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Press Release: Vaccines and Boosters Continue to Protect Against More Infectious BA.2 Subvariant and Sub-lineages 7,709 New Positive Cases and 5 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County Since Saturday

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 05/09/2022 04:46 PM PDT

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

For Immediate Release:
May 9, 2022

Vaccines and Boosters Continue to Protect Against More Infectious BA.2 Subvariant and Sub-lineages

7,709 New Positive Cases and 5 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County Since Saturday

With cases rising in LA County and across the country associated with the highly infectious BA.2 subvariant and sub-lineages, getting vaccinated and boosted is an important strategy to prevent serious illness, especially as there are many upcoming opportunities for celebrations and observances this month.

For the week ending April 16, Omicron accounted for 100% of all positive cases that were sequenced, with the BA.2 lineage and sub-lineages accounting for 96% of these positive sequenced specimens in LA County. For the week ending April 30, the CDC estimates that BA.2 accounted for 62% of sequenced specimens and BA.2.12.1 accounted for 37% of positive sequenced samples in the U.S.

The CDC estimates that BA.2.12.1 may be 25% more transmissible than BA.2. In Los Angeles County, for the week ending April 16, 8% of positive sequenced specimens were identified as BA.2.12.1.

With these highly infectious subvariants and sub-lineages in circulation, cases are increasing in LA County. The average number of daily new cases reported over the last seven days increased to 2,532 compared to the 905 reported one month ago, an increase of 180%.

To date, the increases in case numbers have not translated to increases in severe illness, with hospitalizations and deaths remaining low and decreasing. Over the last seven days, the average number of hospitalized cases per day was 245, similar to hospitalization numbers one month ago. Deaths decreased to an average of four daily deaths a day this past week, a 72% decrease from one month ago when the average number of daily reported deaths over the previous seven days was 14.

The lower numbers of hospitalizations and deaths reflect, in large part, the protection provided by the vaccines against the variants. For the week ending April 22, unvaccinated people were four times more likely to be hospitalized compared to residents who were fully vaccinated, but not boosted, and five times more likely to be hospitalized than those fully vaccinated and boosted. And the likelihood of dying was also five times higher for unvaccinated residents compared to residents who were fully vaccinated, but not boosted, and 12 times higher compared to residents who were fully vaccinated and boosted for the week ending April 15.

“As always, we extend our deepest sympathies to everyone mourning the loss of a loved one from COVID,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “This month, there will be many opportunities for gatherings, including graduations, proms, and the upcoming Memorial Day holidays. For these occasions to not contribute to the increasing spread of Omicron variants, we encourage attendees to take sensible precautions that will protect you and those around you, including staying outside as much as possible and wearing a mask when indoors. And given the high number of asymptomatic individuals that are infected, testing before gathering with others, especially if gathering indoors, is an effective and practical safety measure that can easily prevent the spread of the virus. Most importantly, those who are older and those who have underlying heath conditions should be sure to get boosted as soon as eligible to maximize protection from these highly infectious, mutated variants of concern.”

Today, Public Health reported five additional deaths and 3,238 new positive cases Saturday, 2,146 new cases Sunday and 1,695 new cases today. The number of cases and deaths are likely to reflect reporting delays over the weekend. Of the five new deaths reported today, two people were between the ages of 50 and 64, two were between the ages of 65-79, and one person was aged 80 years or older. Of the five newly reported deaths, four had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 31,996.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,895,400 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 2.1%.

There are 242 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,898,300 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

Please see additional information below:

