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Press Release: Public Health Confirms 8 Additional Cases of the Omicron Variant - 15 New Deaths and 1,138 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 12/14/2021 02:10 PM PST

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

For Immediate Release:
December 14, 2021

Public Health Confirms 8 Additional Cases of the Omicron Variant

15 New Deaths and 1,138 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Public Health is confirming 8 additional cases of the Omicron variant.

8 new confirmed cases reported today, for a total of 15 confirmed cases in Los Angeles County
Available information to date indicates:

7 were symptomatic, none required hospitalization

The 8th case has unknown symptoms status

5 of the 8 were fully vaccinated and none have received a booster
1 reported international travel and 2 reported travel outside CA
2 of the 8 had previous SARS-CoV-2 infections
2 cases live in the same household

Preliminary data indicates that the Omicron variant is highly infectious and that being fully vaccinated might not provide adequate protection against infection. Public Health encourages everyone who is eligible for a booster to get one as soon as possible and to continue wearing a mask when in crowded public spaces.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) today released the latest data on COVID-19.

1,138 new COVID-19 cases (1,549,296 cases to date)
15 new deaths due to COVID-19 (27,352 deaths to date)
718 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
More than 9,615,000 individuals tested; 15% of people tested positive

Daily New Cases, Positivity Rate, Hospitalization of Confirmed Cases and Deaths Last 7 Days
	Tu 12/14	M 12/13	Su 12/12	Sa 12/11	F 12/10	Th 12/9	W 12/8
Daily new cases	1,138	1,123*	1,460*	1,834	1,942	1,718	1,772
Daily deaths	15	11*	5*	23	17	15	15
Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases	718	698	707	684	667	667	650
Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)	1.5%	1.3%	1.3%	1.2%	1.2%	1.2%	1.2%

Data is by date reported by DPH, but does not necessarily represent the date of testing, hospitalization, or death.

* Number reflects an undercount due to a lag from weekend reporting.

A wide range of data and dashboards on COVID-19 from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health are available on the Public Health website at http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov including:

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
LA County residents can also call 2-1-1

Please see additional information below:

