospitalizations of Confirmed Cases and Deaths

Last 7 Days

Su

8/22

Sa

8/21

  F

  8/20

   Th

   8/19

   W

  8/18

   Tu

  8/17

   M

    8/16

Daily new cases

 2,781*

 3,891

  3,361

 3,239

  4,046

  2,907

 2,426*

Daily deaths

  10*

  32

    31

  35

   34

     30

      5*

Daily hospitalizations

1,746

1,775

   1,786

   1,790

   1,754

  1,679

  1,653

Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)

2.86%

3.08%

   3.19%

  3.19%

  3.08%

  3.19%

  3.41%

* Number reflects an undercount due to a lag from weekend and holiday reporting.

Please see additional information below:

Total Cases

NEW

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

1383186

2771

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*

1311178

2771

— Long Beach

59520

0

— Pasadena

12,488

0

Deaths

25071

10

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

23754

10

— Long Beach

963

0

— Pasadena

354

0

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

– 0 to 4

33304

– 5 to 11

67391

– 12 to 17

80278

– 18 to 29

314061

– 30 to 49

437176

– 50 to 64

245260

– 65 to 79

97664

–  over 80

35265

–  Under Investigation

779

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

–  Female

662801

–  Male

620250

–  Other

696

–  Under Investigation

27431

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

2211

–  Asian

62477

–  Black

60346

–  Hispanic/Latino

682692

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

4827

–  White

154776

–  Other

111643

–  Under Investigation

232206

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

–  Hospitalized (Ever)

95432

**DATA  Under reported

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

53

–  Asian

3198

–  Black

2011

–  Hispanic/Latino

12697

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

78

–  White

5488

–  Other

188

–  Under Investigation

41