Press Release: With High Numbers of Cases Among Students, Parents are Encouraged to Get Their Children Vaccinated and Boosted - 6,195 New Positive Cases and 8 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

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For Immediate Release:
June 8, 2022

With High Numbers of Cases Among Students, Parents are Encouraged to Get Their Children Vaccinated and Boosted

6,195 New Positive Cases and 8 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The number of cases among students and staff at LA County K-12 schools continues to increase. For the week ending May 29, there were 7,854 cases in schools across the county; 6,362 were among students and 1,492 among staff. A month prior, for the week ending May 1, there were 4,479 cases, of which, 3,647 were among students and 832 among staff. 

Test positivity also doubled this past month at schools. For the week ending June 3, test positivity was 1.2%, compared to 0.5% for the week ending May 6.

For the week ending June 4, there were 12 reported classroom outbreaks (seven in elementary schools, one in a middle school, and four in high schools), Throughout the past month, there have been 15 outbreaks associated with end-of-year field trips, school performances, and special events, such as prom, with over 750 cases among students and staff. 

The highest case rate in the county is among teens ages 12-17, with 762 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 teens; this rate is more than double the rate one month ago when there were 363 cases per 100,000 teens. As of June 4, the case rate for children ages 5-11 was 588 per 100,000 children, a 96% increase from one month ago when the case rate was 300 per 100,000 children on May 4.

The high case rates reflect elevated transmission of the Omicron variants among children. And while most children will experience mild illness, unvaccinated children are at increased risk of severe illness and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). Over the past 3 months, unvaccinated children ages 12-17 were nearly four times more likely to be hospitalized than vaccinated children in the same age group. Additionally, 65% of vaccine-eligible children with confirmed cases of MIS-C, were unvaccinated.

Since vaccinations provide the best protection against severe illness and MIS-C, parents are urged to make sure that they and their children are up-to-date on their vaccinations and boosters. This week, there are 101 school vaccine clinics scheduled. These sites offer pediatric doses and boosters for children ages five to 11, along with vaccines and boosters for older children and adults.

As a reminder, the Pfizer vaccine is the only vaccine available for children ages 5-17, and the primary series of doses (two doses) are administered three to eight weeks apart. Children ages 5-17 can also stay up-to-date on their vaccinations by receiving a booster dose at least five months after they complete their primary series. Note that the vaccine for children ages 5-11 has the same active ingredients as the adult vaccine but is one-third of the dose.

For information, go to VaccinateLACounty.com or VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish) and go to the How to Get Vaccinated webpage, or call the COVID-19 information line at (833) 540-0473 between the hours of 8 am and 8:30 pm seven days a week.

“I send my deepest sympathies and wishes of peace and comfort to the many families who have lost a loved one from COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “It is misleading to dismiss the danger of this virus for children. With a very safe and effective pediatric COVID-19 vaccine, we can prevent many of the serious cases and reduce the number of children with MIS-C. This requires that more children are vaccinated and up-to-date on their vaccines.  And while those fully vaccinated can get infected, they are two times less likely to become infected than those not yet vaccinated.  This means that fully vaccinated children also protect others in the community who may be more susceptible to serious illness should they become infected. As children get ready to enjoy their summer break and families arrange for summer camps, travel and more gatherings, the high rate of transmission can quickly derail plans and interrupt operations at camps and recreational programs.  It makes sense, as part of organizing those fun summer activities, to include getting everyone vaccinated, and where eligible, boosted.”

Today, Public Health reported eight additional deaths and 6,195 new positive cases. Of the eight new deaths reported today, one person was between the ages of 30-49, one person was between the ages of 50-64, three people were between the ages of 65-79, and three people were among people aged 80 years or older. Of the eight newly reported deaths, all had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 32,186.

Public Health has reported a total of 3,014,758 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 4.5%.

There are 555 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,060,276 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:

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Total Cases

 

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

3,014,758

 

-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

2,853,101

 

-- Long Beach

130,980

 

-- Pasadena

30,677

 

Deaths

32,186

 

-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

30,491

 

-- Long Beach

1,280

 

-- Pasadena

415

 

Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

 

 

- 0 to 4

87473

 

- 5 to 11

253516

 

- 12 to 17

248761

 

- 18 to 29

634230

 

- 30 to 49

911170

 

- 50 to 64

471509

 

- 65 to 79

184732

 

-  over 80

59615

 

-  Under Investigation

2095

 

Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

 

 

-  Female

1455020

 

-  Male

1318853

 

-  Other

1278

 

-  Under Investigation

77950

 

Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

 

 

-  American Indian/Alaska Native

5250

 

-  Asian

186875

 

-  Black

143466

 

-  Hispanic/Latino

1275476

 

-  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

14506

 

-  White

380955

 

-  Other

317077

 

-  Under Investigation

529496

 

Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

 

 

-  Hospitalized (Ever)***

139,918

 

Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

 

 

-  American Indian/Alaska Native

73

 

-  Asian

3814

 

-  Black

2830

 

-  Hispanic/Latino

15639

 

-  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

111

 

-  White

7631

 

