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

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 07/20/2021 04:00 PM PDT

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.

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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