Nov. 18, 2020 Covid Report: 36 New Deaths and 3,944 New Confirmed Cases in Los Angeles County

Public Health to Update Health Officer Order as COVID-19 Transmission Surges and Hospitalizations Accelerate

As COVID-19 cases surge and hospitalizations continue to increase, the Los Angeles County Health Officer Order will be modified with an effective date of Friday, November 20 to reduce the possibility for crowding and reduce the potential for exposures in settings where people are not always wearing their face coverings in an effort to prevent more cases, increased hospitalizations and more deaths.

On Friday, the following will go into effect:

Private outdoor gatherings may only include 15 people who are from no more than 3 households, including the host household.
The number of patrons at outdoor restaurants, breweries and wineries will be limited to 50% maximum outdoor capacity. Restaurants, breweries, wineries, bars, and all other non-essential retail establishments must close from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. This is not a curfew, but rather restrictions on operating hours. As permitted to operate, businesses can still offer pick-up and delivery services outside of these hours.
The number of customers at cardrooms, outdoor mini-golf, go-karts and batting cages will be limited to 50% maximum outdoor capacity.
Non-essential businesses permitted to operate indoors – including retail stores, offices, personal care services – will be limited to 25% of the maximum occupancy allowed.
Services at personal care establishments may only be provided by appointment to customers wearing face coverings by staff wearing face coverings.
- Services that require either the customer or the staff to remove their face covering, such as facials and shaves, are not permitted.
- Food and drinks cannot be served at these establishments to customers.

In addition, the County has established thresholds for additional actions if cases and/or hospitalizations continue to increase.

If the five-day average of cases is 4,000 or more or hospitalizations are more than 1,750 per day, outdoor and indoor dining at restaurants, breweries, wineries and bars will be prohibited and these businesses will only be able to offer pick-up and delivery services.

If the five-day average of cases is 4,500 or more or hospitalizations are more than 2,000 per day, a Safer at Home Order will be mandated for three weeks. The Order would only allow essential and emergency workers and those securing essential services to leave their homes. In addition, a 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew would be mandated, with essential workers exempt.

Today, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 36 new deaths and 3,944 new cases of COVID-19. To date, Public Health identified 348,336 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 7,335 deaths. Upon further investigation, 131 cases reported earlier were not L.A. County residents.

Public Health cautions, that if this County surge continues at the current rate of increase, by December 6, less than three weeks from today, daily new cases could reach 4,000.

There are 1,188 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 27% of these people are in the ICU. On November 1, the average daily number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 was 791.

Testing results are available for more than 3,440,000 individuals with 9% of all people testing positive. The County’s test positivity rate, or the percentage of tests that come back positive, has increased from an average of about 5.1% on November 8 to about 7.1% today. For comparison, the test positivity rate was 3.9% on November 1.

“Our deepest sympathies go out to everyone who is experiencing the sorrow of losing a loved one or friend to COVID-19. We wish you comfort and healing during this very difficult time,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “COVID-19 is relentless, and we have seen other communities and states who have few or no restrictions see devastating numbers of people becoming seriously ill and passing away. In Utah, the current case rate is currently over 1,200 per 100,000 people. In Indiana, the rate is 1,100 per 100,000 people. In California, the rate is around 250 per 100,000 people. I think we should each ask ourselves and those we care about to commit to making those changes that we know prevent a great deal of suffering and death from COVID-19. Change any plans for indoor gatherings that involve people not in your households. Avoid all activities where there will be crowds and where it is hard to maintain a distance of six feet from others. Wear face coverings inside and outside if you are with people who are older or who have underlying health conditions. And make sure to follow all the rules at businesses, worksites and retail establishments.”

The best way to celebrate Thanksgiving this year is to stay home and celebrate with people who live in your household. Connect with friends and family you don’t live with using all of the technology that allows us to see and hear each other from afar. If you do choose to gather, closely follow the guidance for private gatherings. Gather outdoors with no more than two other households, and no more than 15 people; wear face coverings unless eating or drinking and stay at least 6 feet apart. Limit the gathering to no more than two hours and do not share food or utensils.

While we made progress narrowing the gaps, as cases surge, we are beginning to see some higher rates of disproportionality. After the July surge through mid-September, we saw the gap between Latino/Latinx residents and other residents begin to close. At its lowest point, Latino/Latinx residents had case rates that were less than two times that of White residents. However, since mid-September, Latino/Latinx residents are experiencing case rates that are about two times that of White and African American/Black residents. Asian residents continue to have the lowest case rates.

During the July and August peak, the rates of hospitalization among Latino/Latinx residents was 30 hospitalizations per 100,000 people, three times that of White residents. This gap slowly closed from July through mid-September, when the hospitalization rate for Latino/Latinx residents fell to about 8 hospitalizations per 100,000 people, two times the rate of hospitalization for White residents. As of November 7, Latino/Latinx residents are now back up to almost 10.5 hospitalizations per 100,000 people, over two times the rate of White residents at 3.8 hospitalizations per 100,000 people.

