Public Health Reports 6,807 New Positive Cases and 61 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County Since Saturday

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

• 6,807 New COVID-19 cases (3,605,228 cases to date)
  • Monday 12/19 – 1,218
  • Sunday 12/18 – 1,819
  • Saturday 12/17 – 3,770
• 61 New deaths due to COVID-19 (34,471 deaths to date)
  • Monday 12/19 – 20
  • Sunday 12/18 – 20
  • Saturday 12/17 – 21
• Hospitalization numbers are currently pending as we await more information from the California Department of Public Health
• More than 12,793,000 individuals tested; 25% 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.

**Hospital numbers are currently unavailable due to the delay in weekend reporting from the State

^ Data for past dates is subject to change in future reports

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:

Cases through 12:00pm 12/18/2022
	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	3,605,228
— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	3,409,994
— Long Beach	157,130
— Pasadena	38,104
Deaths	34,471
— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	32,691
— Long Beach	1,343
— Pasadena	437
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– 0 to 4	107,424
– 5 to 11	278,859
– 12 to 17	273,477
– 18 to 29	738,136
– 30 to 49	1,096,073
– 50 to 64	586,049
– 65 to 79	244,689
–  over 80	82,822
–  Under Investigation	2,465
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  Female	1,755,004
–  Male	1,565,699
–  Other	1,699
–  Under Investigation	87,592
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  American Indian/Alaska Native	6,493
–  Asian	250,012
–  Black	177,118
–  Hispanic/Latino	1,466,453
–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	17,217
–  White	468,620
–  Other	389,165
–  Under Investigation	634,916
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  Hospitalized (Ever)	164,376
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
–  American Indian/Alaska Native	78
–  Asian	4,179
–  Black	3,064
–  Hispanic/Latino	16,308
–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	113
–  White	8,494
–  Other	373
–  Under Investigation	82