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Press Release: L.A. County Test Positivity Rate Hits Record Low as Vaccinations Increase

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 04/16/2021 04:20 PM PDT

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

For Immediate Release:
April 16, 2021

L.A. County Test Positivity Rate Hits Record Low as Vaccinations Increase

36 New Deaths and 643 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 36 new deaths and 643 new cases of COVID-19. To date, Public Health identified 1,228,114 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 23,601 deaths.

Testing results are available for nearly 6,272,000 individuals with 18% of people testing positive. Today's daily test positivity rate is 1%, the lowest test positivity rate since the beginning of the pandemic. The test positivity rate peaked over 20% in late-December during the surge.

Nearly 5,400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to people across Los Angeles County. Of these, nearly 3,500,000 were first doses and more than 1,900,000 were second doses. As of April 9, 71% of L.A. County residents 65 and older received at least one dose of the vaccine. In total, 41% of the County’s population 16 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine.

Los Angeles County expanded the number of sites offering vaccination services across the county from 566 locations last week to 709 vaccinations sites across the county this week; 266 sites are in the hardest hit communities. Vaccination sites across the county had capacity to administer nearly 734,000 doses this week. This week, 323,470 total doses were allocated to Los Angeles County.

Next week, Public Health is expecting to receive approximately 362,000 vaccine doses; an increase of nearly 39,000 doses from this week. Approximately 68% of next week’s vaccine supply will be for first doses and 32% for second doses. Of the 362,000 doses of vaccine the County expects to receive next week, 73% of doses will go to sites located in the most vulnerable communities.

Additional doses will be allocated directly from federal partners and the state to pharmacies, health clinics, FEMA sites, and multi-county entities. Together, Public Health estimates over 600,000 doses of vaccine will be allocated to vaccination sites across the county next week.

Of the 36 new deaths reported today, 11 people that passed away were over the age of 80, 11 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, six people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, three people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49, and one person who died was between the ages of 18 and 29. Three deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach and one death was reported by the City of Pasadena.

"To the families that are grieving the loss of a loved one to COVID-19, we extend our deepest condolences to you," said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. "Fully vaccinated people are less likely to get and spread COVID-19 and so many lives have already been saved because residents are getting vaccinated and because businesses and residents continue to follow Health Officer safety measures. Getting vaccinated and following the safety measures provides the best protection from getting and spreading COVID-19 and will keep community transmission low and help us move forward our recovery journey."

There are 512 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 24% of these people are in the ICU.

Everyone living or working in L.A. County 16 and older is eligible for COVID-19 vaccine. 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.

