With Unvaccinated 12-17 Year Old’s Nine Times More Likely to Get COVID-19 than Vaccinated 12-17 Year Old’s, Parents Encouraged to Vaccinate Their Children Ahead of the Holiday Season - 15 New Deaths and 1,772 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

As residents prepare to gather for holidays, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) encourages parents to protect their children and prevent the transmission of COVID-19 by getting everyone in their family who is eligible vaccinated or boosted.

COVID-19 is now one of the top 10 causes of death among children nationwide. The COVID-19 vaccine is the best way to protect your child from getting sick, being hospitalized, or developing long-term symptoms. Most importantly, vaccinating your child also helps protect family members, including siblings who are not eligible for vaccination and those who may be at high risk for getting very sick if infected.

In L.A. County, COVID-19 cases among school-aged children decreased by 30% between late September and late November. Over a two-week interval at the end of November, unvaccinated 12-17-year old’s were nine times more likely to be infected than those who had been vaccinated. During this same interval, two children aged 5 to 11 and eight children aged 12 to 17 were hospitalized, all of them unvaccinated. There were 6 confirmed MIS-C cases in L.A. County in October 2021 and 4 confirmed cases in November 2021. Pediatric trends mirror adult trends: over the same interval, unvaccinated L.A. County residents over 18 were infected and hospitalized at rates 3 and 14 times higher than vaccinated adults, respectively.

Public Health continues to see very low numbers of school cases given the 1.55 million students enrolled countywide. During the week ending December 4th, 1,311 cases and 3 outbreaks were identified, and test positivity was 0.28%.

If you’d like to get your child vaccinated, please check www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) or www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish) to find a site near you, you can also check with your child’s healthcare provider to find out if they offer COVID vaccines.

Today, Public Health confirmed 15 additional deaths and 1,772 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 15 new deaths reported today, two people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49, five were between the ages of 50 and 64, two were between the ages of 65-79 and five were over the age of 80 years old. Of the 15 newly reported deaths, 10 had underlying conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 27,275.

Public Health has identified a total 1,540,200 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County.

There are 650 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 9,535,573 individuals, with 15% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 1.5%.

“I send my heartfelt condolences to everyone mourning the loss of a loved one to COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Although several parts of the country are seeing large waves of pediatric infections and hospitalizations, our experience in L.A. County has been different, with transmission decreasing here over the past two months and relatively low numbers of pediatric hospitalizations. What we are continuing to see is that unvaccinated children are the ones getting severely ill with COVID infections and ending up in the hospital. Meanwhile, county schools remain a very safe place – and in fact, we think it’s because of the outstanding preventive work our school partners are doing that we are seeing so little severe illness in children. As we’re headed into the winter holidays and children spend more time intermingling without schools’ protective layers of consistent mask wearing and other control strategies, their risk of infection is going to increase. The best way to get children ready for the holidays is to get them vaccinated as soon as possible.”

Public Health would like to remind residents that getting vaccinated or boosted remains critical as holiday traveling and gatherings begin.

Additionally, all residents across LA County should continue:

Getting tested to help reduce the spread, especially if you traveled for the holidays, have had a possible exposure or have symptoms
Adhering to masking requirements when indoors or at large outdoor mega events, regardless of vaccination status

Residents are also reminded that they are legally required to be isolated if they have a positive COVID test result and that vaccinated close contacts with symptoms and unvaccinated close contacts need to be quarantined.

COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective and are recommended for everyone 5 years old and older to help protect against COVID-19. Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status. Appointments are not needed at all Public Health vaccination sites and many community sites where first, second, and third doses are available.

To find a vaccination site near you, or to make an appointment, please visit:

www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) or www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish).

If you need assistance you can also call 1-833-540-0473 for help:

Finding an appointment

Connect to free transportation to and from a vaccination site, or

Schedule a home-visit if you are homebound.

For more information regarding COVID-19 in LA County you can also visit the Public Health website at www.publichealth.lacounty.gov here you will find information on:

COVID-19 sector protocols & best practices,

COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboards, and

COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive and, Recovery Dashboards

Please see additional information below:

