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Press Release -Public Health Provides COVID-19 Vaccine Update as Hospitalizations Surpass 8,000 Patients

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 01/06/2021 05:25 PM PST

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

For Immediate Release:
January 6, 2021

Public Health Provides COVID-19 Vaccine Update as Hospitalizations Surpass 8,000 Patients

258 New Deaths and 11,841 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) confirmed 258 new deaths and 11,841 new cases of COVID-19. To date, Public Health identified 852,165 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 11,328 deaths.

The rate of new cases this month is translating into a disastrous increase in the number of people with severe COVID-19 symptoms being sent to our local hospitals and, tragically, we are now seeing more than 200 deaths a day. People who were otherwise leading healthy, productive lives are now passing away because of a chance encounter with the COVID-19 virus. This only ends when we each make the right decisions to protect each other.

There are 8,023 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 20% of these people are in the ICU. On November 1, the three-day average number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 was 791. On January 4, the three-day average increased to 7,873. Hospitals are accepting more patients than they can discharge, and this is causing a huge strain on our emergency medical system.

Testing results are available for nearly 4,850,000 individuals with 17% of people testing positive. On November 1, the test positivity rate was 3.8%. Today’s test positivity rate increased to 21.8%. This is very significant because it means one in five people who are tested are carrying the COVID-19 virus and can expose others to this disease.

Public Health continues distributing and administering COVID-19 vaccinations. As of Monday, a total of 185,250 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were received and 100,556 doses have been administered to our frontline health care workers at our acute care hospitals. Hospitals have also begun to administer the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine and as of today, 1,602 healthcare workers are fully vaccinated.

The County received 166,300 Moderna doses as of Monday, of which 31,915 have been administered to staff and residents at skilled nursing facilities to EMTs and paramedics, and to healthcare workers in clinics. This includes healthcare workers at urgent care and primary care clinics, at intermediate and home healthcare facilities and services, as well as healthcare field workers who face a high risk of exposure. Now, after the holidays, the pace of vaccinations is picking up as we expand the number of people qualified to administer vaccines, and open additional locations to administer vaccines to priority group healthcare workers who don’t work at acute care hospitals.

This week, there are 18 vaccination sites open across the county for frontline health care workers with appointments.

In addition to the 18 vaccination sites, next week we will add an additional six to eight vaccination sites for healthcare workers in Tiers 1 and 2 if we receive enough vaccine in our allocations next week. Public Health is also working with pharmacies to utilize their staff to administer vaccines to priority groups. Efforts continue with our teams and our partners at Curative to vaccinate both staff and residents at skilled nursing facilities. As of Monday, an estimated 11,680 staff and residents have been vaccinated at skilled nursing facilities. The federal pharmacy program should begin vaccinating staff and residents at long-term care facilities next week. The County is committed to ensuring safety, efficiency and an equitable distribution of these important vaccines.

Currently, appointments at the 18 vaccination sites are being accepted only for healthcare workers at high or medium risk of COVID-19 exposure who work in specific settings. These settings include: Acute care hospitals; federally qualified health centers; home healthcare organizations; infusion and oncology centers; intermediate care facilities; residential or inpatient substance abuse and mental health facilities; urgent care clinics; primary care clinics, rural health centers and correctional facility clinics.

We understand there are a lot of people interested in getting vaccinated. However, we must proceed with administering vaccinations within the priority groups identified by the CDC with additional guidance provided by the State. We understand that some people may feel they should be or are in these priority groups. However, there are clear definitions that we have posted on our website – these are very specific groups according to the priority tiers.

The County is in Phase 1A and making sure that frontline healthcare workers and residents at long-term care facilities are all offered vaccines. Healthcare workers are prioritized since they need this protection to stay healthy and be able to care for everyone. And medically fragile residents at long term care facilities need early access to vaccines to prevent the very high mortality rates experienced by residents in these facilities. Vaccinating these priority groups should go through January.

