With Cases and Hospitalizations Increasing, Residents Encouraged to Layer Safety Protections - 8,137 New Positive Cases and 15 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County Since Saturday

With the highly infectious BA.2 subvariant and sub-lineages fueling case and hospitalization increases, residents are encouraged to layer safety protections such as masking, testing, and staying away from others when sick.

For the week ending April 23, Omicron once again accounted for 100% of all positive cases that were sequenced, with the BA.2 lineage and sub-lineages accounting for about 97% of these positive sequenced specimens in LA County. While BA.2, excluding BA.2.12.1, continues to be the predominant subvariant, accounting for about 85% of positive sequenced specimens, LA County is seeing slight upticks in the more transmissible sub-lineage, BA.2.12.1, with about 12% of positive sequenced samples identified as BA.2.12.1 for the week ending April 23. For the week ending April 23, 9.1% of sequenced samples were identified as sub-lineages, BA.2.3 or BA.2.3x, thought to be more infectious than BA.2. The CDC estimated that, for the week ending May 7, BA.2 accounted for 56% of sequenced samples and BA.2.12.1 accounted for an increasing proportion of sequenced specimens in the U.S.: 43%, compared to 37% for the prior week.

With these highly infectious subvariants and sub-lineages in circulation, cases continue to increase in LA County. The average number of daily new cases reported over the last seven days increased to 2,944 compared to the 1,071 reported one month ago, an increase of 175%.

The higher case numbers are beginning to translate to small increases in hospitalizations, as they typically follow case increases. Over the last seven days, the average number of hospitalized cases per day was 288, an increase of 14% from one month ago when the average number of hospitalized cases per day was 253.

Fortunately, deaths, which typically lag hospitalizations by several weeks, remain stable and decreased from one month ago. Deaths decreased to an average of six deaths reported per day this past week, a 45% decrease from one month ago when an average of 11 deaths were reported per day.

“As always, we 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. “With the proliferation of highly infectious sub-lineages of Omicron, it is easier for infected individuals to unknowingly pass along the virus, resulting in many of us experiencing more spread associated with our gatherings and travel. And while it is reassuring to note the relatively low rates of hospitalizations and deaths, getting infected for many is still very risky and something to be avoided wherever possible. As has been true throughout the pandemic, keeping others safe often requires that many of us align with sensible safety measures. For those who aren’t particularly concerned about their own health or that of their family members, we ask that you please be mindful of the cumulative risks faced by many in the workforce, at our schools, and in congregate living facilities. With good access to many tools that help us layer in protection for those most vulnerable, we hope that more individuals will take the step of putting back on well-fitting, high filtration masks when using public transit and in transportation hubs, indoor spaces at schools and congregate living facilities, and when inside stores and workplaces. This would give us a chance at slowing down spread while we continue to increase the numbers of residents and workers up to date with their vaccinations since vaccines give us the most protection from severe illness and death.”

Today, Public Health reported 15 additional deaths and 3,489 new positive cases Saturday, 2,707 new cases Sunday and 1,941 new cases today. The number of cases and deaths are likely to reflect reporting delays over the weekend. Of the 15 new deaths reported since Saturday, one person was between the ages of 30-49, one person was between the ages of 50-64, five people were between the ages of 65-79, and seven people were aged 80 years or older. Of the 15 newly reported deaths, all had underlying health conditions. Information on the one death reported by the city of Long Beach is available at longbeach.gov. longbeach.gov. To date, the total number of deaths in LA County is 32,037.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,915,694 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County. Today’s positivity rate is 2.6%.

There are 312 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,936,751 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

Please see additional information below:

