Press Release: Nearly 60% of New COVID-19 Cases Occur in Residents Between 18 and 49 Years Old

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Media Contact: media@ph.lacounty.gov - (213) 240-8144

For Immediate Release:
August 5, 2020

Nearly 60% of New COVID-19 Cases Occur in Residents Between 18 and 49 Years Old

68 New Deaths and 2,347 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

 

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 68 new deaths and 2,347 new cases of COVID-19.  Residents between the ages of 18 and 49 years old make up nearly 60% of new COVID-19 cases, with residents between the ages of 30 to 49 years old driving most of these reported cases. 

 

Residents between the ages of 30 and 49 years old have the highest case rate among all age groups in LA County. Since the beginning of June, case rates for this group nearly tripled to a high of 1,122 cases per 100,000 population on July 24.

 

Younger residents are also being hospitalized more than before. People between the ages of 30 and 49 years old account for 25% of hospitalized patients in the County. Patients between the ages of 18 and 29 years old now account for more than twice the proportion of all hospitalizations than they did in April. These patients now match the hospitalization rate of people aged 80 years old or older. By comparison, hospitalizations of those 80 years old or older have fallen by half since a peak in April.

 

There are 1,768 confirmed cases currently hospitalized and 31% of these people are confirmed cases in the ICU.  This continues to be lower than the daily hospitalizations of over 2,000 patients reported last week. 

 

To date, Public Health has identified 197,912 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County, and a total of 4,825 deaths.  The majority of all cases have occurred among people between the ages of 18 and 49 years old with over 109,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases.

 

Public Health anticipates receiving a backlog of cases once the State electronic laboratory system issues are fixed. This issue has undercounted the County's positive cases and affects the number of COVID-19 cases reported each day and our contact tracing efforts. Data sources that track other key indicators, including hospitalizations and deaths, are not affected by this reporting issue.

  

Of the 68 new deaths, 23 people that passed away (excluding Long Beach and Pasadena) were over the age of 80 years old, 24 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, 17 people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64 years old, and three people who died was between the ages of 30 and 49 years old. Fifty-two people had underlying health conditions including 17 people over the age of 80 years old, 20 people between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, 13 people between the ages of 50 and 64 years old,  and two people between the ages of 30 and 49 years old, One death was reported by the City of Pasadena.

 

Ninety-two percent of the people who died from COVID-19 had underlying health conditions. Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity is available for 4,520 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health); 49% of deaths occurred among Latino/Latinx residents, 24% among White residents, 15% among Asian residents, 11% among African American/Black residents, less than 1% among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander residents and 1% among residents identifying with other races. Upon further investigation, 49 cases and one death reported earlier were not LA County residents.

 

Testing results are available for over 1,839,000 individuals with 10% of all people testing positive. 

 

“I send my heartfelt condolences to all those grieving for their loved ones lost to COVID-19," said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “We all know that COVID-19 can affect all of us, no matter how young we are. It can also cause a ripple effect that ends up infecting those among us that we love. A young person going to a party can then go back home and infect their parents or older relatives, causing them great harm. So I really encourage everyone, especially younger adults to think about this when deciding whether to see a group of friends at a party or staying home and visiting their friends virtually. We can and will one day get to the point where hanging out with a group of friends is possible - but we aren’t there yet.”

 

The State is expected to soon release information on when colleges and universities can re-open for in-classroom instruction.  In the interim, Public Health released a comprehensive set of draft protocols to guide colleges and universities with planning activities toward the eventual return to in-person instruction. The protocols touch on all aspects of campus life, from on-campus housing, to classrooms, to the dining commons. This includes infection control practices, like regular sanitizing of common spaces, consistent use of face coverings in all areas of the campus, and the reconfiguration of campus spaces, including dorms to enable physical distancing. Like other workplaces, they will have to screen their employees and students for COVID-19 and quickly notify the department when clusters of cases occur to help stop the chain of transmission.  Because college and university campuses exist in the middle of larger communities, significant attention needs to be paid to steps that institutions take to protect community residents from exposures that originate on a campus; this includes good communications, support for community mitigation strategies, and minimizing risky actions.

