Public Health Reports 4,829 New Positive Cases and 15 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.

  • 4,829 New COVID-19 cases (3,368,366 cases to date)
  • 15 New deaths due to COVID-19 (32,975 deaths to date)
  • 1,009 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
  • More than 12,411,000 individuals tested; 24% of people tested positive to date

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

Deaths Last 7 Days

W

8/17

Tu

8/16

M

8/15

Su

8/14

Sa

8/13

F

8/12

Th

8/11

Daily new cases

4,829

2,535

1,894*

3,262*

4,869

3,995

4,345

Daily deaths

15

13

5*

7*

14

19

15

Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases

1,009

1,022

1,011

1,026

1,059

1,065

1,098

Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)

10.4%

10.3%

10.3%

10.6%

10.8%

10.9%

11.2%

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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Cases through 12:00pm 08/16/2022

 

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

3,368,366

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

3,185,932

— Long Beach

147,529

— Pasadena

34,905

Deaths

32,975

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

31,240

— Long Beach

1,312

— Pasadena

423

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

– 0 to 4

100337

– 5 to 11

270283

– 12 to 17

264323

– 18 to 29

699321

– 30 to 49

1025442

– 50 to 64

537350

– 65 to 79

216404

–  over 80

70242

–  Under Investigation

2230

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

–  Female

1633058

–  Male

1466842

–  Other

1484

–  Under Investigation

84548

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

5974

–  Asian

223578

–  Black

162199

–  Hispanic/Latino

1385897

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

16223

–  White

429854

–  Other

361472

–  Under Investigation

600735

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

–  Hospitalized (Ever)

149,977

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

73

–  Asian

3946

–  Black

2910

–  Hispanic/Latino

15848

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

112

–  White

7929

–  Other

329

–  Under Investigation

93