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	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	2,915,694
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	2,759,277
-- Long Beach	127,183
-- Pasadena	29,234
Deaths	32,037
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	30,356
-- Long Beach	1,267
-- Pasadena	414
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	84766
- 5 to 11	245139
- 12 to 17	239618
- 18 to 29	614974
- 30 to 49	880815
- 50 to 64	456273
- 65 to 79	177938
- over 80	57706
- Under Investigation	2048
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1404831
- Male	1277193
- Other	1216
- Under Investigation	76037
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	5080
- Asian	174671
- Black	138735
- Hispanic/Latino	1246555
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	13963
- White	362198
- Other	305830
- Under Investigation	512245
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)***	138,129
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	73
- Asian	3789
- Black	2813
- Hispanic/Latino	15598
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	112
- White	7572
- Other	309
- Under Investigation	90
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	4385	20998
City of Alhambra	17619	20316
City of Arcadia	8504	14725
City of Artesia	4267	25406
City of Avalon	64	1654
City of Azusa	13914	27806
City of Baldwin Park	23184	30200
City of Bell	14023	38597
City of Bell Gardens	14252	33090
City of Bellflower	23642	30414
City of Beverly Hills	8754	25359
City of Bradbury	67	6268
City of Burbank	23361	21796
City of Calabasas	4208	17300
City of Carson	26165	27881
City of Cerritos	8781	17538
City of Claremont	7329	20088
City of Commerce*	4566	34938
City of Compton	33370	33402
City of Covina	14907	30403
City of Cudahy	10110	41525
City of Culver City	7879	19764
City of Diamond Bar	9499	16516
City of Downey	36461	31910
City of Duarte	5297	24060
City of El Monte	33436	28512
City of El Segundo	2966	17669
City of Gardena	16635	27133
City of Glendale	45627	22096
City of Glendora	12044	22826
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4213	28707
City of Hawthorne	23009	25915
City of Hermosa Beach	3500	17794
City of Hidden Hills	279	14762
City of Huntington Park	22264	37429
City of Industry	405	92677
City of Inglewood	29897	26322
City of Irwindale	540	37012
City of La Canada Flintridge	3102	14991
City of La Habra Heights	164	3006
City of La Mirada	10708	21589
City of La Puente	12850	31575
City of La Verne	7211	21666
City of Lakewood	19486	24248
City of Lancaster*	51455	31847
City of Lawndale	8261	24576
City of Lomita	4439	21414
City of Lynwood*	24993	34690
City of Malibu	2239	17275
City of Manhattan Beach	5341	14837
City of Maywood	10665	38023
City of Monrovia	8513	21941
City of Montebello	19496	30285
City of Monterey Park	11981	19243
City of Norwalk	33623	31242
City of Palmdale	53537	33678
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1612	11921
City of Paramount	19093	34081
City of Pico Rivera	21241	33042
City of Pomona	52605	33736
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	5176	12108
City of Redondo Beach	10700	15576
City of Rolling Hills	199	10258
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1044	12868
City of Rosemead	11074	20007
City of San Dimas*	8264	23943
City of San Fernando	10585	43007
City of San Gabriel	7833	19126
City of San Marino	1540	11599
City of Santa Clarita	55537	25196
City of Santa Fe Springs	6446	35101
City of Santa Monica	18413	19918
City of Sierra Madre	1608	14633
City of Signal Hill	2923	24777
City of South El Monte	6634	31764
City of South Gate	38718	39446
City of South Pasadena	4323	16593
City of Temple City	6495	17816
City of Torrance	23828	15963
City of Vernon	313	149761
City of Walnut	5063	16583
City of West Covina	29913	27637
City of West Hollywood	8465	22909
City of Westlake Village	293	3505
City of Whittier	24130	27599
Los Angeles	1205359	29802
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	2645	32248
Los Angeles - Alsace	3607	28984
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	656	26219
Los Angeles - Arleta	13803	40160
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	3687	25140
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	7710	24771
Los Angeles - Bel Air	1609	19089
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	2514	20072
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	3200	24292
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	33600	38672
Los Angeles - Brentwood	6041	19515
Los Angeles - Brookside	101	17384
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	1883	26443
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	20504	31405
Los Angeles - Carthay	3095	21548
Los Angeles - Central	14983	38426
Los Angeles - Century City	2539	19848
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	13591	40251
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	9661	26068
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	1793	19551
Los Angeles - Chinatown	2045	25496
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	4156	28558
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	3735	24649
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	4080	29503
Los Angeles - Crestview	2974	26161
Los Angeles - Del Rey	6271	20948
Los Angeles - Downtown*	12305	44734
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	9708	24522
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	7525	25694
Los Angeles - Echo Park	3503	24572
Los Angeles - El Sereno	13531	32365
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1417	24807
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	2798	27510
Los Angeles - Encino	10891	24110
Los Angeles - Exposition	985	29615
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	14763	32867
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	929	25806
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3064	35134
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	19638	41391
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	8273	26177
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	3241	30110
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	16509	28370
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	8609	40033
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	3554	20858
Los Angeles - Harbor City	7186	24720
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	12375	28383
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	466	19344
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	5236	29032
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	15129	39881
Los Angeles - Highland Park	13342	27571
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	4351	31370
Los Angeles - Hollywood	16660	24409
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	5618	19087
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	9377	32854
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	2551	31599
Los Angeles - Koreatown	13224	25582
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1274	27945
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	12556	29749
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	4673	35582
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	4395	28848
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	10266	31494
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	2477	30866
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	6992	24669
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1118	35685
Los Angeles - Longwood	1373	31901
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	4115	19044
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	2453	28737
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	560	17926
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	7737	18217
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	715	16399
Los Angeles - Melrose	20758	26717
Los Angeles - Mid-city	3571	23759
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	3645	20267
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	9571	39674
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	6534	27062
Los Angeles - North Hills	20353	33054
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	47264	31214
Los Angeles - Northridge	19689	28209
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	3632	17059
Los Angeles - Pacoima	32446	42149
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	679	17655
Los Angeles - Palms	8487	19343
Los Angeles - Panorama City	27457	36488
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	2361	17386
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	14016	33497
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	432	13517
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	2426	22161
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	7585	21313
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	1549	23613
Los Angeles - Regent Square	665	23921
Los Angeles - Reseda	25131	32801
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1441	31083
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	897	21216
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	20088	25741
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	1009	22715
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	19839	22737
Los Angeles - Silverlake	10113	22941
Los Angeles - South Carthay	2401	22662
Los Angeles - South Park	14963	39417
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1556	33944
Los Angeles - Studio City	4952	22068
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	19046	36290
Los Angeles - Sunland	5216	25559
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	129	19938
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	34085	41366
Los Angeles - Tarzana	7928	25677
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	11261	28522
Los Angeles - Thai Town	2263