High Rates of Community Transmission of COVID across LA County Continue with Almost 45,000 New Cases Recorded Over the Holiday Weekend
21,200 New Positive Cases and 2 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County
LA County continues to urge residents to curtail higher -risk activities as large numbers of residents are testing positive for COVID-19. Indoor activities where individuals are unmasked for long periods of time, as well as crowded outdoor events, increase the risk that infected individuals will transmit both Omicron and Delta variants to others.
Even with the holiday reporting delays, on Saturday, LA County reported 23,553 new cases, and on Sunday, an additional 21,200 individuals had positive test results. Hospitalizations have risen to 1,628, and over 20% of those getting tested are positive for COVID.
“Our hearts remain with those families experiencing the sorrow of losing those they love to COVID,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “We hope that by working together to implement essential public health safety measures, we can stay safe, protect those we love, and keep our schools and businesses open. During this surge, given the spread of a more infectious strain of the virus, lapses can lead to explosive transmission. Well-fitting and high-quality masks are an essential layer of protection when people are in close contact with others, especially when indoors or in outdoor crowded spaces where distancing is not possible. Although masks can be annoying and even uncomfortable for some, given that many infected individuals are spreading COVID 1 -2 days before they are symptomatic, the physical barrier tendered by a mask is known to reduce the spread of virus particles.”
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.
- 21,200 new COVID-19 cases (1,741,292 cases to date)
- 2 new deaths due to COVID-19 (27,640 deaths to date)
- 1,628 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
- More than 10,097,000 individuals tested; 16% 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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Su 1/2 |
Sa 1/1 |
F 12/31 |
Th 12/30 |
W 12/29 |
Tu 12/28 |
M 12/27 |
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Daily new cases |
21,200(1,2) |
23,553(1,2) |
27,091 |
20,198 |
16,510 |
9,473 |
7,425(1) |
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Daily deaths |
2(1,2) |
2 (1,2) |
12 |
24 |
25 |
22 |
9(1) |
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Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases |
1,628 |
1,464 |
1,365 |
1,251 |
1,069 |
966 |
904 |
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Daily positivity rate (7-day avg) |
21.8% |
21.7% |
21.6% |
21.1% |
19.8% |
17.5% |
14.9% |
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 |
1741292 |
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— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)* |
1651733 |
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— Long Beach |
73,646 |
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— Pasadena |
15,913 |
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Deaths |
27640 |
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— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas) |
26194 |
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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 |
43953 |
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– 5 to 11 |
96074 |
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– 12 to 17 |
105305 |
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– 18 to 29 |
400652 |
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– 30 to 49 |
555962 |
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– 50 to 64 |
293907 |
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– 65 to 79 |
114936 |
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– over 80 |
39929 |
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– Under Investigation |
1015 |
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Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) |
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– Female |
834268 |
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– Male |
777068 |
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– Other |
806 |
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– Under Investigation |
39591 |
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Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) |
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– American Indian/Alaska Native |
2859 |
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– Asian |
85260 |
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– Black |
85660 |
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– Hispanic/Latino |
804189 |
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– Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
6688 |
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– White |
220830 |
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– Other |
149423 |
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– Under Investigation |
296824 |
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Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) |
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– Hospitalized (Ever) |
111623 |
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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 |
3380 |
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– Black |
2343 |
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– Hispanic/Latino |
13842 |
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– Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
97 |
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– White |
6234 |
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– Other |
202 |
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– Under Investigation |
35 |
