Press Release: Updated Bivalent Boosters Remain Essential to Reducing COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Deaths in Los Angeles County

news release DPH

For Immediate Release:

February 3, 2023

 Updated Bivalent Boosters Remain Essential to Reducing COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Deaths in Los Angeles County

1,417 New Positive Cases and 19 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County 

For the third consecutive week, Los Angeles County is in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Low COVID-19 Community Level.  Use of bivalent boosters, therapeutics, and other common sense mitigation measures are helping to tamper transmission and prevent severe illness, these tools will continue to be essential even as we move into a new phase of the pandemic.

This week, Los Angeles County’s Low Community Level included a 7-day case rate of 69 new cases per 100,000 people, a nominal increase from the 65 new cases per 100,000 people a week prior.  The 7-day total for new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people is currently 7.0, a small decline from 7.2 last week. And the 7-day average of the proportion of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients is now 4.0 percent, down from 4.6 percent the week prior.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) especially stresses the importance of staying up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. Local data provides powerful evidence of the very real protection offered by the bivalent booster even against the newer variants circulating now, including XBB.1.5.

It shows the significant differences in hospitalization and death rates based on a person’s vaccination coverage.

Public Health’s most recent hospitalization rates (for a 30-day period ending Jan. 17) found the following: unvaccinated individuals were hospitalized at a rate three times higher than those vaccinated without the updated booster and six times higher than those who had gotten the updated booster; those who had been vaccinated but didn’t have the updated booster were hospitalized at double the rate than those who did get the bivalent booster.

The most recent data on deaths (for a 30-day period ending Jan. 10) also painted a difficult picture for unvaccinated individuals. Unvaccinated individuals died at a rate four times higher than those vaccinated without the updated booster and seven and half times higher than those who had gotten the updated booster; those who had been vaccinated but didn’t get the updated booster died at a rate double than that of those who did get the bivalent booster.

The bivalent booster is available to all adults and children 6 months and older. Public Health urges everyone who has not yet received the bivalent booster to get it as soon as possible. About 22% of eligible people over the age of 12 have received the bivalent booster in Los Angeles County and over 5.5 million people are eligible for this booster right now.

For the past two years COVID-19 has been one of the top 10 leading causes of death in LA County including among children, with 21 pediatric deaths recorded since the start of the pandemic. In Los Angeles County, and nationwide, COVID-19 also remains a top 10 leading cause of death among adults.

“I recognize that many are experiencing the loss of loved ones from COVD-19. I extend my heartfelt condolences to those who are grieving and offer my wishes for healing and peace,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.Ed., Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. “It is a great relief to see that we remain in the Low Community Level and my sincere hope is that we are entering a new phase with less devastation, severe illness, and death as residents continue to take advantage of the protections available. Over the next few months, emergency orders at the federal and state level will lift, but we must not let go of all the lessons learned since March 2020, including those about how the virus spreads and how we can limit transmission and serious outcomes.”

For more information about vaccinations and boosters, testing and treatment, visit VaccinateLACounty.com or VacunateLosAngeles.com (en español) or call 1-833-540-0473 seven days a week between 8 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Los Angeles County is currently reporting a steady number COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations compared to the week prior, with deaths slightly lower when compared to most of January. 

Today, Public Health reported 19 additional deaths and 1,417 new positive cases. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 35,325. There are 687 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. 

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 

Spanish https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html 

For more information: 

 

Cases through 12:00pm 2/2/2023

 

 

 

Total Cases

 

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

3,680,571

 

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

3,480,230

 

-- Long Beach

161,090

 

-- Pasadena

39,251

 

Deaths

35,325

 

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

33,506

 

-- Long Beach

1,377

 

-- Pasadena

442

 

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

 

 

- 0 to 4

109,756

 

- 5 to 11

280,831

 

- 12 to 17

275,604

 

- 18 to 29

749,473

 

- 30 to 49

1,117,643

 

- 50 to 64

601,971

 

- 65 to 79

254,581

 

-  over 80

87,915

 

-  Under Investigation

2,456

 

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

 

 

-  Female

1,793,686

 

-  Male

1,596,463

 

-  Other

1,741

 

-  Under Investigation

88,340

 

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

 

 

-  American Indian/Alaska Native

6,607

 

-  Asian

257,941

 

-  Black

181,825

 

-  Hispanic/Latino

1,492,770

 

-  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

17,492

 

-  White

480,545

 

-  Other

398,169

 

-  Under Investigation

644,881

 

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

 

 

-  Hospitalized (Ever)

170,698

 

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

 

 

-  American Indian/Alaska Native

78

 

-  Asian

4,335

 

-  Black

3,141

 

-  Hispanic/Latino

16,571

 

-  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

115

 

-  White

8,788

 

-  Other

390

 

-  Under Investigation

88

 

