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Press Release: Four-Fold Difference in Case Rate Between Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Children as Cases Increase Among LAC Children and Youth

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 08/28/2021 09:12 PM PDT

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

For Immediate Release:
August 28, 2021

Four-Fold Difference in Case Rate Between Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Children as Cases Increase Among LAC Children and Youth

Public Health Reports 30 New Deaths and 3,627 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 30 new deaths and 3,627 new cases of COVID-19. Of the new deaths reported today, three people who died were over the age of 80, eight people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, nine people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, six people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49 years old and one death was a person between the ages of 18 and 29 years. Three deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach.

To date, Public Health identified 1,400,837 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 25,240 deaths. There are 1,708 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 26% of these people are in the ICU.

Testing results are available for over 8,066,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive. Today's daily test positivity rate is 2.4%.

While case rates among all adult age groups declined these past couple of weeks, case rates among children significantly increased. Among unvaccinated children (ages 12 to 18 years) the case rate rose from 73 to 307 new cases per 100,000 youth, with a substantially smaller increase among vaccinated children from 11 to 76 new cases per 100,000 youth. It is important to note that while cases among children increased across the board, there is a four-fold difference in the case rate between vaccinated children and unvaccinated children.

“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. “Case, hospitalization and death rates are higher among unvaccinated members of all groups than they are among those vaccinated. Vaccinated people continue to have rates for all outcomes that are many-fold lower than those unvaccinated – they are 4 to 8 times less likely to be hospitalized, and 5 to 7 times less likely to die from an infection. During this period of high transmission, protecting those younger than 12 who are not yet eligible for the vaccine, is of utmost importance and we can all take as many precautions as feasible to limit risk of transmission. This includes moving activities outdoors whenever possible, distancing and avoiding crowds, masking always when indoors and outdoors if distancing isn’t possible, and carefully assessing non-essential activities that carry more risk of transmission. These precautions, together with vaccinations for all those eligible, protect our youngest county residents and help keep our schools open.”

Teens 12 and over are eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine at any County and city sites without an appointment. Additionally, many school districts and individual schools, including Los Nietos Middle School, Whittier Union, and Wilsona, are offering vaccinations over the next few weeks. LAUSD, which has over 45 standing school sites, will be rolling out a mobile vaccine campaign administering vaccines at every middle and high school in its district. You can ask your school site for a vaccination schedule.

