Public Health Reports 4 New Deaths and 898 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 number of cases and deaths are likely to reflect reporting delays over the weekend.

  • 898 new COVID-19 cases (1,477,686 cases to date)
  • 4 new deaths due to COVID-19 (26,414 deaths to date)
  • 658 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
  • Nearly 8,891,000 individuals tested; 15% of people tested positive

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

 Last 7 Days

Su

10/17

Sa

10/16

Fr

10/15

Th

10/14

W

10/13

Tu

10/12

M

10/11

Daily new cases

898*

1,122

1,229

1,142

1,005

742*

826*

Daily deaths

4*

16

24

19

17

16*

8*

Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases

658

638

658

698

684

667

656

Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)

0.7%

0.8%

1.0%

1.0%

0.9%

0.9%

0.9%

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

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Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

1477686

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

1399752

— Long Beach

64557

— Pasadena

13377

Deaths

26414

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

25029

— Long Beach

1022

— Pasadena

363

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

– 0 to 4

36827

– 5 to 11

78159

– 12 to 17

88627

– 18 to 29

332229

– 30 to 49

464877

– 50 to 64

258295

– 65 to 79

103047

–  over 80

36856

–  Under Investigation

835

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

–  Female

705737

–  Male

661992

–  Other

745

–  Under Investigation

31278

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

2389

–  Asian

66806

–  Black

67112

–  Hispanic/Latino

722591

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

5145

–  White

171878

–  Other

118475

–  Under Investigation

245356

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

–  Hospitalized (Ever)

104462

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

55

–  Asian

3285

–  Black

2197

–  Hispanic/Latino

13297

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

87

–  White

5871

–  Other

205

–  Under Investigation

32