Residents Can Enjoy a Safe Thanksgiving with Sensible Health Safety Measures - 3,077 New Positive Cases and 10 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

As many gather with friends and families to celebrate Thanksgiving this week, residents are urged to take steps to protect the most vulnerable people at gatherings from, and to prevent transmission of, COVID-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Layering in simple measures, such as being up-to-date on vaccines, testing, staying home when sick, and increasing ventilation can help ensure a safe and happy holiday. These simple steps can result in less disruptions and illness and can protect the healthcare system from becoming overwhelmed.

Currently, LA County is experiencing high levels of circulating respiratory viruses. To help reduce transmission it is strongly recommended that everyone wears a well-fitting respirator mask in indoor public spaces and when traveling. This includes when using public transit such as buses, ride shares, taxis and medical transport.

In recent weeks, new strains of COVID-19 appear to be gaining dominance, including BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, sublineages of BA.5. The bivalent booster is likely to be effective against new strains of BA.5 as it is formulated to protect against both the original virus that causes COVID-19 and Omicron BA.4 and BA.5. All residents age 5 and older are urged to get the new updated Fall COVID-19 booster if it has been at least 2 months since their last COVID vaccine.

The updated Fall COVID-19 boosters, plus flu vaccines, are readily available at Public Health sites, pharmacies, and other locations across the county. Seniors and residents who can’t easily leave their home can contact Public Health telehealth services at (833) 540-0473, seven days a week, from 8:00 am to 8:30 pm to arrange for at-home COVID-19 Fall booster and primary series vaccinations or transportation to a vaccination center. Insurance is not required, and callers can be assisted in multiple languages.

Residents can also go to VaccinateLACounty.com to find nearby vaccination sites, request a mobile vaccination team for your worksite or community event, or an in-home visit if you or someone you know is homebound.

COVID-19 testing is also important before and after attending gatherings. When hosting an event, consider asking guests to take a home COVID-19 test before they visit. If you are going to a gathering and you know there will be an older person there or others who are at high risk for severe illness from COVID-19, test before you arrive. If you test positive, cancel your plans and isolate at home away from others, even if you feel well. If you test positive you risk getting others sick and spreading COVID-19.

Many pharmacies offer COVID-19 home tests, and they may be covered by your insurance. Tests are also available at your doctor’s office or health center. If you need help finding a doctor, call 2-1-1 or visit 211LA. To find county test sites go to: https://dhs.lacounty.gov/covid-19/testing/. And to find a local health center that offers free testing, visit Community-Based Testing Sites for COVID-19.

It’s also important if you are sick, to stay home. If you are coughing, sneezing, have a runny nose, a fever, or other possible symptoms of a respiratory virus, it is not worth the risk of infecting others. People should stay home, rest, and recover and not risk passing an infection on to others.

Improving ventilation in the home remains an effective strategy for reducing transmission of respiratory viruses. If it is not too cold, stay outdoors as much as possible. When inside, open windows or a screen door and use fans to move the air. If you have an HVAC system in your home, set the fan to ‘on’ and make sure your filters are installed properly. You can also use a portable high efficiency air cleaners – also referred to as HEPA air purifiers. Improving ventilation in your home, as well as gathering in larger rooms where people are spaced apart and moving celebrations outside can help reduce the transmission of airborne illnesses.

The 7-day average case count in the county is 1,971, a 39% increase from one week ago when the 7-day average of 1,415 cases was reported.

Over the past seven days, the average number of daily COVID-positive patients in LA County hospitals is at 699, an increase of 30% from last week when daily COVID-positive patients per day was 539.

Deaths, which typically lag hospitalizations by several weeks, remain at about 8 deaths reported each day this past 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. “As we prepare to gather for the Thanksgiving holiday, I send my very best wishes to all LA County residents and their loved ones for a joyous celebration. We are grateful for the support and kindness residents have shown each other as together we respond to the continued challenges of COVID-19. As we look forward to other upcoming winter holidays, getting vaccinated with the new updated Fall COVID-19 booster offers you and your family additional protection as you make plans to travel, shop and gather with those you love. If we continue to care and protect each other by getting the new bivalent booster and wearing masks indoors we are also helping to reduce stress on our healthcare system and protect dedicated workforce members. The service of essential workers is truly something to be grateful for this Thanksgiving.”

Today, Public Health reported 10 additional deaths and 3,077 new positive cases. Of the 10 new deaths reported today, one person was between the ages of 30 to 49, six people were between the ages of 65-79, and three people were aged 80 years or older. Of the 10 newly reported deaths, eight had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 34,135.

Public Health has reported a total of 3,524,896 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 9.4%.

There are 794 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,706,000 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:

