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Press Release: Fully Vaccinated People are Four Times Less Likely to Get Infected with COVID-19 and 14 Times Less Likely to Be Hospitalized

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 08/14/2021 03:00 PM PDT

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

For Immediate Release:
August 14, 2021

Fully Vaccinated People are Four Times Less Likely to Get Infected with COVID-19 and 14 Times Less Likely to Be Hospitalized

21 New Deaths and 4,229 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 21 new deaths and 4,229 new cases of COVID-19. Of the new deaths reported today, five people who died were over the age of 80, nine people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, three people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and three people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49 years old. One death was reported by the City of Pasadena.

To date, Public Health identified 1,347,023 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 24,892 deaths. There are 1,627 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 23% of these people are in the ICU.

Testing results are available for over 7,668,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive. Cases have been reported at an average rate of more than 3,000 cases a day for about the past week; a rise in case numbers can be expected in the coming weeks with increased testing. Today's daily test positivity rate is 3.96%, down 25% when compared to the 4.8% positivity rate last Saturday. This is likely to reflect the increased number of people completing routine screening tests.

With very high rates of community transmission, more fully vaccinated people are getting post-vaccination infections. However, infection rates show that unvaccinated people are almost four times more likely to get infected with COVID-19; the case rate for unvaccinated individuals is 243 cases per 100,000 people while the case rate for fully vaccinated people is 66 cases per 100,000 people. Being vaccinated also means that if someone gets infected, they are much less likely to get severely ill or die. Vaccinated people are about 14 times less likely to be hospitalized than their unvaccinated or partially vaccinated counterparts; the hospitalization rate for fully vaccinated people is slightly less than 1 hospitalization per 100,000 people. And almost no fully vaccinated people are dying from COVID. This data provides significant reassurance that fully vaccinated people remain at relatively low risk for becoming infected with COVID-19 and even lower risk for having a bad outcome if they are infected.

Of those who are become infected after they have been fully vaccinated, those most likely to end up in the hospital are people with chronic illnesses and weakened immune systems; for these people, taking the extra step of layering a mask on top of vaccinations is particularly important.

Additionally, Following the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approval of an additional dose of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for immunocompromised people, Los Angeles County began administering third doses to those who are eligible today. The FDA has amended the Emergency Use Authorization for these vaccines to allow for a third dose which can be administered at least 28 days following the second dose of the vaccine.

“For all those who are experiencing the sorrow of losing a loved one to COVID-19, our thoughts and prayers are with you,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “During this time of high transmission of a very infectious variant, I want to caution everyone to take precautions, even vaccinated people. While there is clear evidence that risks are significantly reduced for vaccinated individuals, common-sense precautions are warranted by everyone at this time, in part because fully vaccinated people infected with the Delta variant can transmit the virus to other people. Fully vaccinated people are encouraged to use caution in crowded and indoor settings, especially around unvaccinated people outside of their household. Remember that distancing and masking add layers of protection. Fully vaccinated people are also encouraged to take extra precautions among people outside their household and assess how much risk there may be at events or activities they’re are planning to attend. Any fully vaccinated person that has symptoms of illness and/or a known or probable exposure should get tested, and while waiting for the results from testing, remain isolated from others.”

L.A. County continues to offer vaccines at many different sites across the county to make it as easy as possible for eligible L.A. County residents to get vaccinated. Anyone 12 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.

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.

