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Press Release: L.A. County Surpasses 900,000 COVID-19 Cases and 12,000 Deaths; Three New MIS-C Cases in Children Confirmed

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 01/09/2021 04:35 PM PST

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

For Immediate Release:
January 9, 2021

L.A. County Surpasses 900,000 COVID-19 Cases and 12,000 Deaths; Three New MIS-C Cases in Children Confirmed

221 New Deaths and 16,982 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 906,171 confirmed COVID-19 cases across Los Angeles County and a total of 12,084 deaths. Today, Public Health confirmed 221 new deaths and 16,982 new cases of COVID-19.

L.A. County has experienced more than 1,000 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 4 days and more than 100,000 new cases this past week.

This sustained surge in cases continues to drive thousands of residents every day to seek care at already overwhelmed hospitals across L.A. County.

There are 7,966 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 22% of these people are in the ICU. According to the State, the Southern California Region continues to have 0% ICU capacity remaining.

The only way to reduce the demand on hospital care and save lives is to decrease the number of people becoming newly infected with COVID-19.

Of the 221 new deaths reported today, 79 people that passed away were over the age of 80, 68 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, 51 people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and 14 people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. Seven deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach and two deaths were reported by the City of Pasadena.

Public Health is reporting three additional cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). This brings the total cases of MIS-C in L.A. County to 54 children including one child death. All 54 children with MIS-C in L.A. County were hospitalized and 50% of the children were treated in the ICU. Of the children with MIS-C, 30% were under the age of 5 years old, 37% were between the ages of 5 and 11 years old, and 33% were between the ages of 12 and 20 years old. Latino/Latinx children account for nearly 74% of the reported cases.

MIS-C is an inflammatory condition associated with COVID-19 and symptoms include fever that does not go away and inflamed body parts, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal organs. If you believe your child is displaying MIS-C symptoms, contact your primary care provider. If you do not have a primary care provider, dial 2-1-1 and L.A. County will help connect you to one.

“To the families and friends experiencing the sorrow of losing of a loved one due to COVID-19, we send you our deepest condolences,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “This is another devasting day for Los Angeles County. The speed with which we are reaching grim milestones of COVID-19 deaths and cases is a devasting reflection of the immense spread that is occurring across the County. And this accelerated spread reflects the many unsafe actions individuals took over holidays. The travel and inter-mingling with non-household members made it much easier for transmission of the virus. As a result, there is so much more risk when engaging in any activity that has you exposed to people outside your household. The best way to protect ourselves, slow the spread, and stop overwhelming our hospitals, is to pause participating in any activities that aren’t absolutely essential. This is just not the time to go to the shopping mall or to a friend’s house to watch a basketball or football game."

Public Health strongly urges everyone to stay home as much as possible during this devastating surge. Only go out 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 mingling, no crowding, and wash hands frequently. And for those individuals that live with people who are older or have underlying health conditions, wearing a face covering while indoors is now advisable.

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 severe symptoms including difficulty breathing, persistent pain or pressure in the chest, inability to wake or stay awake and/or bluish lips or face, go to an emergency room or call 911.