We hope to begin vaccinating priority groups in Phase 1B in early February, assuming adequate supply of vaccine. The state has identified two tiers in Phase 1B. Tier 1 in Phase 1B includes: individuals 75 and older, and those at risk of exposure in education, childcare, emergency services and food and agriculture; Tier 2 in Phase 1B includes persons between the ages of 65 and 74, those at risk of exposure if you work in transportation and logistics; in industrial, commercial and residential and sheltering facilities and services; in critical manufacturing; and congregate settings with outbreak risk including homeless and incarcerated. For Phase 1B we are planning for eligible priority groups to be able to go to registered primary care providers, pharmacy partners, or community vaccination sites. And we hope we are able to move to Phase 1C, assuming adequate supply of vaccine, by late March, early April.

Of the 224 new deaths reported today, eighteen deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach.

“For everyone who has lost a friend, a co-worker, a loved one, a neighbor, we sincerely express our condolences. Our prayers are with you and we are very sorry for your loss,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. "This is a health crisis of epic proportions. I am more troubled than ever before, and in part, my concern is rooted in the reality that it will take so much more for us to slow the spread given the high rate of community spread. We know – and are very appreciative – that so many of you are doing the right thing. We are grateful for your perseverance, diligence and patience. For the small number of people who either are not getting the message, or who are actively choosing to disregard it, we ask that you step up and do the right thing this month. In Los Angeles County, we have doubled the number of people passing away each day, and this reality has upended all aspects of our healthcare delivery system. Our tragedy continues until we get it together to change our actions. Each of us has a choice to make; we can protect and care for each other or we can exacerbate the desperate situation in front of us. I hope we move together to stop the surge."

