Easy Access to Therapeutics Critical to Providing an Additional Layer of Protection for Residents at Elevated Risk - 714 New Positive Cases and 27 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Building a network of well-supplied, convenient locations to access therapeutics, especially in communities hardest hit by COVID-19, is critical for the County as it works to protect residents at elevated risk of severe illness. In addition to the vaccines, COVID-19 therapeutics offer an additional layer of protection, and Public Health continues efforts to expand the network of pharmacies and other locations that can offer easy access to these treatments.

Residents who test positive for COVID-19 and are at elevated risk for severe illness should promptly call their doctor to see if they qualify for one of the outpatient treatments such as the new oral medications (Paxlovid and Molnupiravir) or injectable treatments (Sotrovimab, Bebtelovimab or Remdesivir). These treatments work best when taken as soon as possible after symptom onset. Residents who cannot receive a COVID-19 vaccination for medical reasons or whose immune system is not strong enough to mount a response to the vaccine should speak to their provider about Evusheld, an injectable medicine that is used to prevent COVID-19 infections.

The federal government “Test to Treat'' program includes 20 CVS Minute Clinics in LA County and is soon expanding to additional sites, including several Walgreens locations, in LA County. These additional locations will be announced soon and will allow patients to walk into local pharmacies and clinics with onsite clinics and get tested and treated on the same visit at the same location.

CVS encourages residents to make a Minute Clinic appointment online with a request to get the COVID test or if they have a test result that they are positive. If the residents have health insurance, they should include their insurance info when making the appointment. Residents are also strongly recommended to wear a medical mask or a respirator when entering a “Test to Treat” location. If the resident tests positive, an onsite clinician will evaluate if they are at high risk and eligible for therapeutics. If eligible, the clinician will prescribe the medication for pick up at the onsite pharmacy. Walk-ups are allowed, although not preferred. Residents can find current “Test to Treat” locations in LA County at: ph.lacounty.gov/covidmedicines.

More eligible residents are receiving these treatments through pharmacies, partners, and providers. To date, Public Health has distributed 24,080 doses of Paxlovid, 40,988 doses of Molnupiravir, and 14,568 doses of Evusheld, with 68% of Paxlovid doses, 80% of Molnupiravir doses, and 64% of Evusheld allocated to residents in the most under-resourced communities in the County.

To find therapeutics available at neighborhood pharmacies, individuals can search at:

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Test-to-treat-locations.aspx.

Residents can also visit the Federal therapeutics locator or call the COVID-19 information line at 833-540-0473, 8:00 am - 8:30 pm daily. The call center is a free resource where residents can get culturally and linguistically appropriate information about available therapeutics, and how to access them.

“We continue to extend our deepest sympathies to everyone mourning the loss of a loved one from COVID,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “As therapeutics become an increasingly important strategy for our post-surge plan, Public Health is concerned about the potential loss of federal funding needed to address the ongoing pandemic. The loss of this funding, which would also impact testing, vaccinations, boosters, masks, and other treatments, threatens our recovery and will result in increased risk for communities that have already borne the brunt of COVID-19. Without the ability to secure additional live-saving treatments, our ability to continue increasing access to these therapeutics will evaporate, and we urge Congress to provide states and local public health departments with the funding needed to effectively continue the COVID-19 response.”

Today, Public Health reported 27 additional deaths, and 714 new positive cases of COVID-19. Of the 27 new deaths reported today, three people were between the ages of 50-64, seven were between the ages of 65-79, and 14 were aged 80 years or older. Of the 27 newly reported deaths, all 27 people had underlying health conditions. Information on the two deaths reported by the City of Long Beach, and one person reported by the City of Pasadena is available at www.LongBeach.gov and www.CityofPasadena.net. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 31,535.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,826,928 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Note that 149 additional cases have been added to the cumulative total of positive cases due to a backlog of cases from the surge. Today’s positivity rate is 0.7%.

There are 378 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,627,300 individuals, with 22% of people testing positive.

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

Residential Congregate Settings
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

