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Press Release - L.A. County Surpasses 800,000 COVID-19 Cases as Hospitalizations Continue to Increase

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 01/02/2021 05:15 PM PST

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

For Immediate Release:
January 2, 2021

L.A. County Surpasses 800,000 COVID-19 Cases as Hospitalizations Continue to Increase
138 New Deaths and 15,701 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has reported a total of 806,210 confirmed COVID-19 cases across Los Angeles County and a total of 10,682 deaths.

Cases of COVID-19 in L.A. County have doubled in a little over a month. Public Health confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in L.A. County on January 26, 2020. Ten months later, on November 30, L.A. County reached 400,000 COVID-19 cases. In just over a month, we confirmed an additional 400,000 cases. This is the fastest acceleration of new cases than at any other time during the pandemic.

Today, Public Health confirmed 138 new deaths and 15,701 new cases of COVID-19. A significant number of deaths reported today are from the backlog associated with the Spectrum outage and Christmas holiday reporting delays. No additional deaths remain backlogged. There will, however, be additional reporting delays associated with the New Year's holiday and the weekend.

There are 7,627 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 21% of these people are in the ICU. This is an increase of more than 850 patients since last Saturday, December 26, when the daily number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 was 6,770.

According to the State, the Southern California Region continues to have 0% ICU capacity remaining. The only path that will reduce the demand on hospital care is to decrease the number of people becoming newly infected with COVID-19.

Testing results are available for more than 4,760,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive.

“Our deepest condolences go out to the many families mourning a loved one who passed away from COVID-19 and you remain in our thoughts as we begin this new year,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “The strategy for stopping the surge is fairly straightforward. When people stay away from other people, the virus cannot spread as it is doing now. The more we stay home and the more we avoid in-person activities with other people we don’t live with, the more we reduce the spread of the virus. While Health Officer Orders create the framework for protecting each other, it is our actions that stop people from being hospitalized and dying. When we follow the public health safety directives with intention, we avoid getting and transmitting COVID-19; this is how we stop the surge."

Public Health urges everyone to stay home as much as possible to protect yourself and others. Only go out for work, exercise or for essential services. When you must leave your home, wear a face covering and stay at least 6 feet away from people you do not live with at all times, no crowding, and wash hands frequently. If you have symptoms or test positive for COVID-19, isolate immediately from your family and others. Individuals with underlying health conditions and those that are older should remain in their home and not be around others unless seeking essential health and dental care. If you are having difficulty breathing, go to an emergency room or call 911.

