Public Health Confirms 8 Additional Cases of the Omicron Variant - 15 New Deaths and 1,138 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Public Health is confirming 8 additional cases of the Omicron variant.

8 new confirmed cases reported today, for a total of 15 confirmed cases in Los Angeles County
Available information to date indicates:

7 were symptomatic, none required hospitalization

The 8th case has unknown symptoms status

5 of the 8 were fully vaccinated and none have received a booster
1 reported international travel and 2 reported travel outside CA
2 of the 8 had previous SARS-CoV-2 infections
2 cases live in the same household

Preliminary data indicates that the Omicron variant is highly infectious and that being fully vaccinated might not provide adequate protection against infection. Public Health encourages everyone who is eligible for a booster to get one as soon as possible and to continue wearing a mask when in crowded public spaces.

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

1,138 new COVID-19 cases (1,549,296 cases to date)
15 new deaths due to COVID-19 (27,352 deaths to date)
718 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
More than 9,615,000 individuals tested; 15% of people tested positive

Daily New Cases, Positivity Rate, Hospitalization of Confirmed Cases and Deaths Last 7 Days
	Tu 12/14	M 12/13	Su 12/12	Sa 12/11	F 12/10	Th 12/9	W 12/8
Daily new cases	1,138	1,123*	1,460*	1,834	1,924	1,718	1,772
Daily deaths	15	11*	5*	23	16	15	15
Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases	718	698	707	684	667	667	650
Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)	1.5%	1.3%	1.3%	1.2%	1.2%	1.2%	1.2%

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.

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
Contract Tracing Metrics
Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics
Citations due to Health Officer Order Noncompliance
Outbreaks:

Residential Congregate Sessions
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:

