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Press Release: Hospitalizations Continue to Decline, Reducing Stress on Healthcare System - 1,136 New Positive Cases Reported on Sunday, 291 New Positive Cases Reported Today, and 40 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County for Sunday and Today

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 03/14/2022 01:41 PM PDT

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

For Immediate Release:
March 14, 2022

Hospitalizations Continue to Decline, Reducing Stress on Healthcare System

1,136 New Positive Cases Reported on Sunday, 291 New Positive Cases Reported Today, and 40 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County for Sunday and Today

Hospitalizations in L.A. County continue to decline, reducing stress on the healthcare system. This progress reflects the lower rate of COVID-19 transmission in the community and is providing much needed relief to healthcare workers who are at elevated risk.

Currently, 491 people are hospitalized, representing a 32% decrease from last Monday when there were 731 people hospitalized with COVID-19 and the first time L.A. County has fewer than 500 people hospitalized since July 17, 2021. The seven-day average of new daily admissions of people with COVID-19 decreased by 38%, from 100 patients one week ago to 62 admissions today. Also, just 5% of COVID positive hospitalized patients are currently in the ICU.

Cases among healthcare workers are also decreasing. Between February 27 and March 5, Public Health reported a total of 80 new positive cases among healthcare workers; this is a decrease of 93% from the week of December 26, when 1,205 positive cases were reported.

Given the elevated risk among patients and healthcare workers, several safety requirements remain in place at healthcare facilities, including the requirement that everyone wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status. For the highest level of protection, respirators such as a N95, KN95 and KF94 that fit well and provide a tight seal on the face are better than a cloth mask or a medical mask.

Additionally, all staff at healthcare facilities are required to be vaccinated and boosted, as the vaccines continue to provide the best protection against severe illness. Currently, unvaccinated people are 5 times more likely to be admitted to the hospital compared to those fully vaccinated without boosters and 11 times more likely than residents who are vaccinated and boosted. Unvaccinated people are also 15 more likely to die from COVID-19 than fully vaccinated individuals regardless of their booster status.

“Our hearts go out to everyone mourning the loss of a loved one as residents continue to become seriously ill and pass away from COVID,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Our county is in a much better place than a few months ago at the peak of the surge when more than 4,800 people were hospitalized with COVID-19. The declines reflect decreases in community transmission and have resulted in reduced stress across our health care system allowing health care providers to return to providing a full range of essential prevention and treatment services. Keeping transmission as low as possible is key to protecting both our health care system and vulnerable residents; this will require a willingness to continue sensible protections that dampen spread of the virus. While masking indoors is no longer required, given continued substantial transmission, wearing masks when in close contact with others in public spaces, remains a very important layer of protection, as is being fully vaccinated and boosted.”

Public Health reported 1,136 new positive cases on Sunday, with an additional 291 positive cases today, and 40 new deaths for Sunday and today. Today’s case and death numbers reflect delays in weekend reporting. Of the 40 new deaths reported today, three people were between the ages of 30-49, four were between the ages of 50-64, 11 were between the ages of 65-79, and 22 were aged 80 years or older. Of the 40 newly reported deaths, 31 had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 31,315.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,813,689 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Note that 1,706 cases have been added to the cumulative total of positive cases due to a backlog of cases not reported during the surge from Sterling Pathology Labs. Today’s positivity rate is 0.6%.

There are 491 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,552,500 individuals, with 22% of people testing positive.

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:

COVID-19 Daily Data (cases, deaths, testing, testing positivity rate, mortality rate, and hospitalizations)
Gender, Age, Race/Ethnicity and City/Community Cases and Deaths
Recovery Metrics
Contact Tracing Metrics
Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics
Citations due to Health Officer Order Noncompliance
Outbreaks:

Residential Congregate Settings
Non-Residential Settings
Homeless Service Settings

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

For more information:

Cases through 12:00pm 3/13/2022
	Total Cases	NEW
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	2,813,689	1427
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	2,660,845	1413
-- Long Beach	124,980	0
-- Pasadena	27,864	14
Deaths	31,315	40
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	29,661	40
-- Long Beach	1,246	0
-- Pasadena	408	0
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	81786
- 5 to 11	237090
- 12 to 17	231394
- 18 to 29	592506
- 30 to 49	848174
- 50 to 64	440452
- 65 to 79	170907
- over 80	55634
- Under Investigation	2902
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1352765
- Male	1233305
- Other	1002
- Under Investigation	73773
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	4905
- Asian	162369
- Black	133423
- Hispanic/Latino	1220724
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	13574
- White	340260
- Other	291865
- Under Investigation	493725
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	135,273	**DATA Under reported
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	72
- Asian	3716
- Black	2737
- Hispanic/Latino	15294
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	107
- White	7336
- Other	305
- Under Investigation	94
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	4104	19652
City of Alhambra	16537	19069
City of Arcadia	7880	13644
City of Artesia	4120	24531
City of Avalon	62	1602
City of Azusa	13613	27204
City of Baldwin Park	22712	29585
City of Bell	13718	37757
City of Bell Gardens	14038	32593
City of Bellflower	23088	29701
City of Beverly Hills	8179	23694
City of Bradbury	64	5987
City of Burbank	21947	20477
City of Calabasas	3870	15911
City of Carson	25173	26824
City of Cerritos	8271	16520
City of Claremont	6086	16681
City of Commerce*	4485	34318
City of Compton	32829	32861
City of Covina	14570	29715
City of Cudahy	9903	40674
City of Culver City	7259	18209
City of Diamond Bar	8990	15631
City of Downey	35589	31147
City of Duarte	5117	23242
City of El Monte	32613	27810
City of El Segundo	2741	16329
City of Gardena	16087	26239
City of Glendale	43906	21263
City of Glendora	11660	22098
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4153	28298
City of Hawthorne	22361	25185
City of Hermosa Beach	3245	16497
City of Hidden Hills	254	13439
City of Huntington Park	21822	36685
City of Industry	378	86499
City of Inglewood	29056	25582
City of Irwindale	535	36669
City of La Canada Flintridge	2806	13560
City of La Habra Heights	162	2970
City of La Mirada	10319	20805
City of La Puente	12601	30963
City of La Verne	6982	20978
City of Lakewood	18767	23353
City of Lancaster*	50373	31177
City of Lawndale	8012	23835
City of Lomita	4229	20401
City of Lynwood*	24480	33978
City of Malibu	2047	15794
City of Manhattan Beach	4843	13453
City of Maywood	10367	36960
City of Monrovia	8157	21023
City of Montebello	19069	29622
City of Monterey Park	11259	18083
City of Norwalk	32962	30628
City of Palmdale	52644	33116
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1479	10938
City of Paramount	18655	33299
City of Pico Rivera	20811	32374
City of Pomona	50878	32629
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	4796	11220
City of Redondo Beach	9797	14261
City of Rolling Hills	186	9588
City of Rolling Hills Estates	972	11981
City of Rosemead	10558	19075
City of San Dimas*	7936	22992
City of San Fernando	10374	42150
City of San Gabriel	7347	17940
City of San Marino	1391	10477
City of Santa Clarita	53496	24270
City of Santa Fe Springs	6290	34252
City of Santa Monica	16641	18001
City of Sierra Madre	1500	13650
City of Signal Hill	2811	23828
City of South El Monte	6515	31195
City of South Gate	38033	38748
City of South Pasadena	3933	15096
City of Temple City	6097	16725
City of Torrance	22436	15031
City of Vernon	306	146411
City of Walnut	4757	15580
City of West Covina	28976	26771
City of West Hollywood	7805	21123
City of Westlake Village	270	3230
City of Whittier	23228	26567
Los Angeles	1159100	28658
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	2575	31395
Los Angeles - Alsace	3510	28204
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	618	24700
Los Angeles - Arleta	13562	39459
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	3479	23722
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	7364	23659
Los Angeles - Bel Air	1444	17131
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	2306	18411
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	2972	22561
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	33028	38014
Los Angeles - Brentwood	5387	17403
Los Angeles - Brookside	93	16007
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	1804	25334
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	19941	30543
Los Angeles - Carthay	2843	19794
Los Angeles - Central	14785	37918
Los Angeles - Century City	2280	17824
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	13414	39726
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	9212	24856
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	1594	17381
Los Angeles - Chinatown	1955	24374
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	3999	27479
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	3590	23692
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	3917	28325
Los Angeles - Crestview	2813	24745
Los Angeles - Del Rey	5866	19595
Los Angeles - Downtown*	11575	42080
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	8910	22506
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	7234	24700
Los Angeles - Echo Park	3270	22938
Los Angeles - El Sereno	13131	31408
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1348	23599
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	2690	26448
Los Angeles - Encino	10100	22359
Los Angeles - Exposition	964	28984
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	14169	31545
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	870	24167
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3002	34423
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	19349	40782
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	7882	24940
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	3163	29385
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	15822	27190
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	8461	39344
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	3283	19268
Los Angeles - Harbor City	6920	23805
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	12037	27608
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	452	18763
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	5089	28217
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	14846	39135
Los Angeles - Highland Park	12785	26420
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	4222	30440
Los Angeles - Hollywood	15702	23005
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	5111	17364
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	9148	32052
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	2457	30435
Los Angeles - Koreatown	12758	24680
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1225	26870
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	12106	28683
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	4562	34737
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	4197	27548
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	9982	30622
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	2384	29707
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	6706	23660
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1065	33993
Los Angeles - Longwood	1304	30297
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	3669	16980
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	2370	27765
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	494	15813
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	7088	16689
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	639	14656
Los Angeles - Melrose	19733	25398
Los Angeles - Mid-city	3361	22362
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	3328	18504
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	9329	38671
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	6274	25985
Los Angeles - North Hills	19839	32219
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	45710	30187
Los Angeles - Northridge	18833	26983
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	3194	15002
Los Angeles - Pacoima	31908	41450
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	599	15575
Los Angeles - Palms	7748	17658
Los Angeles - Panorama City	26862	35697
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	2196	16171
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	13693	32725
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	399	12484
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	2190	20005
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	7058	19833
