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For Immediate Release:

March 02, 2023

As Emergency Orders End, Lifesaving COVID-19 Tools Remain Readily Accessible Throughout Los Angeles County - 1,028 New Positive Cases and 16 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

With recent decisions to end federal, state and local emergency orders related to COVID-19, Los Angeles County residents are reminded to continue taking sensible steps to protect themselves and others against severe illness and help keep hospitalization and death rates low.

During this new phase, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is committed to ensuring easy access to free lifesaving preventative services, including testing, vaccinations and boosters, and treatment.

One of the most effective ways to prevent severe illness is to get the updated bivalent booster, which has been shown to offer boosted individuals increased protection against hospitalizations and deaths when compared to individuals who were vaccinated but had not received the updated booster.

For the 30-day period ending Feb. 14, vaccinated people in Los Angeles County who had not received the bivalent booster, formulated to protect against Omicron strains, were 1.5 times more likely to be hospitalized compared to people who has received the updated bivalent booster. When compared to those who had received the bivalent booster, unvaccinated people were five times more likely to be hospitalized.

When looking at COVID-19 deaths based on vaccination status, for the 30-day period ending Feb. 7, unvaccinated Los Angeles County residents were over six times more likely to die compared to people who had received the bivalent booster. People who had been vaccinated against COVID-19, yet not received the updated bivalent booster, were more than 1.5 times more likely to die from a COVID-19 infection than those who were boosted.

For the seventh consecutive week, Los Angeles County remains in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Low COVID-19 Community Level. This includes a 7-day case rate of 62 new cases per 100,000 people, a decrease from the 69 new cases per 100,000 people a week prior. The 7-day total for new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people is currently 6.9, stable from the 7.0 reported the week before. And the 7-day average of the proportion of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients is 3.8%, similar to the 3.9% the week prior.

To keep the community in the Low COVID-19 Level, residents, workers and businesses are asked to continue to take sensible steps to protect themselves and those most vulnerable. This includes staying up-to-date on vaccines and boosters, testing before gatherings, seeking therapeutics when a COVID-19 infection is confirmed, and staying home when sick.

Find a location to get boosted at VaccinateLACounty.com, VacunateLosAngeles.com (en español). Telehealth services to connect residents to COVID-19 vaccinations, boosters and medication may be accessed by calling 833-540-0473, 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.; 7 days a week.

“I would like to extend my deepest sympathies and wishes of comfort to those who have lost a loved one to COVID-19,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.Ed., Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. “At Public Health, we are acutely aware that the pandemic is not over and that there are people within our county who continue to feel the hardships of COVID-19 every day. As we enter this new phase, residents of Los Angeles County are reminded that there is no change in their access to lifesaving tools. We will work with federal and state officials in the coming weeks and months to make sure this remains true. Vaccines, therapeutics and testing are the resources that got us to this place where there is less severe illness from COVID, and this is where we hope to stay.”

Today, Public Health reported 16 additional deaths and 1,028 new positive cases. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 35,720. There are 643 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized.

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)

· COVID-19 Locations & Demographics (data by demographic characteristics and geography, active outbreaks, and citations)

