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Press Release: L.A. County Residents and Workers 16 and Older Now Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 04/15/2021 04:15 PM PDT

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

For Immediate Release:
April 15, 2021

L.A. County Residents and Workers 16 and Older Now Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine

23 New Deaths and 613 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 23 new deaths and 613 new cases of COVID-19. To date, Public Health identified 1,227,514 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 23,569 deaths.

Starting today, Thursday, April 15, anyone living or working in L.A. County 16 and older is eligible for COVID-19 vaccine and are able to schedule vaccination appointments on the MyTurn website. Youth 16 and 17 can only receive the Pfizer vaccine and need to sign up at a site that offers this vaccine. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who can provide consent for vaccination.

To learn how to make an appointment, what verifications patients 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. Moving forward, only Pfizer and Moderna will be offered at L.A. County vaccination sites until the FDA and the CDC have completed their review of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and recommend that providers can begin administering Johnson & Johnson vaccine again.

Of the 23 new deaths reported today, four people that passed away were over the age of 80, nine people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, six people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, two people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49, and one person who died was between the ages of 18 and 29. One death was reported by the City of Long Beach.

"We send our deepest sympathies to those who are grieving the loss of a loved one to COVID-19," said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. "We have reached a good place and time when every Los Angeles County resident or worker 16 years old and older is eligible to get vaccinated. Given additional re-openings and increased activities where large numbers of people are intermingling, vaccines provide very powerful protection that help us reduce community transmission, hospitalizations, and deaths from COVID-19. The pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine demonstrates that our vaccine safety program works to continuously monitor new vaccines as use becomes more widespread. We can be confident that the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, both of which have been available to the public for five months and administered to well over 150 million people across the country, are safe for us to continue to use, especially when compared to the risks of getting sick and dying from COVID-19. Please make an appointment to get your vaccine if you are newly eligible and talk with your healthcare provider if you have questions or concerns about getting vaccinated."

There are 518 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 24% of these people are in the ICU. Testing results are available for nearly 6,251,000 individuals with 18% of people testing positive. Today's daily test positivity rate is 1.1%.

The number of COVID-19 cases among people experiencing homelessness dropped from the peak of 672 weekly cases reported during late-December to 117 new cases reported this week. The number of new cases reported this week includes 58 cases from previous weeks that were newly identified as cases associated with people experiencing homelessness and were included in the new case totals. To date, Public Health has identified 6,994 cases among people experiencing homelessness. Cumulative case totals are lower due to ongoing quality assurance reviews. Cases previously reported as COVID-19 cases among people experiencing homelessness were re-classified after further investigation and review. A total of 205 people who were experiencing homelessness have passed away from COVID-19. Of the people experiencing homelessness who passed away, 93 were sheltered, 67 were unsheltered, and for 45 people who passed away, their shelter status was unknown.

There are 121 providers reporting they are administering vaccinations to people experiencing homelessness. This is approximately double the organizations compared to the previous week. Currently, 13,621 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to people experiencing homelessness across Los Angeles County. Of those vaccinated, at least 1,907 people received second doses. The County continues working with partner organizations to vaccinate, reduce virus transmission, and protect people experiencing homelessness from COVID-19 infection.

