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Public Health Monitors Increases in New Cases and Delta Variant Cases; Nearly 60% of L.A. County Residents Fully Vaccinated

6 New Deaths and 506 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County 

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) confirms the highest number of COVID-19 cases in a day since mid-April with 506 new cases. This is more than a doubling of new cases in two weeks.

The County’s daily test positivity rate is 1.2%, an increase from last week’s rate of 0.7%. The daily average case rate is 2.19 cases per 100,000 people, also an increase from last week’s rate of 1.74 cases per 100,000.

With the recent rise in cases, tracking the proliferation of variants of concern remains a high priority as we seek to better understand the factors that may be contributing to increased community transmission. Public Health is watching particularly closely for Delta variants, which were first detected in India, and are now estimated to comprise more than 26% of U.S. cases.

Between last week and this week, the number Delta variants sequenced doubled to reach a total of 245, 47% of all sequences reported. The rising proportion of Delta among sequenced variants of concern is consistent with what other parts of the U.S. are seeing and represents increased circulation of the variant.  Given that 4 million residents in L.A. County are not yet vaccinated, the risk of increased spread is very real.

The Delta variant appears to be highly transmissible – that is, it is more contagious even than other highly contagious COVID-19 variants – and because there is concern that it may cause more severe infections than other COVID-19 variants. And while emerging data affirms that fully vaccinated people are well protected from severe infections with Delta variants, people with only one vaccine are not as well-protected, and there is increasing evidence that a very small number of fully vaccinated individuals can become infected and may be able to infect others. Nonetheless, vaccines remain the most important tool to keep COVID-19 transmission and the incubation of variants low, and the pandemic today is almost entirely among unvaccinated individuals.

As of June 27, more than 10,439,634 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to people across Los Angeles County. Of these, 5,822,499 were first doses and 4,617,135 were second doses. Among L.A. County residents 16 and over, 68% have received one dose of vaccine and 59% have been fully vaccinated. Among L.A. County seniors 65 and over, 87% have received one dose of vaccine and 76% have been fully vaccinated.

Of the six new deaths reported today, two people that passed away were over the age of 80, two people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and two people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. To date, Public Health identified 1,250,717 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 24,489 deaths. There are 275 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 28% of these people are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Testing results are available for more than 7,035,000 individuals with 17% of people testing positive.

“To those of you who have lost friends, family, neighbors, or coworkers to this virus, please know that our thoughts and hearts are with you during this difficult time,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “At the beginning of the pandemic, we found ourselves in a situation where we knew very little about this virus and had very few tools to combat it. Although we now have three vaccines that we know are extraordinarily effective at preventing serious illness and death against the various strains of COVID-19 and variants of concern, there is still much we don’t know about the Delta variant, including whether fully vaccinated people are capable of passing along the variant if they become infected. Our recommendation for everyone to wear masks indoors in those settings where vaccination status cannot be verified will help press pause on viral transmission while we learn more. We have enough risk and enough unvaccinated people for Delta to pose a threat to our recovery, and masking up now could help prevent a resurgence in transmission.”

Beginning this Friday, July 2 through next Thursday, July 8 at county-run vaccination sites, LA City sites, and St. John’s Well Child and Family Center sites, everyone 18 and older coming to get a vaccine will have an opportunity to win one of four packages of tickets and passes to botanical gardens in the area. Each prize package consists of one annual membership to the Huntington Botanical Gardens and one-day passes to Descanso Gardens, L.A. County Arboretum, and South Coast Botanic Garden.

Official rules and participating site locations will be posted online on the Los Angeles Vaccination Sweepstakes page.  The season passes to Six Flags, the LA Zoo, the Natural History Museum and the La Brea Tar Pits, and ticket packs to the California Science Center sweepstakes is currently in effect through the end of the day today.

  Visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish) to find a vaccination site near you, to make an appointment at vaccination sites, and much more. If you don’t have internet access, can’t use a computer, or you’re over 65, you can call 1-833-540-0473 for help finding an appointment, connecting to free transportation to and from a vaccination site, or scheduling a home-visit if you are homebound.  Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.

COVID-19 Sector Protocols, Best Practices, COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard, COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive Dashboard, Recovery Dashboard, and additional actions you can take 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

1250717

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

1185701

— Long Beach

53669

— Pasadena

11347

Deaths

24489

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

23195

— Long Beach

945

— Pasadena

349

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

– 0 to 4

29570

– 5 to 11

56800

– 12 to 17

70984

– 18 to 29

280914

– 30 to 49

394039

– 50 to 64

228285

– 65 to 79

91152

–  over 80

33302

–  Under Investigation

655

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

–  Female

601183

–  Male

562147

–  Other

645

–  Under Investigation

21726

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

2014

–  Asian

56906

–  Black

47787

–  Hispanic/Latino

635319

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

4252

–  White

131545

–  Other

99196

–  Under Investigation

208682

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

–  Hospitalized (Ever)

91109

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

51

–  Asian

3164

–  Black

1920

–  Hispanic/Latino

12458

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

68

–  White

5350

–  Other

152

–  Under Investigation

32

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

1067

5109

City of Alhambra

6924

7984

City of Arcadia

2763

4784

City of Artesia

2083

12403

City of Avalon

16

414

City of Azusa

6346

12682

City of Baldwin Park

13205

17201

City of Bell

6816

18760

City of Bell Gardens

8395

19491

City of Bellflower

10854

13963

City of Beverly Hills

2721

7882

City of Bradbury

39

3648

City of Burbank

9012

8408

City of Calabasas

1303

5357

City of Carson

9937

10589

City of Cerritos

3094

6180

City of Claremont

2296

6293

City of Commerce*

2405

18402

City of Compton

17221

17238

City of Covina

6437

13128

City of Cudahy

4824

19814

City of Culver City

2243

5626

City of Diamond Bar

3287

5715

City of Downey

17661

15456

City of Duarte

2328

10574

City of El Monte

17274

14730

City of El Segundo

745

4438

City of Gardena

6436

10497

City of Glendale

20300

9831

City of Glendora

4860

9211

City of Hawaiian Gardens

2252

15345

City of Hawthorne

10655

12001

City of Hermosa Beach

1030

5236

City of Hidden Hills

92

4868

City of Huntington Park

11276

18956

City of Industry

173

39588

City of Inglewood

13849

12193

City of Irwindale

253

17341

City of La Canada Flintridge

772

3731

City of La Habra Heights

117

2145

City of La Mirada

4326

8722

City of La Puente

6726

16527

City of La Verne

2924

8786

City of Lakewood

7386

9191

City of Lancaster*

22583

13977

City of Lawndale

3638

10823

City of Lomita

1518

7323

City of Lynwood*

13387

18581

City of Malibu

450

3472

City of Manhattan Beach

1390

3861

City of Maywood

5251

18721

City of Monrovia

3217

8291

City of Montebello

10240

15907

City of Monterey Park

4852

7793

City of Norwalk

16232

15082

City of Palmdale

24923

15678

City of Palos Verdes Estates

489

3616

City of Paramount

10020

17886

City of Pico Rivera

11216

17448

City of Pomona

24543

15740

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

1558

3645

City of Redondo Beach

2905

4229

City of Rolling Hills

59

3041

City of Rolling Hills Estates

292

3599

City of Rosemead

4976

8990

City of San Dimas*

3262

9451

City of San Fernando

5311

21579

City of San Gabriel

3269

7982

City of San Marino

388

2922

City of Santa Clarita

20718

9399

City of Santa Fe Springs

2891

15743

City of Santa Monica

4879

5278

City of Sierra Madre

476

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