Testing results are available for more than 4,960,000 individuals with 17% 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	906171
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	860357
-- Long Beach	37681
-- Pasadena	8133
Deaths	12084
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	11457
-- Long Beach	454
-- Pasadena	173
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	16641
- 5 to 11	40135
- 12 to 17	49851
- 18 to 29	207600
- 30 to 49	290086
- 50 to 64	163385
- 65 to 79	63602
- over 80	23457
- Under Investigation	5600
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	435875
- Male	407845
- Other	327
- Under Investigation	16310
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	1509
- Asian	33850
- Black	28343
- Hispanic/Latino	386586
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	3281
- White	82343
- Other	87680
- Under Investigation	236765
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	44427
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	22
- Asian	1562
- Black	978
- Hispanic/Latino	5878
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	51
- White	2692
- Other	166
- Under Investigation	108
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	683	3271
City of Alhambra	4924	5678
City of Arcadia	1921	3326
City of Artesia	1501	8937
City of Avalon	6	155
City of Azusa	4731	9454
City of Baldwin Park	9882	12872
City of Bell	5037	13864
City of Bell Gardens	6389	14834
City of Bellflower	7970	10253
City of Beverly Hills	1885	5461
City of Bradbury	32	2993
City of Burbank	6079	5672
City of Calabasas	799	3285
City of Carson	6423	6844
City of Cerritos	2067	4128
City of Claremont	1639	4492
City of Commerce*	1941	14852
City of Compton	12602	12614
City of Covina	4806	9802
City of Cudahy	3618	14860
City of Culver City	1513	3795
City of Diamond Bar	2273	3952
City of Downey	13535	11845
City of Duarte	1660	7540
City of El Monte	13107	11177
City of El Segundo	447	2663
City of Gardena	4461	7276
City of Glendale	13208	6396
City of Glendora	3450	6539
City of Hawaiian Gardens	1679	11440
City of Hawthorne	7148	8051
City of Hermosa Beach	676	3437
City of Hidden Hills	50	2646
City of Huntington Park	8716	14653
City of Industry	118	27002
City of Inglewood	9613	8463
City of Irwindale	194	13297
City of La Canada Flintridge	552	2668
City of La Habra Heights	89	1632
City of La Mirada	3102	6254
City of La Puente	5100	12532
City of La Verne	2020	6069
City of Lakewood	5116	6366
City of Lancaster*	15793	9775
City of Lawndale	2420	7199
City of Lomita	915	4414
City of Lynwood*	10125	14053
City of Malibu	246	1898
City of Manhattan Beach	905	2514
City of Maywood	3987	14214
City of Monrovia	2263	5832
City of Montebello	7813	12137
City of Monterey Park	3425	5501
City of Norwalk	11791	10956
City of Palmdale	17766	11176
City of Palos Verdes Estates	254	1878
City of Paramount	7607	13578
City of Pico Rivera	8471	13177
City of Pomona	18793	12052
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	911	2131
City of Redondo Beach	1845	2686
City of Rolling Hills	31	1598
City of Rolling Hills Estates	171	2108
City of Rosemead	3393	6130
City of San Dimas*	2210	6403
City of San Fernando	3776	15342
City of San Gabriel	2248	5489
City of San Marino	275	2071
City of Santa Clarita	13954	6331
City of Santa Fe Springs	2055	11190
City of Santa Monica	3161	3419
City of Sierra Madre	347	3158
City of Signal Hill	833	7061
City of South El Monte	2603	12463
City of South Gate	14126	14392
City of South Pasadena	963	3696
City of Temple City	1743	4781
City of Torrance	4749	3182
City of Vernon	86	41148
City of Walnut	1247	4084
City of West Covina	9575	8846
City of West Hollywood	1618	4379
City of Westlake Village	77	921
City of Whittier	8371	9574
Los Angeles	366387	9059
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	868	10583
Los Angeles - Alsace	1155	9281
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	4	10000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	204	8153
Los Angeles - Arleta	5175	15057
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	986	6723
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	1976	6349
Los Angeles - Bel Air	283	3357
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	450	3593
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	597	4532
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	13605	15659
Los Angeles - Brentwood	1029	3324
Los Angeles - Brookside	21	3614
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	524	7359
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	6697	10257
Los Angeles - Carthay	699	4867
Los Angeles - Central	5880	15080
Los Angeles - Century City	413	3229
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	4690	13890
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	2605	7029
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	310	3380
Los Angeles - Chinatown	542	6757
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1157	7950
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1109	7319
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1049	7586
Los Angeles - Crestview	717	6307
Los Angeles - Del Rey	1479	4941
Los Angeles - Downtown*	2760	10034
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	2729	6893
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	2323	7932
Los Angeles - Echo Park	988	6930
Los Angeles - El Sereno	4706	11256
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	377	6600
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	991	9743
Los Angeles - Encino	2395	5302
Los Angeles - Exposition	264	7937
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	4572	10179
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	157	4361
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1039	11914
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	7236	15251
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	2497	7901
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	945	8779
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	4627	7951
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	2976	13839
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	731	4290
Los Angeles - Harbor City	1640	5642
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	3440	7890
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	123	5106
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	1860	10313
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	5388	14203
Los Angeles - Highland Park	4349	8987
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	1566	11291
Los Angeles - Hollywood	3822	5600
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	1028	3493
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	2614	9159
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	880	10901
Los Angeles - Koreatown	3806	7363
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	393	8620
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	3924	9297
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	1744	13280
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	1107	7266
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	3876	11891
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	859	10704
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	1876	6619
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	305	9735
Los Angeles - Longwood	439	10200
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	752	3480
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	668	7826
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	96	3073
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	1393	3280
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	100	2294
Los Angeles - Melrose	5831	7505
Los Angeles - Mid-city	853	5675
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	641	3564
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	3192	13232
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	2164	8963
Los Angeles - North Hills	6835	11100
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	14865	9817
Los Angeles - Northridge	5305	7601
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	544	2555
Los Angeles - Pacoima	12845	16686
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	106	2756
Los Angeles - Palms	1756	4002
Los Angeles - Panorama City	9998	13286
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	419	3085
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	5300	12667
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	77	2409
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	410	3745
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	1732	4867
