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Press Release: COVID-19 Hospitalizations Increase Continues; Businesses Reminded of Safety Measures to Protect Staff and Customers

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 01/07/2021 05:50 PM PST

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

For Immediate Release:
January 7, 2021

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Increase Continues; Businesses Reminded of Safety Measures to Protect Staff and Customers

218 New Deaths and 19,719 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) confirmed 218 new deaths and 19,719 new cases of COVID-19. To date, Public Health identified 871,404 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 11,545 deaths.

Of the 218 new deaths reported today, 20 deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach and one death was reported by the City of Pasadena.

There are 8,098 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 20% of these people are in the ICU. Since January 3, the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 has increased by more than 550 people.

Testing results are available for nearly 4,890,000 individuals with 17% of people testing positive. Today's daily test positivity rate is 20.4%

Because COVID-19 is spreading throughout L.A. County at an alarming acceleration, businesses are reminded they have a duty to protect employees, customers and residents from transmission of COVID-19 as much as possible and implement all safety measures in the business protocols that prevent COVID-19 transmission.

Public Health's compliance teams continue to visit businesses across the County every day and review public health protocols with business owners, identify deficiencies, and issue citations for businesses out of compliance. From December 6, 2020 through January 3, 2021 a total of 143 citations were issued to businesses including restaurants, gyms, personal care salons, hair salons/barbershops, places of worship, and shopping malls for noncompliance with Health Officer Orders. Since the end of August, a total of 526 citations have been issued.

Businesses that are not adhering to safety protocols to protect workers and customers contribute to increased risk for COVID-19 spread. A list of non-compliant businesses that received citations can be found online.

To assist L.A. County businesses follow the required protocols and maintain their operations with as much safety as possible for their staff, customers, and visitors, Public Health encourages businesses to take advantage of the COVID-19 Safety Compliance Certification Program. The program provides business owners and employees the opportunity to take a free online training about COVID-19 infection control protocols and allows businesses to self-certify that they are fully implementing protocols in compliance with infection control and physical distancing requirements. To date, a total of 18,452 employees and employers have completed the training.

“Our hearts go out to the families that are grieving the loss of a loved one to COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. "Everyone in L.A. County, businesses and residents, needs to follow the rules if there is any chance we can get out of this surge by the end of the month. Every day we report a large number of people newly infected with COVID-19, it is like a reset on the clock for when we can get back to our recovery journey. I implore everyone to stay home as much as possible. Shopping for anything except food and medicine and mingling with others are activities we all need to stop doing for the next few weeks as it increases risk. There are just too many people spreading the virus, too many people sick and hospitalized and each person that dies is one too many."

