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Press Release: As COVID-19 Transmission Remains Substantial, Public Health Underscores Getting Vaccinated

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 10/02/2021 02:50 PM PDT

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

For Immediate Release:
October 2, 2021

As COVID-19 Transmission Remains Substantial, Public Health Underscores Getting Vaccinated

20 New Deaths and 1,427 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) confirms 20 new deaths and 1,427 new cases of COVID-19.

Of the 20 new deaths reported today, six people who passed away were over the age of 80, seven people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, two people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and four people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. One death was reported by the City of Long Beach. To date, Public Health identified 1,462,013 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 26,143 deaths.

As of September 30, Los Angeles County’s weekly case rate is 76 new cases per 100,000 residents, reflecting continued substantial transmission across the county.

There are 862 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 27% of these people are in the ICU. This is a decrease of 85 daily hospitalizations over the past week.

Testing results are available for nearly 8,700,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 1.3%.

Data continues to show that fully vaccinated people remain very well protected from the worst outcomes of infection with this virus – and this drives the County’s urgency to reach as many residents as possible with the highly effective COVID-19 vaccines. Among the nearly 5.6 million fully vaccinated people in L.A. County, Public Health identified 55,259 people fully vaccinated who tested positive for COVID-19 as of September 28; about 1% of all those vaccinated have become infected with COVID-19. Of those who tested positive, 1,884 were hospitalized, up from 1,732 the week prior. This translates to 0.03% of all fully vaccinated people were hospitalized. Deaths in this group over this interval increased, from 229 to 257, to 0.005%.

Out of all our nearly 10.3 million L.A. County residents, including those who are not yet eligible for the vaccine, 66% have received at least one dose, and 59% are fully vaccinated. Countywide, nearly 106,000 additional/booster doses have been administered by L.A. County providers. Most of those doses have gone to people who are immunocompromised.

"To everyone facing the sorrow of losing a loved one to COVID-19, our hearts go out to you and we send you our prayers,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “As the nation mourns the loss of over 700,000 family members, co-workers, and friends who died from COVID related illness, we remain focused on bringing the vaccine to unvaccinated individuals, especially those with risk factors associated with increased risk of severe illness. Getting our entire community vaccinated is perhaps the best way to acknowledge how profoundly connected we are to each other for our individual and collective well-being during a pandemic. At County vaccination sites today, there are dozens of teens coming in to get their first or second doses, and dozens of older people, school teachers, and healthcare workers getting their Pfizer boosters. With hundreds of vaccination clinics open all across the county this weekend, those not yet vaccinated can take advantage of the easy availability of three highly effective vaccines, and those eligible for boosters, can give their immune systems a lift.”

L.A. County continues to offer COVID-19 vaccines at many different sites across the county that have weekend and evening hours. Anyone 12 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated. Boosters are available for eligible individuals at all sites offering the Pfizer vaccine. Appointments are not needed at many sites and all Public Health vaccination sites where first, second, and third doses are available.

Los Angeles County residents eligible for a booster dose of Pfizer include the following groups of people who received the second of the two-dose Pfizer vaccine series at least 6 months ago and are either:

People aged 65 years or older
Residents of long-term care facilities
People aged 18 to 64 years with underlying medical conditions
People aged 18 to 64 years with high institutional or occupational risk, including healthcare workers, first responders, teachers and day care staff, grocery workers, and workers and residents in homeless shelters or prisons, among others

Visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish) to find a vaccination site near you, make an appointment at vaccination sites, and much more. Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status. 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
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	1462013
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1384950
-- Long Beach	63828
-- Pasadena	13235
Deaths	26143
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	24762
-- Long Beach	1020
-- Pasadena	361
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	36256
- 5 to 11	76333
- 12 to 17	87234
- 18 to 29	329502
- 30 to 49	460235
- 50 to 64	255983
- 65 to 79	102008
- over 80	36576
- Under Investigation	823
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	698379
- Male	655182
- Other	739
- Under Investigation	30650
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2338
- Asian	65993
- Black	66084
- Hispanic/Latino	715765
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	5088
- White	168779
- Other	117419
- Under Investigation	243484
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	102718
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	53
- Asian	3266
- Black	2152
- Hispanic/Latino	13161
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	85
- White	5781
- Other	212
- Under Investigation	52
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1403	6718
City of Alhambra	8073	9309
City of Arcadia	3319	5747
City of Artesia	2423	14427
City of Avalon	32	827
City of Azusa	7343	14674
City of Baldwin Park	14530	18927
City of Bell	7498	20637
City of Bell Gardens	9023	20949
City of Bellflower	12828	16502
City of Beverly Hills	3572	10348
City of Bradbury	42	3929
City of Burbank	11026	10287
City of Calabasas	1737	7141
City of Carson	11884	12663
City of Cerritos	3687	7364
City of Claremont	2785	7633
City of Commerce*	2688	20568
City of Compton	19485	19504
City of Covina	7596	15492
City of Cudahy	5345	21953
City of Culver City	2869	7197
City of Diamond Bar	3942	6854
City of Downey	20224	17700
City of Duarte	2728	12391
City of El Monte	18945	16155
City of El Segundo	1049	6249
City of Gardena	7704	12566
City of Glendale	24392	11813
City of Glendora	5865	11116
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2554	17403
City of Hawthorne	12521	14102
City of Hermosa Beach	1528	7768
City of Hidden Hills	134	7090
City of Huntington Park	12280	20644
City of Industry	190	43478
City of Inglewood	16621	14633
City of Irwindale	298	20425
City of La Canada Flintridge	1042	5036
City of La Habra Heights	128	2346
City of La Mirada	5292	10670
City of La Puente	7448	18301
City of La Verne	3499	10513
City of Lakewood	9223	11477
City of Lancaster*	27754	17178
City of Lawndale	4243	12623
City of Lomita	1908	9204
City of Lynwood*	14808	20553
City of Malibu	655	5054
City of Manhattan Beach	2026	5628
City of Maywood	5730	20429
City of Monrovia	3942	10160
City of Montebello	11434	17762
City of Monterey Park	5536	8891
City of Norwalk	18367	17066
City of Palmdale	29227	18385
City of Palos Verdes Estates	656	4851
City of Paramount	11298	20167
City of Pico Rivera	12449	19366
City of Pomona	28829	18488
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2085	4878
City of Redondo Beach	4025	5859
City of Rolling Hills	79	4072
City of Rolling Hills Estates	422	5202
City of Rosemead	5519	9971
City of San Dimas*	3925	11372
City of San Fernando	5949	24171
City of San Gabriel	3624	8849
City of San Marino	464	3495
City of Santa Clarita	26438	11994
City of Santa Fe Springs	3337	18171
City of Santa Monica	6549	7084
City of Sierra Madre	610	5551
City of Signal Hill	1432	12139
City of South El Monte	3806	18224
City of South Gate	20990	21385
City of South Pasadena	1678	6441
City of Temple City	2721	7464
City of Torrance	9518	6376
City of Vernon	140	66986
City of Walnut	2123	6953
City of West Covina	15033	13889
City of West Hollywood	3564	9645
City of Westlake Village	151	1806
City of Whittier	12994	14862
Los Angeles	596570	14750
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1357	16545
Los Angeles - Alsace	1836	14753
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	340	13589
Los Angeles - Arleta	7812	22729
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1708	11646
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3544	11386
Los Angeles - Bel Air	550	6525
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	877	7002
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1264	9595
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	19170	22064
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2107	6807
Los Angeles - Brookside	46	7917
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	856	12021
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	10844	16609
Los Angeles - Carthay	1279	8905
Los Angeles - Central	8342	21394
Los Angeles - Century City	853	6668
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7175	21249
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4524	12207
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	647	7055
Los Angeles - Chinatown	922	11495
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1932	13276
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1825	12044
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1832	13248
Los Angeles - Crestview	1282	11277
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2640	8819
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5288	19224
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4330	10937
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3732	12743
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1654	11602
Los Angeles - El Sereno	7046	16853
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	641	11222
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1474	14492
Los Angeles - Encino	4498	9957
Los Angeles - Exposition	437	13139
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7186	15998
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	365	10139
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1601	18358
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10420	21962
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	4001	12660
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1701	15803
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	8028	13796
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4488	20870
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1389	8152
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3179	10936
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	5859	13438
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	220	9132
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2859	15853
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8241	21724
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6614	13668
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2328	16784
Los Angeles - Hollywood	7571	11092
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2288	7773
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4607	16142
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1342	16623
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6290	12168
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	626	13731
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6437	15251
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2637	20079
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2042	13403
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5762	17676
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1315	16386
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3210	11326
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	483	15417
Los Angeles - Longwood	671	15590
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1486	6877
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1247	14609
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	200	6402
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2844	6696
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	231	5298
Los Angeles - Melrose	9940	12793
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1511	10053
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1419	7890
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	4996	20710
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3258	13493
Los Angeles - North Hills	10684	17351
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	24736	16336
Los Angeles - Northridge	9183	13157
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1141	5359
Los Angeles - Pacoima	19023	24712
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	202	5252
Los Angeles - Palms	3387	7719
Los Angeles - Panorama City	15103	20070
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	882	6495
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7794	18627
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	173	5413
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	848	7746
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3246	9121