· COVID-19 Response Plan

· COVID-19 Vaccinations

· Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics

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 3/1/2023

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

3,706,685

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

3,504,800

-- Long Beach

162,230

-- Pasadena

39,655

Deaths

35,720

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

33,889

-- Long Beach

1,389

-- Pasadena

442

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

- 0 to 4

110,598

- 5 to 11

281,630

- 12 to 17

276,462

- 18 to 29

753,507

- 30 to 49

1,124,786

- 50 to 64

607,261

- 65 to 79

258,313

- over 80

89,773

- Under Investigation

2,470

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

- Female

1,807,302

- Male

1,607,191

- Other

1,764

- Under Investigation

88,543

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

6,649

- Asian

260,171

- Black

183,554

- Hispanic/Latino

1,502,044

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

17,588

- White

485,090

- Other

401,124

- Under Investigation

648,580

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

173,587

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

80

- Asian

4,395

- Black

3,173

- Hispanic/Latino

16,688

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

117

- White

8,947

- Other

401

- Under Investigation

88

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

6297

30154

City of Alhambra

25164

29016

City of Arcadia

13429

23252

City of Artesia

5941

35374

City of Avalon

287

7418

City of Azusa

17387

34746

City of Baldwin Park

29408

38307

City of Bell

16875

46447

City of Bell Gardens

17024

39525

City of Bellflower

30480

39210

City of Beverly Hills

11432

33117

City of Bradbury

71

6642

City of Burbank

32459

30285

City of Calabasas

5768

23714

City of Carson

34579

36847

City of Cerritos

13145

26255

City of Claremont

10226

28029

City of Commerce*

5813

44479

City of Compton

39905

39943

City of Covina

20028

40847

City of Cudahy

12150

49903

City of Culver City

11690

29324

City of Diamond Bar

13464

23410

City of Downey

46353

40567

City of Duarte

7398

33603

City of El Monte

42381

36140

City of El Segundo

4018

23937

City of Gardena

21654

35319

City of Glendale

59664

28894

City of Glendora

14871

28184

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4960

33797

City of Hawthorne

29287

32986

City of Hermosa Beach

4672

23752

City of Hidden Hills

379

20053

City of Huntington Park

26171

43997

City of Industry

996

227918

City of Inglewood

38343

33758

City of Irwindale

878

60178

City of La Canada Flintridge

4491

21703

City of La Habra Heights

210

3850

City of La Mirada

14076

28380

City of La Puente

15889

39042

City of La Verne

9163

27531

City of Lakewood

26713

33241

City of Lancaster*

63550

39333

City of Lawndale

10492

31213

City of Lomita

5998

28935

City of Lynwood*

30947

42954

City of Malibu

2845

21950

City of Manhattan Beach

7347

20409

City of Maywood

12733

45396

City of Monrovia

11745

30271

City of Montebello

25224

39183

City of Monterey Park

17289

27768

City of Norwalk

42562

39548

City of Palmdale

66391

41764

City of Palos Verdes Estates

2234

16521

City of Paramount

22535

40225

City of Pico Rivera

27849

43322

City of Pomona

64968

41665

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

7622

17830

City of Redondo Beach

15362

22362

City of Rolling Hills

293

15103

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1512

18637

City of Rosemead

15084

27252

City of San Dimas*

11010

31898

City of San Fernando

12699

51597

City of San Gabriel

11299

27589

City of San Marino

2375

17888

City of Santa Clarita

72731

32996

City of Santa Fe Springs

7809

42523

City of Santa Monica

26103

28236

City of Sierra Madre

2370

21567

City of Signal Hill

4049

34322

City of South El Monte

8355

40005

City of South Gate

46896

47777

City of South Pasadena

6242

23959

City of Temple City

10586

29039

City of Torrance

33893

22706

City of Vernon

357

170813

City of Walnut

7471

24469

City of West Covina

39149

36170

City of West Hollywood

11167

30221

City of Westlake Village

443

5299

City of Whittier

31041

35503

Los Angeles

1514517

37445

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

3178

38747

Los Angeles - Alsace

4474

35950

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

0

0

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

842

33653

Los Angeles - Arleta

16814

48921

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

5034

34324

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

10134

32559

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2410

28592

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

3296

26315

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

4176

31701

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

40189

46256

Los Angeles - Brentwood

8298

26807

Los Angeles - Brookside

153

26334

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2280

32018

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

25137

38501

Los Angeles - Carthay

4324

30105

Los Angeles - Central

16966

43511

Los Angeles - Century City

3703

28948

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

16198

47971

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

12841

34648

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2521

27489

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2881

35918

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

5279

36274

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4880

32205

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

5292

38267

Los Angeles - Crestview

3905

34351

Los Angeles - Del Rey

8337

27849

Los Angeles - Downtown*

16021

58243

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

13638

34449

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

9470

32335

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4471

31362

Los Angeles - El Sereno

16842

40284

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1829

32020

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3550

34903

Los Angeles - Encino

15102

33432

Los Angeles - Exposition

1264

38004

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

18145

40397

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1250

34722

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3771

43240

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

22765

47982

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

10926

34572

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

4122

38294

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

21388

36755

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

10002

46510

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4690

27525

Los Angeles - Harbor City

9332

32102

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

15577

35727

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

642

26650

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

6133

34006

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

17910

47212

Los Angeles - Highland Park

17087

35310

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

5488

39567

Los Angeles - Hollywood

21517

31525

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

7598

25814

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

11835

41467

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

3129

38759

Los Angeles - Koreatown

16136

31215

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1584

34744

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

16181

38338

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

6110

46524

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5720

37545

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

12726

39040

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

3034

37807

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

8624

30427

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1450

46282

Los Angeles - Longwood

1770

41125

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

6351

29392

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

3209

37594

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

892

28553

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

10832

25504

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

956

21927

Los Angeles - Melrose

26077

33563

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4452

29621

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

4883

27150

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

11838

49071

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

8173

33850

Los Angeles - North Hills

25160

40861

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

58806

38836

Los Angeles - Northridge

25445

36456

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

4989

23432

Los Angeles - Pacoima

38683

50251

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

917

23843

Los Angeles - Palms

11894

27108

Los Angeles - Panorama City

33376

44353

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

3225

23748

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

16269

38882

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

591

18492

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