We are seeing a downward trend in deaths across racial and ethnic groups, which has also brought a closing of the gap between the highest-income areas and the lowest income areas. On November 8, the death rate for the lowest income areas was 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people, slightly more than two times that of the highest income areas.

It is encouraging to see the downward trends on deaths and a closing of this gap; at the same time, we know that we are experiencing another surge in cases in the County, are aware that this could end up having devastating impacts on death rates, and worry that once again African American/Black and Latino/Latinx residents will be at highest risk.

Of the 36 new deaths reported today, 16 people that passed away were over the age of 80 years old, nine people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, eight people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64 years old, and two people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49 years old. Twenty-eight people who died had underlying health conditions including 12 people over the age of 80, 9 people between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, seven people between the ages of 50 and 64 years old, and one person between the ages of 30 and 49 years old. One death was reported by the City of Pasadena.

Ninety-three percent of the people who died from COVID-19 had underlying health conditions. Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity is available for 6,920 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health); 52% of deaths occurred among Latino/Latinx residents, 23% among White residents, 14% among Asian residents, 10% among African American/Black residents, less than 1% among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander residents and 1% among residents identifying with other races.

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	348336
— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	330689
— Long Beach	14487
— Pasadena	3160
Deaths	7335
— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	6939
— Long Beach	266
— Pasadena	130
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– 0 to 4	5990
– 5 to 11	12941
– 12 to 17	15924
– 18 to 29	82526
– 30 to 49	112881
– 50 to 64	62955
– 65 to 79	24671
– over 80	10684
– Under Investigation	2117
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– Female	167168
– Male	159582
– Other	178
– Under Investigation	3761
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– American Indian/Alaska Native	319
– Asian	10630
– Black	10246
– Hispanic/Latino	131690
– Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	980
– White	29331
– Other	33091
– Under Investigation	114402
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– Hospitalized (Ever)	26763
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– American Indian/Alaska Native	17
– Asian	979
– Black	655
– Hispanic/Latino	3585
– Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	20
– White	1619
– Other	45
– Under Investigation	19
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	256	1226
City of Alhambra	1639	1890
City of Arcadia	668	1157
City of Artesia	478	2846
City of Avalon	5	129
City of Azusa	1979	3955
City of Baldwin Park	3841	5003
City of Bell	1975	5436
City of Bell Gardens	2496	5795
City of Bellflower	2995	3853
City of Beverly Hills	863	2500
City of Bradbury	21	1964
City of Burbank	2300	2146
City of Calabasas	366	1505
City of Carson	2321	2473
City of Cerritos	734	1466
City of Claremont	560	1535
City of Commerce*	753	5762
City of Compton	4993	4998
City of Covina	1785	3640
City of Cudahy	1373	5639
City of Culver City	517	1297
City of Diamond Bar	785	1365
City of Downey	5325	4660
City of Duarte	709	3220
City of El Monte	5518	4705
City of El Segundo	170	1013
City of Gardena	1513	2468
City of Glendale	5361	2596
City of Glendora	1517	2875
City of Hawaiian Gardens	638	4347
City of Hawthorne	2478	2791
City of Hermosa Beach	309	1571
City of Hidden Hills	22	1164
City of Huntington Park	3567	5997
City of Industry	58	13272
City of Inglewood	3659	3221
City of Irwindale	84	5757
City of La Canada Flintridge	227	1097
City of La Habra Heights	66	1210
City of La Mirada	1092	2202
City of La Puente	1939	4764
City of La Verne	679	2040
City of Lakewood	1639	2040
City of Lancaster*	5369	3323
City of Lawndale	857	2550
City of Lomita	301	1452
City of Lynwood*	4064	5641
City of Malibu	137	1057
City of Manhattan Beach	469	1303
City of Maywood	1711	6100
City of Monrovia	981	2528
City of Montebello	2973	4618
City of Monterey Park	1201	1929
City of Norwalk	4340	4033
City of Palmdale	6418	4037
City of Palos Verdes Estates	125	924
City of Paramount	3000	5355
City of Pico Rivera	3168	4928