 

The State announced the reopening of youth sports earlier this week and released their guidance for the safe operation of youth sports leagues. Youth sports and physical education are permitted only outdoors, and tournaments, events and competitions are not allowed. Physical distancing of at least 6 feet must be maintained at all times and for sports that require closer contact, only conditioning and skill building is permitted.  Masks are not required when outside engaging in activities that require physical exertion.   Adult, amateur team sports are not permitted at this time. 

 

Yesterday, Public Health announced that it will adhere to new guidance from the California Department of Public Health, which recommends that Counties with case rates at or above 200 cases per 100,000 residents do not extend waivers for the re-opening of classroom instruction for students in grades TK- 6. Because Los Angeles County’s case rate currently is 330 per 100,000, waiver applications will not be considered at this point in time.

 

Given the current delays, the department urges any person with a positive lab result to call 1-833-540-0473 to connect with a public health specialist who can provide information about services and support. Residents who do not have COVID-19 should continue to call 211 for resources or more information.

 

The Reopening Protocols, COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive Dashboard, Roadmap to Recovery, Recovery Dashboard, and additional things you can do to protect yourself, your family and your community are on the Public Health website, www.publichealth.lacounty.gov.

 

Please see additional information below:

 

Total Cases

 

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

197912

 

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

187527

 

-- Long Beach

8362

 

-- Pasadena

2023

 

Deaths

4825

 

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

4537

 

-- Long Beach

178

 

-- Pasadena

110

 

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

 

 

- 0 to 4

2758

 

- 5 to 11

6111

 

- 12 to 17

7777

 

- 18 to 29

46445

 

- 30 to 49

65062

 

- 50 to 64

36491

 

- 65 to 79

14644

 

-  over 80

7128

 

-  Under Investigation

1111

 

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

 

 

-  Female

93256

 

-  Male

91048

 

-  Other

79

 

-  Under Investigation

3144

 

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

 

 

-  American Indian/Alaska Native

176

 

-  Asian

5960

 

-  Black

5325

 

-  Hispanic/Latino

65470

 

-  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

609

 

-  White

14212

 

-  Other

24514

 

-  Under Investigation

71261

 

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

 

 

-  Hospitalized (Ever)

13470

 

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

 

 

-  American Indian/Alaska Native

12

 

-  Asian

676

 

-  Black

479

 

-  Hispanic/Latino

2207

 

-  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

18

 

-  White

1100

 

-  Other

28

 

-  Under Investigation

17

 

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

120

575

City of Alhambra

955

1101

City of Arcadia

348

603

City of Artesia

239

1423

City of Avalon

5

129

City of Azusa

1106

2210

City of Baldwin Park

2103

2739

City of Bell

1194

3286

City of Bell Gardens

1439

3341

City of Bellflower

1757

2260

City of Beverly Hills

547

1585

City of Bradbury

13

1216

City of Burbank

1047

977

City of Calabasas

207

851

City of Carson

1331

1418

City of Cerritos

425

849

City of Claremont

261

715

City of Commerce*

424

3244

City of Compton

2983

2986

City of Covina

998

2035

City of Cudahy

847

3479

City of Culver City

330

828

City of Diamond Bar

404

702

City of Downey

3110

2722

City of Duarte

382

1735

City of El Monte

3288

2804

City of El Segundo

97

578

City of Gardena

899

1466

City of Glendale

2466

1194

City of Glendora

996

1888

City of Hawaiian Gardens

388

2644

City of Hawthorne

1462

1647

City of Hermosa Beach

152

773

City of Hidden Hills

6

317

City of Huntington Park

2175

3656

City of Industry

27

6178

City of Inglewood

2107

1855

City of Irwindale

54

3701

City of La Canada Flintridge

129

623

City of La Habra Heights

30

550

City of La Mirada

646

1302

City of La Puente

1109

2725

City of La Verne

331

995

City of Lakewood

933

1161

City of Lancaster*

2222

1375

City of Lawndale

485

1443

City of Lomita

176

849

City of Lynwood*

2518

3495

City of Malibu

83

640

City of Manhattan Beach

272

756

City of Maywood

1055

3761

City of Monrovia

546

1407

City of Montebello

1695

2633

City of Monterey Park

662

1063

City of Norwalk

2448

2275

City of Palmdale

2747

1728

City of Palos Verdes Estates

75

555

City of Paramount

1804

3220

City of Pico Rivera

1796

2794

City of Pomona

3920

2514

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

229

536

City of Redondo Beach

418

608

City of Rolling Hills

5

258

City of Rolling Hills Estates

31

382

City of Rosemead

628

1135

City of San Dimas*

379

1098

City of San Fernando

646

2625

City of San Gabriel

433

1057

City of San Marino

58

437

City of Santa Clarita

2274

1032

City of Santa Fe Springs

386

2102

City of Santa Monica

658

712

City of Sierra Madre

58

528

City of Signal Hill

192

1628

City of South El Monte

597

2859

City of South Gate

3475

3540

City of South Pasadena

224

860

City of Temple City

416

1141

City of Torrance

1068

715

City of Vernon

8

3828

City of Walnut

213

698

City of West Covina

2193

2026

City of West Hollywood

440

1191

City of Westlake Village

22

263

City of Whittier

1615

1847

Los Angeles

80895

2000

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

178

2170

Los Angeles - Alsace

278

2234

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

2

5000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

52

2078

Los Angeles - Arleta

1028

2991

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

169

1152

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

469

1507

Los Angeles - Bel Air

61

724

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

87

695

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

119

903

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

3380

3890

Los Angeles - Brentwood

217

701

Los Angeles - Brookside

3

516

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

93

1306

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

1358

2080

Los Angeles - Carthay

176

1225

Los Angeles - Central

1672

4288

Los Angeles - Century City

94

735

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

1179

3492

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

508

1371

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

49

534

Los Angeles - Chinatown

86

1072

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

234

1608

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

231

1524

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

242

1750

Los Angeles - Crestview

148

1302

Los Angeles - Del Rey

265

885

Los Angeles - Downtown*

566

2058

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

497

1255

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

506

1728

Los Angeles - Echo Park

171

1199

Los Angeles - El Sereno

902

2157

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

78

1366

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

197

1937

Los Angeles - Encino

405

897

Los Angeles - Exposition

61

1834

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

987

2197

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

26

722

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

247

2832

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

1789

3771

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

522

1652

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

187

1737

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

871

1497

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

730

3395

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

175

1027

Los Angeles - Harbor City

372

1280

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

706

1619

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

14

581

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

446

2473

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

1248

3290

Los Angeles - Highland Park

851

1759

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

339

2444

Los Angeles - Hollywood

894

1310

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

230

781

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

603

2113

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

205

2539

Los Angeles - Koreatown

887

1716

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

68

1492

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

720

1706

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

439

3343

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

238

1562

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

855

2623

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

334

4162

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

383

1351

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

54

1724

Los Angeles - Longwood

94

2184

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

150

694

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

134

1570

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

18

576

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

249

586

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

27

619

Los Angeles - Melrose

1487

1914

Los Angeles - Mid-city

241

1603

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

129

717

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

553

2292

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

412

1706

Los Angeles - North Hills

1322

2147

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

2535

1674

Los Angeles - Northridge

1041

1491

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

100

470

Los Angeles - Pacoima

2490

3235

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

18

468

Los Angeles - Palms

440

1003

Los Angeles - Panorama City

2032

2700

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

85

626

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

1450

3465

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

20

626

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

104

950

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

245

688

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

61

930

Los Angeles - Regent Square

22

791

Los Angeles - Reseda

1654

2159

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

85

1833

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

28

662

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

1587

2034

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

41

923

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

758

869

Los Angeles - Silverlake

496

1125

Los Angeles - South Carthay

87

821

Los Angeles - South Park

1585

4175

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

109

2378

Los Angeles - Studio City

195

869

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

1087

2071

Los Angeles - Sunland

346

1695