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

6264

29996

City of Alhambra

24933

28750

City of Arcadia

13258

22956

City of Artesia

5888

35058

City of Avalon

288

7444

City of Azusa

17281

34534

City of Baldwin Park

29192

38026

City of Bell

16786

46202

City of Bell Gardens

16936

39321

City of Bellflower

30270

38940

City of Beverly Hills

11332

32827

City of Bradbury

69

6455

City of Burbank

32183

30027

City of Calabasas

5722

23525

City of Carson

34303

36552

City of Cerritos

13022

26009

City of Claremont

10064

27585

City of Commerce*

5775

44189

City of Compton

39672

39710

City of Covina

19876

40537

City of Cudahy

12096

49682

City of Culver City

11557

28990

City of Diamond Bar

13325

23168

City of Downey

45956

40219

City of Duarte

7338

33330

City of El Monte

42109

35908

City of El Segundo

3984

23734

City of Gardena

21470

35019

City of Glendale

59186

28662

City of Glendora

14748

27951

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4932

33606

City of Hawthorne

29064

32735

City of Hermosa Beach

4629

23533

City of Hidden Hills

378

20000

City of Huntington Park

26049

43792

City of Industry

987

225858

City of Inglewood

38031

33483

City of Irwindale

872

59767

City of La Canada Flintridge

4455

21529

City of La Habra Heights

209

3831

City of La Mirada

13917

28059

City of La Puente

15794

38809

City of La Verne

9113

27381

City of Lakewood

26473

32942

City of Lancaster*

63202

39117

City of Lawndale

10401

30942

City of Lomita

5948

28694

City of Lynwood*

30764

42700

City of Malibu

2825

21796

City of Manhattan Beach

7283

20231

City of Maywood

12679

45203

City of Monrovia

11650

30026

City of Montebello

25038

38894

City of Monterey Park

17158

27558

City of Norwalk

42200

39211

City of Palmdale

66074

41564

City of Palos Verdes Estates

2212

16359

City of Paramount

22400

39984

City of Pico Rivera

27598

42931

City of Pomona

64484

41354

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

7532

17620

City of Redondo Beach

15238

22181

City of Rolling Hills

285

14691

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1498

18464

City of Rosemead

15004

27107

City of San Dimas*

10936

31684

City of San Fernando

12628

51308

City of San Gabriel

11214

27382

City of San Marino

2359

17768

City of Santa Clarita

72204

32757

City of Santa Fe Springs

7757

42240

City of Santa Monica

25893

28009

City of Sierra Madre

2344

21330

City of Signal Hill

4015

34034

City of South El Monte

8302

39751

City of South Gate

46644

47521

City of South Pasadena

6161

23648

City of Temple City

10509

28827

City of Torrance

33536

22467

City of Vernon

356

170335

City of Walnut

7419

24299

City of West Covina

38865

35908

City of West Hollywood

11083

29994

City of Westlake Village

439

5251

City of Whittier

30773

35196

Los Angeles

1504390

37195

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

3166

38600

Los Angeles - Alsace

4443

35701

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

0

0

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

833

33293

Los Angeles - Arleta

16725

48662

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

4996

34065

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

10041

32260

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2398

28449

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

3277

26164

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

4149

31496

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

39983

46019

Los Angeles - Brentwood

8243

26629

Los Angeles - Brookside

149

25645

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2270

31878

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

24976

38255

Los Angeles - Carthay

4277

29778

Los Angeles - Central

16900

43342

Los Angeles - Century City

3673

28713

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

16115

47726

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

12727

34341

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2511

27380

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2848

35507

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

5237

35986

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4849

32000

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

5249

37956

Los Angeles - Crestview

3880

34131

Los Angeles - Del Rey

8268

27619

Los Angeles - Downtown*

15911

57843

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

13512

34131

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

9407

32120

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4437

31124

Los Angeles - El Sereno

16744

40050

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1813

31740

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3525

34657

Los Angeles - Encino

14995

33195

Los Angeles - Exposition

1249

37553

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

18037

40156

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1245

34583

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3747

42965

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

22650

47739

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

10857

34353

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

4086

37960

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

21226

36476

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

9964

46333

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4663

27367

Los Angeles - Harbor City

9267

31878

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

15488

35523

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

635

26359

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

6107

33862

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

17806

46938

Los Angeles - Highland Park

16952

35031

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

5441

39229

Los Angeles - Hollywood

21332

31254

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

7528

25576

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

11758

41197

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

3111

38536

Los Angeles - Koreatown

16037

31024

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1572

34481

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

16051

38030

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

6077

46273

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5674

37243

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

12649

38804

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

3006

37458

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

8584

30286

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1443

46058

Los Angeles - Longwood

1759

40869

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

6271

29022

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

3176

37207

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

886

28361

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

10741

25290

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

950

21789

Los Angeles - Melrose

25914

33353

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4421

29415

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

4832

26867

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

11768

48781

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

8122

33638

Los Angeles - North Hills

24994

40591

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

58428

38586

Los Angeles - Northridge

25241

36163

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

4941

23207

Los Angeles - Pacoima

38494

50006

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

915

23791

Los Angeles - Palms

11793

26877

Los Angeles - Panorama City

33193

44110

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

3196

23535

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

16127

38543

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

586

18335

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

3363

30721

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

10388

29190

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

2211

33704

Los Angeles - Regent Square

867

31187

Los Angeles - Reseda

31622

41273

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1773

38244

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1160

27436

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

25801

33062

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1294

29131

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

27237

31216

Los Angeles - Silverlake

13065

29637

Los Angeles - South Carthay

3214

30335

Los Angeles - South Park

