Public Health Reports 7 New Deaths and 8,891 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 holiday and the weekend.

  • 8,891 new COVID-19 cases (1,616,033 cases to date)
  • 7 new deaths due to COVID-19 (27,546 deaths to date)
  • 849 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
  • More than 9,943,000 individuals tested; 15% of people tested positive

Daily New Cases, Positivity Rate, Hospitalization of Confirmed Cases

and Deaths Last 7 Days

Su

12/26

Sa

12/25

F

12/24

Th

12/23

W

12/22

Tu

12/21

M

12/20

Daily new cases

8,891(1,2)

11,930(1,2)

9,988

8,633

6,509

3,052

3,258(1)

Daily deaths

(1,2)

(1,2)

21

24

16

25

(1)

Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases

849

850

801

770

748

741

743

Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)

10.8%

10.7%

10.4%

8.5%

6.5%

4.7%

3.4%

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

1 – Number reflects an undercount due to a lag from holiday or weekend reporting.

2 – Numbers do not include Long Beach and Pasadena.

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Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

1616033

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

1531954

— Long Beach

69384

— Pasadena

14695

Deaths

27546

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

26109

— Long Beach

1067

— Pasadena

370

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

– 0 to 4

40615

– 5 to 11

89599

– 12 to 17

97481

– 18 to 29

367082

– 30 to 49

512181

– 50 to 64

276072

– 65 to 79

109343

–  over 80

38652

–  Under Investigation

929

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

–  Female

770873

–  Male

723919

–  Other

794

–  Under Investigation

36368

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

2658

–  Asian

75785

–  Black

77026

–  Hispanic/Latino

768080

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

5797

–  White

202517

–  Other

132274

–  Under Investigation

267817

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

–  Hospitalized (Ever)

110814

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

60

–  Asian

3372

–  Black

2333

–  Hispanic/Latino

13806

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

97

–  White

6207

–  Other

199

–  Under Investigation

35