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	806210
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	766963
-- Long Beach	32368
-- Pasadena	6879
Deaths	10682
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	10120
-- Long Beach	395
-- Pasadena	167
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	14796
- 5 to 11	35210
- 12 to 17	43598
- 18 to 29	185915
- 30 to 49	259430
- 50 to 64	145480
- 65 to 79	56378
- over 80	21093
- Under Investigation	5063
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	387548
- Male	364674
- Other	294
- Under Investigation	14447
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	1287
- Asian	29070
- Black	24738
- Hispanic/Latino	334211
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	2847
- White	72503
- Other	76081
- Under Investigation	226226
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	41380
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	21
- Asian	1402
- Black	893
- Hispanic/Latino	5189
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	42
- White	2384
- Other	118
- Under Investigation	71
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	604	2892
City of Alhambra	4335	4999
City of Arcadia	1698	2940
City of Artesia	1306	7776
City of Avalon	6	155
City of Azusa	4282	8557
City of Baldwin Park	8835	11509
City of Bell	4493	12367
City of Bell Gardens	5739	13325
City of Bellflower	7077	9104
City of Beverly Hills	1674	4849
City of Bradbury	32	2993
City of Burbank	5430	5066
City of Calabasas	731	3005
City of Carson	5668	6040
City of Cerritos	1822	3639
City of Claremont	1482	4062
City of Commerce*	1753	13413
City of Compton	11210	11221
City of Covina	4319	8809
City of Cudahy	3199	13139
City of Culver City	1308	3281
City of Diamond Bar	2027	3524
City of Downey	12089	10580
City of Duarte	1486	6750
City of El Monte	11737	10009
City of El Segundo	392	2335
City of Gardena	3952	6446
City of Glendale	11724	5678
City of Glendora	3141	5953
City of Hawaiian Gardens	1487	10132
City of Hawthorne	6266	7057
City of Hermosa Beach	605	3076
City of Hidden Hills	43	2275
City of Huntington Park	7768	13059
City of Industry	111	25400
City of Inglewood	8518	7499
City of Irwindale	183	12543
City of La Canada Flintridge	476	2300
City of La Habra Heights	88	1613
City of La Mirada	2787	5619
City of La Puente	4662	11455
City of La Verne	1794	5390
City of Lakewood	4467	5559
City of Lancaster*	14245	8817
City of Lawndale	2140	6366
City of Lomita	780	3763
City of Lynwood*	9108	12642
City of Malibu	227	1751
City of Manhattan Beach	821	2281
City of Maywood	3618	12899
City of Monrovia	2043	5265
City of Montebello	7091	11015
City of Monterey Park	3069	4929
City of Norwalk	10448	9708
City of Palmdale	15928	10020
City of Palos Verdes Estates	233	1723
City of Paramount	6818	12170
City of Pico Rivera	7694	11969
City of Pomona	17133	10988
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	816	1909
City of Redondo Beach	1618	2355
City of Rolling Hills	28	1443
City of Rolling Hills Estates	147	1812
City of Rosemead	2995	5411
City of San Dimas*	1963	5687
City of San Fernando	3328	13522
City of San Gabriel	1993	4866
City of San Marino	250	1883
City of Santa Clarita	12394	5623
City of Santa Fe Springs	1833	9981
City of Santa Monica	2847	3080
City of Sierra Madre	306	2785
City of Signal Hill	736	6239
City of South El Monte	2340	11204
City of South Gate	12575	12811
City of South Pasadena	878	3370
City of Temple City	1551	4255
City of Torrance	4143	2776
City of Vernon	67	32057
City of Walnut	1101	3606
City of West Covina	8618	7962
City of West Hollywood	1465	3965
City of Westlake Village	76	909
City of Whittier	7521	8602
Los Angeles	325404	8045
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	778	9485
Los Angeles - Alsace	1033	8301
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	4	10000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	180	7194
Los Angeles - Arleta	4585	13340
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	823	5612
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	1767	5677
Los Angeles - Bel Air	242	2871
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	410	3273
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	541	4107
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	12075	13898
Los Angeles - Brentwood	926	2991
Los Angeles - Brookside	20	3442
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	447	6277
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	5880	9006
Los Angeles - Carthay	629	4379
Los Angeles - Central	5293	13575
Los Angeles - Century City	363	2838
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	4138	12255
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	2285	6166
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	269	2933
Los Angeles - Chinatown	488	6084
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1054	7242
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	988	6520
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	949	6862
Los Angeles - Crestview	629	5533
Los Angeles - Del Rey	1316	4396
Los Angeles - Downtown*	2487	9041
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	2417	6105
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	2050	7000
Los Angeles - Echo Park	872	6117
Los Angeles - El Sereno	4175	9986
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	330	5777
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	836	8219
Los Angeles - Encino	2150	4760
Los Angeles - Exposition	233	7005
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	4058	9034
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	130	3611
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	916	10503
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	6518	13738
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	2163	6844
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	809	7516
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	4067	6989
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	2574	11969
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	653	3832
Los Angeles - Harbor City	1447	4978
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	3024	6936
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	110	4566
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	1642	9105
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	4795	12640
Los Angeles - Highland Park	3835	7925
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	1398	10079
Los Angeles - Hollywood	3453	5059
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	949	3224
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	2289	8020
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	774	9588
Los Angeles - Koreatown	3354	6488
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	349	7655
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	3478	8241
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	1544	11757
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	989	6492
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	3451	10587
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	780	9720
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	1622	5723
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	267	8522
Los Angeles - Longwood	390	9061
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	675	3124
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	585	6853
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	82	2625
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	1182	2783
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	94	2156
Los Angeles - Melrose	5190	6680
Los Angeles - Mid-city	761	5063
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	570	3169
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	2838	11764
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	1887	7815
Los Angeles - North Hills	6047	9821
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	13205	8721
Los Angeles - Northridge	4691	6721
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	490	2301
Los Angeles - Pacoima	11483	14917
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	91	2366
Los Angeles - Palms	1484	3382
Los Angeles - Panorama City	8856	11769
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	373	2747
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	4696	11223
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	68	2128
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	348	3179
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	1529	4296
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	222	3384
Los Angeles - Regent Square	144	5180
Los Angeles - Reseda	7418	9682
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	405	8736
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	160	3784
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	4469	5727