#####

For More Information: Cases through 12:00pm 3/22/2022
	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	2,826,928
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	2,673,526
-- Long Beach	125,417
-- Pasadena	27,985
Deaths	31,535
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	29,868
-- Long Beach	1,258
-- Pasadena	409
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	82191
- 5 to 11	238055
- 12 to 17	232472
- 18 to 29	594926
- 30 to 49	852299
- 50 to 64	442761
- 65 to 79	171900
- over 80	55996
- Under Investigation	2926
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1359381
- Male	1239220
- Other	1009
- Under Investigation	73916
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	4910
- Asian	163065
- Black	133948
- Hispanic/Latino	1223601
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	13585
- White	342292
- Other	297029
- Under Investigation	495096
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	135,859	**DATA Under reported
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	73
- Asian	3733
- Black	2754
- Hispanic/Latino	15391
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	110
- White	7403
- Other	309
- Under Investigation	95
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	4122	19739
City of Alhambra	16742	19305
City of Arcadia	7938	13745
City of Artesia	4143	24668
City of Avalon	62	1602
City of Azusa	13662	27302
City of Baldwin Park	22786	29681
City of Bell	13806	38000
City of Bell Gardens	14110	32760
City of Bellflower	23205	29851
City of Beverly Hills	8228	23835
City of Bradbury	65	6080
City of Burbank	22056	20578
City of Calabasas	3916	16100
City of Carson	25312	26972
City of Cerritos	8311	16600
City of Claremont	6486	17778
City of Commerce*	4499	34425
City of Compton	32993	33025
City of Covina	14601	29779
City of Cudahy	9968	40941
City of Culver City	7289	18284
City of Diamond Bar	9080	15787
City of Downey	35702	31245
City of Duarte	5138	23338
City of El Monte	32836	28001
City of El Segundo	2751	16389
City of Gardena	16132	26312
City of Glendale	44066	21340
City of Glendora	11697	22169
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4159	28339
City of Hawthorne	22427	25259
City of Hermosa Beach	3262	16584
City of Hidden Hills	257	13598
City of Huntington Park	21930	36867
City of Industry	396	90618
City of Inglewood	29163	25676
City of Irwindale	535	36669
City of La Canada Flintridge	2823	13642
City of La Habra Heights	162	2970
City of La Mirada	10362	20892
City of La Puente	12632	31039
City of La Verne	7021	21095
City of Lakewood	18827	23428
City of Lancaster*	50555	31290
City of Lawndale	8037	23910
City of Lomita	4249	20498
City of Lynwood*	24690	34269
City of Malibu	2064	15925
City of Manhattan Beach	4873	13536
City of Maywood	10529	37538
City of Monrovia	8196	21124
City of Montebello	19125	29709
City of Monterey Park	11390	18294
City of Norwalk	33067	30725
City of Palmdale	52740	33176
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1489	11012
City of Paramount	18859	33663
City of Pico Rivera	20871	32467
City of Pomona	51748	33186
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	4812	11257
City of Redondo Beach	9851	14340
City of Rolling Hills	187	9639
City of Rolling Hills Estates	977	12042
City of Rosemead	10709	19348
City of San Dimas*	7998	23172
City of San Fernando	10385	42195
City of San Gabriel	7513	18345
City of San Marino	1402	10560
City of Santa Clarita	53597	24315
City of Santa Fe Springs	6311	34366
City of Santa Monica	16769	18139
City of Sierra Madre	1505	13696
City of Signal Hill	2822	23921
City of South El Monte	6544	31333
City of South Gate	38217	38935
City of South Pasadena	3952	15169
City of Temple City	6134	16826
City of Torrance	22519	15086
City of Vernon	308	147368
City of Walnut	4831	15823
City of West Covina	29079	26867
City of West Hollywood	7857	21263
City of Westlake Village	271	3242
City of Whittier	23578	26967
Los Angeles	1163516	28767
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	2591	31590
Los Angeles - Alsace	3519	28276
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	621	24820
Los Angeles - Arleta	13580	39511
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	3500	23865
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	7399	23772
Los Angeles - Bel Air	1452	17226
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	2321	18531
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	2980	22622
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	33145	38149
Los Angeles - Brentwood	5422	17516
Los Angeles - Brookside	93	16007
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	1809	25404
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	19982	30605
Los Angeles - Carthay	2861	19919
Los Angeles - Central	14817	38000
Los Angeles - Century City	2292	17917
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	13444	39815
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	9231	24908
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	1603	17479
Los Angeles - Chinatown	1960	24436
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	4012	27568
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	3615	23857
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	3939	28484
Los Angeles - Crestview	2828	24877
Los Angeles - Del Rey	5898	19702
Los Angeles - Downtown*	11625	42262
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	8962	22638
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	7256	24775
Los Angeles - Echo Park	3294	23106
Los Angeles - El Sereno	13186	31539
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1353	23687
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	2700	26546
Los Angeles - Encino	10180	22536
Los Angeles - Exposition	967	29074
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	14253	31732
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	879	24417
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3011	34526
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	19393	40875
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	7937	25114
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	3172	29469
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	15874	27279
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	8494	39498
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	3305	19397
Los Angeles - Harbor City	6940	23873
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	12069	27681
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	453	18804
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	5125	28417
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	14893	39259
Los Angeles - Highland Park	12835	26524
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	4239	30562
Los Angeles - Hollywood	15795	23142
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	5135	17446
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	9170	32129
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	2470	30596
Los Angeles - Koreatown	12857	24872
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1231	27002
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	12132	28745
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	4567	34775
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	4212	27647
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	10008	30702
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	2408	30006
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	6776	23907
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1077	34376
Los Angeles - Longwood	1314	30530
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	3707	17156
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	2372	27788
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	497	15909
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	7138	16807
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	643	14748
Los Angeles - Melrose	19846	25543
Los Angeles - Mid-city	3374	22448
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	3347	18610
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	9349	38754
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	6302	26101
Los Angeles - North Hills	19881	32287
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	45797	30245
Los Angeles - Northridge	18903	27083
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	3229	15166
Los Angeles - Pacoima	31935	41485
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	600	15601
Los Angeles - Palms	7790	17754
Los Angeles - Panorama City	26922	35777
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	2211	16281
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	13781	32936
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	400	12516
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	2203	20124
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	7102	19956
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	1382	21067
Los Angeles - Regent Square	633	22770
Los Angeles - Reseda	24455	31919