Press Release: COVID-19 Hospitalizations Drop Below 700; L.A. County Nears 4 Million Vaccine Doses Administered

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

For Immediate Release:
March 26, 2021

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Drop Below 700; L.A. County Nears 4 Million Vaccine Doses Administered
39 New Deaths and 859 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

 

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 39 new deaths and 859 new cases of COVID-19. Over 200 cases reported today are associated with a backlog of lab reports.  To date, Public Health identified 1,217,034 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 23,055 deaths.

 

There are 692 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 26% of these people are in the ICU. This is the first time daily hospitalizations dropped under 700 since October of last year.

 

Nearly 3,800,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to people across Los Angeles County. Of those vaccinated, 1,232,348 people received second doses and 67,016 people received the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

 

Next week, Public Health is expecting to receive 340,000 vaccine doses; a 21% increase over the doses received this week. This allocation includes approximately 14,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Of the 340,000 doses we expect to receive next week, 65% will go to vaccine providers located in vulnerable and hard-hit communities across the county, specifically those communities in the lowest quartile of the Healthy Places Index and communities with high COVID-19 case rates. With more than 500 sites offering vaccination services across the county, we continue to move the needle in our vaccination coverage efforts, with a strong focus on hard-hit communities.

 

As of March 20, 65.1% of L.A. County residents 65 and older received at least one dose of the vaccine and 42.4% received both doses. Mobile vaccine teams are deploying to hard hit communities, with a priority of vaccinating residents 65 and older. More than 80 mobile vaccination teams were scheduled to administer vaccinations this week at senior housing sites, senior centers, faith-based organizations and community-based organizations. In the coming weeks, an additional 150 mobile vaccination sites are scheduled throughout our county.

 

Vaccine eligibility categories were expanded to include gardeners and landscapers, housekeepers and private child caretakers working at least 20 hours per week, and flight crews that live or are based in Los Angeles County. Persons in these occupations are now eligible for vaccine and can now register for a vaccination appointment.

 

The State announced starting April 1, COVID-19 vaccine eligibility will expand to individuals age 50 and older, and starting April 15, for individuals age 16 and older. The County hopes the expansion of eligibility includes increased doses of vaccine coming into L.A. County.  Public Health greatly looks forward to this expansion, however the success will be dependent on receiving a substantial increase in vaccine supplies.

 

“We send our deepest sympathies to everyone mourning the loss of a loved one to COVID-19," said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. "The more people that are vaccinated, the closer we are to ending the horrific death toll associated with the pandemic.  We know the virus does not respect borders and we remain quite concerned with reports of rising cases of COVID-19 and hospitalizations in a growing number of states.  If we are able to hold the line here and prevent another wave of infections, we will soon be able to realize the profound benefits of our mass vaccination efforts in preventing COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.  As vaccination eligibility expands, we remain laser-focused on ensuring an equitable distribution of vaccines."

 

Of the 39 new deaths reported today, 15 people that passed away were over the age of 80, nine people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, 10 people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and three people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. Two deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach.

 

Testing results are available for more 6,052,000 individuals with 19% of people testing positive. Today's daily test positivity rate is 1.4%.

 

L.A. County is working to ensure that eligible residents and workers in hard hit communities have increased access to vaccines. For information about who is eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in L.A. County, how to make an appointment if it is your turn, what verifications you will need to show at your vaccination appointment, and much more, visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com  (English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com  (Spanish). Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.

  

County Reopening Protocols, COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive Dashboard, Roadmap to Recovery, Recovery Dashboard, and additional actions you can take 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

1217034

 

-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*

1154019

 

-- Long Beach

51902

 

-- Pasadena

11113

 

Deaths

23055

 

-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

21813

 

-- Long Beach

907

 

-- Pasadena

335

 

Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

 

 

- 0 to 4

28783

 

- 5 to 11

54870

 

- 12 to 17

68805

 

- 18 to 29

272625

 

- 30 to 49

383766

 

- 50 to 64

223120

 

- 65 to 79

88950

 

-  over 80

32399

 

-  Under Investigation

701

 

Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

 

 

-  Female

585183

 

-  Male

546787

 

-  Other

611

 

-  Under Investigation

21438

 

Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

 

 

-  American Indian/Alaska Native

1946

 

-  Asian

53166

 

-  Black

42666

 

-  Hispanic/Latino

580197

 

-  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

4169

 

-  White

120848

 

-  Other

104549

 

-  Under Investigation

246478

 

Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

 

 

-  Hospitalized (Ever)

83860

 

Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

 

 

-  American Indian/Alaska Native

42

 

-  Asian

2806

 

-  Black

1709

 

-  Hispanic/Latino

11550

 

-  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

105

 

-  White

5117

 

-  Other

420

 

-  Under Investigation

64

 