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	243	5471
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	3604	4130
Los Angeles - Silverlake	2075	4707
Los Angeles - South Carthay	450	4247
Los Angeles - South Park	5156	13582
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	397	8661
Los Angeles - Studio City	855	3810
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	5979	11392
Los Angeles - Sunland	1409	6904
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	23	3555
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	10420	12646
Los Angeles - Tarzana	2065	6688
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	3374	8546
Los Angeles - Thai Town	522	5322
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	316	3631
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	75	5743
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	70	3767
Los Angeles - Tujunga	1674	6019
Los Angeles - University Hills	170	4958
Los Angeles - University Park	2336	8508
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	2473	8239
Los Angeles - Valley Village	1303	5271
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	9754	10466
Los Angeles - Venice	1015	2995
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	1929	11215
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	959	12524
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	4997	12133
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	7658	14727
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	698	8311
Los Angeles - View Heights	145	3925
Los Angeles - Watts	5046	11825
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	366	7447
Los Angeles - West Adams	2638	9548
Los Angeles - West Hills	1860	4587
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	1468	3901
Los Angeles - West Vernon	6777	12633
Los Angeles - Westchester	1382	2678
Los Angeles - Westlake	5265	8870
Los Angeles - Westwood	1393	2574
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	4655	12884
Los Angeles - Wilmington	5280	9347
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	3322	6621
Los Angeles - Winnetka	4309	8321
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	2934	4311
Unincorporated - Acton	279	3500
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	139	3343
Unincorporated - Altadena	2134	4892
Unincorporated - Anaverde	101	6698
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	19	1526
Unincorporated - Arcadia	352	4410
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	4101	9663
Unincorporated - Athens Village	768	15683
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	758	11188
Unincorporated - Azusa	1570	9860
Unincorporated - Bassett	1775	11979
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	26	2423
Unincorporated - Bradbury	14	12963
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	514	6651
Unincorporated - Castaic*	2986	10982
Unincorporated - Cerritos	48	8177
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	35	4986
Unincorporated - Covina	1546	9192
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1007	7661
Unincorporated - Del Aire	198	4507
Unincorporated - Del Rey	16	5031
Unincorporated - Del Sur	105	4348
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	224	8985
Unincorporated - Duarte	602	13595
Unincorporated - East Covina	23	6991
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	323	6104
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	10	8772
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	17723	14148
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	154	2405
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	1882	12294
Unincorporated - East Whittier	295	5560
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	485	5517
Unincorporated - El Monte	17	11724
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	41	2468
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	9387	14507
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	50	7576
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	3424	6122
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	214	8512
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	27	2459
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	134	9490
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	628	3172
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	11	1627
Unincorporated - La Rambla	148	7133
Unincorporated - La Verne*	105	5147
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	252	3564
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	23	3443
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1021	7857
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	80	4869
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	2201	9764
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	73	4169
Unincorporated - Littlerock	326	8107
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	72	5551
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	325	9106
Unincorporated - Llano	24	2737
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	220	2338
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	239	6158
Unincorporated - Newhall	57	25909
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	89	7429
Unincorporated - North Whittier	750	8971
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1072	4460
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	6	2791
Unincorporated - Palmdale	65	7720
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	18	2899
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	66	3374
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	107	17286
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	0	0
Unincorporated - Pomona	43	2219
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	739	5726
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	251	9433
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	53	5693
Unincorporated - Rosewood	90	6998
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	104	8718
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	317	9432
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	2319	4545
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	8	932
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	2419	11963
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	25	1229
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	10	3247
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	90	33708
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	315	1692
Unincorporated - Saugus	91	58710
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	27	7584
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	14	3077
Unincorporated - South El Monte	240	13370
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	599	6770
Unincorporated - South Whittier	5724	9665
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	54	6914
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	637	3038
Unincorporated - Sun Village	591	9791
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	141	10880
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	54	3257
Unincorporated - Val Verde	194	5863
Unincorporated - Valencia	105	3418
Unincorporated - Valinda	2511	10744
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	446	3833
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	2023	12532
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	20	1324
Unincorporated - West Carson	1268	5741
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	1	8333
Unincorporated - West LA	139	14601
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1177	11967
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	102	7506
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	3005	11161
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	20	1538
Unincorporated - Westhills	30	3576
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	169	4589
Unincorporated - Whittier	203	5365
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	8	66667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	4095	11729
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	333	5525
- Under Investigation	14511

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 73 cases and eight deaths 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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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
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Press Release - L.A. County Surpasses 800,000 COVID-19 Cases as Hospitalizations Continue to Increase

L.A. County Surpasses 800,000 COVID-19 Cases as Hospitalizations Continue to Increase138 New Deaths and 15,701 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

L.A. County Surpasses 800,000 COVID-19 Cases as Hospitalizations Continue to Increase
138 New Deaths and 15,701 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County