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	NEW
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	1347023	4229
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1276355	3982
-- Long Beach	58396	221
-- Pasadena	12272	26
Deaths	24892	21
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	23578	20
-- Long Beach	960	0
-- Pasadena	354	1
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	32241
- 5 to 11	63878
- 12 to 17	77535
- 18 to 29	306030
- 30 to 49	426279
- 50 to 64	240074
- 65 to 79	95250
- over 80	34313
- Under Investigation	755
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	645410
- Male	604640
- Other	686
- Under Investigation	25619
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2162
- Asian	60966
- Black	57791
- Hispanic/Latino	666893
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	4673
- White	149204
- Other	108378
- Under Investigation	226288
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	93962
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	53
- Asian	3188
- Black	1988
- Hispanic/Latino	12625
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	74
- White	5430
- Other	181
- Under Investigation	39
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1252	5995
City of Alhambra	7438	8577
City of Arcadia	3044	5271
City of Artesia	2214	13182
City of Avalon	22	569
City of Azusa	6761	13511
City of Baldwin Park	13712	17861
City of Bell	7045	19391
City of Bell Gardens	8659	20104
City of Bellflower	11777	15150
City of Beverly Hills	3255	9429
City of Bradbury	40	3742
City of Burbank	10034	9362
City of Calabasas	1522	6257
City of Carson	10900	11615
City of Cerritos	3362	6715
City of Claremont	2476	6787
City of Commerce*	2552	19527
City of Compton	18269	18287
City of Covina	6971	14217
City of Cudahy	5027	20647
City of Culver City	2584	6482
City of Diamond Bar	3598	6256
City of Downey	18780	16436
City of Duarte	2506	11383
City of El Monte	17901	15265
City of El Segundo	904	5385
City of Gardena	7060	11515
City of Glendale	22395	10845
City of Glendora	5321	10085
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2380	16217
City of Hawthorne	11582	13045
City of Hermosa Beach	1280	6507
City of Hidden Hills	110	5820
City of Huntington Park	11627	19546
City of Industry	175	40046
City of Inglewood	15421	13577
City of Irwindale	270	18506
City of La Canada Flintridge	906	4378
City of La Habra Heights	123	2255
City of La Mirada	4688	9452
City of La Puente	7015	17237
City of La Verne	3170	9525
City of Lakewood	8288	10313
City of Lancaster*	24549	15194
City of Lawndale	3906	11620
City of Lomita	1679	8100
City of Lynwood*	13982	19407
City of Malibu	558	4305
City of Manhattan Beach	1720	4778
City of Maywood	5434	19373
City of Monrovia	3507	9039
City of Montebello	10739	16682
City of Monterey Park	5162	8291
City of Norwalk	17148	15934
City of Palmdale	26596	16730
City of Palos Verdes Estates	577	4267
City of Paramount	10546	18824
City of Pico Rivera	11731	18249
City of Pomona	26229	16821
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	1816	4248
City of Redondo Beach	3496	5089
City of Rolling Hills	72	3711
City of Rolling Hills Estates	367	4524
City of Rosemead	5189	9375
City of San Dimas*	3548	10279
City of San Fernando	5573	22643
City of San Gabriel	3409	8324
City of San Marino	417	3141
City of Santa Clarita	23247	10546
City of Santa Fe Springs	3072	16728
City of Santa Monica	5834	6311
City of Sierra Madre	543	4941
City of Signal Hill	1294	10969
City of South El Monte	3558	17036
City of South Gate	19697	20067
City of South Pasadena	1515	5815
City of Temple City	2525	6926
City of Torrance	8526	5712
City of Vernon	129	61722
City of Walnut	1943	6364
City of West Covina	13909	12851
City of West Hollywood	3178	8601
City of Westlake Village	138	1651
City of Whittier	11951	13669
Los Angeles	550750	13617
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1268	15460
Los Angeles - Alsace	1709	13732
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	319	12750
Los Angeles - Arleta	7398	21525
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1566	10678
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3180	10217
Los Angeles - Bel Air	503	5967
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	812	6483
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1110	8426
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	18134	20872
Los Angeles - Brentwood	1874	6054
Los Angeles - Brookside	41	7057
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	809	11361
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	10072	15427
Los Angeles - Carthay	1136	7909
Los Angeles - Central	7905	20273
Los Angeles - Century City	752	5879
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	6689	19810
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4117	11109
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	561	6117
Los Angeles - Chinatown	836	10423
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1769	12156
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1667	11001
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1656	11975
Los Angeles - Crestview	1149	10107
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2365	7900
Los Angeles - Downtown*	4811	17490
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4026	10169
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3496	11937
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1499	10515
Los Angeles - El Sereno	6597	15779
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	574	10049
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1398	13745
Los Angeles - Encino	4005	8866
Los Angeles - Exposition	403	12117
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	6685	14883
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	328	9111
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1464	16787
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	9772	20596
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	3676	11631
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1552	14418
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	7309	12560
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4215	19600
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1238	7266
Los Angeles - Harbor City	2862	9845
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	5423	12438
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	194	8053
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2735	15165
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	7713	20332
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6195	12802
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2222	16020
Los Angeles - Hollywood	6809	9976
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2017	6853
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4175	14628
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1262	15632
Los Angeles - Koreatown	5953	11516
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	575	12612
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	5909	14000
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2452	18671
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	1849	12137
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5402	16572
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1242	15477
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3000	10585
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	443	14140
Los Angeles - Longwood	627	14568
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1282	5933
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1106	12957
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	186	5954
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2547	5997
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	196	4495
Los Angeles - Melrose	9189	11827
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1403	9335
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1249	6945
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	4671	19362
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3041	12595
Los Angeles - North Hills	9939	16141
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	22874	15106
Los Angeles - Northridge	8405	12042
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1014	4763
Los Angeles - Pacoima	18005	23389
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	183	4758
Los Angeles - Palms	3041	6931
Los Angeles - Panorama City	14268	18961
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	799	5884
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7408	17705
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	149	4662
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	743	6787
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	2854	8020