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	Total Cases	NEW
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	1549296	1138
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1467343	1043
-- Long Beach	67865	85
-- Pasadena	14088	10
Deaths	27352	15
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	25924	15
-- Long Beach	1060	0
-- Pasadena	368	0
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	39213
- 5 to 11	86308
- 12 to 17	94306
- 18 to 29	345416
- 30 to 49	486884
- 50 to 64	268891
- 65 to 79	107227
- over 80	38202
- Under Investigation	896
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	738355
- Male	693805
- Other	776
- Under Investigation	34407
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2527
- Asian	70879
- Black	71787
- Hispanic/Latino	750669
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	5403
- White	187243
- Other	124640
- Under Investigation	254195
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	109704	**DATA Under reported
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	59
- Asian	3363
- Black	2307
- Hispanic/Latino	13728
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	95
- White	6146
- Other	195
- Under Investigation	31
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1589	7609
City of Alhambra	8603	9920
City of Arcadia	3604	6240
City of Artesia	2514	14969
City of Avalon	35	905
City of Azusa	7767	15522
City of Baldwin Park	15044	19596
City of Bell	7814	21507
City of Bell Gardens	9248	21472
City of Bellflower	13508	17377
City of Beverly Hills	3866	11199
City of Bradbury	42	3929
City of Burbank	11900	11103
City of Calabasas	1916	7877
City of Carson	12674	13505
City of Cerritos	4012	8013
City of Claremont	3075	8428
City of Commerce*	2777	21249
City of Compton	20232	20251
City of Covina	8133	16587
City of Cudahy	5524	22689
City of Culver City	3150	7902
City of Diamond Bar	4225	7346
City of Downey	21290	18632
City of Duarte	2874	13054
City of El Monte	19652	16758
City of El Segundo	1175	7000
City of Gardena	8259	13471
City of Glendale	26159	12668
City of Glendora	6342	12020
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2647	18036
City of Hawthorne	13109	14765
City of Hermosa Beach	1687	8577
City of Hidden Hills	149	7884
City of Huntington Park	12765	21460
City of Industry	199	45538
City of Inglewood	17372	15295
City of Irwindale	318	21796
City of La Canada Flintridge	1200	5799
City of La Habra Heights	131	2401
City of La Mirada	5672	11436
City of La Puente	7755	19055
City of La Verne	3832	11514
City of Lakewood	9934	12362
City of Lancaster*	30802	19064
City of Lawndale	4450	13239
City of Lomita	2065	9962
City of Lynwood*	15437	21426
City of Malibu	756	5833
City of Manhattan Beach	2267	6297
City of Maywood	5952	21220
City of Monrovia	4221	10879
City of Montebello	11919	18515
City of Monterey Park	5807	9327
City of Norwalk	19182	17823
City of Palmdale	31748	19971
City of Palos Verdes Estates	729	5391
City of Paramount	11750	20974
City of Pico Rivera	13015	20246
City of Pomona	30613	19632
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2287	5350
City of Redondo Beach	4467	6502
City of Rolling Hills	93	4794
City of Rolling Hills Estates	469	5781
City of Rosemead	5791	10463
City of San Dimas*	4206	12186
City of San Fernando	6203	25203
City of San Gabriel	3862	9430
City of San Marino	507	3819
City of Santa Clarita	29296	13291
City of Santa Fe Springs	3502	19070
City of Santa Monica	7307	7904
City of Sierra Madre	712	6479
City of Signal Hill	1535	13012
City of South El Monte	3938	18856
City of South Gate	21944	22356
City of South Pasadena	1817	6974
City of Temple City	2895	7941
City of Torrance	10414	6977
City of Vernon	143	68421
City of Walnut	2255	7386
City of West Covina	15920	14709
City of West Hollywood	3894	10538
City of Westlake Village	162	1938
City of Whittier	13674	15640
Los Angeles	629565	15566
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1414	17240
Los Angeles - Alsace	1913	15372
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	364	14548
Los Angeles - Arleta	8094	23550
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1820	12410
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3744	12029
Los Angeles - Bel Air	640	7593
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	985	7864
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1410	10704
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	19746	22727
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2314	7475
Los Angeles - Brookside	51	8778
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	905	12709
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	11414	17482
Los Angeles - Carthay	1398	9733
Los Angeles - Central	8567	21971
Los Angeles - Century City	907	7090
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7491	22185
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4895	13208
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	695	7578
Los Angeles - Chinatown	981	12230
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	2022	13894
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1916	12644
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1932	13971
Los Angeles - Crestview	1420	12491
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2861	9557
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5673	20624
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4585	11581
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3921	13388
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1749	12269
Los Angeles - El Sereno	7384	17662
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	687	12027
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1530	15043
Los Angeles - Encino	4897	10841
Los Angeles - Exposition	466	14011
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7545	16798
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	391	10861
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1668	19126
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10834	22835
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	4211	13324
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1807	16787
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	8542	14679
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4653	21637
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1524	8944
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3396	11682
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	6235	14300
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	231	9589
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2941	16307
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8591	22647
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6913	14286
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2412	17390
Los Angeles - Hollywood	8107	11878
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2523	8572
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4872	17070
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1395	17280
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6535	12642
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	647	14192
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6795	16100
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2736	20833
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2159	14171
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5939	18219
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1380	17196
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3341	11788
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	537	17140
Los Angeles - Longwood	706	16403
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1670	7729
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1298	15206
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	220	7042
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	3138	7389
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	265	6078
Los Angeles - Melrose	10576	13612
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1607	10692
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1553	8635
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	5288	21920
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3414	14140
Los Angeles - North Hills	11146	18102
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	26174	17286
Los Angeles - Northridge	9814	14061
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1270	5965
Los Angeles - Pacoima	19703	25595
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	226	5876
Los Angeles - Palms	3646	8310
Los Angeles - Panorama City	15647	20793
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	956	7040
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	8022	19172
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	198	6195
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	951	8687
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3515	9877
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	566	8628
Los Angeles - Regent Square	339	12194
Los Angeles - Reseda	14123	18433
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	845	18227
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	357	8444
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	9885	12667
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	534	12022
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	8832	10122
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4461	10120
Los Angeles - South Carthay	1065	10052
Los Angeles - South Park	8551	22526
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	798	17408
Los Angeles - Studio City	2148	9572
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	11215	21369
Los Angeles - Sunland	2922	14318
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	57	8810
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	19339	23470
Los Angeles - Tarzana	4428	14341
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	6076	15389
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1176	11989
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	815	9364
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	198