	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	2,895,400
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	2,739,904
-- Long Beach	126,555
-- Pasadena	28,941
Deaths	31,996
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	30,317
-- Long Beach	1,265
-- Pasadena	414
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	84163
- 5 to 11	243412
- 12 to 17	237722
- 18 to 29	610990
- 30 to 49	874476
- 50 to 64	453140
- 65 to 79	176621
- over 80	57342
- Under Investigation	2038
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1394560
- Male	1268551
- Other	1199
- Under Investigation	75594
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	5034
- Asian	172220
- Black	137646
- Hispanic/Latino	1241210
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	13848
- White	357894
- Other	303695
- Under Investigation	508357
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)***	137,736
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	73
- Asian	3784
- Black	2811
- Hispanic/Latino	15587
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	112
- White	7552
- Other	308
- Under Investigation	90
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	4341	20787
City of Alhambra	17430	20098
City of Arcadia	8394	14534
City of Artesia	4242	25258
City of Avalon	64	1654
City of Azusa	13855	27688
City of Baldwin Park	23086	30072
City of Bell	13968	38445
City of Bell Gardens	14224	33025
City of Bellflower	23536	30277
City of Beverly Hills	8660	25087
City of Bradbury	67	6268
City of Burbank	23024	21482
City of Calabasas	4138	17013
City of Carson	25975	27678
City of Cerritos	8691	17359
City of Claremont	7282	19959
City of Commerce*	4547	34792
City of Compton	33285	33317
City of Covina	14852	30290
City of Cudahy	10083	41414
City of Culver City	7752	19446
City of Diamond Bar	9385	16317
City of Downey	36328	31793
City of Duarte	5249	23842
City of El Monte	33329	28421
City of El Segundo	2915	17366
City of Gardena	16501	26914
City of Glendale	45291	21933
City of Glendora	11980	22705
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4206	28659
City of Hawthorne	22882	25772
City of Hermosa Beach	3438	17478
City of Hidden Hills	274	14497
City of Huntington Park	22195	37313
City of Industry	407	93135
City of Inglewood	29734	26178
City of Irwindale	539	36943
City of La Canada Flintridge	3036	14672
City of La Habra Heights	162	2970
City of La Mirada	10632	21436
City of La Puente	12805	31464
City of La Verne	7158	21507
City of Lakewood	19340	24066
City of Lancaster*	51316	31761
City of Lawndale	8223	24463
City of Lomita	4392	21188
City of Lynwood*	24937	34612
City of Malibu	2207	17028
City of Manhattan Beach	5250	14584
City of Maywood	10632	37905
City of Monrovia	8436	21742
City of Montebello	19406	30145
City of Monterey Park	11861	19050
City of Norwalk	33500	31127
City of Palmdale	53392	33587
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1583	11707
City of Paramount	19046	33997
City of Pico Rivera	21145	32893
City of Pomona	52423	33619
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	5098	11926
City of Redondo Beach	10505	15292
City of Rolling Hills	195	10052
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1033	12733
City of Rosemead	11001	19875
City of San Dimas*	8203	23766
City of San Fernando	10536	42808
City of San Gabriel	7772	18977
City of San Marino	1515	11411
City of Santa Clarita	55068	24983
City of Santa Fe Springs	6414	34927
City of Santa Monica	18105	19584
City of Sierra Madre	1587	14442
City of Signal Hill	2898	24566
City of South El Monte	6614	31669
City of South Gate	38649	39375
City of South Pasadena	4230	16236
City of Temple City	6418	17605
City of Torrance	23558	15782
City of Vernon	311	148804
City of Walnut	5008	16402
City of West Covina	29713	27452
City of West Hollywood	8355	22611
City of Westlake Village	286	3421
City of Whittier	24006	27457
Los Angeles	1196064	29572
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	2638	32163
Los Angeles - Alsace	3590	28847
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	645	25779
Los Angeles - Arleta	13750	40006
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	3650	24887
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	7647	24569
Los Angeles - Bel Air	1567	18591
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	2481	19808
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	3165	24026
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	33488	38543
Los Angeles - Brentwood	5890	19028
Los Angeles - Brookside	100	17212
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	1866	26204
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	20394	31237
Los Angeles - Carthay	3055	21270
Los Angeles - Central	14946	38331
Los Angeles - Century City	2491	19473
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	13553	40138
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	9532	25720
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	1754	19126
Los Angeles - Chinatown	2028	25284
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	4118	28297
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	3708	24470
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	4052	29301
Los Angeles - Crestview	2949	25941
Los Angeles - Del Rey	6180	20644
Los Angeles - Downtown*	12245	44516
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	9579	24196
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	7473	25516
Los Angeles - Echo Park	3452	24214
Los Angeles - El Sereno	13439	32145
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1407	24632
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	2774	27274
Los Angeles - Encino	10730	23754
Los Angeles - Exposition	982	29525
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	14692	32709
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	919	25528
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3058	35065
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	19602	41315
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	8205	25962
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	3220	29915
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	16371	28133
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	8575	39874
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	3508	20588
Los Angeles - Harbor City	7145	24579
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	12309	28232
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	462	19178
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	5204	28855
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	15085	39765
Los Angeles - Highland Park	13243	27367
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	4320	31146
Los Angeles - Hollywood	16505	24182
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	5521	18757
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	9326	32676
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	2536	31413
Los Angeles - Koreatown	13152	25443
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1259	27616
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	12457	29515
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	4648	35392
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	4348	28540
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	10216	31340
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	2460	30654
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	6955	24539
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1114	35557
Los Angeles - Longwood	1359	31575
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	4036	18678
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	2425	28409
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	548	17542
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	7613	17925
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	704	16147
Los Angeles - Melrose	20569	26474
Los Angeles - Mid-city	3536	23526
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	3597	20000
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	9516	39446
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	6487	26867
Los Angeles - North Hills	20245	32879
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	46952	31008
Los Angeles - Northridge	19517	27963
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	3551	16678
Los Angeles - Pacoima	32299	41958
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	660	17161
Los Angeles - Palms	8336	18999
Los Angeles - Panorama City	27344	36338
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	2336	17202
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	13978	33407
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	425	13298
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	2386	21796
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	7478	21013
