Public Health Reports 3,379 New Positive Cases and 16 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.

  • 3,379 New COVID-19 cases (3,371,673 cases to date)
  • 16 New deaths due to COVID-19 (32,991 deaths to date)
  • 996 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
  • More than 12,417,000 individuals tested; 24% of people tested positive to date

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

Deaths Last 7 Days

Th

8/18

W

8/17

Tu

8/16

M

8/15

Su

8/14

Sa

8/13

F

8/12

Daily new cases

3,379

4,829

2,535

1,894*

3,262*

4,869

3,995

Daily deaths

16

15

13

5*

7*

14

19

Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases

996

1,009

1,022

1,011

1,026

1,059

1,065

Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)

10.3%

10.0%

10.0%

10.3%

10.6%

10.7%

10.8%

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 08/17/2022

 

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

3,371,673

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

3,189,180

— Long Beach

147,543

— Pasadena

34,950

Deaths

32,991

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

31,256

— Long Beach

1,312

— Pasadena

423

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

– 0 to 4

100457

– 5 to 11

270477

– 12 to 17

264500

– 18 to 29

699945

– 30 to 49

1026482

– 50 to 64

538008

– 65 to 79

216728

–  over 80

70352

–  Under Investigation

2231

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

–  Female

1634770

–  Male

1468246

–  Other

1485

–  Under Investigation

84679

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

5984

–  Asian

223949

–  Black

162365

–  Hispanic/Latino

1387141

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

16227

–  White

430300

–  Other

361807

–  Under Investigation

601407

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

–  Hospitalized (Ever)

150,483

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

73

–  Asian

3948

–  Black

2913

–  Hispanic/Latino

15850

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

112

–  White

7934

–  Other

332

–  Under Investigation

94