Cases Surge Across LA County With One Day Totals Topping More Than 20,000; Public Health Urges Residents to Avoid Risky Gatherings This Holiday - Public Health Reports 20,198 New Positive Cases and 24 New Deaths of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Today’s positive case count of 20,198 is more than triple the number of cases reported last week. Numerous major COVID-19 metrics are surging across L.A. County, including cases, hospitalizations, outbreaks, and positivity rate.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates L.A. County’s weekly case rate is up nearly fourfold to 724 new cases per 100,000 residents, with continued very high transmission countywide.

There are 1,251 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19, a 67% increase from one week ago when 801 people were hospitalized with COVID-19.

There are currently 494 open outbreak investigations at residential congregate settings and non-residential settings with at least 1 confirmed case of COVID-19. This is a ten-fold increase over the number of investigations we had open at this time last week.

The daily positivity rate has also doubled in the last week, increasing from 10.9% to 20.4%.

Daily New Cases, Positivity Rate, Hospitalization of Confirmed Cases and Deaths Last 7 Days
	Th 12/30	W 12/29	Tu 12/28	M 12/27	Su 12/26	Sa 12/25	F 12/24
Daily new cases	20,198	16,510	9,473	7,425⁽¹⁾	8,891^(1,2)	11,930^(1,2)	9,988
Daily deaths	24	25	22	9⁽¹⁾	7 ^(1,2)	6 ^(1,2)	21
Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases	1,251	1,069	966	904	849	850	801
Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)	20.4%	18.5%	16.6%	14.8%	12.5%	11.4%	10.9%

Data is by date reported by DPH, but does not necessarily represent the date of testing, hospitalization, or death.

1 - Number reflects an undercount due to a lag from holiday or weekend reporting.

2 - Numbers do not include Long Beach and Pasadena.

“As we head into 2022, my heart and prayers are with all those who are experiencing unimaginable pain after losing a loved one to COVID,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “With cases skyrocketing and hospitalizations also rising, many of us are anxious and worried about getting infected or infecting others. While the explosive increases in cases indicate very high community transmission, we do have tools to protect ourselves and each other. And while not perfect, vaccines are keeping most of us who are fully vaccinated from experiencing severe illness. The most recent county data shows that even with increased circulation of Omicron, vaccinated residents are 20 times less likely to be hospitalized and 18 times less likely to die from COVID than those who are unvaccinated. This is powerful protection that can help all of us move forward united in our effort to end the pandemic in 2022.”

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, or are gathering with people not in your household

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 Dashboard

Please see additional information:

