Positive Tests Climb to a High of Over 14% as LA County Continues to Experience High Case and Hospitalization Numbers

Public Health Reports 22 New Deaths and 9,473 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Today, LA County reported continued high case numbers along with rising hospitalizations. Most alarming is the increase in test positivity which has more than tripled since mid-December, indicating surging transmission across the county.

With high rates of transmission, unfortunately, even those who are vaccinated can become infected and infect others. And while the hope is that Omicron symptoms are milder, the current rise in hospitalizations is a cause for concern. Hospitalizations have increased by 30% since last Tuesday; the alarming rise in hospitalizations follows an alarming increase in cases last week.

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

  • 9,473 new COVID-19 cases (1,632,893 cases to date)
  • 22 new deaths due to COVID-19 (27,576 deaths to date)
  • 966 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
  • More than 9,960,000 individuals tested; 15% of people tested positive

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

Deaths Last 7 Days

Tu

12/28

M

12/27

Su

12/26

Sa

12/25

F

12/24

Th

12/23

W

12/22

Daily new cases

9,473

7,4251

8,891(1,2)

11,930(1,2)

9,988

8,633

6,509

Daily deaths

22

91

(1,2)

(1,2)

21

24

16

Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases

966

904

849

850

801

770

748

Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)

14.5%

13.4%

12.1%

11.4%

11.0%

8.8%

6.6%

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.

“As we approach the new year, with the staggering reality that over 27,000 LA County residents have lost their lives to Omicron, we extend our thoughts and prayers to those who have lost their love ones,  said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “And while we all wish that 2022 would begin without the continued tragedy of serious illness and death associated with COVID,  we are instead facing the prospect of an alarming surge that requires every person to act with intentionality: get vaccinated and boosted, get tested, and please, always wear a mask around others. These are the tools we have to try to keep each other safe over the holidays.”

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:

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Total Cases

NEW

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

1632893

9473

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

1547820

8479

— Long Beach

70378

994

— Pasadena

14695

0

Deaths

27576

22

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

26139

22

— Long Beach

1067

0

— Pasadena

370

0

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

– 0 to 4

41030

– 5 to 11

90277

– 12 to 17

98431

– 18 to 29

371869

– 30 to 49

518132

– 50 to 64

278299

– 65 to 79

110031

–  over 80

38812

–  Under Investigation

939

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

–  Female

779062

–  Male

731258

–  Other

797

–  Under Investigation

36703

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

2690

–  Asian

77037

–  Black

78297

–  Hispanic/Latino

772021

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

5878

–  White

205562

–  Other

135062

–  Under Investigation

271273

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

–  Hospitalized (Ever)

110823

**DATA  Under reported

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

61

–  Asian

3373

–  Black

2338

–  Hispanic/Latino

13816

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

97

–  White

6218

–  Other

201

–  Under Investigation

35