-  Other

305

 

-  Under Investigation

88

 

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

4759

22789

City of Alhambra

18522

21357

City of Arcadia

9057

15682

City of Artesia

4435

26407

City of Avalon

64

1654

City of Azusa

14287

28551

City of Baldwin Park

23705

30878

City of Bell

14348

39491

City of Bell Gardens

14474

33605

City of Bellflower

24275

31228

City of Beverly Hills

9236

26756

City of Bradbury

67

6268

City of Burbank

24639

22988

City of Calabasas

4469

18374

City of Carson

27292

29082

City of Cerritos

9294

18563

City of Claremont

7612

20864

City of Commerce*

4662

35672

City of Compton

33956

33989

City of Covina

15331

31267

City of Cudahy

10310

42346

City of Culver City

8431

21149

City of Diamond Bar

10035

17448

City of Downey

37468

32791

City of Duarte

5494

24955

City of El Monte

34140

29113

City of El Segundo

3192

19016

City of Gardena

17335

28274

City of Glendale

47302

22907

City of Glendora

12475

23643

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4308

29354

City of Hawthorne

23712

26707

City of Hermosa Beach

3736

18993

City of Hidden Hills

306

16190

City of Huntington Park

22658

38091

City of Industry

421

96339

City of Inglewood

30786

27105

City of Irwindale

555

38040

City of La Canada Flintridge

3367

16271

City of La Habra Heights

170

3116

City of La Mirada

11066

22311

City of La Puente

13120

32238

City of La Verne

7458

22409

City of Lakewood

20362

25338

City of Lancaster*

52554

32527

City of Lawndale

8527

25367

City of Lomita

4667

22514

City of Lynwood*

25457

35334

City of Malibu

2363

18232

City of Manhattan Beach

5750

15973

City of Maywood

10858

38711

City of Monrovia

8809

22704

City of Montebello

20016

31093

City of Monterey Park

12621

20271

City of Norwalk

34341

31909

City of Palmdale

54711

34416

City of Palos Verdes Estates

1712

12661

City of Paramount

19424

34671

City of Pico Rivera

21838

33971

City of Pomona

53587

34366

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

5572

13035

City of Redondo Beach

11531

16785

City of Rolling Hills

213

10979

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1117

13768

City of Rosemead

11523

20818

City of San Dimas*

8577

24849

City of San Fernando

10844

44060

City of San Gabriel

8212

20052

City of San Marino

1697

12782

City of Santa Clarita

57808

26226

City of Santa Fe Springs

6583

35847

City of Santa Monica

19919

21547

City of Sierra Madre

1691

15388

City of Signal Hill

3048

25837

City of South El Monte

6747

32305

City of South Gate

39693

40439

City of South Pasadena

4588

17610

City of Temple City

6893

18908

City of Torrance

25289

16942

City of Vernon

320

153110

City of Walnut

5365

17572

City of West Covina

30968

28612

City of West Hollywood

8915

24127

City of Westlake Village

311

3720

City of Whittier

24915

28496

Los Angeles

1248860

30877

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

2708

33016

Los Angeles - Alsace

3739

30044

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

6

15000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

680

27178

Los Angeles - Arleta

14150

41170

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

3878

26442

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

8030

25799

Los Angeles - Bel Air

1781

21129

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

2669

21309

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

3356

25476

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

34295

39472

Los Angeles - Brentwood

6556

21179

Los Angeles - Brookside

117

20138

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

1968

27637

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

21123

32353

Los Angeles - Carthay

3283

22857

Los Angeles - Central

15203

38990

Los Angeles - Century City

2746

21467

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

13819

40926

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

10130

27333

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

1954

21306

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2141

26692

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

4305

29582

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

3902

25751

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

4251

30740

Los Angeles - Crestview

3111

27366

Los Angeles - Del Rey

6639

22177

Los Angeles - Downtown*

12859

46748

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

10329

26091

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

7765

26513

Los Angeles - Echo Park

3648

25589

Los Angeles - El Sereno

13989

33460

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1479

25893

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

2927

28778

Los Angeles - Encino

11573

25620

Los Angeles - Exposition

1038

31209

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

15161

33753

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

977

27139

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3134

35936

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

19977

42106

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

8663

27411

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

3333

30964

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

17210

29575

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

8785

40851

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

3769

22120

Los Angeles - Harbor City

7497

25789

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

12805

29369

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

484

20091

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

5357

29703

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

15437

40693

Los Angeles - Highland Park

13867

28656

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

4495

32408

Los Angeles - Hollywood

17448

25563

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

5966

20269

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

9672

33888

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

2653

32863

Los Angeles - Koreatown

13671

26447

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1329

29151

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

13055

30932

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

4799

36542

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

4554

29892

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

10609

32546

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

2538

31626

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

7255

25597

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1163

37121

Los Angeles - Longwood

1418

32946

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

4406

20391

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

2543

29791

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

614

19654

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

8310

19566

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

766

17569

Los Angeles - Melrose

21597

27797

Los Angeles - Mid-city

3738

24870

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

3855

21435

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

9840

40789

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

6774

28055

Los Angeles - North Hills

20960

34040

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

48819

32241

Los Angeles - Northridge

20499

29369

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

3943

18520

Los Angeles - Pacoima

33100

42999

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

747

19423

Los Angeles - Palms

9090

20717

Los Angeles - Panorama City

28071

37304

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

2498

18395

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

14266

34095

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

462

14456

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

2625

23979

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

8119

22814

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

1689

25747

Los Angeles - Regent Square

701

25216

Los Angeles - Reseda

25939

33855

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1481

31946

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

952

22517

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

20980

26884

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1039

23390

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

21159

24250

Los Angeles - Silverlake

