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Press Release -L.A. County Reaches 11,000 COVID-19 Deaths as Hospitalizations Increase to Critical Levels

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For Immediate Release:
January 5, 2021

224 New Deaths and 13,512 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

 

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has tragically reported more than 11,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths. To date, Public Health identified 840,611 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 11,071 deaths. 

Today, Public Health confirmed 224 new deaths and 13,512 new cases of COVID-19.   L.A. County has experienced more than 1,000 new COVID-19 deaths in less than a week when on December 30, Public Health reported 10,056 deaths.

There are 7,898 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 21% of these people are in the ICU.  This is a new high and an increase of more than 200 patients reported yesterday.  

Healthcare workers and hospitals continue to be taxed and overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.  The devastating impact of the pandemic is disrupting emergency medical care due to the sheer volume of COVID-19 patients and staffing limitations. These challenges will get worse if we don’t slow COVID-19 spread.

Of the 224 new deaths reported today, one death was reported by the City of Long Beach and one death was reported by the City of Pasadena.

“To the families and friends experiencing the sorrow of losing a loved one due to COVID-19, we send wishes for healing and peace,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. "L.A. County reached the terrible milestone of more than 11,000 deaths due to COVID-19. As a community, we must commit to stopping the spread of COVID-19 in its tracks so that we can save as many lives as possible. Roll out for COVID-19 vaccine continues in the phases recommended by the State and CDC as supply allows.  And while vaccines are a powerful tool, we do not need to wait for vaccine to stop new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and death. We can do that now. It takes every business and every resident to purposefully follow public health directives and safety measures. Please stay home and leave only for essential work or essential services."

Public Health continues to track the impact of COVID-19 on expecting and new moms and newborns. As of December 28, there have been a total of five deaths among the 4,136 pregnant women that tested positive for COVID-19. Seventy-nine percent of pregnant women testing positive for COVID-19 are Latina/Latinx, 9% are White, 4% are African American/Black, 3% are Asian, less than 1% are Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 2% identify with another race, and race/ethnicity was unknown or unspecified for 2%. Among the 2,053 births where there was testing information, 30 babies tested positive for the virus.

Expecting and new moms are encouraged to take extra care and remain home as much as possible to avoid exposure to COVID-19. If you are sick or positive for COVID-19 and breastfeeding, wear a mask while breastfeeding or bottle-feeding, and be sure to wash your hands before touching the baby or any pump or bottle before using. If possible, ask someone else to feed the baby your breastmilk by bottle. Public Health has detailed guidance for expecting and new moms available online.

While there are steps pregnant women and new mothers can take to lower the risk of being exposed to COVID-19, all residents and businesses must contribute to protecting others by using the tools we have to reduce transmission: implementing all requirements in the business protocols, staying home as much as possible, practicing physical distancing and always wearing a cloth face covering when out and around other people, washing or sanitizing hands frequently, isolating if you have tested positive for COVID-19 and quarantining if you have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for the virus.

For those who have just returned from a trip outside of Los Angeles County, you must quarantine in place for 10 days and monitor for symptoms for 14 days.  Get tested if you experience COVID-19 symptoms or possibly were exposed to someone who was positive.

Testing results are available for nearly 4,826,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive. 

The Reopening Protocols, COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive Dashboard, Roadmap to Recovery, Recovery Dashboard, and additional things you can do to protect yourself, your family and your community are on the Public Health website, www.publichealth.lacounty.gov.

Please see additional information below:

 

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

840611

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

798279

-- Long Beach

35136

-- Pasadena

7196

Deaths

11071

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

10501

-- Long Beach

402

-- Pasadena

168

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

- 0 to 4

15412

- 5 to 11

36935

- 12 to 17

45703

- 18 to 29

193020

- 30 to 49

269644

- 50 to 64

151521

- 65 to 79

58869

-  over 80

21905

-  Under Investigation

5270

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

-  Female

404140

-  Male

379330

-  Other

301

-  Under Investigation

14508

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

-  American Indian/Alaska Native

1349

-  Asian

30493

-  Black

25998

-  Hispanic/Latino

351068

-  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

3004

-  White

75698

-  Other

79412

-  Under Investigation

231257

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

-  Hospitalized (Ever)