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

1009

4832

City of Alhambra

6747

7780

City of Arcadia

2648

4585

City of Artesia

2026

12063

City of Avalon

16

414

City of Azusa

6205

12400

City of Baldwin Park

12968

16892

City of Bell

6690

18414

City of Bell Gardens

8209

19059

City of Bellflower

10523

13537

City of Beverly Hills

2582

7480

City of Bradbury

35

3274

City of Burbank

8625

8047

City of Calabasas

1190

4892

City of Carson

9418

10036

City of Cerritos

2978

5948

City of Claremont

2221

6088

City of Commerce*

2382

18226

City of Compton

16653

16669

City of Covina

6313

12875

City of Cudahy

4719

19382

City of Culver City

2136

5358

City of Diamond Bar

3162

5498

City of Downey

17231

15080

City of Duarte

2283

10370

City of El Monte

17008

14503

City of El Segundo

690

4111

City of Gardena

6142

10018

City of Glendale

19446

9417

City of Glendora

4705

8917

City of Hawaiian Gardens

2192

14936

City of Hawthorne

10236

11529

City of Hermosa Beach

947

4814

City of Hidden Hills

86

4550

City of Huntington Park

11068

18607

City of Industry

165

37757

City of Inglewood

13297

11707

City of Irwindale

250

17135

City of La Canada Flintridge

736

3557

City of La Habra Heights

109

1998

City of La Mirada

4168

8403

City of La Puente

6603

16225

City of La Verne

2799

8410

City of Lakewood

7083

8814

City of Lancaster*

21547

13336

City of Lawndale

3507

10433

City of Lomita

1414

6821

City of Lynwood*

13139

18237

City of Malibu

384

2963

City of Manhattan Beach

1273

3536

City of Maywood

5155

18379

City of Monrovia

3112

8021

City of Montebello

10029

15579

City of Monterey Park

4733

7602

City of Norwalk

15841

14719

City of Palmdale

24089

15153

City of Palos Verdes Estates

426

3150

City of Paramount

9780

17457

City of Pico Rivera

10962

17052

City of Pomona

24039

15416

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

1446

3383

City of Redondo Beach

2644

3849

City of Rolling Hills

54

2784

City of Rolling Hills Estates

269

3316

City of Rosemead

4862

8784

City of San Dimas*

3162

9161

City of San Fernando

5193

21099

City of San Gabriel

3177

7757

City of San Marino

370

2787

City of Santa Clarita

19848

9004

City of Santa Fe Springs

2821

15362

City of Santa Monica

4552

4924

City of Sierra Madre

454

4131

City of Signal Hill

1122

9511

City of South El Monte

3387

16217

City of South Gate

18365

18710

City of South Pasadena

1297

4978

City of Temple City

2326

6380

City of Torrance

6994

4686

City of Vernon

125

59809

City of Walnut

1738

5692

City of West Covina

12644

11682

City of West Hollywood

2218

6003

City of Westlake Village

108

1292

City of Whittier

10893

12459

Los Angeles

494078

12216

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

1176

14338

Los Angeles - Alsace

1562

12551

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

5

12500

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

280

11191

Los Angeles - Arleta

6990

20338

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

1382

9423

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

2655

8530

Los Angeles - Bel Air

385

4568

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

612

4886

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

874

6635

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

17249

19853

Los Angeles - Brentwood

1476

4768

Los Angeles - Brookside

31

5336

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

689

9676

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

9210

14107

Los Angeles - Carthay

902

6280

Los Angeles - Central

7510

19260

Los Angeles - Century City

589

4604

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

6095

18051

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

3544

9563

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

440

4798

Los Angeles - Chinatown

714

8902

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

1572

10802

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

1517

10011

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

1438

10398

Los Angeles - Crestview

987

8682

Los Angeles - Del Rey

1954

6527

Los Angeles - Downtown*

3896

14164

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

3613

9126

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

3183

10868

Los Angeles - Echo Park

1316

9231

Los Angeles - El Sereno

6123

14646

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

497

8701

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

1284

12624

Los Angeles - Encino

3339

7392

Los Angeles - Exposition

359

10794

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

6100

13581

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

250

6944

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

1339

15354

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

9191

19372

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

3379

10692

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

1284

11929

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

6351

10914

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

3882

18052

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

1020

5986

Los Angeles - Harbor City

2456

8449

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

4810

11032

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

164

6808

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

2565

14222

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

7065

18624

Los Angeles - Highland Park

5693

11765

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

2021

14571

Los Angeles - Hollywood

5369

7866

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

1452

4933

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

3592

12585

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

1150

14245

Los Angeles - Koreatown

5509

10657

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

529

11603

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

5312

12586

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

2285

17399

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

1569

10299

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

5044

15474

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

1138

14181

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

2727

9621

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

389

12416

Los Angeles - Longwood

580

13476

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

1024

4739

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

929

10883

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

149

4770

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

1994

4695

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

139

3188

Los Angeles - Melrose

8008

10307

Los Angeles - Mid-city

1184

7878

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

948

5271

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

4271

17704

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

2823

11692

Los Angeles - North Hills

9205

14949

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

20357

13444

Los Angeles - Northridge

7430

10645

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

803

3772

Los Angeles - Pacoima

17018

22107

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

146

3796

Los Angeles - Palms

2525

5755

Los Angeles - Panorama City

13325

17708

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

594

4374

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

7008

16749

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

108

3379

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

577

5271

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

2385

6702

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

347

5290

Los Angeles - Regent Square

249

8957

Los Angeles - Reseda

11332

14790

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

678

14625

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

261

6173

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

7049

9033

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

380

8555

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

5625

6447

Los Angeles - Silverlake

3127

7093

Los Angeles - South Carthay

688

6494

Los Angeles - South Park

7262

19130

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