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	1228114
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1164346
-- Long Beach	52582
-- Pasadena	11186
Deaths	23601
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	22335
-- Long Beach	926
-- Pasadena	340
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	29019
- 5 to 11	55402
- 12 to 17	69489
- 18 to 29	275638
- 30 to 49	387144
- 50 to 64	224852
- 65 to 79	89521
- over 80	32596
- Under Investigation	685
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	590284
- Male	551886
- Other	627
- Under Investigation	21549
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	1981
- Asian	54729
- Black	44152
- Hispanic/Latino	600337
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	4160
- White	125126
- Other	103279
- Under Investigation	230582
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	85489
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	47
- Asian	3061
- Black	1804
- Hispanic/Latino	12020
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	64
- White	5129
- Other	157
- Under Investigation	53
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1027	4918
City of Alhambra	6805	7847
City of Arcadia	2680	4640
City of Artesia	2056	12242
City of Avalon	16	414
City of Azusa	6248	12486
City of Baldwin Park	13071	17026
City of Bell	6735	18537
City of Bell Gardens	8303	19277
City of Bellflower	10667	13722
City of Beverly Hills	2659	7703
City of Bradbury	35	3274
City of Burbank	8791	8202
City of Calabasas	1232	5065
City of Carson	9558	10185
City of Cerritos	3013	6018
City of Claremont	2250	6167
City of Commerce*	2388	18272
City of Compton	16894	16910
City of Covina	6348	12947
City of Cudahy	4761	19555
City of Culver City	2189	5491
City of Diamond Bar	3213	5586
City of Downey	17401	15229
City of Duarte	2299	10442
City of El Monte	17100	14582
City of El Segundo	707	4212
City of Gardena	6246	10188
City of Glendale	19764	9571
City of Glendora	4762	9025
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2214	15086
City of Hawthorne	10358	11666
City of Hermosa Beach	983	4997
City of Hidden Hills	89	4709
City of Huntington Park	11167	18773
City of Industry	168	38444
City of Inglewood	13452	11843
City of Irwindale	250	17135
City of La Canada Flintridge	749	3620
City of La Habra Heights	111	2035
City of La Mirada	4241	8551
City of La Puente	6649	16338
City of La Verne	2850	8563
City of Lakewood	7208	8969
City of Lancaster*	21774	13477
City of Lawndale	3551	10564
City of Lomita	1446	6976
City of Lynwood*	13265	18412
City of Malibu	410	3163
City of Manhattan Beach	1329	3692
City of Maywood	5193	18514
City of Monrovia	3153	8126
City of Montebello	10107	15700
City of Monterey Park	4780	7677
City of Norwalk	16032	14897
City of Palmdale	24279	15273
City of Palos Verdes Estates	451	3335
City of Paramount	9873	17623
City of Pico Rivera	11058	17202
City of Pomona	24182	15508
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	1484	3472
City of Redondo Beach	2758	4015
City of Rolling Hills	54	2784
City of Rolling Hills Estates	275	3390
City of Rosemead	4918	8885
City of San Dimas*	3201	9274
City of San Fernando	5233	21262
City of San Gabriel	3213	7845
City of San Marino	382	2877
City of Santa Clarita	20175	9153
City of Santa Fe Springs	2845	15492
City of Santa Monica	4725	5111
City of Sierra Madre	464	4222
City of Signal Hill	1135	9621
City of South El Monte	3410	16328
City of South Gate	18516	18864
City of South Pasadena	1307	5017
City of Temple City	2348	6441
City of Torrance	7166	4801
City of Vernon	125	59809
City of Walnut	1749	5728
City of West Covina	12781	11809
City of West Hollywood	2281	6173
City of Westlake Village	112	1340
City of Whittier	10992	12572
Los Angeles	499588	12352
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1186	14460
Los Angeles - Alsace	1580	12696
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	281	11231
Los Angeles - Arleta	7040	20483
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1403	9566
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	2694	8655
Los Angeles - Bel Air	394	4674
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	636	5078
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	917	6961
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	17393	20019
Los Angeles - Brentwood	1535	4959
Los Angeles - Brookside	32	5508
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	703	9872
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	9290	14229
Los Angeles - Carthay	927	6454
Los Angeles - Central	7586	19455
Los Angeles - Century City	609	4761
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	6154	18225
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	3593	9695
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	449	4896
Los Angeles - Chinatown	729	9089
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1590	10926
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1526	10071
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1453	10507
Los Angeles - Crestview	1008	8867
Los Angeles - Del Rey	1999	6678
Los Angeles - Downtown*	3982	14476
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	3645	9207
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3227	11019
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1331	9336
Los Angeles - El Sereno	6162	14739
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	504	8824
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1295	12732
Los Angeles - Encino	3409	7547
Los Angeles - Exposition	361	10854
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	6172	13741
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	264	7333
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1348	15457
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	9215	19422
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	3399	10755
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1309	12161
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	6442	11070
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	3914	18200
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1033	6063
Los Angeles - Harbor City	2485	8548
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	4888	11211
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	165	6849
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2581	14311
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	7146	18837
Los Angeles - Highland Park	5764	11911
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2038	14694
Los Angeles - Hollywood	5457	7995
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	1509	5127
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	3645	12771
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1165	14431
Los Angeles - Koreatown	5520	10678
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	536	11757
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	5372	12728
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2305	17551
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	1584	10397
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5077	15575
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1153	14368
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	2764	9752
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	397	12672
Los Angeles - Longwood	587	13638
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1036	4795
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	939	11000
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	156	4994
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2041	4806