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 11/22/2022
	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	3,524,896
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	3,334,093
-- Long Beach	153,761
-- Pasadena	37,042
Deaths	34,135
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	32,363
-- Long Beach	1,338
-- Pasadena	434
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	105,245
- 5 to 11	276,675
- 12 to 17	271,000
- 18 to 29	725,687
- 30 to 49	1,072,320
- 50 to 64	568,557
- 65 to 79	234,346
- over 80	77,889
- Under Investigation	2,374
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1,713,743
- Male	1,532,178
- Other	1,631
- Under Investigation	86,541
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	6,326
- Asian	241,366
- Black	172,255
- Hispanic/Latino	1,439,816
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	16,918
- White	456,399
- Other	378,743
- Under Investigation	622,270
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	160,189
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	77
- Asian	4,127
- Black	3,028
- Hispanic/Latino	16,214
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	112
- White	8,364
- Other	363
- Under Investigation	78
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	6093	29177
City of Alhambra	23257	26817
City of Arcadia	12139	21018
City of Artesia	5537	32968
City of Avalon	66	1706
City of Azusa	16708	33389
City of Baldwin Park	27914	36361
City of Bell	16146	44440
City of Bell Gardens	16274	37784
City of Bellflower	28655	36862
City of Beverly Hills	10842	31408
City of Bradbury	67	6268
City of Burbank	30282	28253
City of Calabasas	5452	22415
City of Carson	32619	34758
City of Cerritos	12164	24295
City of Claremont	9145	25066
City of Commerce*	5401	41327
City of Compton	38591	38628
City of Covina	18081	36876
City of Cudahy	11657	47879
City of Culver City	10694	26826
City of Diamond Bar	12462	21667
City of Downey	43899	38419
City of Duarte	6817	30964
City of El Monte	40087	34184
City of El Segundo	3812	22709
City of Gardena	20556	33528
City of Glendale	56068	27152
City of Glendora	15001	28430
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4886	33292
City of Hawthorne	27707	31206
City of Hermosa Beach	4421	22476
City of Hidden Hills	375	19841
City of Huntington Park	25477	42830
City of Industry	528	120824
City of Inglewood	35936	31639
City of Irwindale	636	43592
City of La Canada Flintridge	4205	20321
City of La Habra Heights	176	3226
City of La Mirada	13175	26563
City of La Puente	15372	37772
City of La Verne	8752	26296
City of Lakewood	24900	30985
City of Lancaster*	60532	37465
City of Lawndale	10030	29839
City of Lomita	5589	26962
City of Lynwood*	29197	40525
City of Malibu	2737	21117
City of Manhattan Beach	6855	19042
City of Maywood	12298	43845
City of Monrovia	10843	27946
City of Montebello	23691	36802
City of Monterey Park	16067	25805
City of Norwalk	40004	37171
City of Palmdale	62996	39628
City of Palos Verdes Estates	2053	15183
City of Paramount	22055	39368
City of Pico Rivera	26007	40456
City of Pomona	61705	39572
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	6991	16354
City of Redondo Beach	14389	20946
City of Rolling Hills	261	13454
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1406	17330
City of Rosemead	14363	25949
City of San Dimas*	10392	30108
City of San Fernando	12159	49403
City of San Gabriel	10443	25499
City of San Marino	2219	16713
City of Santa Clarita	68785	31206
City of Santa Fe Springs	7592	41342
City of Santa Monica	24731	26752
City of Sierra Madre	2171	19756
City of Signal Hill	3784	32076
City of South El Monte	7771	37209
City of South Gate	45013	45859
City of South Pasadena	5880	22569
City of Temple City	9178	25176
City of Torrance	31586	21161
City of Vernon	350	167464
City of Walnut	6951	22766
City of West Covina	37138	34312
City of West Hollywood	10554	28562
City of Westlake Village	367	4390
City of Whittier	29288	33498
Los Angeles	1441023	35628
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	3039	37052
Los Angeles - Alsace	4254	34182
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	778	31095
Los Angeles - Arleta	16042	46674
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	4645	31672
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	9505	30538
Los Angeles - Bel Air	2267	26895
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	3149	25142
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	3905	29644
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	38508	44321
Los Angeles - Brentwood	7961	25718
Los Angeles - Brookside	137	23580
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	2262	31765
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	24076	36876
Los Angeles - Carthay	3986	27752
Los Angeles - Central	16450	42188
Los Angeles - Century City	3464	27079
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	15407	45629
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	12055	32527
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	2361	25744
Los Angeles - Chinatown	2618	32639
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	4950	34014
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	4586	30265
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	4958	35852
Los Angeles - Crestview	3642	32037
Los Angeles - Del Rey	7963	26600
Los Angeles - Downtown*	15151	55081
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	12754	32216
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	8944	30539
Los Angeles - Echo Park	4276	29994
Los Angeles - El Sereno	16125	38569
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1716	30042
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	3408	33507
Los Angeles - Encino	14229	31500
Los Angeles - Exposition	1216	36560
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	17059	37979
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	1181	32806
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3554	40752
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	21974	46315
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	10317	32645
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	3886	36102
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	20274	34840
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	9682	45022
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	4444	26081
Los Angeles - Harbor City	8819	30337
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	14876	34119
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	591	24533
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	5920	32825
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	17194	45325
Los Angeles - Highland Park	16238	33556
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	5094	36727
Los Angeles - Hollywood	20378	29856
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	7177	24383
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	11140	39032
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	3005	37223
Los Angeles - Koreatown	15457	29902
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1558	34174
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	15358	36388
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	5535	42146
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	5354	35143
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	12166	37322
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	2846	35464
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	8337	29415
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1398	44622
Los Angeles - Longwood	1651	38360
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	5421	25088
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	3037	35579
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	748	23944
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	10181	23972
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	914	20963
Los Angeles - Melrose	24823	31949
Los Angeles - Mid-city	4407	29321
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	4645	25827
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	11259	46671
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	7924	32818
Los Angeles - North Hills	23934	38870
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	56143	37077
Los Angeles - Northridge	24074	34491
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	4695	22052
Los Angeles - Pacoima	37038	48114
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	875	22751
Los Angeles - Palms	11233	25601
Los Angeles - Panorama City	31838	42310
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	3015	22202
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	15707	37539
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