Public Health Reports Highest Number of New COVID-19 Cases and Urges Residents to Curtail Holiday Celebrations
27,091 New Positive Cases and 12 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County
With cases almost doubling in 2 days, and just about 1 out of every 4 people testing positive, Public Health urges everyone to minimize the risk of transmitting the virus by not hosting or attending large gatherings over this upcoming holiday weekend.
Indoor parties, in particular, create significant risk as this virus can be spread through aerosolized droplets. Older individuals, those with underlying health conditions, and those who are immunocompromised should take additional precautions by not attending indoor gatherings with non-household members during this surge.
Evidence suggests that only those who have recently completed their vaccination series or are boosted have significant protection from becoming infected with the highly contagious Omicron variant. This leaves millions of people across LA County vulnerable to COVID infection.
“The days ahead will be extraordinarily challenging for all us as we face extraordinarily high case numbers reflecting widespread transmission of the virus. In order to make sure that people are able to work and attend school, we all need to act responsibly,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “With explosive transmission likely to continue for some weeks to come, all efforts now need to focus on protecting our healthcare system from becoming overwhelmed. Since most people in our hospitals with serious illness from COVID are unvaccinated, those not yet vaccinated or boosted need to please stay away from others as much as possible to avoid getting infected or infecting others. And while vaccines and boosters continue to offer excellent protection against severe illness and death, those most vulnerable to serious consequences should they become infected (including children under 5 not yet able to get vaccinated) need to be surrounded by additional layers of protection. This includes wearing tight fitting and high-quality masks when around others and limiting non-essential activities.”
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) today released the latest data on COVID-19.
- 27,091 new COVID-19 cases (1,696,582 cases to date)
- 12 new deaths due to COVID-19 (27,637 deaths to date)
- 1,365 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
- More than 10,043,000 individuals tested; 15% of people tested positive to date
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Daily New Cases, Positivity Rate, Hospitalization of Confirmed Cases and Deaths Last 7 Days |
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F 12/31 |
Th 12/30 |
W 12/29 |
Tu 12/28 |
M 12/27 |
Su 12/26 |
Sa 12/25 |
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Daily new cases |
27,091 |
20,198 |
16,510 |
9,473 |
7,425(1) |
8,891(1,2) |
11,930(1,2) |
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Daily deaths |
12 |
24 |
25 |
22 |
9(1) |
7 (1,2) |
6 (1,2) |
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Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases |
1,365 |
1,251 |
1,069 |
966 |
904 |
849 |
850 |
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Daily positivity rate (7-day avg) |
22.4% |
21.5% |
19.7% |
17.5% |
14.9% |
12.4% |
11.4% |
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.
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.
- 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:
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:
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Total Cases |
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Laboratory Confirmed Cases |
1696582 |
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— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)* |
1607023 |
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— Long Beach |
73,646 |
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— Pasadena |
15,913 |
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Deaths |
27637 |
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— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas) |
26191 |
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— Long Beach |
1075 |
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— Pasadena |
371 |
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Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) |
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– 0 to 4 |
42677 |
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– 5 to 11 |
93434 |
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– 12 to 17 |
102311 |
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– 18 to 29 |
388379 |
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– 30 to 49 |
539813 |
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– 50 to 64 |
287256 |
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– 65 to 79 |
112750 |
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– over 80 |
39420 |
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– Under Investigation |
983 |
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Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) |
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– Female |
810325 |
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– Male |
757595 |
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– Other |
803 |
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– Under Investigation |
38300 |
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Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) |
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– American Indian/Alaska Native |
2795 |
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– Asian |
81699 |
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– Black |
82524 |
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– Hispanic/Latino |
789824 |
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– Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
6283 |
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– White |
214744 |
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– Other |
143174 |
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– Under Investigation |
285980 |
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Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) |
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– Hospitalized (Ever) |
111132 |
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Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) |
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– American Indian/Alaska Native |
61 |
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– Asian |
3381 |
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– Black |
2343 |
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– Hispanic/Latino |
13840 |
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– Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
97 |
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– White |
6232 |
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– Other |
202 |
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– Under Investigation |
35 |
