Press Release: New COVID-19 Cases Nears 2,000; High Vaccination Rates and Masking Protect Skilled Nursing Facilities

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

For Immediate Release:
July 20, 2021

New COVID-19 Cases Nears 2,000; High Vaccination Rates and Masking Protect Skilled Nursing Facilities

1,821 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County and 5 Deaths

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) confirms 1,821 new cases of COVID-19; nearly 8,500 new cases in the last five days have been confirmed in L.A. County.

 

Today’s test positivity rate is 4.8%; the rate was 2.0% two weeks ago.

 

The number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 illness continues to increase each day. There are 544 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 22% of these people are in the ICU. Two weeks ago, there were 273 people hospitalized with COVID-19 illness.

 

Of the five new deaths reported today, three people that passed away were between the ages of 65 and 79, one person who passed was between the ages of 50 and 64, and one person who passed was between the ages of 30 and 49. To date, Public Health identified 1,270,886 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 24,587 deaths. Testing results are available for nearly 7,190,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive.

 

Masking for everyone while indoors, regardless of vaccination status, is required in all indoor public places, venues, gatherings, and businesses (including offices, retail, restaurants, gyms, theaters, family entertainment centers, meetings, and state and local government offices serving the public). Standard exceptions apply for children under the age of two, for those with certain medical conditions or disabilities that prevent masking, and for those whose job doesn’t permit masking.

 

With COVID-19 increasing across L.A. County communities, there has been a small increase in cases among staff and residents at skilled nursing facilities. Masks have consistently been required in all healthcare settings, including long term care facilities regardless of vaccination status and 85% of staff and residents are fully vaccinated. Nonetheless, in part due to breakthrough cases among those fully vaccinated, for the week ending July 11, 25 people tested positive for COVID-19; 3 new cases among residents and 22 new cases among staff.  For the previous weeks, an average of 16 new cases were reported among staff and residents at skilled nursing facilities.

    

"I send my deepest sympathies to everyone mourning a loved one lost to COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Most of the illness and death experienced among L.A. County residents from COVID-19 is preventable because of the vaccines current availability.  And while the vaccines are not perfect at preventing all infections and illness, they continue to offer a powerful tool for reducing transmission.  Adding masking for everyone indoors provides an additional layer of protection to counter the very infectious Delta variant. And while it is disappointing that we are again witnessing a surge in cases, compliance with the new mask directive and increasing vaccination rates provide us with strategies for getting back to low rates of transmission.”

 

Anyone 12 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccinations are widely available throughout L.A. County and many sites are open on weekends and have evening hours.

  

Through Thursday, at County-run vaccination sites, LA City sites, and St. John’s Well Child and Family Center sites, everyone 18 and older coming to get a vaccine will have an opportunity to win one of seven packages of tickets to family fun at the Staples Center, including performances by the Harlem Globetrotters, Disney on Ice, and the Gold Over America tour starring Simone Biles. Official rules and participating site locations are posted online on the Los Angeles County Vaccination Sweepstakes page. Winners will be contacted by phone and/or email.

 

To find a vaccination site near you, make an appointment at vaccination sites, and much more, visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish). If you don’t have internet access, can’t use a computer, or you’re over 65, you can call 1-833-540-0473 for help finding an appointment, connecting to free transportation to and from a vaccination site, or scheduling a home-visit if you are homebound.  Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.

 

COVID-19 Sector Protocols, Best Practices, COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard, COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive Dashboard, 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

1270886

 

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

1204857

 

-- Long Beach

54471

 

-- Pasadena

11558

 

Deaths

24587

 

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

23288

 

-- Long Beach

948

 

-- Pasadena

351

 

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

 

 

- 0 to 4

30073

 

- 5 to 11

57848

 

- 12 to 17

72100

 

- 18 to 29

287137

 

- 30 to 49

401166

 

- 50 to 64

230542

 

- 65 to 79

91830

 

-  over 80

33481

 

-  Under Investigation

680

 

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

 

 

-  Female

610736

 

-  Male

571243

 

-  Other

659

 

-  Under Investigation

22219

 

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

 

 

-  American Indian/Alaska Native

2048

 

-  Asian

57741

 

-  Black

50405

 

-  Hispanic/Latino

640772

 

-  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

4337

 

-  White

135447

 

-  Other

101795

 

-  Under Investigation

212312

 

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

 

 

-  Hospitalized (Ever)

91616

 

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

 

 

-  American Indian/Alaska Native

52

 

-  Asian

3172

 

-  Black

1934

 

-  Hispanic/Latino

12506

 

-  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

68

 

-  White

5366

 

-  Other

158

 

-  Under Investigation

32

 