16762

44156

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1858

40532

Los Angeles - Studio City

6920

30838

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

22984

43793

Los Angeles - Sunland

6797

33306

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

209

32303

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

41697

50604

Los Angeles - Tarzana

10410

33716

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

13393

33922

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2772

28260

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2511

28849

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

521

39893

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

467

25135

Los Angeles - Tujunga

8885

31949

Los Angeles - University Hills

919

26801

Los Angeles - University Park

11512

41929

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

11085

36930

Los Angeles - Valley Village

8441

34146

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

37277

39999

Los Angeles - Venice

9046

26696

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

7416

43116

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3725

48648

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

18504

44928

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

24548

47210

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2798

33313

Los Angeles - View Heights

1096

29670

Los Angeles - Watts

19443

45562

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1815

36928

Los Angeles - West Adams

10788

39045

Los Angeles - West Hills

12760

31471

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

11385

30250

Los Angeles - West Vernon

24515

45699

Los Angeles - Westchester

13641

26435

Los Angeles - Westlake

20613

34728

Los Angeles - Westwood

16288

30102

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

21517

59556

Los Angeles - Wilmington

23401

41427

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

16979

33843

Los Angeles - Winnetka

19684

38010

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

20248

29752

Unincorporated - Acton

1999

25078

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

980

23569

Unincorporated - Altadena

11435

26215

Unincorporated - Anaverde

419

27785

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

91

7309

Unincorporated - Arcadia

2197

27528

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

17333

40839

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2793

57035

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2703

39897

Unincorporated - Azusa

6302

39578

Unincorporated - Bassett

6129

41365

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

203

18919

Unincorporated - Bradbury

130

120370

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3695

47813

Unincorporated - Castaic*

9501

34942

Unincorporated - Cerritos

184

31346

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

10

50000

Unincorporated - Claremont

157

22365

Unincorporated - Covina

6182

36756

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

4996

38010

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1208

27498

Unincorporated - Del Rey

144

45283

Unincorporated - Del Sur

695

28778

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

947

37986

Unincorporated - Duarte

1979

44693

Unincorporated - East Covina

88

26748

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1627

30745

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

43

37719

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

57996

46297

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

427

6669

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

6267

40939

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1409

26555

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2695

30656

Unincorporated - El Monte

0

0

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

286

17219

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

30119

46548

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

195

29545

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

16351

29237

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

752

29912

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

170

15483

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

315

22309

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

4387

22155

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

21

3107

Unincorporated - La Rambla

889

42843

Unincorporated - La Verne*

652

31961

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

2025

28638

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

200

29940

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

4039

31084

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

455

27693

Unincorporated - Lakewood

26

22807

Unincorporated - Lennox

7572

33591

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

308

17590

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1402

34867

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

358

27602

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1323

37069

Unincorporated - Llano

106

12087

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2664

28307

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1118

28807

Unincorporated - Newhall

105

47727

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

509

42487

Unincorporated - North Whittier

3111

37213

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5228

21751

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

37

17209

Unincorporated - Palmdale

266

31591

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

122

19646

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

432

22086

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

369

59612

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

24

5217

Unincorporated - Pomona

121

6244

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3882

30079

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1194

44870

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

280

30075

Unincorporated - Rosewood

507

39425

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

534

44761

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1325

39423

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

12256

24021

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

44

5128

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

7868

38910

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

89

4373

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

60

19481

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

581

217603

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

3866

20762

Unincorporated - Saugus

338

218065

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

130

36517

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

119

26154

Unincorporated - South El Monte

755

42061

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

3137

35454

Unincorporated - South Whittier

21404

36142

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

248

31754

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

5887

28079

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2125

35205

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

582

44907

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

428

25814

Unincorporated - Val Verde

1202

36325

Unincorporated - Valencia

927

30176

Unincorporated - Valinda

9560

40905

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3545

30468

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7370

45654

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

185

12244

Unincorporated - West Carson

8122

36774

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

5

41667

Unincorporated - West LA

855

89811

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

4206

42766

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

491

36130

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

10652

39562

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

248

19077

Unincorporated - Westhills

197

23480

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

918

24925

Unincorporated - Whittier

972

25687

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

76

633333

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

16543

47383

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1877

31143

 - Under Investigation

69776

 

*  --Case and death numbers include cases identified among persons detained at correctional facilities located in the city/community

 

** --These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation.