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Press Release: L.A. County Continues COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Outreach to People Experiencing Homelessness

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 10/29/2021 02:05 PM PDT

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

For Immediate Release:
October 29, 2021

L.A. County Continues COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Outreach to People Experiencing Homelessness

25 New Deaths and 1,333 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) continues to work closely with partner organizations to reach out to people experiencing homelessness and offer COVID-19 vaccines and boosters.

Approximately 119 vaccination events took place from October 9 to October 22 through various partners including Housing for Health, faith-based organizations, and mobile vaccination teams. These events took place at various venues including food banks, shelters, public libraries, clinics, and encampments.

There are 1,261 providers administering vaccinations to people experiencing homelessness; together, they have administered over 61,804 doses of COVID-19 vaccine across Los Angeles County; 30,909 people experiencing homelessness are fully vaccinated.

In parallel with the decline in overall COVID-19 transmission in L.A. County, cases among people experiencing homelessness have declined from 158 cases reported the week ending September 19 to 86 new cases reported this past week.

Of the 86 new cases reported among people experiencing homelessness this past week, 67 are cases from previous weeks that have been newly identified as being associated with people experiencing homelessness and are now included in the case totals. Tragically, two people experiencing homelessness passed away from COVID-19 this past week. To date, 9,452 people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County have tested positive for COVID-19 and 248 people who were experiencing homelessness have passed away from COVID-19. Of these people who passed away, 118 were sheltered, 79 were unsheltered, and for 51 people who passed away, their shelter status was unknown.

Today, Public Health confirms 25 new deaths and 1,333 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 25 new deaths reported today, seven people who passed away were over the age of 80, eight people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, seven people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and two people who died were between the ages of 18 and 29. One death was reported by the City of Long Beach. To date, Public Health has identified 1,490,698 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 26,626 deaths.

There are 638 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 28% of these people are in the ICU. Testing results are available for nearly 9,034,000 individuals with 15% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 1.1%.

“To everyone experiencing the grief of losing a loved one to COVID-19, we send you our deepest sympathies,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “As we continue to experience substantial transmission across the County, it is important that those who are infected, even if they have no symptoms, isolate from others for at least 10 days to stop spreading the virus to others. And everyone who is a close contact to an infected person and is not vaccinated, needs to quarantine and not participate in activities with others. This means not hosting or attending parties, going to work or school or shopping at stores. Breaking the chain of transmission requires that those infected or exposed do their part by staying away from others.”

Public Health encourages everyone not yet vaccinated to get vaccinated, and everyone eligible for a booster to get their booster. All three FDA-approved vaccines; Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson are available for eligible individuals.

People eligible for boosters include adults of any age who received their first Johnson & Johnson dose at least two months ago, and people who got the second dose of their Pfizer or Moderna vaccines at least six months ago and are 65-plus years old or are over 18 and live in long-term care settings, have underlying medical conditions, or work or live in high-risk settings.

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
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	1490698
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1412086
-- Long Beach	65101
-- Pasadena	13511
Deaths	26626
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	25225
-- Long Beach	1038
-- Pasadena	363
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	37195
- 5 to 11	79468
- 12 to 17	89687
- 18 to 29	334617
- 30 to 49	468836
- 50 to 64	260316
- 65 to 79	103950
- over 80	37175
- Under Investigation	842
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	711701
- Male	667920
- Other	746
- Under Investigation	31719
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2412
- Asian	67510
- Black	67922
- Hispanic/Latino	727707
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	5207
- White	174760
- Other	119481
- Under Investigation	247087
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	105680
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	57
- Asian	3290
- Black	2219
- Hispanic/Latino	13390
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	91
- White	5930
- Other	202
- Under Investigation	46
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1466	7020
City of Alhambra	8267	9533
City of Arcadia	3396	5880
City of Artesia	2447	14570
City of Avalon	32	827
City of Azusa	7483	14954
City of Baldwin Park	14711	19163
City of Bell	7592	20896
City of Bell Gardens	9112	21156
City of Bellflower	13061	16802
City of Beverly Hills	3655	10588
City of Bradbury	42	3929
City of Burbank	11304	10547
City of Calabasas	1801	7405
City of Carson	12165	12963
City of Cerritos	3796	7582
City of Claremont	2881	7897
City of Commerce*	2711	20744
City of Compton	19725	19744
City of Covina	7741	15788
City of Cudahy	5395	22159
City of Culver City	2957	7418
City of Diamond Bar	4044	7031
City of Downey	20557	17991
City of Duarte	2783	12641
City of El Monte	19176	16352
City of El Segundo	1086	6470
City of Gardena	7899	12884
City of Glendale	24975	12095
City of Glendora	6001	11373
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2582	17593
City of Hawthorne	12722	14329
City of Hermosa Beach	1597	8119
City of Hidden Hills	135	7143
City of Huntington Park	12445	20922
City of Industry	192	43936
City of Inglewood	16869	14852
City of Irwindale	306	20973
City of La Canada Flintridge	1113	5379
City of La Habra Heights	131	2401
City of La Mirada	5427	10942
City of La Puente	7532	18508
City of La Verne	3575	10742
City of Lakewood	9455	11766
City of Lancaster*	28806	17829
City of Lawndale	4307	12813
City of Lomita	1963	9470
City of Lynwood*	15018	20845
City of Malibu	680	5247
City of Manhattan Beach	2109	5858
City of Maywood	5776	20593
City of Monrovia	4041	10415
City of Montebello	11586	17998
City of Monterey Park	5632	9046
City of Norwalk	18628	17309
City of Palmdale	29969	18852
City of Palos Verdes Estates	682	5044
City of Paramount	11447	20433
City of Pico Rivera	12627	19643
City of Pomona	29402	18856
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2155	5041
City of Redondo Beach	4172	6073
City of Rolling Hills	84	4330
City of Rolling Hills Estates	441	5436
City of Rosemead	5622	10157
City of San Dimas*	4014	11629
City of San Fernando	6033	24512
City of San Gabriel	3699	9032
City of San Marino	476	3585
City of Santa Clarita	27437	12447
City of Santa Fe Springs	3401	18520
City of Santa Monica	6762	7315
City of Sierra Madre	651	5924
City of Signal Hill	1473	12486
City of South El Monte	3856	18463
City of South Gate	21262	21662
City of South Pasadena	1735	6660
City of Temple City	2782	7631
City of Torrance	9820	6579
City of Vernon	141	67464
City of Walnut	2155	7058
City of West Covina	15330	14164
City of West Hollywood	3645	9864
City of Westlake Village	154	1842
City of Whittier	13234	15136
Los Angeles	607456	15019
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1366	16654
Los Angeles - Alsace	1863	14970
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	349	13949
Los Angeles - Arleta	7922	23049
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1732	11810
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3624	11643
Los Angeles - Bel Air	572	6786
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	902	7202
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1311	9952
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	19371	22295
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2168	7004
Los Angeles - Brookside	47	8090
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	874	12274
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	11032	16897
Los Angeles - Carthay	1310	9121
Los Angeles - Central	8418	21589
Los Angeles - Century City	875	6840
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7289	21587
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4669	12598
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	661	7208
Los Angeles - Chinatown	949	11831
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1954	13427
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1853	12229
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1868	13508
Los Angeles - Crestview	1327	11673
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2698	9013
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5399	19628
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4425	11177
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3810	13009
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1687	11834
Los Angeles - El Sereno	7139	17076
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	657	11502
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1494	14689
Los Angeles - Encino	4615	10217
Los Angeles - Exposition	448	13470
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7283	16214
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	375	10417
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1618	18553
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10575	22289
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	4075	12894
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1733	16100
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	8191	14076
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4559	21200
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1440	8451
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3239	11142
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	5980	13716
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	224	9298
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2881	15974
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8360	22038
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6712	13870
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2359	17008
Los Angeles - Hollywood	7728	11322
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2351	7987
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4700	16468
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1355	16784
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6381	12344
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	635	13928
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6561	15545
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2670	20330
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2078	13640
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5817	17845
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1337	16660
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3249	11463
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	492	15704
Los Angeles - Longwood	683	15869
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1534	7099
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1262	14784
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	204	6530
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2930	6899
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	238	5459
Los Angeles - Melrose	10145	13057
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1529	10173
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1448	8051
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	5086	21083
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3307	13696
Los Angeles - North Hills	10863	17642
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	25257	16680
Los Angeles - Northridge	9383	13443
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1178	5533
Los Angeles - Pacoima	19300	25072
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	212	5512
Los Angeles - Palms	3473	7915
Los Angeles - Panorama City	15284	20311
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	907	6679
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7877	18826
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	184	5757
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	875	7993
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3345	9399
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	521	7942