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

1099

5263

City of Alhambra

7026

8102

City of Arcadia

2846

4928

City of Artesia

2114

12587

City of Avalon

19

491

City of Azusa

6407

12804

City of Baldwin Park

13278

17296

City of Bell

6854

18865

City of Bell Gardens

8441

19598

City of Bellflower

11024

14182

City of Beverly Hills

2900

8401

City of Bradbury

39

3648

City of Burbank

9266

8645

City of Calabasas

1360

5591

City of Carson

10130

10794

City of Cerritos

3152

6296

City of Claremont

2335

6400

City of Commerce*

2417

18494

City of Compton

17449

17466

City of Covina

6511

13279

City of Cudahy

4847

19908

City of Culver City

2329

5842

City of Diamond Bar

3337

5802

City of Downey

17865

15635

City of Duarte

2357

10706

City of El Monte

17393

14832

City of El Segundo

785

4677

City of Gardena

6576

10726

City of Glendale

20751

10049

City of Glendora

4923

9330

City of Hawaiian Gardens

2270

15467

City of Hawthorne

10840

12209

City of Hermosa Beach

1083

5506

City of Hidden Hills

97

5132

City of Huntington Park

11349

19079

City of Industry

174

39817

City of Inglewood

14235

12533

City of Irwindale

257

17615

City of La Canada Flintridge

802

3876

City of La Habra Heights

121

2218

City of La Mirada

4394

8859

City of La Puente

6771

16638

City of La Verne

2956

8882

City of Lakewood

7557

9404

City of Lancaster*

23002

14237

City of Lawndale

3713

11046

City of Lomita

1539

7424

City of Lynwood*

13508

18749

City of Malibu

480

3703

City of Manhattan Beach

1471

4086

City of Maywood

5273

18799

City of Monrovia

3262

8407

City of Montebello

10329

16045

City of Monterey Park

4903

7875

City of Norwalk

16378

15218

City of Palmdale

25302

15916

City of Palos Verdes Estates

512

3786

City of Paramount

10113

18052

City of Pico Rivera

11300

17578

City of Pomona

24808

15910

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

1613

3773

City of Redondo Beach

3041

4427

City of Rolling Hills

60

3093

City of Rolling Hills Estates

306

3772

City of Rosemead

5030

9088

City of San Dimas*

3308

9584

City of San Fernando

5355

21758

City of San Gabriel

3308

8077

City of San Marino

395

2975

City of Santa Clarita

21238

9635

City of Santa Fe Springs

2928

15944

City of Santa Monica

5132

5551

City of Sierra Madre

493

4486

City of Signal Hill

1176

9969

City of South El Monte

3462

16576

City of South Gate

18930

19286

City of South Pasadena

1357

5209

City of Temple City

2405

6597

City of Torrance

7716

5169

City of Vernon

125

59809

City of Walnut

1801

5899

City of West Covina

13156

12155

City of West Hollywood

2622

7096

City of Westlake Village

123

1471

City of Whittier

11318

12945

Los Angeles

519235

12838

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

1220

14874

Los Angeles - Alsace

1634

13130

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

5

12500

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

301

12030

Los Angeles - Arleta

7171

20864

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

1457

9935

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

2882

9259

Los Angeles - Bel Air

436

5173

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

711

5677

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

992

7531

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

17656

20321

Los Angeles - Brentwood

1678

5421

Los Angeles - Brookside

35

6024

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

738

10364

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

9626

14744

Los Angeles - Carthay

1019

7095

Los Angeles - Central

7712

19778

Los Angeles - Century City

674

5269

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

6393

18933

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

3812

10286

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

489

5332

Los Angeles - Chinatown

760

9475

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

1658

11393

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

1589

10486

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

1527

11042

Los Angeles - Crestview

1071

9421

Los Angeles - Del Rey

2136

7135

Los Angeles - Downtown*

4358

15843

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

3764

9508

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

3341

11408

Los Angeles - Echo Park

1388

9736

Los Angeles - El Sereno

6320

15117

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

531

9296

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

1325

13027

Los Angeles - Encino

3632

8040

Los Angeles - Exposition

376

11305

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

6372

14186

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

290

8056

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

1389

15927

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

9413

19840

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

3506

11094

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

1397

12978

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

6814

11710

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

4046

18814

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

1119

6567

Los Angeles - Harbor City

2652

9123

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

5093

11681

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

176

7306

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

2622

14538

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

7377

19446

Los Angeles - Highland Park

5934

12263

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

2119

15278

Los Angeles - Hollywood

6000

8791

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

1730

5878

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

3904

13679

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

1194

14790

Los Angeles - Koreatown

5699

11025

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

545

11954

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

5583

13228

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

2360

17970

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

1682

11040

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

5187

15913

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

1191

14841

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

2869

10122

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

407

12991

Los Angeles - Longwood

601

13964

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

1120

5183

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

1000

11715

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

166

5314

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

2197

5173

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

161

3693

Los Angeles - Melrose

8541

10993

Los Angeles - Mid-city

1279

8510

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

1098

6105

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

4443

18417

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

2919

12089

Los Angeles - North Hills

9527

15472

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

21499

14198

Los Angeles - Northridge

7871

11277

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

904

4246

Los Angeles - Pacoima

17471

22696

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

159

4134

Los Angeles - Palms

2739

6242

Los Angeles - Panorama City

13776

18307

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

700

5155

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

7224

17265

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

127

3974

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

643

5874

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

2587

7269

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

403

6143

Los Angeles - Regent Square

267

9604

Los Angeles - Reseda

11799

15400

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

720

15531

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

276

6528

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

7536

9657

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

410

9230

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

6242

7154

Los Angeles - Silverlake

3347

7592

Los Angeles - South Carthay

760

7173

Los Angeles - South Park

7447

19618

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