	Total Cases	NEW
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	1549296	1138
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1467343	1043
-- Long Beach	67865	85
-- Pasadena	14088	10
Deaths	27352	15
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	25924	15
-- Long Beach	1060	0
-- Pasadena	368	0
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	39213
- 5 to 11	86308
- 12 to 17	94306
- 18 to 29	345416
- 30 to 49	486884
- 50 to 64	268891
- 65 to 79	107227
- over 80	38202
- Under Investigation	896
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	738355
- Male	693805
- Other	776
- Under Investigation	34407
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2527
- Asian	70879
- Black	71787
- Hispanic/Latino	750669
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	5403
- White	187243
- Other	124640
- Under Investigation	254195
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	109704	**DATA Under reported
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	59
- Asian	3363
- Black	2307
- Hispanic/Latino	13728
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	95
- White	6146
- Other	195
- Under Investigation	31
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1589	7609
City of Alhambra	8603	9920
City of Arcadia	3604	6240
City of Artesia	2514	14969
City of Avalon	35	905
City of Azusa	7767	15522
City of Baldwin Park	15044	19596
City of Bell	7814	21507
City of Bell Gardens	9248	21472
City of Bellflower	13508	17377
City of Beverly Hills	3866	11199
City of Bradbury	42	3929
City of Burbank	11900	11103
City of Calabasas	1916	7877
City of Carson	12674	13505
City of Cerritos	4012	8013
City of Claremont	3075	8428
City of Commerce*	2777	21249
City of Compton	20232	20251
City of Covina	8133	16587
City of Cudahy	5524	22689
City of Culver City	3150	7902
City of Diamond Bar	4225	7346
City of Downey	21290	18632
City of Duarte	2874	13054
City of El Monte	19652	16758
City of El Segundo	1175	7000
City of Gardena	8259	13471
City of Glendale	26159	12668
City of Glendora	6342	12020
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2647	18036
City of Hawthorne	13109	14765
City of Hermosa Beach	1687	8577
City of Hidden Hills	149	7884
City of Huntington Park	12765	21460
City of Industry	199	45538
City of Inglewood	17372	15295
City of Irwindale	318	21796
City of La Canada Flintridge	1200	5799
City of La Habra Heights	131	2401
City of La Mirada	5672	11436
City of La Puente	7755	19055
City of La Verne	3832	11514
City of Lakewood	9934	12362
City of Lancaster*	30802	19064
City of Lawndale	4450	13239
City of Lomita	2065	9962
City of Lynwood*	15437	21426
City of Malibu	756	5833
City of Manhattan Beach	2267	6297
City of Maywood	5952	21220
City of Monrovia	4221	10879
City of Montebello	11919	18515
City of Monterey Park	5807	9327
City of Norwalk	19182	17823
City of Palmdale	31748	19971
City of Palos Verdes Estates	729	5391
City of Paramount	11750	20974
City of Pico Rivera	13015	20246
City of Pomona	30613	19632
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2287	5350
City of Redondo Beach	4467	6502
City of Rolling Hills	93	4794
City of Rolling Hills Estates	469	5781
City of Rosemead	5791	10463
City of San Dimas*	4206	12186
City of San Fernando	6203	25203
City of San Gabriel	3862	9430
City of San Marino	507	3819
City of Santa Clarita	29296	13291
City of Santa Fe Springs	3502	19070
City of Santa Monica	7307	7904
City of Sierra Madre	712	6479
City of Signal Hill	1535	13012
City of South El Monte	3938	18856
City of South Gate	21944	22356
City of South Pasadena	1817	6974
City of Temple City	2895	7941
City of Torrance	10414	6977
City of Vernon	143	68421
City of Walnut	2255	7386
City of West Covina	15920	14709
City of West Hollywood	3894	10538
City of Westlake Village	162	1938
City of Whittier	13674	15640
Los Angeles	629565	15566
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1414	17240
Los Angeles - Alsace	1913	15372
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	364	14548
Los Angeles - Arleta	8094	23550
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1820	12410
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3744	12029
Los Angeles - Bel Air	640	7593
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	985	7864
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1410	10704
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	19746	22727
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2314	7475
Los Angeles - Brookside	51	8778
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	905	12709
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	11414	17482
Los Angeles - Carthay	1398	9733
Los Angeles - Central	8567	21971
Los Angeles - Century City	907	7090
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7491	22185
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4895	13208
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	695	7578
Los Angeles - Chinatown	981	12230
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	2022	13894
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1916	12644
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1932	13971
Los Angeles - Crestview	1420	12491
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2861	9557
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5673	20624
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4585	11581
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3921	13388
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1749	12269
Los Angeles - El Sereno	7384	17662
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	687	12027
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1530	15043
Los Angeles - Encino	4897	10841
Los Angeles - Exposition	466	14011
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7545	16798
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	391	10861
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1668	19126
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10834	22835
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	4211	13324
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1807	16787
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	8542	14679
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4653	21637
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1524	8944
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3396	11682
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	6235	14300
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	231	9589
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2941	16307
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8591	22647
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6913	14286
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2412	17390
Los Angeles - Hollywood	8107	11878
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2523	8572
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4872	17070
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1395	17280
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6535	12642
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	647	14192
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6795	16100
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2736	20833
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2159	14171
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5939	18219
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1380	17196
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3341	11788
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	537	17140
Los Angeles - Longwood	706	16403
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1670	7729
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1298	15206
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	220	7042
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	3138	7389
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	265	6078
Los Angeles - Melrose	10576	13612
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1607	10692
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1553	8635
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	5288	21920
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3414	14140
Los Angeles - North Hills	11146	18102
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	26174	17286
Los Angeles - Northridge	9814	14061
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1270	5965
Los Angeles - Pacoima	19703	25595
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	226	5876
Los Angeles - Palms	3646	8310
Los Angeles - Panorama City	15647	20793
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	956	7040
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	8022	19172
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	198	6195
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	951	8687
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3515	9877