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	1372	20915
Los Angeles - Regent Square	631	22698
Los Angeles - Reseda	24414	31865
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1397	30134
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	846	20009
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	19361	24810
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	962	21657
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	18370	21053
Los Angeles - Silverlake	9326	21156
Los Angeles - South Carthay	2245	21189
Los Angeles - South Park	14765	38895
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1523	33224
Los Angeles - Studio City	4481	19969
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	18651	35537
Los Angeles - Sunland	5035	24672
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	111	17156
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	33255	40359
Los Angeles - Tarzana	7538	24414
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	10855	27494
Los Angeles - Thai Town	2162	22041
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	1656	19026
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	359	27489
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	316	17008
Los Angeles - Tujunga	6655	23930
Los Angeles - University Hills	700	20414
Los Angeles - University Park	8822	32131
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	8671	28888
Los Angeles - Valley Village	5846	23649
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	30229	32437
Los Angeles - Venice	6392	18864
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	6135	35669
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	3095	40421
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	15431	37467
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	21599	41538
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	2273	27063
Los Angeles - View Heights	738	19978
Los Angeles - Watts	16165	37880
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	1388	28240
Los Angeles - West Adams	8607	31151
Los Angeles - West Hills	8619	21258
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	7306	19412
Los Angeles - West Vernon	20212	37678
Los Angeles - Westchester	8563	16594
Los Angeles - Westlake	16939	28538
Los Angeles - Westwood	9460	17483
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	16201	44842
Los Angeles - Wilmington	19226	34036
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	12777	25467
Los Angeles - Winnetka	15160	29274
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	14288	20995
Unincorporated - Acton	1507	18906
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	778	18711
Unincorporated - Altadena	8228	18863
Unincorporated - Anaverde	320	21220
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	72	5783
Unincorporated - Arcadia	1431	17930
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	14149	33337
Unincorporated - Athens Village	2261	46171
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	2187	32280
Unincorporated - Azusa	4923	30918
Unincorporated - Bassett	4761	32132
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	148	13793
Unincorporated - Bradbury	67	62037
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	2576	33333
Unincorporated - Castaic*	7065	25983
Unincorporated - Cerritos	136	23169
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	2	10000
Unincorporated - Claremont	94	13390
Unincorporated - Covina	4751	28248
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	3562	27100
Unincorporated - Del Aire	868	19759
Unincorporated - Del Rey	88	27673
Unincorporated - Del Sur	535	22153
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	751	30124
Unincorporated - Duarte	1506	34011
Unincorporated - East Covina	76	23100
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	1188	22449
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	37	32456
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	47692	38072
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	323	5045
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	5061	33061
Unincorporated - East Whittier	1058	19940
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	1841	20942
Unincorporated - El Monte	51	35172
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	203	12222
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	26104	40343
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	166	25152
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	11567	20683
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	4	400000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	600	23866
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	132	12022
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	517	36615
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	2831	14297
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	17	2515
Unincorporated - La Rambla	579	27904
Unincorporated - La Verne*	490	24020
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	1242	17565
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	146	21856
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	3425	26358
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	337	20511
Unincorporated - Lakewood	1	877
Unincorporated - Lennox	6370	28258
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	257	14677
Unincorporated - Littlerock	1184	29445
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	277	21357
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	1038	29084
Unincorporated - Llano	101	11517
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	1625	17267
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	850	21902
Unincorporated - Newhall	87	39545
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	338	28214
Unincorporated - North Whittier	2351	28122
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	3975	16538
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	25	11628
Unincorporated - Palmdale	214	25416
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	66	10628
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	319	16309
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	296	47819
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	15	3261
Unincorporated - Pomona	135	6966
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	3084	23896
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	918	34498
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	216	23201
Unincorporated - Rosewood	394	30638
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	406	34032
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	1066	31717
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	8646	16946
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	34	3963
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	6363	31467
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	64	3145
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	48	15584
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	611	228839
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	2727	14645
Unincorporated - Saugus	309	199355
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	89	25000
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	88	19341
Unincorporated - South El Monte	622	34652
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	1993	22525
Unincorporated - South Whittier	16988	28685
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	185	23688
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	3981	18988
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1794	29722
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	415	32022
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	304	18335
Unincorporated - Val Verde	828	25023
Unincorporated - Valencia	665	21647
Unincorporated - Valinda	7413	31719
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	2403	20653
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	6042	37428
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	134	8868
Unincorporated - West Carson	5451	24681
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	540	56723
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	3210	32639
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	385	28330
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	8133	30206
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	161	12385
Unincorporated - Westhills	127	15137
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	721	19576
Unincorporated - Whittier	727	19212
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	65	541667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	13636	39057
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	1405	23312
- Under Investigation	67824

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