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	871404
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	827016
-- Long Beach	36696
-- Pasadena	7692
Deaths	11545
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	10936
-- Long Beach	440
-- Pasadena	169
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	16007
- 5 to 11	38385
- 12 to 17	47586
- 18 to 29	199631
- 30 to 49	279077
- 50 to 64	157056
- 65 to 79	61115
- over 80	22677
- Under Investigation	5482
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	418732
- Male	392579
- Other	319
- Under Investigation	15386
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	1439
- Asian	32086
- Black	27058
- Hispanic/Latino	367469
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	3154
- White	78886
- Other	82884
- Under Investigation	234040
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	42739
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	22
- Asian	1504
- Black	937
- Hispanic/Latino	5611
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	48
- White	2578
- Other	146
- Under Investigation	90
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	654	3132
City of Alhambra	4717	5439
City of Arcadia	1836	3179
City of Artesia	1448	8622
City of Avalon	6	155
City of Azusa	4573	9139
City of Baldwin Park	9528	12411
City of Bell	4815	13253
City of Bell Gardens	6167	14318
City of Bellflower	7662	9857
City of Beverly Hills	1807	5235
City of Bradbury	32	2993
City of Burbank	5856	5464
City of Calabasas	769	3162
City of Carson	6172	6577
City of Cerritos	1991	3977
City of Claremont	1570	4303
City of Commerce*	1869	14301
City of Compton	12088	12100
City of Covina	4630	9443
City of Cudahy	3480	14293
City of Culver City	1452	3642
City of Diamond Bar	2191	3809
City of Downey	13037	11410
City of Duarte	1607	7299
City of El Monte	12625	10766
City of El Segundo	428	2550
City of Gardena	4272	6968
City of Glendale	12628	6115
City of Glendora	3334	6319
City of Hawaiian Gardens	1626	11079
City of Hawthorne	6830	7693
City of Hermosa Beach	649	3299
City of Hidden Hills	45	2381
City of Huntington Park	8342	14024
City of Industry	114	26087
City of Inglewood	9185	8087
City of Irwindale	190	13023
City of La Canada Flintridge	533	2576
City of La Habra Heights	89	1632
City of La Mirada	3016	6081
City of La Puente	4962	12193
City of La Verne	1939	5826
City of Lakewood	4887	6081
City of Lancaster*	15175	9392
City of Lawndale	2299	6839
City of Lomita	869	4192
City of Lynwood*	9725	13498
City of Malibu	238	1836
City of Manhattan Beach	875	2431
City of Maywood	3836	13676
City of Monrovia	2183	5626
City of Montebello	7581	11776
City of Monterey Park	3292	5287
City of Norwalk	11352	10548
City of Palmdale	17085	10747
City of Palos Verdes Estates	244	1804
City of Paramount	7360	13137
City of Pico Rivera	8197	12751
City of Pomona	18188	11664
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	877	2052
City of Redondo Beach	1743	2537
City of Rolling Hills	27	1392
City of Rolling Hills Estates	161	1984
City of Rosemead	3241	5855
City of San Dimas*	2109	6110
City of San Fernando	3632	14757
City of San Gabriel	2151	5252
City of San Marino	259	1951
City of Santa Clarita	13442	6098
City of Santa Fe Springs	1982	10793
City of Santa Monica	3056	3306
City of Sierra Madre	328	2985
City of Signal Hill	798	6764
City of South El Monte	2485	11898
City of South Gate	13521	13775
City of South Pasadena	931	3573
City of Temple City	1682	4614
City of Torrance	4521	3029
City of Vernon	76	36364
City of Walnut	1186	3884
City of West Covina	9202	8502
City of West Hollywood	1563	4230
City of Westlake Village	77	921
City of Whittier	8111	9277
Los Angeles	352044	8704
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	834	10168
Los Angeles - Alsace	1113	8943
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	4	10000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	195	7794
Los Angeles - Arleta	4999	14545
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	936	6382
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	1898	6098
Los Angeles - Bel Air	267	3168
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	434	3465
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	581	4411
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	13079	15053
Los Angeles - Brentwood	994	3211
Los Angeles - Brookside	20	3442
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	508	7134
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	6453	9884
Los Angeles - Carthay	683	4755
Los Angeles - Central	5685	14580
Los Angeles - Century City	395	3088
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	4476	13256
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	2504	6756
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	296	3228
Los Angeles - Chinatown	523	6520
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1114	7655
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1069	7055
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1018	7361
Los Angeles - Crestview	686	6034
Los Angeles - Del Rey	1422	4750
Los Angeles - Downtown*	2660	9670
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	2640	6669
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	2251	7686
Los Angeles - Echo Park	953	6685
Los Angeles - El Sereno	4559	10905
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	361	6320
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	946	9301
Los Angeles - Encino	2312	5118
Los Angeles - Exposition	253	7607
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	4410	9818
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	150	4167
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1005	11524
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	6964	14678
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	2376	7518
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	900	8361
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	4471	7683
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	2817	13099
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	700	4108
Los Angeles - Harbor City	1584	5449
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	3285	7534
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	116	4815
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	1790	9925
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	5132	13528
Los Angeles - Highland Park	4167	8611
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	1518	10944
Los Angeles - Hollywood	3657	5358
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	994	3377
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	2510	8794
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	839	10393
Los Angeles - Koreatown	3654	7069
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	371	8138
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	3766	8923
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	1676	12762
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	1066	6997
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	3726	11430
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	828	10318
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	1784	6294
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	291	9288
Los Angeles - Longwood	423	9828
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	732	3388
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	634	7427
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	91	2913
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	1304	3070
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	96	2202
Los Angeles - Melrose	5585	7188
Los Angeles - Mid-city	827	5502
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	613	3408
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	3104	12867
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	2063	8544
Los Angeles - North Hills	6567	10665
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	14292	9439
Los Angeles - Northridge	5097	7303
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	531	2494
Los Angeles - Pacoima	12393	16099
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	103	2678
Los Angeles - Palms	1634	3724
Los Angeles - Panorama City	9630	12797
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	400	2946
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	5082	12146
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	76	2378
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	388	3544
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	1678	4715
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	240	3659