10674

24213

Los Angeles - South Carthay

2508

23672

Los Angeles - South Park

15195

40028

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1587

34620

Los Angeles - Studio City

5298

23610

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

19493

37142

Los Angeles - Sunland

5403

26475

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

136

21020

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

35079

42573

Los Angeles - Tarzana

8275

26801

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

11608

29401

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2371

24172

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

1916

22013

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

377

28867

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

380

20452

Los Angeles - Tujunga

7139

25671

Los Angeles - University Hills

751

21901

Los Angeles - University Park

9795

35675

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

9252

30824

Los Angeles - Valley Village

6597

26687

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

31648

33959

Los Angeles - Venice

7358

21715

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

6359

36971

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3224

42105

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

15933

38685

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

22225

42742

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2391

28468

Los Angeles - View Heights

818

22144

Los Angeles - Watts

16675

39075

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1492

30356

Los Angeles - West Adams

9151

33120

Los Angeles - West Hills

9632

23756

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

8658

23005

Los Angeles - West Vernon

21104

39341

Los Angeles - Westchester

10103

19578

Los Angeles - Westlake

17718

29851

Los Angeles - Westwood

12711

23491

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

16926

46849

Los Angeles - Wilmington

20108

35598

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

13714

27335

Los Angeles - Winnetka

16180

31244

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

16112

23675

Unincorporated - Acton

1590

19947

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

822

19769

Unincorporated - Altadena

8978

20582

Unincorporated - Anaverde

335

22215

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

78

6265

Unincorporated - Arcadia

1564

19597

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

14756

34767

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2373

48458

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2300

33948

Unincorporated - Azusa

5103

32048

Unincorporated - Bassett

4959

33468

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

156

14539

Unincorporated - Bradbury

73

67593

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

2801

36245

Unincorporated - Castaic*

8071

29683

Unincorporated - Cerritos

149

25383

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

2

10000

Unincorporated - Claremont

106

15100

Unincorporated - Covina

5017

29829

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

3783

28781

Unincorporated - Del Aire

967

22012

Unincorporated - Del Rey

104

32704

Unincorporated - Del Sur

568

23520

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

771

30927

Unincorporated - Duarte

1565

35343

Unincorporated - East Covina

76

23100

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1284

24263

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

44

38596

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

49512

39525

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

336

5248

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

5174

33799

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1143

21542

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

1967

22375

Unincorporated - El Monte

52

35862

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

218

13125

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

26944

41641

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

172

26061

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

12531

22406

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

5

500000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

627

24940

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

137

12477

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

553

39164

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

3171

16014

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

17

2515

Unincorporated - La Rambla

630

30361

Unincorporated - La Verne*

533

26127

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

1425

20153

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

162

24251

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

3502

26951

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

368

22398

Unincorporated - Lakewood

1

877

Unincorporated - Lennox

6592

29243

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

270

15420

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1224

30440

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

283

21820

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1072

30036

Unincorporated - Llano

104

11859

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

1894

20125

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

921

23731

Unincorporated - Newhall

89

40455

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

348

29048

Unincorporated - North Whittier

2514

30072

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

4457

18543

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

28

13023

Unincorporated - Palmdale

218

25891

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

74

11916

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

333

17025

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

313

50565

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

15

3261

Unincorporated - Pomona

147

7585

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3236

25074

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

982

36903

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

225

24168

Unincorporated - Rosewood

401

31182

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

428

35876

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1125

33472

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

9453

18527

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

36

4196

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

6582

32550

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

68

3342

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

49

15909

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

661

247566

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

3106

16680

Unincorporated - Saugus

339

218710

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

97

27247

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

95

20879

Unincorporated - South El Monte

636

35432

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

2162

24435

Unincorporated - South Whittier

17795

30048

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

200

25608

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

4539

21649

Unincorporated - Sun Village

1854

30716

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

429

33102

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

341

20567

Unincorporated - Val Verde

887

26806

Unincorporated - Valencia

747

24316

Unincorporated - Valinda

7739

33114

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

2753

23661

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

6312

39101

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

137

9067

Unincorporated - West Carson

5977

27062

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

4

33333

Unincorporated - West LA

616

64706

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

3324

33798

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

404

29728

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

8563

31803

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

185

14231

Unincorporated - Westhills

138

16448

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

754

20472

Unincorporated - Whittier

779

20587

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

65

541667

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

14074

40312

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1520

25220

 - Under Investigation

69663