42141

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

-  American Indian/Alaska Native

21

-  Asian

1443

-  Black

913

-  Hispanic/Latino

5395

-  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

43

-  White

2476

-  Other

135

-  Under Investigation

75

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

630

3017

City of Alhambra

4516

5207

City of Arcadia

1774

3072

City of Artesia

1375

8187

City of Avalon

6

155

City of Azusa

4427

8847

City of Baldwin Park

9241

12037

City of Bell

4664

12837

City of Bell Gardens

5992

13912

City of Bellflower

7415

9539

City of Beverly Hills

1733

5020

City of Bradbury

32

2993

City of Burbank

5652

5273

City of Calabasas

750

3084

City of Carson

5913

6301

City of Cerritos

1916

3827

City of Claremont

1527

4185

City of Commerce*

1819

13918

City of Compton

11700

11711

City of Covina

4488

9153

City of Cudahy

3362

13809

City of Culver City

1403

3519

City of Diamond Bar

2108

3665

City of Downey

12664

11083

City of Duarte

1550

7040

City of El Monte

12230

10429

City of El Segundo

412

2454

City of Gardena

4141

6754

City of Glendale

12142

5880

City of Glendora

3251

6161

City of Hawaiian Gardens

1525

10391

City of Hawthorne

6594

7427

City of Hermosa Beach

627

3188

City of Hidden Hills

44

2328

City of Huntington Park

8054

13540

City of Industry

114

26087

City of Inglewood

8874

7813

City of Irwindale

186

12748

City of La Canada Flintridge

508

2455

City of La Habra Heights

88

1613

City of La Mirada

2897

5841

City of La Puente

4839

11890

City of La Verne

1879

5646

City of Lakewood

4671

5812

City of Lancaster*

14738

9122

City of Lawndale

2224

6616

City of Lomita

833

4019

City of Lynwood*

9468

13141

City of Malibu

229

1767

City of Manhattan Beach

841

2336

City of Maywood

3729

13295

City of Monrovia

2101

5415

City of Montebello

7338

11399

City of Monterey Park

3207

5151

City of Norwalk

10904

10132

City of Palmdale

16610

10449

City of Palos Verdes Estates

239

1767

City of Paramount

7142

12748

City of Pico Rivera

7951

12369

City of Pomona

17720

11364

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

849

1986

City of Redondo Beach

1672

2434

City of Rolling Hills

28

1443

City of Rolling Hills Estates

152

1874

City of Rosemead

3131

5657

City of San Dimas*

2053

5948

City of San Fernando

3487

14168

City of San Gabriel

2080

5079

City of San Marino

254

1913

City of Santa Clarita

12899

5852

City of Santa Fe Springs

1899

10341

City of Santa Monica

2948

3189

City of Sierra Madre

315

2867

City of Signal Hill

771

6536

City of South El Monte

2417

11573

City of South Gate

13120

13367

City of South Pasadena

893

3428

City of Temple City

1622

4449

City of Torrance

4324

2897

City of Vernon

70

33493

City of Walnut

1135

3717

City of West Covina

8925

8246

City of West Hollywood

1502

4065

City of Westlake Village

76

909

City of Whittier

7850

8978

Los Angeles

338927

8380

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

804

9802

Los Angeles - Alsace

1080

8678

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

3

7500

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

185

7394

Los Angeles - Arleta

4821

14027

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

882

6014

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

1836

5899

Los Angeles - Bel Air

257

3049

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

419

3345

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

565

4289

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

12645

14554

Los Angeles - Brentwood

957

3092

Los Angeles - Brookside

20

3442

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

474

6656

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

6173

9455

Los Angeles - Carthay

650

4526

Los Angeles - Central

5497

14098

Los Angeles - Century City

381

2978

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

4346

12871

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

2389

6446

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

287

3129

Los Angeles - Chinatown

503

6271

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

1087

7469

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

1021

6738

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

992

7173

Los Angeles - Crestview

663

5832

Los Angeles - Del Rey

1372

4583

Los Angeles - Downtown*

2552

9278

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

2527

6383

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

2150

7341

Los Angeles - Echo Park

905

6348

Los Angeles - El Sereno

4365

10441

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

349

6110

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

889

8741

Los Angeles - Encino

2240

4959

Los Angeles - Exposition

242

7276

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

4222

9400

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

140

3889

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

964

11054

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

6748

14223

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

2252

7126

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

857

7962

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

4267

7333

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

2698

12546

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

674

3956

Los Angeles - Harbor City

1507

5184

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

3152

7229

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

112

4649

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

1703

9443

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

4985

13141

Los Angeles - Highland Park

4030

8328

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

1463

10548

Los Angeles - Hollywood

3544

5192

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

968

3289

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

2427

8504

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

811

10046

Los Angeles - Koreatown

3456

6686

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

359

7875

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

3619

8575

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

1613

12282

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

1042

6840

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

3585

10998

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

803

10006

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

1691

5966

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

285

9097

Los Angeles - Longwood

402

9340

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

700

3240

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

609

7134

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

85

2721

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

1237

2913

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

95

2179

Los Angeles - Melrose

5374

6917

Los Angeles - Mid-city

787

5236

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

587

3264

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

2999

12432

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

1984

8217

Los Angeles - North Hills

6311

10249

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

13731

9068

Los Angeles - Northridge

4927

7059

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

506

2377

Los Angeles - Pacoima

11975

15556

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

92

2392

Los Angeles - Palms

1552

3537

Los Angeles - Panorama City

9272

12322

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

386

2842

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

4847

11584

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

72

2253

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

371

3389

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

1601

4499

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

231

3521

Los Angeles - Regent Square

150

5396

Los Angeles - Reseda

7698

10047

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

426

9189

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

165

3903

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

4638

5943

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

252

5673

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

3767

4317

Los Angeles - Silverlake

2158

4895

Los Angeles - South Carthay

467

4408

