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For Immediate Release:

January 02, 2022

High Rates of Community Transmission of COVID across LA County Continue with Almost 45,000 New Cases Recorded Over the Holiday Weekend - 21,200 New Positive Cases and 2 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

LA County continues to urge residents to curtail higher -risk activities as large numbers of residents are testing positive for COVID-19. Indoor activities where individuals are unmasked for long periods of time, as well as crowded outdoor events, increase the risk that infected individuals will transmit both Omicron and Delta variants to others.

Even with the holiday reporting delays, on Saturday, LA County reported 23,553 new cases, and on Sunday, an additional 21,200 individuals had positive test results. Hospitalizations have risen to 1,628, and over 20% of those getting tested are positive for COVID.

“Our hearts remain with those families experiencing the sorrow of losing those they love to COVID,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “We hope that by working together to implement essential public health safety measures, we can stay safe, protect those we love, and keep our schools and businesses open. During this surge, given the spread of a more infectious strain of the virus, lapses can lead to explosive transmission. Well-fitting and high-quality masks are an essential layer of protection when people are in close contact with others, especially when indoors or in outdoor crowded spaces where distancing is not possible. Although masks can be annoying and even uncomfortable for some, given that many infected individuals are spreading COVID 1 -2 days before they are symptomatic, the physical barrier tendered by a mask is known to reduce the spread of virus particles.”

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) today released the latest data on COVID-19. The number of cases and deaths are likely to reflect reporting delays over the holiday and the weekend.

Daily New Cases, Positivity Rate, Hospitalization of Confirmed Cases and Deaths

Last 7 Days

Su

1/2

Sa

1/1

F

12/31

Th

12/30

W

12/29

Tu

12/28

M

12/27

Daily new cases

21,200(1,2)

23,553(1,2)

27,091

20,198

16,510

9,473

7,425(1)

Daily deaths

2(1,2)

2 (1,2)

12

24

25

22

9(1)

Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases

1,628

1,464

1,365

1,251

1,069

966

904

Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)

21.8%

21.7%

21.6%

21.1%

19.8%

17.5%

14.9%

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.

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:

Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:

Please see additional information below:





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Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

1741292

-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*

1651733

-- Long Beach

73,646

-- Pasadena

15,913

Deaths

27640

-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

26194

-- Long Beach

1075

-- Pasadena

371

Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- 0 to 4

43953

- 5 to 11

96074

- 12 to 17

105305

- 18 to 29

400652

- 30 to 49

555962

- 50 to 64

293907

- 65 to 79

114936

- over 80

39929

- Under Investigation

1015

Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- Female

834268

- Male

777068

- Other

806

- Under Investigation

39591

Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- American Indian/Alaska Native

2859

- Asian

85260

- Black

85660

- Hispanic/Latino

804189

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

6688

- White

220830

- Other

149423

- Under Investigation

296824

Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- Hospitalized (Ever)

111623

Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- American Indian/Alaska Native

