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Press Release -L.A. County Reaches 11,000 COVID-19 Deaths as Hospitalizations Increase to Critical Levels

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 01/05/2021 03:25 PM PST

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

For Immediate Release:
January 5, 2021

L.A. County Reaches 11,000 COVID-19 Deaths as Hospitalizations Increase to Critical Levels

224 New Deaths and 13,512 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has tragically reported more than 11,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths. To date, Public Health identified 840,611 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 11,071 deaths.

Today, Public Health confirmed 224 new deaths and 13,512 new cases of COVID-19. L.A. County has experienced more than 1,000 new COVID-19 deaths in less than a week when on December 30, Public Health reported 10,056 deaths.

There are 7,898 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 21% of these people are in the ICU. This is a new high and an increase of more than 200 patients reported yesterday.

Healthcare workers and hospitals continue to be taxed and overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients. The devastating impact of the pandemic is disrupting emergency medical care due to the sheer volume of COVID-19 patients and staffing limitations. These challenges will get worse if we don’t slow COVID-19 spread.

Of the 224 new deaths reported today, one death was reported by the City of Long Beach and one death was reported by the City of Pasadena.

“To the families and friends experiencing the sorrow of losing a loved one due to COVID-19, we send wishes for healing and peace,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. "L.A. County reached the terrible milestone of more than 11,000 deaths due to COVID-19. As a community, we must commit to stopping the spread of COVID-19 in its tracks so that we can save as many lives as possible. Roll out for COVID-19 vaccine continues in the phases recommended by the State and CDC as supply allows. And while vaccines are a powerful tool, we do not need to wait for vaccine to stop new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and death. We can do that now. It takes every business and every resident to purposefully follow public health directives and safety measures. Please stay home and leave only for essential work or essential services."

Public Health continues to track the impact of COVID-19 on expecting and new moms and newborns. As of December 28, there have been a total of five deaths among the 4,136 pregnant women that tested positive for COVID-19. Seventy-nine percent of pregnant women testing positive for COVID-19 are Latina/Latinx, 9% are White, 4% are African American/Black, 3% are Asian, less than 1% are Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 2% identify with another race, and race/ethnicity was unknown or unspecified for 2%. Among the 2,053 births where there was testing information, 30 babies tested positive for the virus.

Expecting and new moms are encouraged to take extra care and remain home as much as possible to avoid exposure to COVID-19. If you are sick or positive for COVID-19 and breastfeeding, wear a mask while breastfeeding or bottle-feeding, and be sure to wash your hands before touching the baby or any pump or bottle before using. If possible, ask someone else to feed the baby your breastmilk by bottle. Public Health has detailed guidance for expecting and new moms available online.

While there are steps pregnant women and new mothers can take to lower the risk of being exposed to COVID-19, all residents and businesses must contribute to protecting others by using the tools we have to reduce transmission: implementing all requirements in the business protocols, staying home as much as possible, practicing physical distancing and always wearing a cloth face covering when out and around other people, washing or sanitizing hands frequently, isolating if you have tested positive for COVID-19 and quarantining if you have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for the virus.

For those who have just returned from a trip outside of Los Angeles County, you must quarantine in place for 10 days and monitor for symptoms for 14 days. Get tested if you experience COVID-19 symptoms or possibly were exposed to someone who was positive.

Testing results are available for nearly 4,826,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive.

