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For Immediate Release:

July 26, 2022

With COVID Metrics Remaining High, Residents Encouraged to Get Tested to Slow Spread of COVID-19 - 3,547 New Positive Cases and 17 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Although case rates appear to be slowly declining, LA County remains in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) high community level with the increasing proliferation of the highly infectious BA.5 subvariant. Knowing your status remains key to slowing the spread as does layering in other safety measures, including masking, to protect ourselves and others.

Over the last seven days, the average number of daily new cases was 6,014, an 11% decrease from one week ago when the average number of daily new cases reported was 6,742. Test positivity rate is stable at 15.5%.

The number of people severely ill and needing to be hospitalized appears to be stabilizing. Over the last seven days, the average number of COVID-positive patients per day in LA County hospitals was 1,262, very similar to one week ago when the 7-day average number of COVID-positive patients per day was 1,243.

Deaths, which typically lag hospitalizations by several weeks, continue to increase, with an average of 14 deaths reported per day this past week, compared to an average of 12 deaths one week ago.

To help prevent the spread of COVID, testing remains a useful and effective tool. Residents should get tested if they have been exposed, have symptoms, and before and after gatherings and travel. Residents who test positive, even with an at-home test, need to isolate to avoid infecting others. Residents who test negative but have symptoms should remain home and test again in 24-48 hours to be sure they aren’t infected. If a test is still negative, but a person remains ill, they may have another virus/illness. Anyone with symptoms should remain home until they are fever free and symptoms are resolving. Individuals should call their provider if they have concerns about their illness. If an individual does not have a provider, they can call 2-1-1 to get connected to care.

There are several FDA-approved rapid over-the-counter (OTC) tests that can be used for self-testing at home, at a business, or at other community settings. Most are antigen tests that provide results in a few minutes, as opposed to laboratory-based PCR tests that may take several days to process.

A third round of at-home tests can be ordered at no charge from the federal government at www.covidtests.gov. Residents who have health insurance can receive eight free at-home tests each month for each insured member in their household. And many community organizations are distributing free test kits to individuals with limited resources. Free OTC testing kits can be picked up at all Department of Public Health vaccination sites.

Individuals with any questions should talk with their health care provider to make sure they understand their viral test results and any next steps. Those without easy access to a health care provider who have questions about their test result and what to do next, can call the Public Health COVID-19 information line at 1-833-540-0473, seven days a week.

“I send my deepest sympathies and wishes of peace and comfort to the many families who have lost a loved one from COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “I want to note that since COVID continues to be a leading cause of death in LA County, we should continue to use all tools available to reduce the risk; this includes testing, vaccinating and boosting, accessing therapeutics if eligible, and masking when indoors. It is my fervent hope that this current surge will abate soon, but, in the meantime, I ask everyone to be cautious and take care of each other, and I thank the many who are doing all they can do to slow the spread.”

Today, Public Health reported 17 additional deaths and 3,547 new positive cases. Of the 17 new deaths reported today, two people were between the ages of 30-49, two people were between the ages of 50-64, five people were between the ages of 65-79, and seven people were aged 80 years or older. For information on the one death reported by the City of Long Beach, visit longbeach.gov. Of the 17 newly reported deaths, 14 had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 32,654.

Public Health has reported a total of 3,272,097 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 14.9%.

There are 1,286 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,315,526 individuals, with 24% 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:

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

For more information:

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

3,272,097

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

3,095,339

-- Long Beach

142,978

-- Pasadena

33,780

Deaths

32,654

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

30,932

-- Long Beach

1,300

-- Pasadena

422

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

- 0 to 4

96800

- 5 to 11

265968

- 12 to 17

260339

- 18 to 29

682230

- 30 to 49

994965

- 50 to 64

518906

- 65 to 79

207109

- over 80

66808

- Under Investigation

2214

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

- Female

1584547

- Male

1426321

- Other

1423

- Under Investigation

83048

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

5774

- Asian

215197

- Black

157234

- Hispanic/Latino

1353133

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

15798

- White

417868

- Other

349766

- Under Investigation

580569

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)***

145,669

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

73

- Asian

3891

- Black

2882

- Hispanic/Latino

15760

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

111

- White

7811

- Other

316

- Under Investigation

88

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

5708

27333

City of Alhambra

20985

24197

City of Arcadia

10634

18413

City of Artesia

4990

29711

City of Avalon

65

1680

City of Azusa

15498

30971

City of Baldwin Park

25848

33670

City of Bell

15228

41913

City of Bell Gardens

15376

35699

City of Bellflower

26574

34185

City of Beverly Hills

10187

29510

City of Bradbury

67

6268

City of Burbank

27592

25744

City of Calabasas

4964

20409

City of Carson

30179

32158

City of Cerritos

10855

21681

City of Claremont

8268

22662

City of Commerce*

5029

38480

City of Compton

36175

36210

City of Covina

16682

34023

City of Cudahy

11026

45287

City of Culver City

9620

24131

City of Diamond Bar

11192

19459

City of Downey

40610

35541

City of Duarte

6142

27898

City of El Monte

37047

31591

City of El Segundo

3552

21160

City of Gardena

18924

30866

City of Glendale

51610

24994

City of Glendora

13658

25885

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4600

31344

City of Hawthorne

25702

28948

City of Hermosa Beach

4088

20783

City of Hidden Hills

345

18254

City of Huntington Park

24040

40414

City of Industry

457

104577

City of Inglewood

33127

29166

City of Irwindale

601

41193

City of La Canada Flintridge

3817

18446

City of La Habra Heights

172

3153

City of La Mirada

12111

24418

City of La Puente

14219

34939

City of La Verne

8149

24485

City of Lakewood

22736

28292

City of Lancaster*

56146

34750

City of Lawndale

9310

27697

City of Lomita

5129

24743

City of Lynwood*

27309

37904

City of Malibu

2559

19744

City of Manhattan Beach

6347

17631

City of Maywood

11488

40957

City of Monrovia

9891

25492

City of Montebello

21855

33950

City of Monterey Park

14444

23199

City of Norwalk

37068

34443

City of Palmdale

58726

36942

City of Palos Verdes Estates

1877

13881

City of Paramount

20692

36935

City of Pico Rivera

23849

37099

City of Pomona

57264

36724

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

6275

14679

City of Redondo Beach

13051

18998

City of Rolling Hills

241

12423

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1248

15383

City of Rosemead

13099

23666

City of San Dimas*

9518

27576

City of San Fernando

11476

46628

City of San Gabriel

9298

22704

City of San Marino

1978

14898

City of Santa Clarita

63334

28733

City of Santa Fe Springs

7092

38619

City of Santa Monica

22528

24369

City of Sierra Madre

1949

17736

City of Signal Hill

3410

28906

City of South El Monte

7274

34829

City of South Gate

42350

43146

City of South Pasadena

5329

20454

City of Temple City

8213

22529

City of Torrance

28549

19126

City of Vernon

331

158373

City of Walnut

6123

20054

City of West Covina

34111

31516

City of West Hollywood

9809

26546

City of Westlake Village

341

4079

City of Whittier

27096

30991

Los Angeles

1345846

33275

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

2878

35089

Los Angeles - Alsace

4039

32455

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

6

15000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

737

29456

Los Angeles - Arleta

15098

43928

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

4282

29197

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

8811

28308

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2102

24938

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

2946

23521

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

3671

27868

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

36429

41928

Los Angeles - Brentwood

7359

23773

Los Angeles - Brookside

125

21515

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2103

29532

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

22566

34563

Los Angeles - Carthay

3685

25656

Los Angeles - Central

15835

40611

Los Angeles - Century City

3140

24547

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

14535

43046

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

11030

29762

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2145

23389

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2375

29610

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

4632

31828

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4236

27955

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

4629

33473

Los Angeles - Crestview

3356

29521

Los Angeles - Del Rey

7327

24476

Los Angeles - Downtown*

13964

50765

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

11648

29422

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

8383

28624

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4008

28114

Los Angeles - El Sereno

15125

36177

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1600

28011

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3200

31462

Los Angeles - Encino

12982

28739

Los Angeles - Exposition

1125

33824

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

16041

35713

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1078

29944

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3332

38207

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

20894

44038

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

9574

30294

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

3605

33491

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

18799

32306

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

9181

42692

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4133

24256

Los Angeles - Harbor City

8143

28012

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

13812

31679

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

533

22125

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

5619

31156

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

16326

43037

Los Angeles - Highland Park

15152

31312

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

4828

34809

Los Angeles - Hollywood

18965

27786

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

6622

22498

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

10359

36295

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

2831

35068

Los Angeles - Koreatown

14600

28244

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1455

31915

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

14109

33429

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

5180

39443

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

4975

32655

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

11414

35015

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

2701

33657

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

7824

27605

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1256

40089

Los Angeles - Longwood

1518

35270

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

4964

22973

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

2751

32228

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

698

22343

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

9286

21864

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

826

18945

Los Angeles - Melrose

23250

29924

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4088

27199

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

4280

23798

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

10519

43604

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

7362

30491

Los Angeles - North Hills

22450

36460

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

52608

34743

Los Angeles - Northridge

22230

31850

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

4373

20539

Los Angeles - Pacoima

34986

45449

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

811

21087

Los Angeles - Palms

10210

23270

Los Angeles - Panorama City

29952

39803

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

2758

20309

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

14930

35682

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

509

15926

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

2943

26884

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

9066

25475

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

1914

29177

Los Angeles - Regent Square

773

27806

Los Angeles - Reseda

28034

36590

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1606

34642

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1057

25000

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

22807

29226

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1120

25214

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

23557

26998

Los Angeles - Silverlake

11765

26688

Los Angeles - South Carthay

2765

26097

Los Angeles - South Park

15833

41709

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1705

37195

Los Angeles - Studio City

5956

26542

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

20757

39550

Los Angeles - Sunland

5921

29013

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

157

24266

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

37582

45610

Los Angeles - Tarzana

9098

29466

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

12344

31265

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2552

26017

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2192

25184

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

410

31394

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

444

23897

Los Angeles - Tujunga

7768

27932

Los Angeles - University Hills

809

23593

Los Angeles - University Park

10340

37660

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

9945

33132

Los Angeles - Valley Village

7238

29280

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

33634

36090

Los Angeles - Venice

8040

23727

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

6758

39291

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3412

44561

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

16788

40761

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

23053

44334

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2527

30087

Los Angeles - View Heights

899

24337

Los Angeles - Watts

17434

40854

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1612

32798

Los Angeles - West Adams

9694

35085

Los Angeles - West Hills

10676

26331

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

9740

25879

Los Angeles - West Vernon

22228

41436

Los Angeles - Westchester

11454

22196

Los Angeles - Westlake

18643

31409

Los Angeles - Westwood

14100

26059

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

18242

50491

Los Angeles - Wilmington

21238

37598

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

14704

29308

Los Angeles - Winnetka

17528

33847

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

17766

26105

Unincorporated - Acton

1710

21453

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

881

21188

Unincorporated - Altadena

9896

22687

Unincorporated - Anaverde

360

23873

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

90

7229

Unincorporated - Arcadia

1829

22917

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

15709

37013

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2523

51521

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2458

36280

Unincorporated - Azusa

5464

34315

Unincorporated - Bassett

5296

35743

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

175

16309

Unincorporated - Bradbury

90

83333

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3114

40295

Unincorporated - Castaic*

8676

31908

Unincorporated - Cerritos

163

27768

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

2

10000

Unincorporated - Claremont

115

16382

Unincorporated - Covina

5506

32737

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

4200

31954

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1085

24698

Unincorporated - Del Rey

119

37421

Unincorporated - Del Sur

621

25714

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

831

33333

Unincorporated - Duarte

1728

39024

Unincorporated - East Covina

82

24924

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1412

26682

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

44

38596

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

52843

42184

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

354

5529

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

5487

35844

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1237

23313

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2136

24298

Unincorporated - El Monte

55

37931

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

238

14329

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

28228

43626

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

183

27727

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

14075

25167

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

5

500000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

672

26730

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

150

13661

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

569

40297

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

3649

18428

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

17

2515

Unincorporated - La Rambla

670

32289

Unincorporated - La Verne*

572

28039

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

1612

22797

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

177

26497

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

3712

28567

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

403

24528

Unincorporated - Lakewood

1

877

Unincorporated - Lennox

6978

30956

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

289

16505

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1288

32032

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

300

23130

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1160

32502

Unincorporated - Llano

106

12087

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2077

22070

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1038

26746

Unincorporated - Newhall

93

42273

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

363

30301

Unincorporated - North Whittier

2714

32464

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5129

21339

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

32

14884

Unincorporated - Palmdale

223

26485

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

90

14493

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

363

18558

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

336

54281

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

17

3696

Unincorporated - Pomona

155

7998

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3486

27011

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1056

39684

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

237

25456

Unincorporated - Rosewood

457

35537

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

463

38810

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1194

35525

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

10798

21163

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

39

4545

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

6996

34598

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

80

3931

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

53

17208

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

724

271161

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

3390

18205

Unincorporated - Saugus

380

245161

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

104

29213

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

101

22198

Unincorporated - South El Monte

681

37939

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

2468

27893

Unincorporated - South Whittier

19063

32189

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

212

27145

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

5070

24182

Unincorporated - Sun Village

1963

32522

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

465

35880

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

368

22195

Unincorporated - Val Verde

945

28558

Unincorporated - Valencia

824

26823

Unincorporated - Valinda

8338

35677

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3092

26575

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

6721

41634

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

154

10192

Unincorporated - West Carson

6667

30187

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

4

33333

Unincorporated - West LA

666

69958

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

3600

36604

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

435

32009

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

9286

34488

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

212

16308

Unincorporated - Westhills

160

19070

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

807

21911

Unincorporated - Whittier

856

22622

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

69

575000

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

14966

42867

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1665

27626

- Under Investigation

76182





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