61

- Asian

3380

- Black

2343

- Hispanic/Latino

13842

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

97

- White

6234

- Other

202

- Under Investigation

35

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

1934

9261

City of Alhambra

10040

11577

City of Arcadia

4328

7494

City of Artesia

2727

16237

City of Avalon

36

930

City of Azusa

8569

17124

City of Baldwin Park

16045

20900

City of Bell

8308

22867

City of Bell Gardens

9718

22563

City of Bellflower

14789

19025

City of Beverly Hills

5215

15107

City of Bradbury

46

4303

City of Burbank

13970

13034

City of Calabasas

2427

9978

City of Carson

14428

15374

City of Cerritos

4858

9703

City of Claremont

3590

9840

City of Commerce*

2978

22787

City of Compton

21705

21726

City of Covina

9160

18682

City of Cudahy

5884

24167

City of Culver City

4114

10320

City of Diamond Bar

5020

8728

City of Downey

23376

20458

City of Duarte

3226

14653

City of El Monte

21093

17987

City of El Segundo

1640

9770

City of Gardena

9398

15329

City of Glendale

29988

14523

City of Glendora

7241

13723

City of Hawaiian Gardens

2839

19345

City of Hawthorne

14756

16620

City of Hermosa Beach

2120

10778

City of Hidden Hills

181

9577

City of Huntington Park

13547

22774

City of Industry

217

49657

City of Inglewood

19612

17267

City of Irwindale

354

24263

City of La Canada Flintridge

1553

7505

City of La Habra Heights

134

2456

City of La Mirada

6461

13026

City of La Puente

8301

20397

City of La Verne

4431

13314

City of Lakewood

11351

14125

City of Lancaster*

33089

20480

City of Lawndale

5051

15026

City of Lomita

2401

11583

City of Lynwood*

16457

22842

City of Malibu

1038

8009

City of Manhattan Beach

3066

8517

City of Maywood

6231

22215

City of Monrovia

4863

12534

City of Montebello

13068

20300

City of Monterey Park

6665

10705

City of Norwalk

21109

19614

City of Palmdale

33887

21317

City of Palos Verdes Estates

917

6782

City of Paramount

12623

22532

City of Pico Rivera

14113

21954

City of Pomona

33093

21223

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

2825

6609

City of Redondo Beach

5770

8399

City of Rolling Hills

116

5979

City of Rolling Hills Estates

586

7223

City of Rosemead

6416

11592

City of San Dimas*

4838

14017

City of San Fernando

6771

27511

City of San Gabriel

4437

10834

City of San Marino

762

5739

City of Santa Clarita

33709

15293

City of Santa Fe Springs

3931

21406

City of Santa Monica

10112

10938

City of Sierra Madre

879

7999

City of Signal Hill

1777

15063

City of South El Monte

4219

20201

City of South Gate

23437

23878

City of South Pasadena

2341

8986

City of Temple City

3390

9299

City of Torrance

12702

8510

City of Vernon

155

74163

City of Walnut

2689

8807

City of West Covina

17980

16612

City of West Hollywood

5319

14395

City of Westlake Village

186

2225

City of Whittier

15179

17361

Los Angeles

712366

17613

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

1542

18800

Los Angeles - Alsace

2131

17123

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

5

12500

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

415

16587

Los Angeles - Arleta

8698

25307

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

2153

14680

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

4343

13953

Los Angeles - Bel Air

884

10488

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

1416

11305

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

1838

13953

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

20934

24094

Los Angeles - Brentwood

3349

10819

Los Angeles - Brookside

64

11015

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

1049

14731

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

12420

19023

Los Angeles - Carthay

1865

12985

Los Angeles - Central

9047

23202

Los Angeles - Century City

1231

9623

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

8155

24152

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

5558

14997

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

951

10370

Los Angeles - Chinatown

1192

14861

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

2346

16120

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

2182

14400

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

2267

16393

Los Angeles - Crestview

1793

15772

Los Angeles - Del Rey

3581

11962

Los Angeles - Downtown*

7069

25699

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

5401

13643

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

4429

15123

Los Angeles - Echo Park

2115

14836

Los Angeles - El Sereno

8273

19788

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

826

14461

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

1711

16822

Los Angeles - Encino

6138

13588

Los Angeles - Exposition

522

15695

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

8312

18505

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

509

14139

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

1852

21236

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

11575

24397

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

4835

15299

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

2043

18980

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

9700

16669

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

5029

23385

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

1999

11732

Los Angeles - Harbor City

3830

13175

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

6936

15908

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

259

10751

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

3187

17671

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

9216

24294

Los Angeles - Highland Park

8006

16544

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

2672

19265

Los Angeles - Hollywood

10236

14997

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

3339

11344

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

5473

19176

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

1530

18952

Los Angeles - Koreatown

7391

14298

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

735

16122

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

7562

17917

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

3010

22919

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

2499

16403

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

6492

19916

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

1519

18928

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

3804

13421

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

612

19534

Los Angeles - Longwood

802

18634

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

2216

10255

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

1470

17221

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

297

9507

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

4171

9821

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

385

8830

Los Angeles - Melrose

12630

16256

Los Angeles - Mid-city

1956

13014

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

2108

11721

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

5821

24129

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

3948

16351

Los Angeles - North Hills

12092

19638

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

29317

19361

Los Angeles - Northridge

11149

15973

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

1790

8407

Los Angeles - Pacoima

20957

27224

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

317

8242

Los Angeles - Palms

4734

10789

Los Angeles - Panorama City

16737

22242

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

1268

9337

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

8586

20520

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

259

8104

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

1298

11857

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

4129

11602

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

806

12287

Los Angeles - Regent Square

405

14568

Los Angeles - Reseda

15526

20264

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

914

19715

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

460

10880

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

11361

14558

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

631

14205

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

11186

12820

Los Angeles - Silverlake

5666

12853

Los Angeles - South Carthay

1430

13497

Los Angeles - South Park

9013

23743

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

874

19066

Los Angeles - Studio City

2723

12135

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

12185

23217

Los Angeles - Sunland

3300

16170

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

71

10974

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

21255

25796

Los Angeles - Tarzana

5027

16281

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry