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

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 03/26/2021 04:50 PM PDT

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:

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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39 New Deaths and 859 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County