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	1227514
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1163769
-- Long Beach	52563
-- Pasadena	11182
Deaths	23569
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	22307
-- Long Beach	923
-- Pasadena	339
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	29008
- 5 to 11	55365
- 12 to 17	69460
- 18 to 29	275481
- 30 to 49	386931
- 50 to 64	224754
- 65 to 79	89496
- over 80	32586
- Under Investigation	688
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	590011
- Male	551599
- Other	627
- Under Investigation	21532
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	1979
- Asian	54643
- Black	44053
- Hispanic/Latino	598959
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	4157
- White	124914
- Other	103326
- Under Investigation	231738
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	85478
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	46
- Asian	3052
- Black	1801
- Hispanic/Latino	12001
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	66
- White	5127
- Other	160
- Under Investigation	54
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1026	4913
City of Alhambra	6802	7843
City of Arcadia	2680	4640
City of Artesia	2056	12242
City of Avalon	16	414
City of Azusa	6249	12488
City of Baldwin Park	13063	17016
City of Bell	6733	18532
City of Bell Gardens	8302	19275
City of Bellflower	10658	13711
City of Beverly Hills	2655	7691
City of Bradbury	35	3274
City of Burbank	8781	8193
City of Calabasas	1230	5057
City of Carson	9551	10177
City of Cerritos	3012	6016
City of Claremont	2249	6164
City of Commerce*	2388	18272
City of Compton	16885	16901
City of Covina	6346	12943
City of Cudahy	4759	19547
City of Culver City	2184	5478
City of Diamond Bar	3210	5581
City of Downey	17394	15223
City of Duarte	2299	10442
City of El Monte	17096	14578
City of El Segundo	706	4206
City of Gardena	6242	10181
City of Glendale	19750	9564
City of Glendora	4758	9018
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2210	15059
City of Hawthorne	10347	11654
City of Hermosa Beach	983	4997
City of Hidden Hills	89	4709
City of Huntington Park	11168	18775
City of Industry	168	38444
City of Inglewood	13448	11840
City of Irwindale	250	17135
City of La Canada Flintridge	749	3620
City of La Habra Heights	111	2035
City of La Mirada	4237	8543
City of La Puente	6647	16333
City of La Verne	2850	8563
City of Lakewood	7208	8969
City of Lancaster*	21763	13470
City of Lawndale	3548	10555
City of Lomita	1445	6971
City of Lynwood*	13262	18407
City of Malibu	407	3140
City of Manhattan Beach	1327	3686
City of Maywood	5190	18503
City of Monrovia	3152	8124
City of Montebello	10105	15697
City of Monterey Park	4779	7676
City of Norwalk	16027	14892
City of Palmdale	24266	15265
City of Palos Verdes Estates	450	3328
City of Paramount	9868	17614
City of Pico Rivera	11058	17202
City of Pomona	24178	15506
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	1482	3467
City of Redondo Beach	2754	4009
City of Rolling Hills	54	2784
City of Rolling Hills Estates	275	3390
City of Rosemead	4916	8882
City of San Dimas*	3200	9271
City of San Fernando	5232	21258
City of San Gabriel	3214	7848
City of San Marino	382	2877
City of Santa Clarita	20158	9145
City of Santa Fe Springs	2845	15492
City of Santa Monica	4710	5095
City of Sierra Madre	464	4222
City of Signal Hill	1134	9613
City of South El Monte	3411	16332
City of South Gate	18515	18863
City of South Pasadena	1308	5021
City of Temple City	2347	6438
City of Torrance	7162	4798
City of Vernon	124	59330
City of Walnut	1749	5728
City of West Covina	12778	11806
City of West Hollywood	2278	6165
City of Westlake Village	111	1328
City of Whittier	10989	12569
Los Angeles	499174	12342
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1182	14411
Los Angeles - Alsace	1579	12688
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	281	11231
Los Angeles - Arleta	7038	20477
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1400	9546
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	2683	8620
Los Angeles - Bel Air	394	4674
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	636	5078
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	916	6954
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	17383	20007
Los Angeles - Brentwood	1528	4936
Los Angeles - Brookside	32	5508
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	703	9872
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	9286	14223
Los Angeles - Carthay	928	6461
Los Angeles - Central	7554	19373
Los Angeles - Century City	604	4722
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	6152	18220
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	3588	9681
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	447	4874
Los Angeles - Chinatown	725	9039
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1586	10898
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1524	10057
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1452	10500
Los Angeles - Crestview	1005	8841
Los Angeles - Del Rey	1999	6678
Los Angeles - Downtown*	3972	14440
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	3644	9205
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3224	11008
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1327	9308
Los Angeles - El Sereno	6163	14741
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	503	8806
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1294	12722
Los Angeles - Encino	3409	7547
Los Angeles - Exposition	360	10824
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	6162	13719
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	264	7333
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1348	15457
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	9209	19410
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	3397	10749
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1308	12152
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	6435	11058
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	3909	18177
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1032	6057
Los Angeles - Harbor City	2484	8545
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	4887	11209
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	165	6849
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2577	14289
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	7140	18822
Los Angeles - Highland Park	5758	11899
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2037	14686
Los Angeles - Hollywood	5456	7994
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	1506	5117
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	3644	12768
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1161	14381
Los Angeles - Koreatown	5519	10676
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	531	11647
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	5368	12719
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2305	17551
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	1581	10377
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5077	15575
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1153	14368
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	2756	9724
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	392	12512
Los Angeles - Longwood	587	13638
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1035	4790
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	940	11012
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	156	4994
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2035	4792
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	142	3257
Los Angeles - Melrose	8127	10460
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1193	7937
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	964	5360
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	4303	17837
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	2838	11754
Los Angeles - North Hills	9287	15082
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	20613	13613
Los Angeles - Northridge	7497	10741
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	832	3908
Los Angeles - Pacoima	17117	22236
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	147	3822
Los Angeles - Palms	2574	5866
Los Angeles - Panorama City	13432	17850
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	614	4521
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7061	16875
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	110	3442
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	590	5390
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	2412	6778
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	358	5457
Los Angeles - Regent Square	256	9209
Los Angeles - Reseda	11430	14918
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	693	14948
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	263	6220
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	7145	9156
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	390	8780
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	5736	6574
Los Angeles - Silverlake	3162	7173
Los Angeles - South Carthay	711	6711
Los Angeles - South Park	7306	19246
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	697	15205
Los Angeles - Studio City	1375	6127
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	9380	17872
Los Angeles - Sunland	2275	11148
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	29	4482
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	16031	19456
Los Angeles - Tarzana	3287	10646
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5025	12727
Los Angeles - Thai Town	889	9063
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	495	5687
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	143	10949
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	102	5490
Los Angeles - Tujunga	2896	10414
Los Angeles - University Hills	270	7874
Los Angeles - University Park	3518	12813
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	3816	12713
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2029	8208
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	14500	15559
Los Angeles - Venice	1661	4902
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	2820	16395
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1464	19120
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	7444	18074
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	11023	21199
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1038	12359
Los Angeles - View Heights	223	6037
Los Angeles - Watts	7425	17399
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	570	11597
Los Angeles - West Adams	3956	14318
Los Angeles - West Hills	2986	7365
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	2390	6350
Los Angeles - West Vernon	10067	18766
Los Angeles - Westchester	2476	4798
Los Angeles - Westlake	7673	12927
Los Angeles - Westwood	2696	4983
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	6313	17473
Los Angeles - Wilmington	8370	14818
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	5547	11056
Los Angeles - Winnetka	6737	13009
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	4954	7279
Unincorporated - Acton	466	5846
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	277	6662
Unincorporated - Altadena	3287	7536
Unincorporated - Anaverde	148	9814
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	33	2651
Unincorporated - Arcadia	611	7656
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	6284	14806
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1052	21483
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1076	15882
Unincorporated - Azusa	2347	14740
Unincorporated - Bassett	2626	17723
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	47	4380
Unincorporated - Bradbury	53	49074
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	836	10818
Unincorporated - Castaic*	3707	13633
Unincorporated - Cerritos	72	12266
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	41	5840
Unincorporated - Covina	2321	13800
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1526	11610
Unincorporated - Del Aire	306	6966
Unincorporated - Del Rey	28	8805
Unincorporated - Del Sur	166	6874
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	349	13999
Unincorporated - Duarte	846	19106
Unincorporated - East Covina	34	10334
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	501	9467
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	15	13158
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	24822	19815
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	214	3342
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	2770	18095
Unincorporated - East Whittier	461	8688
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	816	9282
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	76	4576
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	13458	20799
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	67	10152
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	5178	9259
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	316	12570
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	44	4007
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	262	18555
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1087	5490
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	14	2071
Unincorporated - La Rambla	268	12916
Unincorporated - La Verne*	164	8039
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	378	5346
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	42	6287
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1561	12013
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	127	7730
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	3508	15562
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	110	6282
Unincorporated - Littlerock	530	13181
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	112	8635
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	531	14878
Unincorporated - Llano	40	4561
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	374	3974
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	370	9534
Unincorporated - Newhall	68	30909
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	153	12771
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1101	13170
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1605	6677
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	9	4186
Unincorporated - Palmdale	110	13064
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	22	3543
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	116	5930
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	166	26817
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	1	217
Unincorporated - Pomona	61	3148
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1182	9159
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	381	14318
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	85	9130
Unincorporated - Rosewood	156	12131
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	156	13076
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	494	14698
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	3615	7085
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	15	1748
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3474	17180
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	38	1867
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	17	5519
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	163	61049
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	675	3625
Unincorporated - Saugus	128	82581
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	39	10955
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	28	6154
Unincorporated - South El Monte	346	19276
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	936	10579
Unincorporated - South Whittier	8350	14099
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	79	10115
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1132	5399
Unincorporated - Sun Village	930	15408
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	191	14738
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	90	5428
Unincorporated - Val Verde	335	10124
Unincorporated - Valencia	191	6217
Unincorporated - Valinda	3716	15900
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	676	5810
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3053	18912
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	56	3706
Unincorporated - West Carson	2151	9739
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	2	16667
Unincorporated - West LA	226	23739
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1710	17387
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	194	14275
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	4192	15569
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	42	3231
Unincorporated - Westhills	42	5006
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	268	7277
Unincorporated - Whittier	313	8272
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	13	108333
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	6002	17191
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	509	8445
- Under Investigation	17476

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 63 cases and 7 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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Press Release: L.A. County Residents and Workers 16 and Older Now Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine

L.A. County Residents and Workers 16 and Older Now Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine23 New Deaths and 613 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

L.A. County Residents and Workers 16 and Older Now Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine

23 New Deaths and 613 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County