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

4

618

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

2397

2909

Los Angeles - Tarzana

505

1636

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

954

2416

Los Angeles - Thai Town

114

1162

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

83

954

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

17

1302

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

14

753

Los Angeles - Tujunga

285

1025

Los Angeles - University Hills

45

1312

Los Angeles - University Park

599

2182

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

425

1416

Los Angeles - Valley Village

404

1634

Los Angeles - Van Nuys

2055

2205

Los Angeles - Venice

211

623

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

568

3302

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

264

3448

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

1450

3521

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

2327

4475

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

158

1881

Los Angeles - View Heights

35

947

Los Angeles - Watts

1414

3313

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

92

1872

Los Angeles - West Adams

699

2530

Los Angeles - West Hills

394

972

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

391

1039

Los Angeles - West Vernon

1735

3234

Los Angeles - Westchester

301

583

Los Angeles - Westlake

1996

3363

Los Angeles - Westwood

267

493

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

1945

5383

Los Angeles - Wilmington

1233

2183

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

872

1738

Los Angeles - Winnetka

928

1792

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

668

982

Unincorporated - Acton

46

577

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

20

481

Unincorporated - Altadena

491

1126

Unincorporated - Anaverde

8

531

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

4

321

Unincorporated - Arcadia

74

927

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

1155

2721

Unincorporated - Athens Village

172

3512

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

204

3011

Unincorporated - Azusa

373

2343

Unincorporated - Bassett

487

3287

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

2

186

Unincorporated - Bradbury

4

3704

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

86

1113

Unincorporated - Castaic*

1865

6859

Unincorporated - Cerritos

12

2044

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

0

0

Unincorporated - Claremont

4

570

Unincorporated - Covina

320

1903

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

238

1811

Unincorporated - Del Aire

51

1161

Unincorporated - Del Rey

3

943

Unincorporated - Del Sur

7

290

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

29

1163

Unincorporated - Duarte

90

2033

Unincorporated - East Covina

4

1216

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

76

1436

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

0

0

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

4786

3821

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

53

828

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

496

3240

Unincorporated - East Whittier

53

999

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

114

1297

Unincorporated - El Monte

6

4138

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

5

301

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

2646

4089

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

0

0

Unincorporated - Glendora

8

1212

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

757

1354

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

0

0

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

46

1830

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

5

455

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

26

1841

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

120

606

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

0

0

Unincorporated - La Rambla

72

3470

Unincorporated - La Verne*

23

1127

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

64

905

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

1

150

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

145

1116

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

14

852

Unincorporated - Lakewood

0

0

Unincorporated - Lennox

502

2227

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

15

857

Unincorporated - Littlerock

57

1418

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

7

540

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

57

1597

Unincorporated - Llano

3

342

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

61

648

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

66

1701

Unincorporated - Newhall

6

2727

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

18

1503

Unincorporated - North Whittier

143

1711

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

259

1078

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

2

930

Unincorporated - Palmdale

19

2257

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

3

483

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

18

920

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

19

3069

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

0

0

Unincorporated - Pomona

9

464

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

123

953

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

63

2368

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

6

644

Unincorporated - Rosewood

16

1244

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

14

1174

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

68

2023

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

493

966

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

0

0

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

532

2631

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

9

442

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

5

1623

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

7

2622

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

90

483

Unincorporated - Saugus

15

9677

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

1

281

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

1

220

Unincorporated - South El Monte

62

3454

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

136

1537

Unincorporated - South Whittier

1257

2123

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

11

1408

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

121

577

Unincorporated - Sun Village

102

1690

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

38

2932

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

10

603

Unincorporated - Val Verde

46

1390

Unincorporated - Valencia

36

1172

Unincorporated - Valinda

564

2413

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

108

928

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

542

3357

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

3

199

Unincorporated - West Carson

297

1345

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

0

0

Unincorporated - West LA

36

3782

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

283

2877

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

19

1398

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

713

2648

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

4

308

Unincorporated - Westhills

8

954

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

36

977

Unincorporated - Whittier

52

1374

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

0

0

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

1113

3188

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

101

1676

-  Under Investigation

4270

 

 These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation.  49 cases and one death previously reported were not in Public Health's jurisdiction.

*  Means that case numbers include cases associated with correctional facility outbreaks located in the city/community.

 **Rate is crude and is per 100,000. This represents the number of cases per 100,000 people and allows for the proportional comparison of cities of different sizes.

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