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Public Health Confirms Second Case of U.K. Coronavirus Variant in L.A. County; Identifies Four Additional Cases of MIS-C

316 New Deaths and 6,918 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed the second case of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the United Kingdom (U.K.). The specimen, submitted by a clinical facility, was sequenced as part of routine surveillance by the Los Angeles County Public Health Laboratory. Public Health announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 on January 16.

Today, Public Health has confirmed 316 new deaths and 6,918 new cases of confirmed COVID-19. To date, Public Health has identified 1,111,089 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 16,647 deaths.

Public Health believes the B.1.1.7 and other variants are already spreading in the county, and Public Health is continuing to test samples.

Viruses constantly change through mutation, and new variants of a virus are expected to occur over time. Sometimes new variants emerge and disappear. Other times, new variants emerge and persist. Multiple variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been documented in the United States and globally during this pandemic. Currently, there is no evidence that it causes more severe illness or increased risk of death.

Presence of the  B.1.1.7 variant in Los Angeles County means virus transmission can happen more easily, and residents and businesses must more diligently implement and follow all of the personal protective actions and safety measures put in place to prevent additional cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. This includes wearing a face covering properly over your nose and mouth, physically distancing, and not gathering with people from outside your household. With community transmission still at a very high level, staying home as much as possible is the best protection. These strategies will only be effective in slowing the spread of any variant strain of COVID-19 if they are used by everyone all of the time.

Four additional cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) are also being reported by Public Health. This brings the total cases of MIS-C in L.A. County to 66 children including one child death. All 66 children with MIS-C in L.A. County were hospitalized and 44% of the children were treated in the ICU. Of the children with MIS-C, 32% were under the age of 5 years old, 38% were between the ages of 5 and 11 years old, and 30% were between the ages of 12 and 20 years old. Latino/Latinx children account for nearly 74% of the reported cases.

MIS-C is an inflammatory condition associated with COVID-19, and symptoms include fever that does not go away and inflamed body parts, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal organs. If you believe your child is displaying MIS-C symptoms, contact your primary care or an urgent care provider. Seek emergency care for critical or life-threatening conditions. If you do not have a primary care provider, dial 2-1-1 and L.A. County will help connect you to one.

“There is deep sorrow, sadness, and loss in our County as a result of COVID-19. To everyone mourning the loss of a loved one, we wish you great comfort and peace,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Although some restrictions were just lifted in our County, we are still in a very dangerous period in terms of cases, hospitalizations and deaths. We all want our businesses currently operating to remain open and more to reopen safely in the future. Our case rates must continue to come down. One way to do that is for everyone to follow all of the public health recommendations and directives all of the time. Because some sectors have re-opened, it doesn’t mean that the risk for community transmission has gone away; it hasn’t, and each of us needs to make very careful choices about what we do and how we do it. This virus is strong, and we are now concerned about variants and what these will mean in our region.”

Of the 316 new deaths reported today, 81 people that passed away were over the age of 80, 119 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, 73 people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, 20 people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49, one person who died was between the ages of 18 and 29 and one case is under investigation. Fourteen deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach and seven deaths were reported by City of Pasadena.

Testing results are available for more than 5,483,000 individuals with 19% of people testing positive. Today’s daily test positivity rate is 9.9%, down 15 percent compared to last Saturday. There are 5,669 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized, and 26% of these people are in the ICU.

Currently, more than 790,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across the County. People eligible for vaccine include frontline healthcare workers, residents and staff at long-term care facilities, and County residents age 65 and older. Together, these groups total more than 2 million people eligible for the vaccine, who each need two doses.

The County receives, on average, 150,000 vaccine doses per week. Public Health has built an extensive network with pharmacies, federally qualified health centers, hospitals, health clinics, and community vaccination sites, including six large capacity sites, some managed by the City of LA and some by the County, to ensure that, as more vaccine is available, more people can be vaccinated across the County.

Public Health’s www.VaccinateLACounty.com connects residents eligible for vaccinations to appointment registration links at various sites. The site has incorporated the State’s new appointment registration platform, MyTurn, which now allows residents to book their first and second dose appointments at the same time. Residents with internet access and a computer are urged to use www.VaccinateLACounty.com to sign up as appointments become available. For those without access to a computer or the internet or with disabilities, a call center is open to help schedule appointments at 833-540-0473, daily from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Individuals are encouraged to use the website whenever possible to sign up for an appointment to avoid long wait times on the phone.