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	852165
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	809052
-- Long Beach	35664
-- Pasadena	7449
Deaths	11328
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	10740
-- Long Beach	420
-- Pasadena	168
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	15616
- 5 to 11	37440
- 12 to 17	46369
- 18 to 29	195378
- 30 to 49	273279
- 50 to 64	153639
- 65 to 79	59793
- over 80	22195
- Under Investigation	5343
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	409613
- Male	384295
- Other	310
- Under Investigation	14834
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	1396
- Asian	31114
- Black	26405
- Hispanic/Latino	357099
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	3066
- White	76928
- Other	80541
- Under Investigation	232503
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	42436
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	22
- Asian	1481
- Black	927
- Hispanic/Latino	5520
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	45
- White	2525
- Other	141
- Under Investigation	79
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	636	3046
City of Alhambra	4593	5296
City of Arcadia	1796	3110
City of Artesia	1419	8449
City of Avalon	6	155
City of Azusa	4479	8951
City of Baldwin Park	9322	12143
City of Bell	4712	12969
City of Bell Gardens	6051	14049
City of Bellflower	7522	9676
City of Beverly Hills	1762	5104
City of Bradbury	32	2993
City of Burbank	5723	5340
City of Calabasas	753	3096
City of Carson	6017	6412
City of Cerritos	1950	3895
City of Claremont	1544	4232
City of Commerce*	1831	14010
City of Compton	11853	11864
City of Covina	4544	9267
City of Cudahy	3404	13981
City of Culver City	1420	3562
City of Diamond Bar	2144	3728
City of Downey	12776	11181
City of Duarte	1578	7168
City of El Monte	12390	10565
City of El Segundo	419	2496
City of Gardena	4191	6836
City of Glendale	12316	5964
City of Glendora	3282	6220
City of Hawaiian Gardens	1604	10929
City of Hawthorne	6679	7522
City of Hermosa Beach	632	3213
City of Hidden Hills	44	2328
City of Huntington Park	8169	13733
City of Industry	114	26087
City of Inglewood	8983	7909
City of Irwindale	188	12886
City of La Canada Flintridge	523	2527
City of La Habra Heights	89	1632
City of La Mirada	2943	5934
City of La Puente	4891	12018
City of La Verne	1904	5721
City of Lakewood	4795	5967
City of Lancaster*	14903	9224
City of Lawndale	2249	6691
City of Lomita	849	4096
City of Lynwood*	9545	13248
City of Malibu	230	1775
City of Manhattan Beach	854	2372
City of Maywood	3770	13441
City of Monrovia	2123	5472
City of Montebello	7409	11509
City of Monterey Park	3232	5191
City of Norwalk	11087	10302
City of Palmdale	16822	10582
City of Palos Verdes Estates	242	1790
City of Paramount	7231	12907
City of Pico Rivera	8036	12501
City of Pomona	17947	11510
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	857	2005
City of Redondo Beach	1696	2469
City of Rolling Hills	28	1443
City of Rolling Hills Estates	156	1923
City of Rosemead	3172	5731
City of San Dimas*	2079	6023
City of San Fernando	3535	14363
City of San Gabriel	2108	5147
City of San Marino	256	1928
City of Santa Clarita	13157	5969
City of Santa Fe Springs	1927	10493
City of Santa Monica	2989	3233
City of Sierra Madre	322	2930
City of Signal Hill	791	6705
City of South El Monte	2454	11750
City of South Gate	13261	13510
City of South Pasadena	902	3462
City of Temple City	1640	4499
City of Torrance	4411	2955
City of Vernon	72	34450
City of Walnut	1158	3793
City of West Covina	9040	8352
City of West Hollywood	1533	4149
City of Westlake Village	76	909
City of Whittier	7947	9089
Los Angeles	343670	8497
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	818	9973
Los Angeles - Alsace	1093	8783
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	4	10000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	188	7514
Los Angeles - Arleta	4872	14175
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	896	6109
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	1852	5950
Los Angeles - Bel Air	260	3085
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	423	3377
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	571	4335
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	12790	14721
Los Angeles - Brentwood	978	3159
Los Angeles - Brookside	20	3442
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	487	6839
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	6250	9573
Los Angeles - Carthay	657	4574
Los Angeles - Central	5576	14300
Los Angeles - Century City	385	3010
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	4395	13016
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	2433	6565
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	290	3162
Los Angeles - Chinatown	512	6383
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1097	7538
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1043	6883
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1000	7231
Los Angeles - Crestview	667	5867
Los Angeles - Del Rey	1397	4667
Los Angeles - Downtown*	2599	9449
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	2560	6466
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	2192	7485
Los Angeles - Echo Park	924	6481
Los Angeles - El Sereno	4447	10637
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	355	6215
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	920	9045
Los Angeles - Encino	2270	5025
Los Angeles - Exposition	247	7426
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	4296	9564
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	142	3944
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	983	11272
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	6818	14370
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	2291	7249
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	871	8092
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	4336	7451
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	2737	12727
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	692	4061
Los Angeles - Harbor City	1549	5329
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	3210	7362
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	114	4732
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	1745	9676
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	5042	13291
Los Angeles - Highland Park	4066	8402
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	1484	10699
Los Angeles - Hollywood	3586	5254
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	974	3309
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	2466	8640
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	823	10194
Los Angeles - Koreatown	3562	6891
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	362	7940
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	3682	8724
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	1636	12457
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	1053	6912
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	3634	11148
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	814	10143
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	1730	6104
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	288	9192
Los Angeles - Longwood	407	9456
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	717	3318
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	615	7205
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	88	2817
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	1259	2964
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	95	2179
Los Angeles - Melrose	5462	7030
Los Angeles - Mid-city	806	5363
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	597	3319
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	3039	12597
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	2017	8354
Los Angeles - North Hills	6396	10387
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	13925	9196
Los Angeles - Northridge	4997	7159
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	514	2414
Los Angeles - Pacoima	12083	15696
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	97	2522
Los Angeles - Palms	1576	3592
Los Angeles - Panorama City	9394	12484
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	389	2865
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	4950	11830
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	72	2253
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	375	3426
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	1627	4572
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	234	3567
Los Angeles - Regent Square	154	5540
Los Angeles - Reseda	7792	10170
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	434	9362
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	167	3950
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	4706	6030
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	253	5696
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	3815	4372
Los Angeles - Silverlake	2183	4952
Los Angeles - South Carthay	471	4445
Los Angeles - South Park	5422	14283
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	421	9184
Los Angeles - Studio City	893	3980
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	6321	12044
Los Angeles - Sunland	1497	7335
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	23	3555
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	11027	13383
Los Angeles - Tarzana	2180	7061
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	3543	8974
Los Angeles - Thai Town	555	5658
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	335	3849
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	85	6508
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	73	3929
Los Angeles - Tujunga	1786	6422
Los Angeles - University Hills	188	5483
Los Angeles - University Park	2395	8723
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	2602	8669
Los Angeles - Valley Village	1379	5578
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	10194	10938
Los Angeles - Venice	1046	3087
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	2017	11727
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1009	13177
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	5293	12851
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	8097	15572
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	746	8882
Los Angeles - View Heights	154	4169
Los Angeles - Watts	5288	12392
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	382	7772
Los Angeles - West Adams	2780	10062
Los Angeles - West Hills	1997	4925
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	1521	4041
Los Angeles - West Vernon	7131	13293
Los Angeles - Westchester	1445	2800
Los Angeles - Westlake	5493	9254
Los Angeles - Westwood	1465	2707
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	4838	13391
Los Angeles - Wilmington	5563	9848
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	3532	7040
Los Angeles - Winnetka	4562	8809
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	3122	4587
Unincorporated - Acton	303	3801
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	150	3608
Unincorporated - Altadena	2238	5131
Unincorporated - Anaverde	102	6764
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	19	1526
Unincorporated - Arcadia	379	4749
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	4341	10228
Unincorporated - Athens Village	804	16418
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	794	11720
Unincorporated - Azusa	1643	10318
Unincorporated - Bassett	1873	12641
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	29	2703
Unincorporated - Bradbury	19	17593
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	540	6988
Unincorporated - Castaic*	3055	11235
Unincorporated - Cerritos	48	8177
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	36	5128
Unincorporated - Covina	1640	9751
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1070	8141
Unincorporated - Del Aire	211	4803
Unincorporated - Del Rey	17	5346
Unincorporated - Del Sur	114	4720
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	241	9667
Unincorporated - Duarte	632	14273
Unincorporated - East Covina	26	7903
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	339	6406
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	10	8772
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	18492	14762
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	159	2483
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	1983	12954
Unincorporated - East Whittier	318	5993
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	512	5824
Unincorporated - El Monte	17	11724
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	45	2709
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	9839	15206
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	50	7576
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	3588	6416
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	221	8791
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	28	2550
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	140	9915
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	669	3379
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	11	1627
Unincorporated - La Rambla	151	7277
Unincorporated - La Verne*	109	5343
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	259	3663
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	26	3892
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1069	8227
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	85	5173
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	2355	10447
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	80	4569
Unincorporated - Littlerock	344	8555
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	75	5783
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	337	9442
Unincorporated - Llano	24	2737
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	227	2412
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	250	6442
Unincorporated - Newhall	57	25909
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	91	7596
Unincorporated - North Whittier	787	9414
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1122	4668
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	6	2791
Unincorporated - Palmdale	70	8314
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	18	2899
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	74	3783
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	114	18417
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	0	0
Unincorporated - Pomona	45	2322
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	776	6013
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	262	9846
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	53	5693
Unincorporated - Rosewood	98	7621
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	107	8969
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	340	10116
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	2480	4861
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	9	1049
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	2553	12625
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	26	1278
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	10	3247
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	96	35955
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	335	1799
Unincorporated - Saugus	99	63871
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	28	7865
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	16	3516
Unincorporated - South El Monte	256	14262
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	628	7098
Unincorporated - South Whittier	5990	10114
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	57	7298
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	686	3272
Unincorporated - Sun Village	613	10156
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	150	11574
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	58	3498
Unincorporated - Val Verde	206	6225
Unincorporated - Valencia	114	3711
Unincorporated - Valinda	2641	11300
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	472	4057
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	2137	13238
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	20	1324
Unincorporated - West Carson	1370	6203
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	1	8333
Unincorporated - West LA	140	14706
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1249	12700
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	108	7947
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	3146	11684
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	22	1692
Unincorporated - Westhills	30	3576
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	174	4724
Unincorporated - Whittier	219	5788
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	8	66667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	4300	12316
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	342	5674
- Under Investigation	15427

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 287 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.

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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