Public Health Confirms 12 Additional Cases of the Omicron Variant - 20 New Deaths and 2,275 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Public Health is confirming 12 additional cases of the Omicron variant.

12 new confirmed cases reported today, for a total of 30 confirmed cases in Los Angeles County

Available information on the 12 additional cases indicates:

5 were symptomatic, none of the required hospitalization

6 cases have unknown symptom status, unknown if they were hospitalized

9 of the 12 were fully vaccinated

2 of the 9 received a booster dose

3 of 12 are unvaccinated

0 reported international travel and 2 reported travel outside CA.

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

2,275 new COVID-19 cases (1,553,366 cases to date)
20 new deaths due to COVID-19 (27,388 deaths to date)
770 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
More than 9,667,000 individuals tested; 15% of people tested positive

Daily New Cases, Positivity Rate, Hospitalization of Confirmed Cases and Deaths Last 7 Days
	Th 12/16	W 12/15	Tu 12/14	M 12/13	Su 12/12	Sa 12/11	F 12/10
Daily new cases	2,275	1,850	1,138	1,123*	1,460*	1,834	1,924
Daily deaths	20	19	15	11*	5*	23	16
Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases	770	751	718	698	707	684	667
Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)	1.7%	1.5%	1.4%	1.3%	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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Cases through 6:00pm 12/15/2021
	Total Cases	NEW
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	1553366	2275
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1471136	2194
-- Long Beach	68112	65
-- Pasadena	14118	16
Deaths	27388	20
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	25959	20
-- Long Beach	1061	0
-- Pasadena	368	0
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	39332
- 5 to 11	86702
- 12 to 17	94617
- 18 to 29	346365
- 30 to 49	488234
- 50 to 64	269334
- 65 to 79	107415
- over 80	38243
- Under Investigation	894
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	740278
- Male	695557
- Other	778
- Under Investigation	34523
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2537
- Asian	71106
- Black	72095
- Hispanic/Latino	752059
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	5414
- White	188180
- Other	125030
- Under Investigation	254715
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	109793	**DATA Under reported
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	59
- Asian	3366
- Black	2312
- Hispanic/Latino	13739
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	95
- White	6160
- Other	197
- Under Investigation	31
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1595	7638
City of Alhambra	8622	9942
City of Arcadia	3612	6254
City of Artesia	2523	15022
City of Avalon	35	905
City of Azusa	7784	15556
City of Baldwin Park	15062	19620
City of Bell	7821	21526
City of Bell Gardens	9256	21490
City of Bellflower	13525	17399
City of Beverly Hills	3905	11312
City of Bradbury	42	3929
City of Burbank	11943	11143
City of Calabasas	1929	7931
City of Carson	12696	13529
City of Cerritos	4020	8029
City of Claremont	3092	8475
City of Commerce*	2777	21249
City of Compton	20264	20283
City of Covina	8162	16646
City of Cudahy	5533	22726
City of Culver City	3166	7942
City of Diamond Bar	4248	7386
City of Downey	21317	18656
City of Duarte	2881	13086
City of El Monte	19677	16779
City of El Segundo	1183	7048
City of Gardena	8281	13507
City of Glendale	26215	12695
City of Glendora	6365	12063
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2651	18064
City of Hawthorne	13140	14799
City of Hermosa Beach	1699	8638
City of Hidden Hills	149	7884
City of Huntington Park	12780	21485
City of Industry	199	45538
City of Inglewood	17411	15329
City of Irwindale	318	21796
City of La Canada Flintridge	1208	5838
City of La Habra Heights	131	2401
City of La Mirada	5686	11464
City of La Puente	7771	19095
City of La Verne	3837	11529
City of Lakewood	9965	12400
City of Lancaster*	30902	19126
City of Lawndale	4458	13262
City of Lomita	2070	9986
City of Lynwood*	15461	21460
City of Malibu	775	5979
City of Manhattan Beach	2281	6336
City of Maywood	5958	21241
City of Monrovia	4226	10892
City of Montebello	11933	18537
City of Monterey Park	5820	9348
City of Norwalk	19218	17857
City of Palmdale	31811	20011
City of Palos Verdes Estates	732	5413
City of Paramount	11769	21007
City of Pico Rivera	13032	20273
City of Pomona	30647	19654
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2297	5373
City of Redondo Beach	4486	6530
City of Rolling Hills	93	4794
City of Rolling Hills Estates	470	5793
City of Rosemead	5796	10472
City of San Dimas*	4219	12223
City of San Fernando	6216	25256
City of San Gabriel	3871	9452
City of San Marino	514	3871
City of Santa Clarita	29394	13335
City of Santa Fe Springs	3511	19119
City of Santa Monica	7364	7966
City of Sierra Madre	715	6507
City of Signal Hill	1536	13020
City of South El Monte	3946	18894
City of South Gate	21973	22386
City of South Pasadena	1828	7016
City of Temple City	2897	7947
City of Torrance	10451	7002
City of Vernon	143	68421
City of Walnut	2262	7409
City of West Covina	15960	14746
City of West Hollywood	3941	10665
City of Westlake Village	162	1938
City of Whittier	13697	15666
Los Angeles	631395	15611
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1418	17288
Los Angeles - Alsace	1920	15428
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	366	14628
Los Angeles - Arleta	8108	23590
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1825	12444
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3756	12067
Los Angeles - Bel Air	647	7676
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	1001	7992
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1419	10772