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	513	7820
Los Angeles - Regent Square	326	11727
Los Angeles - Reseda	13399	17488
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	820	17688
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	338	7994
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	9217	11811
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	494	11121
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	8058	9235
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4158	9432
Los Angeles - South Carthay	981	9259
Los Angeles - South Park	8237	21699
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	776	16928
Los Angeles - Studio City	1927	8587
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	10725	20435
Los Angeles - Sunland	2726	13358
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	48	7419
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	18428	22365
Los Angeles - Tarzana	4098	13272
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5843	14799
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1123	11449
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	738	8479
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	180	13783
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	154	8288
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3558	12794
Los Angeles - University Hills	318	9274
Los Angeles - University Park	4146	15101
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4596	15312
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2768	11197
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	16807	18034
Los Angeles - Venice	2629	7759
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3365	19564
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1719	22450
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	8715	21160
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	12217	23495
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1189	14156
Los Angeles - View Heights	294	7959
Los Angeles - Watts	8650	20270
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	686	13957
Los Angeles - West Adams	4608	16678
Los Angeles - West Hills	3911	9646
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	3242	8614
Los Angeles - West Vernon	11471	21384
Los Angeles - Westchester	3525	6831
Los Angeles - Westlake	8723	14696
Los Angeles - Westwood	3677	6796
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	8235	22793
Los Angeles - Wilmington	9751	17262
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	6479	12914
Los Angeles - Winnetka	7893	15242
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	6780	9963
Unincorporated - Acton	742	9309
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	394	9476
Unincorporated - Altadena	4019	9214
Unincorporated - Anaverde	176	11671
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	38	3052
Unincorporated - Arcadia	726	9097
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	7566	17827
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1181	24117
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1270	18745
Unincorporated - Azusa	2676	16806
Unincorporated - Bassett	2881	19444
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	63	5871
Unincorporated - Bradbury	52	48148
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	1129	14609
Unincorporated - Castaic*	4392	16152
Unincorporated - Cerritos	76	12947
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	51	7265
Unincorporated - Covina	2718	16160
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1806	13740
Unincorporated - Del Aire	387	8809
Unincorporated - Del Rey	41	12893
Unincorporated - Del Sur	238	9855
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	411	16486
Unincorporated - Duarte	945	21341
Unincorporated - East Covina	44	13374
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	629	11886
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	19	16667
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	27532	21978
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	239	3733
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	3114	20342
Unincorporated - East Whittier	573	10799
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	972	11057
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	110	6623
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	15008	23194
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	84	12727
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	6006	10739
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	354	14081
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	54	4918
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	308	21813
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1424	7192
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	16	2367
Unincorporated - La Rambla	320	15422
Unincorporated - La Verne*	201	9853
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	550	7778
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	54	8084
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1884	14499
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	178	10834
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	3912	17354
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	150	8567
Unincorporated - Littlerock	629	15643
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	144	11103
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	612	17148
Unincorporated - Llano	55	6271
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	652	6928
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	442	11389
Unincorporated - Newhall	69	31364
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	186	15526
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1264	15120
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1881	7826
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	12	5581
Unincorporated - Palmdale	126	14964
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	31	4992
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	174	8896
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	189	30533
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	4	870
Unincorporated - Pomona	73	3767
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1583	12266
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	470	17663
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	106	11386
Unincorporated - Rosewood	199	15474
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	195	16345
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	596	17733
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	4151	8136
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	19	2214
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3873	19153
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	43	2113
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	22	7143
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	241	90262
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	995	5343
Unincorporated - Saugus	161	103871
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	48	13483
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	41	9011
Unincorporated - South El Monte	384	21393
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	1053	11901
Unincorporated - South Whittier	9594	16200
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	105	13444
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1654	7889
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1045	17313
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	209	16127
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	134	8082
Unincorporated - Val Verde	419	12662
Unincorporated - Valencia	269	8757
Unincorporated - Valinda	4265	18249
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	986	8474
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3350	20752
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	63	4169
Unincorporated - West Carson	2701	12229
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	210	22059
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1923	19553
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	229	16851
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	4825	17920
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	62	4769
Unincorporated - Westhills	66	7867
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	360	9775
Unincorporated - Whittier	370	9778
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	56	466667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	7840	22456
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	634	10519
- Under Investigation	17061

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 59 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.

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.

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health works to protect health,
prevent disease, and promote health and well-being.

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