Cases through 6:00pm 12/7/2021
	Total Cases	NEW
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	1540200	1772
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1458651	1578
-- Long Beach	67549	184
-- Pasadena	14000	10
Deaths	27275	15
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	25848	14
-- Long Beach	1059	1
-- Pasadena	368	0
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	38861
- 5 to 11	85192
- 12 to 17	93532
- 18 to 29	343704
- 30 to 49	484102
- 50 to 64	267658
- 65 to 79	106678
- over 80	38039
- Under Investigation	885
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	734106
- Male	689710
- Other	774
- Under Investigation	34061
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2514
- Asian	70337
- Black	71080
- Hispanic/Latino	747330
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	5359
- White	185273
- Other	123730
- Under Investigation	253028
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	109202	**DATA Under reported
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	59
- Asian	3354
- Black	2302
- Hispanic/Latino	13692
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	94
- White	6120
- Other	198
- Under Investigation	29
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1567	7504
City of Alhambra	8557	9867
City of Arcadia	3585	6207
City of Artesia	2502	14897
City of Avalon	35	905
City of Azusa	7724	15436
City of Baldwin Park	14986	19521
City of Bell	7781	21416
City of Bell Gardens	9226	21420
City of Bellflower	13435	17283
City of Beverly Hills	3817	11057
City of Bradbury	42	3929
City of Burbank	11829	11037
City of Calabasas	1900	7812
City of Carson	12592	13418
City of Cerritos	3987	7963
City of Claremont	3050	8360
City of Commerce*	2771	21203
City of Compton	20160	20179
City of Covina	8071	16461
City of Cudahy	5497	22578
City of Culver City	3115	7814
City of Diamond Bar	4193	7290
City of Downey	21206	18559
City of Duarte	2864	13009
City of El Monte	19561	16680
City of El Segundo	1165	6940
City of Gardena	8195	13366
City of Glendale	25976	12580
City of Glendora	6285	11912
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2643	18009
City of Hawthorne	13045	14692
City of Hermosa Beach	1673	8505
City of Hidden Hills	146	7725
City of Huntington Park	12725	21392
City of Industry	198	45309
City of Inglewood	17288	15221
City of Irwindale	315	21590
City of La Canada Flintridge	1189	5746
City of La Habra Heights	131	2401
City of La Mirada	5628	11347
City of La Puente	7700	18920
City of La Verne	3788	11382
City of Lakewood	9877	12291
City of Lancaster*	30503	18879
City of Lawndale	4431	13182
City of Lomita	2039	9836
City of Lynwood*	15377	21343
City of Malibu	743	5733
City of Manhattan Beach	2245	6236
City of Maywood	5917	21095
City of Monrovia	4209	10848
City of Montebello	11868	18436
City of Monterey Park	5779	9282
City of Norwalk	19105	17752
City of Palmdale	31510	19822
City of Palos Verdes Estates	723	5347
City of Paramount	11693	20872
City of Pico Rivera	12972	20179
City of Pomona	30451	19529
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2267	5303
City of Redondo Beach	4427	6444
City of Rolling Hills	93	4794
City of Rolling Hills Estates	461	5682
City of Rosemead	5765	10416
City of San Dimas*	4178	12105
City of San Fernando	6173	25081
City of San Gabriel	3847	9393
City of San Marino	506	3811
City of Santa Clarita	29054	13181
City of Santa Fe Springs	3485	18977
City of Santa Monica	7205	7794
City of Sierra Madre	700	6370
City of Signal Hill	1526	12935
City of South El Monte	3928	18808
City of South Gate	21866	22277
City of South Pasadena	1806	6932
City of Temple City	2879	7897
City of Torrance	10322	6915
City of Vernon	143	68421
City of Walnut	2238	7330
City of West Covina	15836	14631
City of West Hollywood	3843	10400
City of Westlake Village	161	1926
City of Whittier	13604	15560
Los Angeles	625859	15474
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1410	17191
Los Angeles - Alsace	1905	15307
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	359	14349
Los Angeles - Arleta	8070	23480
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1802	12287
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3726	11971
Los Angeles - Bel Air	624	7403
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	970	7745
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1387	10529
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	19680	22651
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2293	7408
Los Angeles - Brookside	51	8778
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	900	12639
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	11338	17366
Los Angeles - Carthay	1384	9636
Los Angeles - Central	8536	21892
Los Angeles - Century City	904	7067
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7456	22081
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4873	13149
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	692	7546
Los Angeles - Chinatown	975	12156
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	2009	13805
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1906	12578
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1923	13906
Los Angeles - Crestview	1396	12280
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2830	9454
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5622	20438
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4567	11536
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3894	13296
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1734	12163
Los Angeles - El Sereno	7349	17578
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	682	11940
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1526	15003
Los Angeles - Encino	4822	10675
Los Angeles - Exposition	463	13921
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7515	16731
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	388	10778
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1659	19023
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10788	22738
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	4194	13270
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1794	16667
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	8483	14578
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4638	21567
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1511	8868
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3373	11603
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	6193	14204
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	231	9589
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2935	16274
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8576	22607
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6883	14224
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2399	17296
Los Angeles - Hollywood	8037	11775
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2490	8460
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4835	16941
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1390	17218
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6505	12584
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	643	14104
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6755	16005
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2724	20742
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2141	14053
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5919	18158
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1373	17109
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3331	11752
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	533	17012
Los Angeles - Longwood	704	16357
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1642	7599
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1291	15124
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	217	6946
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	3113	7330
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	260	5963
Los Angeles - Melrose	10492	13504
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1592	10592
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1537	8546
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	5260	21804
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3389	14036
Los Angeles - North Hills	11100	18027
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	26041	17198
Los Angeles - Northridge	9735	13948
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1243	5838
Los Angeles - Pacoima	19642	25516
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	224	5824
Los Angeles - Palms	3623	8257
Los Angeles - Panorama City	15598	20728
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	950	6996
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7988	19091
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	197	6164
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	937	8559
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3497	9826
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	557	8491
Los Angeles - Regent Square	339	12194
Los Angeles - Reseda	14035	18318
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	842	18162
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	356	8420
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	9824	12589
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	530	11932
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	8745	10022
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4420	10027
Los Angeles - South Carthay	1046	9873
Los Angeles - South Park	8506	22407
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	797	17387
Los Angeles - Studio City	2120	9447
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	11176	21295
Los Angeles - Sunland	2895	14186
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	56	8655
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	19266	23382
Los Angeles - Tarzana	4382	14192
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	6053	15331
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1172	11948
Los Angeles - Toluc #####