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	840611
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	798279
-- Long Beach	35136
-- Pasadena	7196
Deaths	11071
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	10501
-- Long Beach	402
-- Pasadena	168
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	15412
- 5 to 11	36935
- 12 to 17	45703
- 18 to 29	193020
- 30 to 49	269644
- 50 to 64	151521
- 65 to 79	58869
- over 80	21905
- Under Investigation	5270
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	404140
- Male	379330
- Other	301
- Under Investigation	14508
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	1349
- Asian	30493
- Black	25998
- Hispanic/Latino	351068
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	3004
- White	75698
- Other	79412
- Under Investigation	231257
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	42141
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	21
- Asian	1443
- Black	913
- Hispanic/Latino	5395
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	43
- White	2476
- Other	135
- Under Investigation	75
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	630	3017
City of Alhambra	4516	5207
City of Arcadia	1774	3072
City of Artesia	1375	8187
City of Avalon	6	155
City of Azusa	4427	8847
City of Baldwin Park	9241	12037
City of Bell	4664	12837
City of Bell Gardens	5992	13912
City of Bellflower	7415	9539
City of Beverly Hills	1733	5020
City of Bradbury	32	2993
City of Burbank	5652	5273
City of Calabasas	750	3084
City of Carson	5913	6301
City of Cerritos	1916	3827
City of Claremont	1527	4185
City of Commerce*	1819	13918
City of Compton	11700	11711
City of Covina	4488	9153
City of Cudahy	3362	13809
City of Culver City	1403	3519
City of Diamond Bar	2108	3665
City of Downey	12664	11083
City of Duarte	1550	7040
City of El Monte	12230	10429
City of El Segundo	412	2454
City of Gardena	4141	6754
City of Glendale	12142	5880
City of Glendora	3251	6161
City of Hawaiian Gardens	1525	10391
City of Hawthorne	6594	7427
City of Hermosa Beach	627	3188
City of Hidden Hills	44	2328
City of Huntington Park	8054	13540
City of Industry	114	26087
City of Inglewood	8874	7813
City of Irwindale	186	12748
City of La Canada Flintridge	508	2455
City of La Habra Heights	88	1613
City of La Mirada	2897	5841
City of La Puente	4839	11890
City of La Verne	1879	5646
City of Lakewood	4671	5812
City of Lancaster*	14738	9122
City of Lawndale	2224	6616
City of Lomita	833	4019
City of Lynwood*	9468	13141
City of Malibu	229	1767
City of Manhattan Beach	841	2336
City of Maywood	3729	13295
City of Monrovia	2101	5415
City of Montebello	7338	11399
City of Monterey Park	3207	5151
City of Norwalk	10904	10132
City of Palmdale	16610	10449
City of Palos Verdes Estates	239	1767
City of Paramount	7142	12748
City of Pico Rivera	7951	12369
City of Pomona	17720	11364
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	849	1986
City of Redondo Beach	1672	2434
City of Rolling Hills	28	1443
City of Rolling Hills Estates	152	1874
City of Rosemead	3131	5657
City of San Dimas*	2053	5948
City of San Fernando	3487	14168
City of San Gabriel	2080	5079
City of San Marino	254	1913
City of Santa Clarita	12899	5852
City of Santa Fe Springs	1899	10341
City of Santa Monica	2948	3189
City of Sierra Madre	315	2867
City of Signal Hill	771	6536
City of South El Monte	2417	11573
City of South Gate	13120	13367
City of South Pasadena	893	3428
City of Temple City	1622	4449
City of Torrance	4324	2897
City of Vernon	70	33493
City of Walnut	1135	3717
City of West Covina	8925	8246
City of West Hollywood	1502	4065
City of Westlake Village	76	909
City of Whittier	7850	8978
Los Angeles	338927	8380
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	804	9802
Los Angeles - Alsace	1080	8678
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	3	7500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	185	7394
Los Angeles - Arleta	4821	14027
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	882	6014
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	1836	5899
Los Angeles - Bel Air	257	3049
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	419	3345
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	565	4289
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	12645	14554
Los Angeles - Brentwood	957	3092
Los Angeles - Brookside	20	3442
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	474	6656
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	6173	9455
Los Angeles - Carthay	650	4526
Los Angeles - Central	5497	14098
Los Angeles - Century City	381	2978
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	4346	12871
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	2389	6446
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	287	3129
Los Angeles - Chinatown	503	6271
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1087	7469
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1021	6738
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	992	7173
Los Angeles - Crestview	663	5832
Los Angeles - Del Rey	1372	4583
Los Angeles - Downtown*	2552	9278
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	2527	6383
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	2150	7341
Los Angeles - Echo Park	905	6348
Los Angeles - El Sereno	4365	10441
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	349	6110
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	889	8741
Los Angeles - Encino	2240	4959
Los Angeles - Exposition	242	7276
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	4222	9400
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	140	3889
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	964	11054
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	6748	14223
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	2252	7126
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	857	7962
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	4267	7333
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	2698	12546
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	674	3956
Los Angeles - Harbor City	1507	5184
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	3152	7229
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	112	4649
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	1703	9443
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	4985	13141
Los Angeles - Highland Park	4030	8328
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	1463	10548
Los Angeles - Hollywood	3544	5192
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	968	3289
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	2427	8504
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	811	10046
Los Angeles - Koreatown	3456	6686
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	359	7875
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	3619	8575
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	1613	12282
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	1042	6840
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	3585	10998
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	803	10006
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	1691	5966
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	285	9097
Los Angeles - Longwood	402	9340
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	700	3240
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	609	7134
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	85	2721
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	1237	2913
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	95	2179
Los Angeles - Melrose	5374	6917
Los Angeles - Mid-city	787	5236
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	587	3264
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	2999	12432
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	1984	8217
Los Angeles - North Hills	6311	10249
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	13731	9068
Los Angeles - Northridge	4927	7059
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	506	2377
Los Angeles - Pacoima	11975	15556
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	92	2392
Los Angeles - Palms	1552	3537
Los Angeles - Panorama City	9272	12322
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	386	2842
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	4847	11584
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	72	2253
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	371	3389
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	1601	4499
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	231	3521
Los Angeles - Regent Square	150	5396