710

15489

Los Angeles - Studio City

1513

6742

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

9678

18440

Los Angeles - Sunland

2357

11549

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

36

5564

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

16472

19991

Los Angeles - Tarzana

3438

11135

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

5173

13102

Los Angeles - Thai Town

927

9451

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

553

6353

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

151

11562

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

111

5974

Los Angeles - Tujunga

3025

10877

Los Angeles - University Hills

278

8107

Los Angeles - University Park

3650

13294

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

3957

13183

Los Angeles - Valley Village

2178

8811

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

14946

16038

Los Angeles - Venice

1899

5604

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

2907

16901

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

1506

19668

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

7687

18664

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

11226

21589

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

1081

12871

Los Angeles - View Heights

239

6470

Los Angeles - Watts

7668

17969

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

600

12208

Los Angeles - West Adams

4095

14821

Los Angeles - West Hills

3192

7873

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

2582

6860

Los Angeles - West Vernon

10337

19270

Los Angeles - Westchester

2707

5246

Los Angeles - Westlake

7913

13332

Los Angeles - Westwood

2950

5452

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

6523

18055

Los Angeles - Wilmington

8637

15290

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

5749

11459

Los Angeles - Winnetka

6976

13471

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

5369

7889

Unincorporated - Acton

508

6373

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

298

7167

Unincorporated - Altadena

3428

7859

Unincorporated - Anaverde

152

10080

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

33

2651

Unincorporated - Arcadia

631

7906

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

6577

15496

Unincorporated - Athens Village

1096

22381

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

1105

16310

Unincorporated - Azusa

2405

15104

Unincorporated - Bassett

2658

17939

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

50

4660

Unincorporated - Bradbury

51

47222

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

878

11361

Unincorporated - Castaic*

3832

14093

Unincorporated - Cerritos

72

12266

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

0

0

Unincorporated - Claremont

41

5840

Unincorporated - Covina

2380

14151

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

1567

11922

Unincorporated - Del Aire

321

7307

Unincorporated - Del Rey

35

11006

Unincorporated - Del Sur

174

7205

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

372

14922

Unincorporated - Duarte

863

19490

Unincorporated - East Covina

35

10638

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

516

9751

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

17

14912

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

25203

20119

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

223

3483

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

2819

18415

Unincorporated - East Whittier

484

9122

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

857

9749

Unincorporated - El Monte

24

16552

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

82

4937

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

13777

21292

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

73

11061

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

5314

9502

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

0

0

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

325

12928

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

45

4098

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

278

19688

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

1150

5808

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

16

2367

Unincorporated - La Rambla

277

13349

Unincorporated - La Verne*

171

8382

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

427

6039

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

42

6287

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

1626

12513

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

142

8643

Unincorporated - Lakewood

0

0

Unincorporated - Lennox

3589

15921

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

116

6625

Unincorporated - Littlerock

540

13429

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

126

9715

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

541

15158

Unincorporated - Llano

41

4675

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

449

4771

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

379

9766

Unincorporated - Newhall

69

31364

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

165

13773

Unincorporated - North Whittier

1140

13636

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

1658

6898

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

11

5116

Unincorporated - Palmdale

111

13183

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

24

3865

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

134

6851

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

173

27948

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

4

870

Unincorporated - Pomona

61

3148

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

1251

9693

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

408

15333

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

93

9989

Unincorporated - Rosewood

169

13142

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

162

13579

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

516

15353

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

3708

7267

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

15

1748

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

3533

17472

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

40

1966

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

18

5844

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

166

62172

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

752

4038

Unincorporated - Saugus

137

88387

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

45

12640

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

29

6374

Unincorporated - South El Monte

348

19387

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

947

10703

Unincorporated - South Whittier

8511

14371

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

80

10243

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

1233

5881

Unincorporated - Sun Village

967

16021

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

198

15278

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

99

5971

Unincorporated - Val Verde

345

10426

Unincorporated - Valencia

208

6771

Unincorporated - Valinda

3817

16332

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

748

6429

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

3103

19222

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

58

3839

Unincorporated - West Carson

2331

10554

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

3

25000

Unincorporated - West LA

194

20378

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

1729

17580

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

205

15085

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

4279

15892

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

46

3538

Unincorporated - Westhills

47

5602

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

288

7820

Unincorporated - Whittier

325

8589

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

25

208333

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

6254

17913

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

535

8877

-  Under Investigation

15040

 

 

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 25 cases and 3 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.

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