Los Angeles - Regent Square	328	11799
Los Angeles - Reseda	13634	17795
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	826	17817
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	344	8136
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	9481	12149
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	513	11549
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	8277	9486
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4238	9614
Los Angeles - South Carthay	1004	9476
Los Angeles - South Park	8346	21986
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	785	17125
Los Angeles - Studio City	1982	8832
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	10925	20816
Los Angeles - Sunland	2781	13627
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	50	7728
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	18720	22719
Los Angeles - Tarzana	4205	13619
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5924	15004
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1141	11632
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	758	8709
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	186	14242
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	159	8558
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3666	13182
Los Angeles - University Hills	324	9449
Los Angeles - University Park	4198	15290
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4693	15635
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2859	11566
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	17010	18252
Los Angeles - Venice	2721	8030
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3407	19808
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1744	22777
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	8840	21464
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	12346	23743
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1202	14311
Los Angeles - View Heights	299	8094
Los Angeles - Watts	8771	20553
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	692	14079
Los Angeles - West Adams	4664	16880
Los Angeles - West Hills	4009	9888
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	3317	8813
Los Angeles - West Vernon	11605	21633
Los Angeles - Westchester	3647	7067
Los Angeles - Westlake	8821	14861
Los Angeles - Westwood	3753	6936
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	8669	23995
Los Angeles - Wilmington	9924	17569
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	6575	13105
Los Angeles - Winnetka	8071	15585
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	6977	10252
Unincorporated - Acton	779	9773
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	415	9981
Unincorporated - Altadena	4109	9420
Unincorporated - Anaverde	179	11870
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	39	3133
Unincorporated - Arcadia	743	9310
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	7712	18171
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1196	24423
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1280	18893
Unincorporated - Azusa	2739	17202
Unincorporated - Bassett	2918	19694
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	71	6617
Unincorporated - Bradbury	52	48148
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	1172	15166
Unincorporated - Castaic*	4514	16601
Unincorporated - Cerritos	76	12947
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	52	7407
Unincorporated - Covina	2770	16469
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1865	14189
Unincorporated - Del Aire	394	8969
Unincorporated - Del Rey	41	12893
Unincorporated - Del Sur	251	10393
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	437	17529
Unincorporated - Duarte	955	21567
Unincorporated - East Covina	47	14286
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	650	12283
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	19	16667
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	27891	22265
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	242	3779
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	3155	20610
Unincorporated - East Whittier	587	11063
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	995	11318
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	116	6984
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	15177	23456
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	84	12727
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	6112	10929
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	355	14121
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	60	5464
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	310	21955
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1478	7464
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	16	2367
Unincorporated - La Rambla	330	15904
Unincorporated - La Verne*	210	10294
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	560	7920
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	59	8832
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1923	14799
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	183	11138
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	3963	17581
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	154	8795
Unincorporated - Littlerock	650	16165
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	149	11488
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	628	17596
Unincorporated - Llano	56	6385
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	688	7311
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	447	11518
Unincorporated - Newhall	69	31364
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	200	16694
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1293	15467
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1928	8021
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	14	6512
Unincorporated - Palmdale	128	15202
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	32	5153
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	180	9202
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	194	31341
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	5	1087
Unincorporated - Pomona	75	3870
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1676	12986
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	480	18038
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	112	12030
Unincorporated - Rosewood	199	15474
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	198	16597
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	608	18090
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	4231	8293
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	21	2448
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3925	19411
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	44	2162
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	24	7792
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	252	94382
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	1028	5521
Unincorporated - Saugus	166	107097
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	51	14326
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	43	9451
Unincorporated - South El Monte	398	22173
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	1079	12195
Unincorporated - South Whittier	9739	16445
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	107	13700
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1768	8433
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1083	17942
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	212	16358
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	136	8203
Unincorporated - Val Verde	433	13086
Unincorporated - Valencia	294	9570
Unincorporated - Valinda	4324	18502
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	1017	8741
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3390	21000
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	68	4500
Unincorporated - West Carson	2748	12442
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	210	22059
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1956	19888
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	234	17219
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	4901	18202
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	63	4846
Unincorporated - Westhills	67	7986
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	385	10453
Unincorporated - Whittier	374	9884
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	54	450000
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	7955	22785
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	646	10718
- Under Investigation	17561

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 15 cases 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 of more than 5,000 employees and has an annual budget of $1.3 billion.

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

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