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	566	8628
Los Angeles - Regent Square	339	12194
Los Angeles - Reseda	14123	18433
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	845	18227
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	357	8444
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	9885	12667
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	534	12022
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	8832	10122
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4461	10120
Los Angeles - South Carthay	1065	10052
Los Angeles - South Park	8551	22526
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	798	17408
Los Angeles - Studio City	2148	9572
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	11215	21369
Los Angeles - Sunland	2922	14318
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	57	8810
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	19339	23470
Los Angeles - Tarzana	4428	14341
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	6076	15389
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1176	11989
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	815	9364
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	198	15161
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	170	9150
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3811	13704
Los Angeles - University Hills	344	10032
Los Angeles - University Park	4412	16069
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4873	16235
Los Angeles - Valley Village	3008	12168
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	17428	18701
Los Angeles - Venice	2989	8821
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3498	20337
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1780	23247
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	9068	22017
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	12574	24182
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1221	14537
Los Angeles - View Heights	316	8554
Los Angeles - Watts	9031	21163
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	717	14588
Los Angeles - West Adams	4776	17286
Los Angeles - West Hills	4290	10581
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	3525	9366
Los Angeles - West Vernon	11836	22064
Los Angeles - Westchester	3875	7509
Los Angeles - Westlake	9034	15220
Los Angeles - Westwood	4044	7474
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	9285	25700
Los Angeles - Wilmington	10266	18174
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	6746	13446
Los Angeles - Winnetka	8345	16114
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	7394	10865
Unincorporated - Acton	853	10701
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	445	10702
Unincorporated - Altadena	4317	9897
Unincorporated - Anaverde	193	12798
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	43	3454
Unincorporated - Arcadia	770	9648
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	7948	18727
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1230	25117
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1307	19292
Unincorporated - Azusa	2866	17999
Unincorporated - Bassett	2986	20153
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	85	7922
Unincorporated - Bradbury	52	48148
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	1255	16240
Unincorporated - Castaic*	4689	17245
Unincorporated - Cerritos	80	13629
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	57	8120
Unincorporated - Covina	2875	17094
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1934	14714
Unincorporated - Del Aire	420	9561
Unincorporated - Del Rey	41	12893
Unincorporated - Del Sur	283	11718
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	461	18492
Unincorporated - Duarte	968	21861
Unincorporated - East Covina	47	14286
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	678	12812
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	19	16667
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	28497	22749
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	248	3873
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	3237	21146
Unincorporated - East Whittier	625	11779
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	1029	11705
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	128	7706
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	15495	23947
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	89	13485
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	6317	11295
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	363	14439
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	77	7013
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	324	22946
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1541	7782
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	16	2367
Unincorporated - La Rambla	341	16434
Unincorporated - La Verne*	224	10980
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	602	8514
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	77	11527
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	2035	15661
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	192	11686
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	4053	17980
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	179	10223
Unincorporated - Littlerock	696	17309
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	176	13570
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	647	18128
Unincorporated - Llano	62	7070
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	768	8161
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	470	12110
Unincorporated - Newhall	70	31818
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	217	18114
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1343	16065
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1987	8267
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	14	6512
Unincorporated - Palmdale	142	16865
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	34	5475
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	196	10020
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	198	31987
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	5	1087
Unincorporated - Pomona	81	4180
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1869	14482
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	495	18602
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	116	12460
Unincorporated - Rosewood	204	15863
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	201	16848
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	630	18744
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	4409	8641
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	23	2681
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	4007	19816
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	44	2162
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	24	7792
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	258	96629
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	1144	6144
Unincorporated - Saugus	189	121935
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	55	15449
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	50	10989
Unincorporated - South El Monte	411	22897
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	1123	12692
Unincorporated - South Whittier	10038	16950
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	111	14213
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1920	9158
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1135	18804
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	217	16744
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	146	8806
Unincorporated - Val Verde	458	13841
Unincorporated - Valencia	323	10514
Unincorporated - Valinda	4465	19105
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	1067	9171
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3483	21576
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	78	5162
Unincorporated - West Carson	2884	13058
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	218	22899
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	2020	20539
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	238	17513
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	5043	18730
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	70	5385
Unincorporated - Westhills	72	8582
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	431	11702
Unincorporated - Whittier	388	10254
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	55	458333
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	8224	23556
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	668	11083
- Under Investigation	18789

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation.

*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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