Public Health Reports 21 New Deaths and 3,730 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.

  • 3,730 new COVID-19 cases (1,560,377 cases to date)
  • 21 new deaths due to COVID-19 (27,432 deaths to date)
  • 749 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
  • More than 9,770,000 individuals tested; 15% of people tested positive

Daily New Cases, Positivity Rate, Hospitalization of Confirmed Cases and

Deaths Last 7 Days

Sa

12/18

F

12/17

Th

12/16

W

12/15

Tu

12/14

M

12/13

Su

12/12

Daily new cases

3,730

3,360

2,275

1,850

1,138

1,123*

1,460*

Daily deaths

21

27

20

19

15

11*

5*

Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases

749

772

770

751

718

698

707

Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)

1.7%

1.8%

 1.8%

1.6%

1.4%

  1.3%

1.2%

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.

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Total Cases

NEW

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

1560377

3730

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

1477842

3544

— Long Beach

68343

145

— Pasadena

14192

41

Deaths

27432

21

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

26001

20

— Long Beach

1063

1

— Pasadena

368

0

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

– 0 to 4

39478

– 5 to 11

87304

– 12 to 17

94968

– 18 to 29

348541

– 30 to 49

490773

– 50 to 64

269969

– 65 to 79

107612

–  over 80

38297

–  Under Investigation

900

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

–  Female

743616

–  Male

698657

–  Other

779

–  Under Investigation

34790

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

2559

–  Asian

71535

–  Black

72623

–  Hispanic/Latino

753798

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

5431

–  White

189774

–  Other

125801

–  Under Investigation

256321

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

–  Hospitalized (Ever)

110007

**DATA  Under reported

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

59

–  Asian

3368

–  Black

2315

–  Hispanic/Latino

13758

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

96

–  White

6177

–  Other

196

–  Under Investigation

32