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	249	3796
Los Angeles - Regent Square	165	5935
Los Angeles - Reseda	8340	10885
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	475	10246
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	174	4115
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	4985	6388
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	264	5943
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	4063	4657
Los Angeles - Silverlake	2347	5324
Los Angeles - South Carthay	516	4870
Los Angeles - South Park	5802	15284
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	442	9642
Los Angeles - Studio City	940	4189
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	6789	12936
Los Angeles - Sunland	1590	7791
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	23	3555
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	11817	14341
Los Angeles - Tarzana	2330	7546
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	3725	9435
Los Angeles - Thai Town	608	6198
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	352	4044
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	92	7044
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	78	4198
Los Angeles - Tujunga	1909	6864
Los Angeles - University Hills	205	5978
Los Angeles - University Park	2504	9120
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	2763	9205
Los Angeles - Valley Village	1454	5882
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	10865	11658
Los Angeles - Venice	1112	3282
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	2162	12570
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1096	14314
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	5615	13633
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	8617	16572
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	784	9334
Los Angeles - View Heights	168	4548
Los Angeles - Watts	5661	13266
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	404	8220
Los Angeles - West Adams	2923	10579
Los Angeles - West Hills	2107	5197
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	1647	4376
Los Angeles - West Vernon	7645	14251
Los Angeles - Westchester	1562	3027
Los Angeles - Westlake	5838	9836
Los Angeles - Westwood	1600	2957
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	5028	13917
Los Angeles - Wilmington	5886	10420
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	3770	7514
Los Angeles - Winnetka	4846	9358
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	3348	4920
Unincorporated - Acton	320	4015
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	163	3920
Unincorporated - Altadena	2391	5481
Unincorporated - Anaverde	103	6830
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	20	1606
Unincorporated - Arcadia	417	5225
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	4646	10947
Unincorporated - Athens Village	850	17358
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	842	12428
Unincorporated - Azusa	1748	10978
Unincorporated - Bassett	1959	13221
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	30	2796
Unincorporated - Bradbury	23	21296
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	564	7298
Unincorporated - Castaic*	3122	11482
Unincorporated - Cerritos	53	9029
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	36	5128
Unincorporated - Covina	1723	10244
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1129	8589
Unincorporated - Del Aire	222	5053
Unincorporated - Del Rey	18	5660
Unincorporated - Del Sur	121	5010
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	259	10389
Unincorporated - Duarte	671	15154
Unincorporated - East Covina	28	8511
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	366	6916
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	12	10526
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	19575	15626
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	163	2546
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	2108	13771
Unincorporated - East Whittier	338	6370
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	549	6245
Unincorporated - El Monte	20	13793
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	48	2890
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	10467	16176
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	53	8030
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	3850	6884
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	234	9308
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	28	2550
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	144	10198
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	732	3697
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	12	1775
Unincorporated - La Rambla	158	7614
Unincorporated - La Verne*	113	5539
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	267	3776
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	29	4341
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1133	8719
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	88	5356
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	2532	11232
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	85	4854
Unincorporated - Littlerock	365	9077
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	79	6091
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	359	10059
Unincorporated - Llano	24	2737
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	241	2561
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	267	6880
Unincorporated - Newhall	57	25909
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	98	8180
Unincorporated - North Whittier	843	10084
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1183	4922
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	6	2791
Unincorporated - Palmdale	74	8789
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	18	2899
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	81	4141
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	121	19548
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	0	0
Unincorporated - Pomona	46	2374
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	828	6416
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	280	10522
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	59	6337
Unincorporated - Rosewood	112	8709
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	114	9556
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	364	10830
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	2620	5135
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	11	1282
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	2684	13273
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	26	1278
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	10	3247
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	98	36704
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	361	1939
Unincorporated - Saugus	98	63226
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	28	7865
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	18	3956
Unincorporated - South El Monte	266	14819
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	656	7414
Unincorporated - South Whittier	6304	10645
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	60	7682
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	734	3501
Unincorporated - Sun Village	635	10520
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	154	11883
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	64	3860
Unincorporated - Val Verde	216	6528
Unincorporated - Valencia	118	3841
Unincorporated - Valinda	2773	11865
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	505	4340
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	2276	14099
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	23	1522
Unincorporated - West Carson	1487	6733
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	1	8333
Unincorporated - West LA	146	15336
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1332	13543
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	124	9124
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	3315	12312
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	22	1692
Unincorporated - Westhills	31	3695
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	185	5023
Unincorporated - Whittier	232	6131
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	8	66667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	4556	13050
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	354	5874
- Under Investigation	16797

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 216 cases 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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