Los Angeles - Reseda	7698	10047
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	426	9189
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	165	3903
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	4638	5943
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	252	5673
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	3767	4317
Los Angeles - Silverlake	2158	4895
Los Angeles - South Carthay	467	4408
Los Angeles - South Park	5366	14136
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	418	9119
Los Angeles - Studio City	881	3926
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	6241	11891
Los Angeles - Sunland	1471	7208
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	23	3555
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	10888	13214
Los Angeles - Tarzana	2154	6976
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	3478	8809
Los Angeles - Thai Town	546	5566
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	330	3791
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	85	6508
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	73	3929
Los Angeles - Tujunga	1757	6318
Los Angeles - University Hills	183	5337
Los Angeles - University Park	2378	8661
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	2576	8582
Los Angeles - Valley Village	1365	5522
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	10107	10845
Los Angeles - Venice	1032	3046
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	2000	11628
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	991	12942
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	5234	12708
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	7967	15322
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	736	8763
Los Angeles - View Heights	150	4061
Los Angeles - Watts	5242	12284
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	378	7691
Los Angeles - West Adams	2720	9844
Los Angeles - West Hills	1971	4861
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	1507	4004
Los Angeles - West Vernon	7035	13114
Los Angeles - Westchester	1432	2775
Los Angeles - Westlake	5427	9143
Los Angeles - Westwood	1442	2665
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	4786	13247
Los Angeles - Wilmington	5461	9668
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	3446	6869
Los Angeles - Winnetka	4509	8707
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	3081	4527
Unincorporated - Acton	293	3676
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	148	3559
Unincorporated - Altadena	2206	5057
Unincorporated - Anaverde	102	6764
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	19	1526
Unincorporated - Arcadia	369	4623
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	4294	10117
Unincorporated - Athens Village	795	16234
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	784	11572
Unincorporated - Azusa	1632	10249
Unincorporated - Bassett	1854	12513
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	28	2610
Unincorporated - Bradbury	15	13889
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	528	6832
Unincorporated - Castaic*	3037	11169
Unincorporated - Cerritos	48	8177
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	36	5128
Unincorporated - Covina	1615	9602
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1057	8042
Unincorporated - Del Aire	211	4803
Unincorporated - Del Rey	17	5346
Unincorporated - Del Sur	110	4555
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	238	9547
Unincorporated - Duarte	625	14115
Unincorporated - East Covina	26	7903
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	332	6274
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	10	8772
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	18330	14633
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	154	2405
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	1951	12745
Unincorporated - East Whittier	311	5861
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	507	5767
Unincorporated - El Monte	17	11724
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	45	2709
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	9736	15047
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	50	7576
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	3548	6344
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	222	8831
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	28	2550
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	140	9915
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	657	3318
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	11	1627
Unincorporated - La Rambla	149	7181
Unincorporated - La Verne*	109	5343
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	256	3620
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	25	3743
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1054	8111
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	82	4991
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	2316	10274
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	79	4512
Unincorporated - Littlerock	344	8555
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	74	5705
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	336	9414
Unincorporated - Llano	24	2737
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	227	2412
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	249	6416
Unincorporated - Newhall	57	25909
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	90	7513
Unincorporated - North Whittier	780	9330
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1115	4639
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	6	2791
Unincorporated - Palmdale	67	7957
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	18	2899
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	69	3528
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	110	17771
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	0	0
Unincorporated - Pomona	43	2219
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	768	5951
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	260	9771
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	53	5693
Unincorporated - Rosewood	98	7621
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	108	9053
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	328	9759
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	2430	4763
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	8	932
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	2524	12482
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	25	1229
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	10	3247
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	93	34831
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	329	1767
Unincorporated - Saugus	94	60645
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	28	7865
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	16	3516
Unincorporated - South El Monte	252	14039
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	621	7019
Unincorporated - South Whittier	5914	9986
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	57	7298
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	668	3186
Unincorporated - Sun Village	602	9973
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	146	11265
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	56	3378
Unincorporated - Val Verde	202	6105
Unincorporated - Valencia	110	3581
Unincorporated - Valinda	2604	11142
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	469	4031
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	2120	13133
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	20	1324
Unincorporated - West Carson	1337	6054
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	1	8333
Unincorporated - West LA	140	14706
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1236	12567
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	106	7800
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	3114	11565
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	21	1615
Unincorporated - Westhills	30	3576
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	172	4670
Unincorporated - Whittier	217	5735
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	8	66667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	4256	12190
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	339	5625
- Under Investigation	15168

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 399 cases and 3 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.

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
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