Public Health Reports 2,233 New Positive Cases and 8 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

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

  • 2,233 New COVID-19 cases (2,917,892 cases to date)
  • 8 New deaths due to COVID-19 (32,045 deaths to date)
  • 327 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
  • More than 11,939,000 individuals tested; 22% of people tested positive to date

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

Deaths Last 7 Days

Tu

5/17

M

5/16

Su

5/15

Sa

5/14

F

5/13

Th

5/12

W

5/11

Daily new cases

2,233

1,941*

2,707*

3,489

4,025

3,407

2,997

Daily deaths

8

5*

4*

6

6

9

7

Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases

327

312

318

319

298

267

249

Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)

2.6%

2.6%

2.5%

2.6%

2.6%

2.6%

2.5%

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.

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Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

2,917,892

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

2,761,120

— Long Beach

127,439

— Pasadena

29,333

Deaths

32,045

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

30,364

— Long Beach

1,267

— Pasadena

414

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

– 0 to 4

84829

– 5 to 11

245299

– 12 to 17

239782

– 18 to 29

615294

– 30 to 49

881448

– 50 to 64

456582

– 65 to 79

178091

–  over 80

57746

–  Under Investigation

2049

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

–  Female

1405820

–  Male

1278022

–  Other

1216

–  Under Investigation

76062

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

5083

–  Asian

174873

–  Black

138841

–  Hispanic/Latino

1247169

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

13979

–  White

362570

–  Other

306119

–  Under Investigation

512486

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

–  Hospitalized (Ever)***

138,138

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

73

–  Asian

3790

–  Black

2813

–  Hispanic/Latino

15602

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

112

–  White

7575

–  Other

309

–  Under Investigation

90