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	455	6936
Los Angeles - Regent Square	293	10540
Los Angeles - Reseda	12386	16166
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	760	16393
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	301	7119
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	8204	10513
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	453	10198
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	7126	8167
Los Angeles - Silverlake	3731	8464
Los Angeles - South Carthay	864	8155
Los Angeles - South Park	7749	20413
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	736	16056
Los Angeles - Studio City	1700	7576
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	10071	19189
Los Angeles - Sunland	2513	12314
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	41	6337
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	17187	20859
Los Angeles - Tarzana	3643	11799
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5475	13867
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1030	10501
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	652	7491
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	158	12098
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	129	6943
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3244	11665
Los Angeles - University Hills	297	8661
Los Angeles - University Park	3781	13771
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4247	14149
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2438	9862
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	15675	16820
Los Angeles - Venice	2281	6732
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3093	17983
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1604	20948
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	8088	19638
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	11521	22157
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1120	13335
Los Angeles - View Heights	268	7255
Los Angeles - Watts	8033	18824
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	634	12899
Los Angeles - West Adams	4331	15675
Los Angeles - West Hills	3484	8593
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	2902	7711
Los Angeles - West Vernon	10804	20140
Los Angeles - Westchester	3079	5967
Los Angeles - Westlake	8219	13847
Los Angeles - Westwood	3303	6104
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	6959	19262
Los Angeles - Wilmington	9058	16036
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	6059	12077
Los Angeles - Winnetka	7337	14168
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	5998	8813
Unincorporated - Acton	581	7289
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	337	8105
Unincorporated - Altadena	3686	8450
Unincorporated - Anaverde	163	10809
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	35	2811
Unincorporated - Arcadia	669	8382
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	6953	16382
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1128	23035
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1166	17210
Unincorporated - Azusa	2499	15694
Unincorporated - Bassett	2748	18546
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	53	4939
Unincorporated - Bradbury	52	48148
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	976	12629
Unincorporated - Castaic*	4038	14851
Unincorporated - Cerritos	76	12947
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	42	5983
Unincorporated - Covina	2488	14793
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1655	12591
Unincorporated - Del Aire	348	7922
Unincorporated - Del Rey	38	11950
Unincorporated - Del Sur	184	7619
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	391	15684
Unincorporated - Duarte	891	20122
Unincorporated - East Covina	42	12766
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	572	10809
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	17	14912
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	25944	20711
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	229	3576
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	2944	19232
Unincorporated - East Whittier	514	9687
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	896	10192
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	91	5479
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	14154	21875
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	77	11667
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	5609	10029
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	337	13405
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	45	4098
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	288	20397
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1272	6424
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	16	2367
Unincorporated - La Rambla	282	13590
Unincorporated - La Verne*	180	8824
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	495	7000
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	44	6587
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1706	13129
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	154	9373
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	3708	16449
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	127	7253
Unincorporated - Littlerock	563	14001
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	130	10023
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	567	15887
Unincorporated - Llano	46	5245
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	566	6014
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	407	10487
Unincorporated - Newhall	69	31364
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	172	14357
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1189	14222
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1742	7247
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	11	5116
Unincorporated - Palmdale	115	13658
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	27	4348
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	145	7413
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	182	29402
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	4	870
Unincorporated - Pomona	68	3509
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1367	10592
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	439	16498
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	97	10419
Unincorporated - Rosewood	185	14386
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	182	15256
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	560	16662
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	3875	7595
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	15	1748
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3643	18016
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	42	2064
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	18	5844
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	180	67416
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	863	4635
Unincorporated - Saugus	147	94839
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	46	12921
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	38	8352
Unincorporated - South El Monte	362	20167
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	978	11053
Unincorporated - South Whittier	8922	15065
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	90	11524
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1411	6730
Unincorporated - Sun Village	988	16368
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	202	15586
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	115	6936
Unincorporated - Val Verde	371	11212
Unincorporated - Valencia	233	7585
Unincorporated - Valinda	3963	16957
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	858	7374
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3184	19724
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	59	3905
Unincorporated - West Carson	2463	11152
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	207	21744
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1801	18312
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	215	15820
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	4501	16717
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	51	3923
Unincorporated - Westhills	57	6794
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	313	8499
Unincorporated - Whittier	345	9117
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	56	466667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	6854	19632
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	586	9723
- Under Investigation	15501

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 45 cases and 1 death 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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