	Total Cases	NEW
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	1669545	20198
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1581869	19549
-- Long Beach	72,240	449
-- Pasadena	15,436	200
Deaths	27625	24
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	26179	16
-- Long Beach	1075	7
-- Pasadena	371	1
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	41987
- 5 to 11	92066
- 12 to 17	100650
- 18 to 29	381218
- 30 to 49	530704
- 50 to 64	283495
- 65 to 79	111620
- over 80	39159
- Under Investigation	970
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	796762
- Male	746582
- Other	802
- Under Investigation	37723
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2751
- Asian	79769
- Black	80773
- Hispanic/Latino	781437
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	6084
- White	211312
- Other	139945
- Under Investigation	279798
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	110893
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	61
- Asian	3378
- Black	2342
- Hispanic/Latino	13835
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	97
- White	6228
- Other	203
- Under Investigation	35
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1837	8797
City of Alhambra	9473	10923
City of Arcadia	4023	6966
City of Artesia	2630	15659
City of Avalon	36	930
City of Azusa	8203	16393
City of Baldwin Park	15571	20283
City of Bell	8069	22209
City of Bell Gardens	9517	22096
City of Bellflower	14144	18195
City of Beverly Hills	4893	14174
City of Bradbury	46	4303
City of Burbank	13276	12387
City of Calabasas	2283	9386
City of Carson	13697	14595
City of Cerritos	4478	8944
City of Claremont	3398	9314
City of Commerce*	2874	21991
City of Compton	21050	21070
City of Covina	8705	17754
City of Cudahy	5709	23448
City of Culver City	3862	9688
City of Diamond Bar	4649	8083
City of Downey	22411	19614
City of Duarte	3096	14062
City of El Monte	20419	17412
City of El Segundo	1501	8942
City of Gardena	8956	14608
City of Glendale	28677	13888
City of Glendora	6871	13022
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2741	18677
City of Hawthorne	14081	15859
City of Hermosa Beach	2003	10183
City of Hidden Hills	178	9418
City of Huntington Park	13197	22186
City of Industry	205	46911
City of Inglewood	18808	16559
City of Irwindale	338	23167
City of La Canada Flintridge	1432	6920
City of La Habra Heights	133	2438
City of La Mirada	6090	12278
City of La Puente	8027	19724
City of La Verne	4162	12505
City of Lakewood	10690	13302
City of Lancaster*	32246	19958
City of Lawndale	4795	14265
City of Lomita	2244	10825
City of Lynwood*	15961	22154
City of Malibu	993	7661
City of Manhattan Beach	2851	7920
City of Maywood	6113	21794
City of Monrovia	4598	11851
City of Montebello	12535	19472
City of Monterey Park	6297	10114
City of Norwalk	20227	18794
City of Palmdale	32974	20743
City of Palos Verdes Estates	870	6434
City of Paramount	12202	21780
City of Pico Rivera	13609	21170
City of Pomona	31879	20444
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2608	6101
City of Redondo Beach	5338	7770
City of Rolling Hills	109	5619
City of Rolling Hills Estates	547	6742
City of Rosemead	6131	11077
City of San Dimas*	4563	13220
City of San Fernando	6517	26479
City of San Gabriel	4193	10238
City of San Marino	655	4933
City of Santa Clarita	31893	14469
City of Santa Fe Springs	3706	20181
City of Santa Monica	9410	10179
City of Sierra Madre	804	7316
City of Signal Hill	1681	14249
City of South El Monte	4094	19603
City of South Gate	22712	23139
City of South Pasadena	2180	8368
City of Temple City	3184	8734
City of Torrance	11760	7878
City of Vernon	152	72727
City of Walnut	2505	8205
City of West Covina	17020	15725
City of West Hollywood	5044	13651
City of Westlake Village	181	2165
City of Whittier	14507	16592
Los Angeles	684703	16929
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1505	18349
Los Angeles - Alsace	2056	16521
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	407	16267
Los Angeles - Arleta	8402	24446
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	2041	13917
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	4166	13385
Los Angeles - Bel Air	839	9954
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	1329	10611
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1721	13065
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	20423	23506
Los Angeles - Brentwood	3120	10079
Los Angeles - Brookside	60	10327
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	993	13945
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	12003	18384
Los Angeles - Carthay	1757	12233
Los Angeles - Central	8816	22610
Los Angeles - Century City	1131	8841
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7870	23307
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	5293	14282
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	895	9759
Los Angeles - Chinatown	1131	14100
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	2253	15481
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	2110	13925
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	2136	15446
Los Angeles - Crestview	1677	14752
Los Angeles - Del Rey	3365	11241
Los Angeles - Downtown*	6699	24354
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	5136	12973
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	4279	14611
Los Angeles - Echo Park	2037	14289
Los Angeles - El Sereno	7881	18850
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	789	13813
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1648	16203
Los Angeles - Encino	5735	12696
Los Angeles - Exposition	502	15093
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	8005	17822
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	476	13222
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1775	20353
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	11254	23720
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	4638	14675
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1953	18144
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	9255	15905
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4855	22576
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1857	10899
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3650	12556
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	6605	15149
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	248	10295
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	3106	17222
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8946	23582
Los Angeles - Highland Park	7675	15860
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2586	18645
Los Angeles - Hollywood	9786	14338
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	3182	10811
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	5261	18433
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1481	18345
Los Angeles - Koreatown	7129	13791
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	716	15705
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	7206	17073
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2881	21937
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2395	15720
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	6295	19312
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1485	18505
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3706	13076
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	595	18991
Los Angeles - Longwood	777	18053
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	2121	9816
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1404	16448
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	283	9059
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	3877	9129
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	358	8211
Los Angeles - Melrose	12195	15696
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1857	12355
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1981	11015
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	5601	23218
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3759	15568
Los Angeles - North Hills	11697	18996
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	28242	18651
Los Angeles - Northridge	10613	15206
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1679	7886
Los Angeles - Pacoima	20350	26436
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	292	7592
Los Angeles - Palms	4464	10174
Los Angeles - Panorama City	16259	21607
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	1194	8792
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	8390	20052
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	244	7635
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	1216	11108
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3922	11021
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	740	11280
Los Angeles - Regent Square	385	13849
Los Angeles - Reseda	14971	19540
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	882	19025
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	432	10218
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	10767	13797
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	601	13530
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	10544	12084
Los Angeles - Silverlake	5351	12138
Los Angeles - South Carthay	1350	12742
Los Angeles - South Park	8807	23200
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	847	18477
Los Angeles - Studio City	2597	11573
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	11757	22402
Los Angeles - Sunland	3169	15528
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	66	10201 < #####