New Cases and Daily Test Positivity Rate Increasing in LA County

2,875 New Positive Cases and 38 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 Reported in Los Angeles County Since Saturday

The number of new cases and test positivity rates increased again this past week. The average number of daily new cases reported the last seven days increased to 960, a 23% increase from the average of 783 daily new cases the previous seven days. This past week, reported cases in LA county increased an average of 3.2% per day.

And while today’s test positivity at 1.0% remains very low, it has been inching up these past couple of weeks.

COVID-19 hospitalization numbers remain stable with 265 patients currently hospitalized and deaths remain low, reflecting the relatively stable hospitalization numbers. Sadly, other communities in the country, including New York City, have started to see small increases in hospitalizations a few weeks after their recent rise in case numbers, reflecting past patterns where, within a couple of weeks of increasing case numbers, hospitalizations start to rise, followed, tragically, by increases in deaths.

With increased transmission across the County, being up to date on vaccines and boosters offers protection against severe illness and death. For the week ending March 25, unvaccinated people were five times more likely to be hospitalized compared to fully vaccinated residents. And the likelihood of dying for those unvaccinated was also higher. For the week ending March 18, unvaccinated residents were eight times more likely to die than residents who were fully vaccinated.

“I send my deepest sympathies and wishes of peace and comfort to the many families who have lost a loved one due to COVID-19,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “The evidence is becoming clearer that given the current approved vaccines and the reality of a mutating virus, some of us will need to boost our immune systems a couple of times during the year in order to be optimally protected. This includes those infected with Omicron over the winter, since natural immunity against SARS-CoV-2 also wanes over time. As we celebrate the spring holidays, let’s do our very best to make use of the powerful tools at hand, vaccinations, boosters, testing, and masking, to keep ourselves and those most vulnerable to severe illness, as safe as possible.”

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 weekend.

• New COVID-19 cases
  • 742 – Monday 4/11 (2,846,303 cases to date)
  • 908 – Sunday 4/10
  • 1,225 – Saturday 4/09
• New deaths due to COVID-19
  • 7 – Monday 4/11 (31,807 deaths to date)
  • 10 – Sunday 4/10
  • 21 – Saturday 4/09
• 265 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
• More than 11,758,000 individuals tested; 22% of people tested positive to date

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.

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:

• 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
• Contact Tracing Metrics
• Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics
• Citations due to Health Officer Order Noncompliance
• Outbreaks:
  • Residential Congregate Settings
  • Non-Residential Settings
  • Homeless Service Settings

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:

	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	2,846,303
— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	2,692,303
— Long Beach	125,709
— Pasadena	28,291
Deaths	31,807
— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	30,134
— Long Beach	1,261
— Pasadena	412
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– 0 to 4	82751
– 5 to 11	239497
– 12 to 17	233809
– 18 to 29	599871
– 30 to 49	858721
– 50 to 64	445851
– 65 to 79	173294
–  over 80	56405
–  Under Investigation	2104
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  Female	1369206
–  Male	1247343
–  Other	1075
–  Under Investigation	74679
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  American Indian/Alaska Native	4943
–  Asian	165468
–  Black	135104
–  Hispanic/Latino	1229422
–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	13640
–  White	346873
–  Other	298688
–  Under Investigation	498165
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  Hospitalized (Ever)	136,638
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  American Indian/Alaska Native	73
–  Asian	3760
–  Black	2788
–  Hispanic/Latino	15496
–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	111
–  White	7500
–  Other	311
–  Under Investigation	95