3381

30885

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

10455

29378

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

2228

33963

Los Angeles - Regent Square

872

31367

Los Angeles - Reseda

31870

41597

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1783

38460

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1171

27696

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

25991

33306

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1314

29581

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

27481

31495

Los Angeles - Silverlake

13161

29855

Los Angeles - South Carthay

3239

30571

Los Angeles - South Park

16829

44332

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1867

40729

Los Angeles - Studio City

6980

31105

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

23105

44024

Los Angeles - Sunland

6861

33619

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

210

32457

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

41934

50892

Los Angeles - Tarzana

10489

33971

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

13458

34086

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2792

28464

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2536

29136

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

526

40276

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

473

25457

Los Angeles - Tujunga

8936

32132

Los Angeles - University Hills

920

26830

Los Angeles - University Park

11567

42129

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

11145

37130

Los Angeles - Valley Village

8505

34405

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

37472

40209

Los Angeles - Venice

9107

26876

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

7465

43401

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3740

48844

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

18576

45103

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

24632

47371

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2802

33361

Los Angeles - View Heights

1105

29913

Los Angeles - Watts

19554

45822

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1830

37233

Los Angeles - West Adams

10893

39425

Los Angeles - West Hills

12849

31691

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

11484

30513

Los Angeles - West Vernon

24646

45944

Los Angeles - Westchester

13748

26642

Los Angeles - Westlake

20762

34979

Los Angeles - Westwood

16463

30426

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

21806

60356

Los Angeles - Wilmington

23561

41710

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

17071

34026

Los Angeles - Winnetka

19823

38279

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

20373

29936

Unincorporated - Acton

2002

25116

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

985

23689

Unincorporated - Altadena

11547

26472

Unincorporated - Anaverde

419

27785

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

92

7390

Unincorporated - Arcadia

2213

27728

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

17447

41108

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2814

57464

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2718

40118

Unincorporated - Azusa

6347

39861

Unincorporated - Bassett

6160

41574

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

203

18919

Unincorporated - Bradbury

131

121296

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3728

48240

Unincorporated - Castaic*

9564

35173

Unincorporated - Cerritos

188

32027

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

10

50000

Unincorporated - Claremont

158

22507

Unincorporated - Covina

6220

36982

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

5032

38284

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1214

27635

Unincorporated - Del Rey

144

45283

Unincorporated - Del Sur

699

28944

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

953

38227

Unincorporated - Duarte

1989

44919

Unincorporated - East Covina

90

27356

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1637

30933

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

43

37719

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

58315

46552

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

429

6700

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

6299

41148

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1424

26838

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2737

31134

Unincorporated - El Monte

0

0

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

286

17219

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

30274

46788

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

197

29848

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

16472

29453

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

760

30231

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

170

15483

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

318

22521

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

4432

22383

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

21

3107

Unincorporated - La Rambla

898

43277

Unincorporated - La Verne*

657

32206

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

2042

28879

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

202

30240

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

4065

31284

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

458

27876

Unincorporated - Lakewood

27

23684

Unincorporated - Lennox

7613

33773

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

311

17761

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1407

34991

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

361

27833

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1323

37069

Unincorporated - Llano

107

12201

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2685

28530

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1122

28910

Unincorporated - Newhall

105

47727

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

509

42487

Unincorporated - North Whittier

3124

37368

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5265

21905

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

37

17209

Unincorporated - Palmdale

267

31710

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

124

19968

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

433

22137

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

374

60420

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

24

5217

Unincorporated - Pomona

122

6295

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3898

30203

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1200

45096

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

280

30075

Unincorporated - Rosewood

510

39658

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

542

45432

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1336

39750

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

12385

24274

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

44

5128

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

7912

39128

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

90

4423

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

63

20455

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

584

218727

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

3915

21025

Unincorporated - Saugus

342

220645

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

130

36517

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

121

26593

Unincorporated - South El Monte

757

42173

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

3161

35726

Unincorporated - South Whittier

21525

36346

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

250

32010

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

5926

28265

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2132

35321

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

587

45293

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

434

26176

Unincorporated - Val Verde

1213

36658

Unincorporated - Valencia

929

30241

Unincorporated - Valinda

9620

41162

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3582

30786

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7419

45958

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

187

12376

Unincorporated - West Carson

8222

37227

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

5

41667

Unincorporated - West LA

866

90966

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

4232

43030

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

494

36350

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

10721

39818

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

250

19231

Unincorporated - Westhills

198

23600

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

924

25088

Unincorporated - Whittier

981

25925

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

76

633333

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

16649

47687

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1894

31425

- Under Investigation

70220

* --Case and death numbers include cases identified among persons detained at correctional facilities located in the city/community

** --These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation.





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