Public Health Confirms 8 Additional Cases of the Omicron Variant

15 New Deaths and 1,138 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Public Health is confirming 8 additional cases of the Omicron variant.

• 8 new confirmed cases reported today, for a total of 15 confirmed cases in Los Angeles County
• Available information to date indicates:
  • 7 were symptomatic, none required hospitalization
    • The 8th case has unknown symptoms status
  • 5 of the 8 were fully vaccinated and none have received a booster
  • 1 reported international travel and 2 reported travel outside CA
  • 2 of the 8 had previous SARS-CoV-2 infections
  • 2 cases live in the same household

Preliminary data indicates that the Omicron variant is highly infectious and that being fully vaccinated might not provide adequate protection against infection. Public Health encourages everyone who is eligible for a booster to get one as soon as possible and to continue wearing a mask when in crowded public spaces.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) today released the latest data on COVID-19.

•  1,138 new COVID-19 cases (1,549,296 cases to date)
•  15 new deaths due to COVID-19 (27,352 deaths to date)
•  718 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
• More than 9,615,000 individuals tested; 15% of people tested positive

Data is by date reported by DPH, but does not necessarily represent the date of testing, hospitalization, or death.

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

A wide range of data and dashboards on COVID-19 from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health are available on the Public Health website at http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov including:

• COVID-19 Daily Data (cases, deaths, testing, testing positivity rate, mortality rate, and hospitalizations)
• Gender, Age, Race/Ethnicity and City/Community Cases and Deaths
• Recovery Metrics
• Contract Tracing Metrics
• Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics
• Citations due to Health Officer Order Noncompliance
• Outbreaks:
  • Residential Congregate Sessions
  • Non-Residential Settings
  • Homeless Service Settings

Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:

• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/
• California Department of Public Health:
• https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
• Spanish https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
• World Health Organization https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
• LA County residents can also call 2-1-1

Please see additional information below:

	Total Cases	NEW
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	1549296	1138
— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1467343	1043
— Long Beach	67865	85
— Pasadena	14088	10
Deaths	27352	15
— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	25924	15
— Long Beach	1060	0
— Pasadena	368	0
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– 0 to 4	39213
– 5 to 11	86308
– 12 to 17	94306
– 18 to 29	345416
– 30 to 49	486884
– 50 to 64	268891
– 65 to 79	107227
–  over 80	38202
–  Under Investigation	896
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  Female	738355
–  Male	693805
–  Other	776
–  Under Investigation	34407
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  American Indian/Alaska Native	2527
–  Asian	70879
–  Black	71787
–  Hispanic/Latino	750669
–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	5403
–  White	187243
–  Other	124640
–  Under Investigation	254195
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  Hospitalized (Ever)	109704	**DATA  Under reported
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  American Indian/Alaska Native	59
–  Asian	3363
–  Black	2307
–  Hispanic/Latino	13728
–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	95
–  White	6146
–  Other	195
–  Under Investigation	31