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	19772	22757
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2341	7563
Los Angeles - Brookside	51	8778
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	908	12751
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	11436	17516
Los Angeles - Carthay	1409	9810
Los Angeles - Central	8576	21994
Los Angeles - Century City	915	7153
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7513	22250
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4908	13243
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	699	7622
Los Angeles - Chinatown	984	12268
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	2029	13942
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1921	12677
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1938	14014
Los Angeles - Crestview	1429	12570
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2875	9604
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5697	20711
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4605	11632
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3930	13419
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1760	12346
Los Angeles - El Sereno	7398	17695
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	688	12045
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1535	15092
Los Angeles - Encino	4925	10903
Los Angeles - Exposition	466	14011
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7569	16851
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	394	10944
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1672	19172
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10847	22862
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	4223	13362
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1810	16815
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	8558	14707
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4663	21683
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1541	9044
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3406	11717
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	6255	14346
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	231	9589
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2945	16329
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8602	22676
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6933	14327
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2417	17426
Los Angeles - Hollywood	8152	11944
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2549	8660
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4877	17088
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1396	17292
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6555	12681
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	649	14236
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6808	16130
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2743	20886
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2168	14230
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5952	18259
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1384	17246
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3349	11816
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	537	17140
Los Angeles - Longwood	707	16427
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1681	7780
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1299	15218
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	221	7074
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	3163	7447
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	265	6078
Los Angeles - Melrose	10630	13682
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1613	10732
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1568	8718
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	5295	21949
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3423	14177
Los Angeles - North Hills	11167	18136
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	26242	17330
Los Angeles - Northridge	9842	14101
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1287	6045
Los Angeles - Pacoima	19732	25633
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	227	5902
Los Angeles - Palms	3666	8355
Los Angeles - Panorama City	15658	20808
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	968	7128
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	8034	19201
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	199	6227
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	964	8806
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3523	9899
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	569	8674
Los Angeles - Regent Square	342	12302
Los Angeles - Reseda	14150	18468
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	849	18313
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	357	8444
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	9918	12709
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	537	12089
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	8907	10208
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4486	10176
Los Angeles - South Carthay	1076	10156
Los Angeles - South Park	8570	22576
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	799	17430
Los Angeles - Studio City	2164	9643
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	11236	21409
Los Angeles - Sunland	2938	14396
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	57	8810
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	19376	23515
Los Angeles - Tarzana	4444	14393
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	6093	15432
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1183	12060
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	820	9421
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	199	15237
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	172	9257