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	1400837	3627
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1327483	3383
-- Long Beach	60683	219
-- Pasadena	12671	25
Deaths	25240	30
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	23911	27
-- Long Beach	975	3
-- Pasadena	354	0
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	33969
- 5 to 11	69423
- 12 to 17	81839
- 18 to 29	317483
- 30 to 49	442234
- 50 to 64	247575
- 65 to 79	98615
- over 80	35545
- Under Investigation	800
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	670492
- Male	627923
- Other	715
- Under Investigation	28353
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2231
- Asian	63174
- Black	61534
- Hispanic/Latino	689410
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	4885
- White	157486
- Other	113060
- Under Investigation	235703
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	96619
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	53
- Asian	3213
- Black	2037
- Hispanic/Latino	12761
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	78
- White	5527
- Other	199
- Under Investigation	43
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1339	6412
City of Alhambra	7764	8953
City of Arcadia	3167	5484
City of Artesia	2347	13974
City of Avalon	26	672
City of Azusa	7012	14013
City of Baldwin Park	14126	18401
City of Bell	7281	20040
City of Bell Gardens	8852	20552
City of Bellflower	12303	15827
City of Beverly Hills	3399	9846
City of Bradbury	41	3835
City of Burbank	10494	9791
City of Calabasas	1616	6644
City of Carson	11424	12173
City of Cerritos	3519	7029
City of Claremont	2604	7137
City of Commerce*	2634	20155
City of Compton	18829	18847
City of Covina	7234	14754
City of Cudahy	5223	21452
City of Culver City	2711	6800
City of Diamond Bar	3778	6569
City of Downey	19467	17037
City of Duarte	2608	11846
City of El Monte	18369	15664
City of El Segundo	959	5713
City of Gardena	7394	12060
City of Glendale	23370	11318
City of Glendora	5551	10520
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2459	16755
City of Hawthorne	12026	13545
City of Hermosa Beach	1392	7077
City of Hidden Hills	118	6243
City of Huntington Park	11922	20042
City of Industry	188	43021
City of Inglewood	15985	14074
City of Irwindale	290	19877
City of La Canada Flintridge	964	4659
City of La Habra Heights	126	2310
City of La Mirada	4943	9966
City of La Puente	7226	17756
City of La Verne	3300	9915
City of Lakewood	8676	10796
City of Lancaster*	25765	15947
City of Lawndale	4055	12063
City of Lomita	1792	8645
City of Lynwood*	14371	19947
City of Malibu	605	4668
City of Manhattan Beach	1859	5164
City of Maywood	5591	19933
City of Monrovia	3671	9461
City of Montebello	11093	17232
City of Monterey Park	5334	8567
City of Norwalk	17782	16523
City of Palmdale	27685	17415
City of Palos Verdes Estates	620	4585
City of Paramount	10898	19453
City of Pico Rivera	12083	18796
City of Pomona	27442	17599
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	1944	4548
City of Redondo Beach	3749	5457
City of Rolling Hills	76	3918
City of Rolling Hills Estates	393	4844
City of Rosemead	5349	9664
City of San Dimas*	3735	10821
City of San Fernando	5774	23460
City of San Gabriel	3515	8583
City of San Marino	440	3314
City of Santa Clarita	24664	11189
City of Santa Fe Springs	3201	17431
City of Santa Monica	6137	6638
City of Sierra Madre	570	5187
City of Signal Hill	1340	11359
City of South El Monte	3677	17606
City of South Gate	20372	20755
City of South Pasadena	1593	6114
City of Temple City	2609	7157
City of Torrance	8986	6020
City of Vernon	130	62201
City of Walnut	2025	6632
City of West Covina	14350	13258
City of West Hollywood	3345	9053
City of Westlake Village	144	1722
City of Whittier	12454	14244
Los Angeles	572959	14166
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1317	16057
Los Angeles - Alsace	1772	14239
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	328	13110
Los Angeles - Arleta	7598	22106
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1621	11053
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3362	10802
Los Angeles - Bel Air	527	6252
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	844	6739
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1186	9003
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	18678	21498
Los Angeles - Brentwood	1966	6351
Los Angeles - Brookside	42	7229
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	828	11628
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	10448	16003
Los Angeles - Carthay	1213	8445
Los Angeles - Central	8124	20835
Los Angeles - Century City	804	6285
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	6922	20500
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4300	11602
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	596	6499
Los Angeles - Chinatown	863	10759
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1850	12712
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1760	11615
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1746	12626
Los Angeles - Crestview	1209	10635
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2503	8361
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5020	18250
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4154	10493
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3612	12333
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1576	11055
Los Angeles - El Sereno	6804	16274
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	603	10557
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1425	14010
Los Angeles - Encino	4214	9329
Los Angeles - Exposition	427	12838
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	6910	15384
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	350	9722
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1519	17418
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10096	21279
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	3834	12131
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1625	15097
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	7659	13162
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4343	20195
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1299	7624
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3040	10458
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	5618	12885
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	211	8759
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2794	15492
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	7987	21054
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6409	13244
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2280	16438
Los Angeles - Hollywood	7191	10536
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2150	7304
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4376	15332
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1302	16128
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6112	11824
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	607	13314
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6155	14583
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2551	19424
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	1940	12734
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5570	17087
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1278	15925
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3097	10927
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	466	14874
Los Angeles - Longwood	650	15102
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1387	6419
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1174	13754
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	191	6114
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2669	6284
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	215	4931
Los Angeles - Melrose	9545	12285
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1447	9627
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1317	7323
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	4842	20071
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3132	12972
Los Angeles - North Hills	10322	16763
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	23766	15695
Los Angeles - Northridge	8792	12597
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1076	5054
Los Angeles - Pacoima	18532	24074
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	191	4966
Los Angeles - Palms	3194	7279
Los Angeles - Panorama City	14703	19539
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	842	6200
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7621	18214
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	161	5038
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	802	7326
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3023	8494
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	484	7378
Los Angeles - Regent Square	316	11367
Los Angeles - Reseda	12930	16876
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	781	16846
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	318	7521