Los Angeles - South Park

5366

14136

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

418

9119

Los Angeles - Studio City

881

3926

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

6241

11891

Los Angeles - Sunland

1471

7208

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

23

3555

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

10888

13214

Los Angeles - Tarzana

2154

6976

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

3478

8809

Los Angeles - Thai Town

546

5566

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

330

3791

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

85

6508

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

73

3929

Los Angeles - Tujunga

1757

6318

Los Angeles - University Hills

183

5337

Los Angeles - University Park

2378

8661

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

2576

8582

Los Angeles - Valley Village

1365

5522

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

10107

10845

Los Angeles - Venice

1032

3046

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

2000

11628

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

991

12942

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

5234

12708

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

7967

15322

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

736

8763

Los Angeles - View Heights

150

4061

Los Angeles - Watts

5242

12284

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

378

7691

Los Angeles - West Adams

2720

9844

Los Angeles - West Hills

1971

4861

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

1507

4004

Los Angeles - West Vernon

7035

13114

Los Angeles - Westchester

1432

2775

Los Angeles - Westlake

5427

9143

Los Angeles - Westwood

1442

2665

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

4786

13247

Los Angeles - Wilmington

5461

9668

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

3446

6869

Los Angeles - Winnetka

4509

8707

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

3081

4527

Unincorporated - Acton

293

3676

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

148

3559

Unincorporated - Altadena

2206

5057

Unincorporated - Anaverde

102

6764

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

19

1526

Unincorporated - Arcadia

369

4623

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

4294

10117

Unincorporated - Athens Village

795

16234

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

784

11572

Unincorporated - Azusa

1632

10249

Unincorporated - Bassett

1854

12513

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

28

2610

Unincorporated - Bradbury

15

13889

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

528

6832

Unincorporated - Castaic*

3037

11169

Unincorporated - Cerritos

48

8177

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

0

0

Unincorporated - Claremont

36

5128

Unincorporated - Covina

1615

9602

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

1057

8042

Unincorporated - Del Aire

211

4803

Unincorporated - Del Rey

17

5346

Unincorporated - Del Sur

110

4555

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

238

9547

Unincorporated - Duarte

625

14115

Unincorporated - East Covina

26

7903

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

332

6274

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

10

8772

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

18330

14633

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

154

2405

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

1951

12745

Unincorporated - East Whittier

311

5861

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

507

5767

Unincorporated - El Monte

17

11724

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

45

2709

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

9736

15047

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

50

7576

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

3548

6344

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

0

0

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

222

8831

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

28

2550

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

140

9915

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

657

3318

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

11

1627

Unincorporated - La Rambla

149

7181

Unincorporated - La Verne*

109

5343

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

256

3620

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

25

3743

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

1054

8111

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

82

4991

Unincorporated - Lakewood

0

0

Unincorporated - Lennox

2316

10274

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

79

4512

Unincorporated - Littlerock

344

8555

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

74

5705

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

336

9414

Unincorporated - Llano

24

2737

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

227

2412

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

249

6416

Unincorporated - Newhall

57

25909

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

90

7513

Unincorporated - North Whittier

780

9330

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

1115

4639

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

6

2791

Unincorporated - Palmdale

67

7957

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

18

2899

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

69

3528

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

110

17771

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

0

0

Unincorporated - Pomona

43

2219

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

768

5951

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

260

9771

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

53

5693

Unincorporated - Rosewood

98

7621

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

108

9053

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

328

9759

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

2430

4763

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

8

932

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

2524

12482

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

25

1229

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

10

3247

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

93

34831

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

329

1767

Unincorporated - Saugus

94

60645

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

28

7865

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

16

3516

Unincorporated - South El Monte

252

14039

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

621

7019

Unincorporated - South Whittier

5914

9986

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

57

7298

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

668

3186

Unincorporated - Sun Village

602

9973

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

146

11265

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

56

3378

Unincorporated - Val Verde

202

6105

Unincorporated - Valencia

110

3581

Unincorporated - Valinda

2604

11142

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

469

4031

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

2120

13133

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

20

1324

Unincorporated - West Carson

1337

6054

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

1

8333

Unincorporated - West LA

140

14706

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

1236

12567

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

106

7800

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

3114

11565

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

21

1615

Unincorporated - Westhills

30

3576

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

172

4670

Unincorporated - Whittier

217

5735

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

8

66667

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

4256

12190

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

339

5625

-  Under Investigation

15168

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 399 cases and 3 deaths previously reported were not in Public Health's jurisdiction.

*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.

Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx

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