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	142	3257
Los Angeles - Melrose	8132	10466
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1201	7991
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	967	5377
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	4304	17841
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	2838	11754
Los Angeles - North Hills	9290	15087
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	20619	13617
Los Angeles - Northridge	7507	10755
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	834	3917
Los Angeles - Pacoima	17120	22240
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	147	3822
Los Angeles - Palms	2575	5869
Los Angeles - Panorama City	13440	17860
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	615	4529
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7066	16887
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	110	3442
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	592	5408
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	2416	6789
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	360	5488
Los Angeles - Regent Square	256	9209
Los Angeles - Reseda	11434	14924
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	692	14927
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	263	6220
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	7150	9162
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	390	8780
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	5740	6578
Los Angeles - Silverlake	3163	7175
Los Angeles - South Carthay	712	6720
Los Angeles - South Park	7314	19267
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	700	15271
Los Angeles - Studio City	1376	6132
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	9382	17876
Los Angeles - Sunland	2276	11152
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	29	4482
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	16038	19464
Los Angeles - Tarzana	3292	10662
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5026	12730
Los Angeles - Thai Town	891	9083
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	495	5687
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	143	10949
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	102	5490
Los Angeles - Tujunga	2898	10421
Los Angeles - University Hills	270	7874
Los Angeles - University Park	3525	12839
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	3818	12720
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2032	8220
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	14507	15566
Los Angeles - Venice	1664	4911
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	2822	16407
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1464	19120
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	7451	18091
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	11051	21253
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1041	12394
Los Angeles - View Heights	223	6037
Los Angeles - Watts	7429	17409
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	572	11638
Los Angeles - West Adams	3964	14347
Los Angeles - West Hills	2989	7372
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	2392	6356
Los Angeles - West Vernon	10071	18774
Los Angeles - Westchester	2480	4806
Los Angeles - Westlake	7688	12953
Los Angeles - Westwood	2703	4995
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	6320	17493
Los Angeles - Wilmington	8373	14823
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	5552	11066
Los Angeles - Winnetka	6739	13013
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	4963	7293
Unincorporated - Acton	468	5871
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	277	6662
Unincorporated - Altadena	3288	7538
Unincorporated - Anaverde	148	9814
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	33	2651
Unincorporated - Arcadia	612	7668
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	6286	14811
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1053	21503
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1075	15867
Unincorporated - Azusa	2348	14746
Unincorporated - Bassett	2625	17716
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	47	4380
Unincorporated - Bradbury	53	49074
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	836	10818
Unincorporated - Castaic*	3709	13641
Unincorporated - Cerritos	72	12266
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	41	5840
Unincorporated - Covina	2322	13806
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1527	11617
Unincorporated - Del Aire	306	6966
Unincorporated - Del Rey	28	8805
Unincorporated - Del Sur	166	6874
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	350	14039
Unincorporated - Duarte	846	19106
Unincorporated - East Covina	34	10334
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	501	9467
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	15	13158
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	24839	19829
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	214	3342
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	2769	18089
Unincorporated - East Whittier	461	8688
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	816	9282
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	76	4576
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	13462	20805
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	67	10152
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	5179	9260
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	317	12609
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	1562	12021
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	127	7730
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	3511	15575
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	376	3995
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	370	9534
Unincorporated - Newhall	68	30909
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	153	12771
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1103	13194
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1608	6690
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	3616	7087
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	15	1748
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3473	17175
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	8353	14105
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	79	10115
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1132	5399
Unincorporated - Sun Village	929	15391
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	191	14738
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	90	5428
Unincorporated - Val Verde	336	10154
Unincorporated - Valencia	191	6217
Unincorporated - Valinda	3715	15896
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	676	5810
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3055	18925
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	56	3706
Unincorporated - West Carson	2152	9744
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	2	16667
Unincorporated - West LA	227	23845
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1710	17387
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	194	14275
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	4190	15562
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	6003	17194
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	510	8462
- Under Investigation	17300

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 43 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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