694

15140

Los Angeles - Studio City

1331

5931

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

9292

17705

Los Angeles - Sunland

2237

10961

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

28

4328

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

15916

19316

Los Angeles - Tarzana

3255

10542

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

4972

12593

Los Angeles - Thai Town

877

8941

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

478

5492

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

141

10796

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

100

5382

Los Angeles - Tujunga

2855

10266

Los Angeles - University Hills

267

7787

Los Angeles - University Park

3458

12595

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

3772

12567

Los Angeles - Valley Village

1989

8046

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

14379

15429

Los Angeles - Venice

1586

4681

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

2804

16302

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

1457

19028

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

7391

17945

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

10983

21122

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

1035

12323

Los Angeles - View Heights

217

5874

Los Angeles - Watts

7366

17261

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

562

11434

Los Angeles - West Adams

3927

14213

Los Angeles - West Hills

2945

7264

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

2319

6162

Los Angeles - West Vernon

10002

18645

Los Angeles - Westchester

2416

4682

Los Angeles - Westlake

7611

12823

Los Angeles - Westwood

2545

4703

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

6248

17294

Los Angeles - Wilmington

8288

14672

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

5504

10971

Los Angeles - Winnetka

6658

12857

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

4863

7146

Unincorporated - Acton

460

5771

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

267

6421

Unincorporated - Altadena

3255

7462

Unincorporated - Anaverde

146

9682

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

33

2651

Unincorporated - Arcadia

607

7606

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

6200

14608

Unincorporated - Athens Village

1047

21380

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

1069

15779

Unincorporated - Azusa

2329

14627

Unincorporated - Bassett

2607

17595

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

47

4380

Unincorporated - Bradbury

52

48148

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

821

10624

Unincorporated - Castaic*

3668

13490

Unincorporated - Cerritos

72

12266

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

0

0

Unincorporated - Claremont

40

5698

Unincorporated - Covina

2301

13681

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

1518

11549

Unincorporated - Del Aire

301

6852

Unincorporated - Del Rey

25

7862

Unincorporated - Del Sur

163

6749

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

343

13759

Unincorporated - Duarte

838

18925

Unincorporated - East Covina

34

10334

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

498

9410

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

15

13158

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

24674

19697

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

214

3342

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

2737

17880

Unincorporated - East Whittier

452

8519

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

804

9146

Unincorporated - El Monte

24

16552

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

75

4515

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

13403

20714

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

67

10152

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

5139

9189

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

0

0

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

312

12411

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

43

3916

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

207

14660

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

1072

5414

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

14

2071

Unincorporated - La Rambla

262

12627

Unincorporated - La Verne*

163

7990

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

371

5247

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

41

6138

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

1544

11882

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

126

7669

Unincorporated - Lakewood

0

0

Unincorporated - Lennox

3482

15447

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

110

6282

Unincorporated - Littlerock

530

13181

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

112

8635

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

520

14570

Unincorporated - Llano

39

4447

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

362

3847

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

366

9431

Unincorporated - Newhall

68

30909

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

148

12354

Unincorporated - North Whittier

1095

13098

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

1594

6632

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

9

4186

Unincorporated - Palmdale

109

12945

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

22

3543

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

115

5879

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

162

26171

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

1

217

Unincorporated - Pomona

62

3199

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

1164

9019

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

376

14130

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

86

9237

Unincorporated - Rosewood

151

11742

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

153

12825

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

492

14639

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

3586

7028

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

15

1748

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

3449

17057

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

38

1867

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

17

5519

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

164

61423

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

616

3308

Unincorporated - Saugus

128

82581

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

39

10955

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

27

5934

Unincorporated - South El Monte

345

19220

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

932

10533

Unincorporated - South Whittier

8260

13948

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

77

9859

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

1114

5313

Unincorporated - Sun Village

928

15374

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

190

14660

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

89

5368

Unincorporated - Val Verde

328

9912

Unincorporated - Valencia

185

6022

Unincorporated - Valinda

3688

15780

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

665

5716

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

3042

18844

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

52

3441

Unincorporated - West Carson

2110

9554

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

2

16667

Unincorporated - West LA

223

23424

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

1690

17184

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

192

14128

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

4159

15447

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

41

3154

Unincorporated - Westhills

42

5006

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

264

7168

Unincorporated - Whittier

307

8113

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

13

108333

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

5930

16985

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

500

8296

-  Under Investigation

20166

 

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 75 cases and 4  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:

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