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	8734	11192
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	466	10491
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	7534	8635
Los Angeles - Silverlake	3921	8895
Los Angeles - South Carthay	911	8598
Los Angeles - South Park	7980	21022
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	752	16405
Los Angeles - Studio City	1810	8066
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	10386	19789
Los Angeles - Sunland	2615	12814
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	43	6646
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	17784	21583
Los Angeles - Tarzana	3855	12485
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5655	14323
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1082	11031
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	690	7927
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	168	12864
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	135	7266
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3412	12269
Los Angeles - University Hills	306	8924
Los Angeles - University Park	3921	14281
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4432	14765
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2603	10530
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	16193	17376
Los Angeles - Venice	2447	7221
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3219	18715
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1664	21732
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	8404	20405
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	11863	22814
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1159	13799
Los Angeles - View Heights	277	7499
Los Angeles - Watts	8347	19560
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	658	13388
Los Angeles - West Adams	4469	16174
Los Angeles - West Hills	3705	9138
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	3057	8123
Los Angeles - West Vernon	11149	20783
Los Angeles - Westchester	3292	6379
Los Angeles - Westlake	8500	14321
Los Angeles - Westwood	3472	6417
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	7509	20784
Los Angeles - Wilmington	9422	16680
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	6283	12523
Los Angeles - Winnetka	7613	14701
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	6378	9372
Unincorporated - Acton	639	8017
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	358	8610
Unincorporated - Altadena	3839	8801
Unincorporated - Anaverde	167	11074
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	37	2972
Unincorporated - Arcadia	702	8796
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	7227	17028
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1158	23647
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1229	18140
Unincorporated - Azusa	2579	16197
Unincorporated - Bassett	2811	18971
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	58	5405
Unincorporated - Bradbury	52	48148
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	1019	13186
Unincorporated - Castaic*	4191	15413
Unincorporated - Cerritos	76	12947
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	48	6838
Unincorporated - Covina	2592	15411
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1726	13131
Unincorporated - Del Aire	363	8263
Unincorporated - Del Rey	40	12579
Unincorporated - Del Sur	203	8406
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	400	16045
Unincorporated - Duarte	921	20799
Unincorporated - East Covina	43	13070
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	598	11300
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	17	14912
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	26784	21381
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	234	3655
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	3025	19761
Unincorporated - East Whittier	546	10290
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	932	10602
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	93	5599
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	14571	22519
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	79	11970
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	5781	10337
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	341	13564
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	50	4554
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	301	21317
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1328	6707
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	16	2367
Unincorporated - La Rambla	300	14458
Unincorporated - La Verne*	187	9167
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	527	7453
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	45	6737
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1781	13706
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	169	10286
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	3809	16897
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	134	7653
Unincorporated - Littlerock	593	14748
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	136	10486
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	585	16391
Unincorporated - Llano	50	5701
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	607	6450
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	423	10899
Unincorporated - Newhall	70	31818
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	178	14858
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1221	14605
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1800	7489
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	12	5581
Unincorporated - Palmdale	117	13895
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	29	4670
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	154	7873
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	188	30372
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	4	870
Unincorporated - Pomona	69	3560
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1431	11088
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	459	17249
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	101	10849
Unincorporated - Rosewood	193	15008
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	187	15675
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	577	17168
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	4000	7840
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	16	1865
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3724	18416
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	42	2064
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	19	6169
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	195	73034
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	918	4930
Unincorporated - Saugus	156	100645
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	46	12921
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	40	8791
Unincorporated - South El Monte	374	20836
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	1005	11358
Unincorporated - South Whittier	9251	15621
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	100	12804
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1521	7255
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1009	16716
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	204	15741
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	124	7479
Unincorporated - Val Verde	400	12088
Unincorporated - Valencia	249	8105
Unincorporated - Valinda	4111	17590
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	912	7838
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3277	20300
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	59	3905
Unincorporated - West Carson	2592	11736
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	212	22269
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1860	18912
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	224	16483
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	4661	17311
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	54	4154
Unincorporated - Westhills	61	7271
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	333	9042
Unincorporated - Whittier	353	9329
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	54	450000
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	7335	21009
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	605	10038
- Under Investigation	16060

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 26 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.

The Department of Public Health is committed to promoting health equity and ensuring optimal health and well-being for all 10 million residents of Los Angeles County. Through a variety of programs, community partnerships and services, Public Health oversees environmental health, disease control, and community and family health. Nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health comprises nearly 4,500 employees and has an annual budget of $1.2 billion.

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