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	1522	23201
Los Angeles - Regent Square	660	23741
Los Angeles - Reseda	24984	32609
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1431	30867
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	892	21097
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	19934	25544
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	1000	22512
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	19549	22405
Los Angeles - Silverlake	9975	22628
Los Angeles - South Carthay	2374	22407
Los Angeles - South Park	14941	39359
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1545	33704
Los Angeles - Studio City	4853	21627
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	18956	36118
Los Angeles - Sunland	5184	25402
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	122	18856
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	33890	41130
Los Angeles - Tarzana	7844	25405
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	11204	28377
Los Angeles - Thai Town	2241	22846
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	1772	20358
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	365	27948
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	335	18030
Los Angeles - Tujunga	6857	24657
Los Angeles - University Hills	730	21289
Los Angeles - University Park	9442	34390
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	8885	29601
Los Angeles - Valley Village	6174	24976
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	30820	33071
Los Angeles - Venice	6859	20242
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	6219	36157
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	3154	41191
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	15627	37943
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	21888	42094
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	2333	27777
Los Angeles - View Heights	766	20736
Los Angeles - Watts	16376	38375
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	1444	29379
Los Angeles - West Adams	8846	32016
Los Angeles - West Hills	9009	22220
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	7917	21036
Los Angeles - West Vernon	20549	38306
Los Angeles - Westchester	9209	17846
Los Angeles - Westlake	17295	29138
Los Angeles - Westwood	10872	20093
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	16451	45534
Los Angeles - Wilmington	19576	34656
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	13212	26334
Los Angeles - Winnetka	15518	29966
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	14999	22040
Unincorporated - Acton	1533	19232
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	788	18951
Unincorporated - Altadena	8556	19615
Unincorporated - Anaverde	325	21552
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	74	5944
Unincorporated - Arcadia	1474	18469
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	14372	33863
Unincorporated - Athens Village	2292	46804
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	2233	32959
Unincorporated - Azusa	4999	31395
Unincorporated - Bassett	4830	32598
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	149	13886
Unincorporated - Bradbury	72	66667
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	2667	34511
Unincorporated - Castaic*	7643	28109
Unincorporated - Cerritos	144	24532
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	2	10000
Unincorporated - Claremont	101	14387
Unincorporated - Covina	4855	28866
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	3634	27648
Unincorporated - Del Aire	913	20783
Unincorporated - Del Rey	96	30189
Unincorporated - Del Sur	546	22609
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	754	30245
Unincorporated - Duarte	1531	34575
Unincorporated - East Covina	76	23100
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	1222	23091
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	37	32456
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	48362	38607
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	329	5138
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	5117	33427
Unincorporated - East Whittier	1090	20543
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	1895	21556
Unincorporated - El Monte	51	35172
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	208	12523
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	26470	40909
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	168	25455
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	11934	21339
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	4	400000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	609	24224
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	134	12204
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	540	38244
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	2974	15019
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	17	2515
Unincorporated - La Rambla	610	29398
Unincorporated - La Verne*	508	24902
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	1318	18640
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	149	22305
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	3459	26620
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	348	21181
Unincorporated - Lakewood	1	877
Unincorporated - Lennox	6458	28649
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	261	14906
Unincorporated - Littlerock	1199	29818
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	278	21434
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	1042	29196
Unincorporated - Llano	101	11517
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	1744	18532
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	884	22778
Unincorporated - Newhall	87	39545
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	343	28631
Unincorporated - North Whittier	2418	28923
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	4179	17386
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	26	12093
Unincorporated - Palmdale	217	25772
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	66	10628
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	322	16462
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	297	47981
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	15	3261
Unincorporated - Pomona	141	7276
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	3134	24283
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	942	35400
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	218	23416
Unincorporated - Rosewood	394	30638
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	416	34870
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	1082	32193
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	8936	17514
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	35	4079
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	6445	31873
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	66	3243
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	49	15909
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	620	232210
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	2911	15633
Unincorporated - Saugus	324	209032
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	91	25562
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	89	19560
Unincorporated - South El Monte	625	34819
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	2049	23158
Unincorporated - South Whittier	17384	29354
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	186	23816
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	4198	20023
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1818	30119
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	422	32562
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	314	18938
Unincorporated - Val Verde	863	26080
Unincorporated - Valencia	699	22754
Unincorporated - Valinda	7538	32254
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	2550	21917
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	6143	38054
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	135	8934
Unincorporated - West Carson	5645	25559
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	586	61555
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	3246	33005
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	394	28992
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	8340	30975
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	174	13385
Unincorporated - Westhills	133	15852
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	732	19875
Unincorporated - Whittier	751	19847
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	65	541667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	13814	39567
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	1442	23926
- Under Investigation	67265

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