Public Health is prioritizing all persons getting their 2nd dose, and most individuals will be able to receive their second dose at the same site where they received their first dose. For persons who have already received their first dose and are not sure how to get their second dose, the  www.VaccinateLACounty.com website provides specific information on how this will be handled, based on where you received your first dose. Many individuals vaccinated at a county site already received the date and location of their second dose appointment on their vaccination card, which will be 21 days after their first dose if they received a Pfizer vaccine and 28 days after their first dose if they received a Moderna vaccine. All residents will need to do is use the personal appointment link that’s being emailed to them to confirm the time that works for them, and then they’ll be all set. The emails have begun to go out.

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

NEW

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

1111089

6918

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

1053139

6631

— Long Beach

47844

225

— Pasadena

10106

62

Deaths

16647

316

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

15733

295

— Long Beach

663

14

— Pasadena

251

7

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

– 0 to 4

20694

– 5 to 11

50241

– 12 to 17

62738

– 18 to 29

250782

– 30 to 49

351313

– 50 to 64

201944

– 65 to 79

79897

–  over 80

28868

–  Under Investigation

6662

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

–  Female

533635

–  Male

497992

–  Other

430

–  Under Investigation

21082

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

1846

–  Asian

45399

–  Black

36407

–  Hispanic/Latino

499092

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

4005

–  White

103640

–  Other

106897

–  Under Investigation

255853

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

–  Hospitalized (Ever)

59515

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

30

–  Asian

2030

–  Black

1284

–  Hispanic/Latino

8182

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

74

–  White

3625

–  Other

319

–  Under Investigation

189

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

870

4166

City of Alhambra

6176

7121

City of Arcadia

2361

4088

City of Artesia

1819

10831

City of Avalon

13

336

City of Azusa

5705

11401

City of Baldwin Park

12018

15655

City of Bell

6146

16916

City of Bell Gardens

7609

17666

City of Bellflower

9694

12471

City of Beverly Hills

2231

6463

City of Bradbury

33

3087

City of Burbank

7500

6998

City of Calabasas

1012

4161

City of Carson

8167

8703

City of Cerritos

2616

5225

City of Claremont

2016

5526

City of Commerce*

2247

17193

City of Compton

15235

15250

City of Covina

5826

11882

City of Cudahy

4366

17932

City of Culver City

1897

4759

City of Diamond Bar

2846

4948

City of Downey

15978

13984

City of Duarte

2086

9475

City of El Monte

15774

13451

City of El Segundo

577

3437

City of Gardena

5495

8963

City of Glendale

16635

8056

City of Glendora

4248

8051

City of Hawaiian Gardens

2035

13866

City of Hawthorne

9156

10312

City of Hermosa Beach

823

4184

City of Hidden Hills

70

3704

City of Huntington Park

10345

17391

City of Industry

143

32723

City of Inglewood

12044

10604

City of Irwindale

233

15970

City of La Canada Flintridge

666

3218

City of La Habra Heights

92

1687

City of La Mirada

3773

7607

City of La Puente

6123

15045

City of La Verne

2504

7524

City of Lakewood

6364

7919

City of Lancaster*

19422

12021

City of Lawndale

3062

9109

City of Lomita

1186

5721

City of Lynwood*

12168

16889

City of Malibu

308

2376

City of Manhattan Beach

1086

3017

City of Maywood

4797

17102

City of Monrovia

2843

7327

City of Montebello

9300

14447

City of Monterey Park

4302

6910

City of Norwalk

14530

13501

City of Palmdale

22086

13893

City of Palos Verdes Estates

327

2418

City of Paramount

9124

16286

City of Pico Rivera

10136

15768

City of Pomona

22492

14424

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

1105

2585

City of Redondo Beach

2297

3344

City of Rolling Hills

38

1959

City of Rolling Hills Estates

212

2613

City of Rosemead

4328

7819

City of San Dimas*

2782

8060

City of San Fernando

4720

19178

City of San Gabriel

2835

6922

City of San Marino

340

2561

City of Santa Clarita

17340

7867

City of Santa Fe Springs

2545

13859

City of Santa Monica

3910

4229

City of Sierra Madre

412

3749

City of Signal Hill

1014

8595

City of South El Monte

3151

15087

City of South Gate

17095

17416

City of South Pasadena

1175

4510

City of Temple City

2114

5799

City of Torrance

6059

4059

City of Vernon

121

57895

City of Walnut

1553

5086

City of West Covina

11565

10685

City of West Hollywood

1932

5229

City of Westlake Village

89

1065

City of Whittier

10023

11464

Los Angeles

450028

11127

Los Angeles – Adams-Normandie

1073

13082

Los Angeles – Alsace

1446

11619

Los Angeles – Angeles National Forest

5

12500

Los Angeles – Angelino Heights

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