Los Angeles - Regent Square	158	5683
Los Angeles - Reseda	7992	10431
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	440	9491
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	170	4021
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	4796	6146
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	256	5763
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	3912	4483
Los Angeles - Silverlake	2251	5106
Los Angeles - South Carthay	479	4521
Los Angeles - South Park	5562	14652
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	429	9359
Los Angeles - Studio City	920	4100
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	6495	12375
Los Angeles - Sunland	1528	7487
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	23	3555
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	11355	13781
Los Angeles - Tarzana	2247	7277
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	3617	9161
Los Angeles - Thai Town	579	5903
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	338	3883
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	86	6585
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	75	4037
Los Angeles - Tujunga	1826	6566
Los Angeles - University Hills	195	5687
Los Angeles - University Park	2433	8861
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	2654	8842
Los Angeles - Valley Village	1408	5696
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	10440	11202
Los Angeles - Venice	1067	3149
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	2071	12041
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1033	13491
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	5406	13126
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	8274	15912
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	756	9001
Los Angeles - View Heights	160	4331
Los Angeles - Watts	5402	12659
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	388	7894
Los Angeles - West Adams	2827	10232
Los Angeles - West Hills	2041	5034
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	1558	4140
Los Angeles - West Vernon	7304	13616
Los Angeles - Westchester	1490	2887
Los Angeles - Westlake	5620	9468
Los Angeles - Westwood	1517	2804
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	4909	13587
Los Angeles - Wilmington	5678	10052
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	3597	7170
Los Angeles - Winnetka	4667	9012
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	3212	4720
Unincorporated - Acton	310	3889
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	156	3752
Unincorporated - Altadena	2302	5277
Unincorporated - Anaverde	102	6764
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	19	1526
Unincorporated - Arcadia	396	4962
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	4421	10417
Unincorporated - Athens Village	816	16663
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	811	11970
Unincorporated - Azusa	1674	10513
Unincorporated - Bassett	1910	12891
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	30	2796
Unincorporated - Bradbury	21	19444
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	546	7065
Unincorporated - Castaic*	3079	11324
Unincorporated - Cerritos	50	8518
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	36	5128
Unincorporated - Covina	1666	9905
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1085	8255
Unincorporated - Del Aire	214	4871
Unincorporated - Del Rey	17	5346
Unincorporated - Del Sur	116	4803
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	246	9868
Unincorporated - Duarte	646	14589
Unincorporated - East Covina	26	7903
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	349	6595
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	10	8772
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	18818	15022
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	160	2499
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	2015	13163
Unincorporated - East Whittier	320	6031
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	524	5961
Unincorporated - El Monte	17	11724
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	46	2769
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	10035	15509
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	52	7879
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	3668	6559
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	225	8950
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	28	2550
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	141	9986
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	687	3470
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	11	1627
Unincorporated - La Rambla	154	7422
Unincorporated - La Verne*	111	5441
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	262	3705
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	26	3892
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1094	8419
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	85	5173
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	2425	10758
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	81	4626
Unincorporated - Littlerock	355	8829
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	76	5860
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	342	9583
Unincorporated - Llano	24	2737
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	230	2444
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	254	6545
Unincorporated - Newhall	57	25909
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	93	7763
Unincorporated - North Whittier	807	9653
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1146	4768
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	6	2791
Unincorporated - Palmdale	71	8432
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	18	2899
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	76	3885
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	114	18417
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	0	0
Unincorporated - Pomona	45	2322
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	793	6144
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	272	10222
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	55	5908
Unincorporated - Rosewood	105	8165
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	110	9220
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	349	10384
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	2545	4988
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	9	1049
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	2596	12838
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	26	1278
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	10	3247
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	96	35955
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	346	1858
Unincorporated - Saugus	99	63871
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	28	7865
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	16	3516
Unincorporated - South El Monte	259	14429
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	632	7143
Unincorporated - South Whittier	6111	10319
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	59	7554
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	702	3348
Unincorporated - Sun Village	616	10205
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	153	11806
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	60	3619
Unincorporated - Val Verde	212	6407
Unincorporated - Valencia	116	3776
Unincorporated - Valinda	2681	11471
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	485	4168
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	2186	13541
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	20	1324
Unincorporated - West Carson	1413	6398
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	1	8333
Unincorporated - West LA	140	14706
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1270	12913
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	116	8536
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	3204	11900
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	22	1692
Unincorporated - Westhills	31	3695
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	178	4833
Unincorporated - Whittier	223	5893
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	8	66667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	4383	12554
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	345	5724
- Under Investigation	15978

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 480 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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