City of Pomona	7245	4646
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	382	894
City of Redondo Beach	778	1133
City of Rolling Hills	12	619
City of Rolling Hills Estates	59	727
City of Rosemead	1145	2069
City of San Dimas*	748	2167
City of San Fernando	1376	5591
City of San Gabriel	847	2068
City of San Marino	104	783
City of Santa Clarita	5303	2406
City of Santa Fe Springs	708	3855
City of Santa Monica	1283	1388
City of Sierra Madre	107	974
City of Signal Hill	362	3069
City of South El Monte	1043	4994
City of South Gate	5546	5650
City of South Pasadena	361	1386
City of Temple City	638	1750
City of Torrance	1786	1197
City of Vernon	17	8134
City of Walnut	408	1336
City of West Covina	3702	3420
City of West Hollywood	827	2238
City of Westlake Village	46	550
City of Whittier	3050	3488
Los Angeles	143218	3541
Los Angeles – Adams-Normandie	349	4255
Los Angeles – Alsace	480	3857
Los Angeles – Angeles National Forest	2	5000
Los Angeles – Angelino Heights	83	3317
Los Angeles – Arleta	2068	6017
Los Angeles – Atwater Village	344	2346
Los Angeles – Baldwin Hills	792	2545
Los Angeles – Bel Air	116	1376
Los Angeles – Beverly Crest	180	1437
Los Angeles – Beverlywood	215	1632
Los Angeles – Boyle Heights*	5371	6182
Los Angeles – Brentwood	432	1396
Los Angeles – Brookside	6	1033
Los Angeles – Cadillac-Corning	169	2373
Los Angeles – Canoga Park	2664	4080
Los Angeles – Carthay	290	2019
Los Angeles – Central	2588	6637
Los Angeles – Century City	175	1368
Los Angeles – Century Palms/Cove	1818	5384
Los Angeles – Chatsworth	938	2531
Los Angeles – Cheviot Hills	118	1287
Los Angeles – Chinatown	182	2269
Los Angeles – Cloverdale/Cochran	399	2742
Los Angeles – Country Club Park	457	3016
Los Angeles – Crenshaw District	402	2907
Los Angeles – Crestview	242	2129
Los Angeles – Del Rey	489	1633
Los Angeles – Downtown*	1058	3846
Los Angeles – Eagle Rock	889	2246
Los Angeles – East Hollywood	832	2841
Los Angeles – Echo Park	365	2560
Los Angeles – El Sereno	1688	4038
Los Angeles – Elysian Park	130	2276
Los Angeles – Elysian Valley	352	3461
Los Angeles – Encino	979	2167
Los Angeles – Exposition	87	2616
Los Angeles – Exposition Park	1712	3811
Los Angeles – Faircrest Heights	51	1417
Los Angeles – Figueroa Park Square	404	4632
Los Angeles – Florence-Firestone	2853	6013
Los Angeles – Glassell Park	918	2905
Los Angeles – Gramercy Place	320	2973
Los Angeles – Granada Hills	1728	2970
Los Angeles – Green Meadows	1148	5338
Los Angeles – Hancock Park	310	1819
Los Angeles – Harbor City	623	2143
Los Angeles – Harbor Gateway	1225	2810
Los Angeles – Harbor Pines	38	1577
Los Angeles – Harvard Heights	668	3704
Los Angeles – Harvard Park	1976	5209
Los Angeles – Highland Park	1496	3091
Los Angeles – Historic Filipinotown	549	3958
Los Angeles – Hollywood	1653	2422
Los Angeles – Hollywood Hills	494	1678
Los Angeles – Hyde Park	982	3441
Los Angeles – Jefferson Park	329	4075
Los Angeles – Koreatown	1457	2819
Los Angeles – Lafayette Square	118	2588
Los Angeles – Lake Balboa	1440	3412
Los Angeles – Lakeview Terrace	726	5528
Los Angeles – Leimert Park	408	2678
Los Angeles – Lincoln Heights	1370	4203
Los Angeles – Little Armenia	440	5483
Los Angeles – Little Bangladesh	679	2396
Los Angeles – Little Tokyo	130	4149
Los Angeles – Longwood	142	3299
Los Angeles – Los Feliz	317	1467
Los Angeles – Manchester Square	259	3034
Los Angeles – Mandeville Canyon	36	1152
Los Angeles – Mar Vista	462	1088
Los Angeles – Marina Peninsula	52	1193
Los Angeles – Melrose	2495	3211
Los Angeles – Mid-city	343	2282
Los Angeles – Miracle Mile	259	1440
Los Angeles – Mission Hills	1212	5024
Los Angeles – Mt. Washington	716	2965
Los Angeles – North Hills	2525	4101
Los Angeles – North Hollywood	5513	3641
Los Angeles – Northridge	1977	2832
Los Angeles – Pacific Palisades	192	902
Los Angeles – Pacoima	4920	6391
Los Angeles – Palisades Highlands	43	1118
Los Angeles – Palms	677	1543
Los Angeles – Panorama City	3990	5302
Los Angeles – Park La Brea	168	1237
Los Angeles – Pico-Union	2123	5074
Los Angeles – Playa Del Rey	41	1283
Los Angeles – Playa Vista	176	1608
Los Angeles – Porter Ranch	564	1585
Los Angeles – Rancho Park	112	1707
Los Angeles – Regent Square	37	1331
Los Angeles – Reseda	3186	4158
Los Angeles – Reseda Ranch	175	3775
Los Angeles – Reynier Village	54	1277
Los Angeles – San Pedro*	2303	2951
Los Angeles – Shadow Hills	105	2364
Los Angeles – Sherman Oaks	1562	1790
Los Angeles – Silverlake	853	1935
Los Angeles – South Carthay	159	1501
Los Angeles – South Park	2427	6393
Los Angeles – St Elmo Village	174	3796
Los Angeles – Studio City	342	1524
Los Angeles – Sun Valley	2432	4634
Los Angeles – Sunland	621	3043
Los Angeles – Sycamore Square	7	1082
Los Angeles – Sylmar*	4609	5594
Los Angeles – Tarzana	995	3223
Los Angeles – Temple-Beaudry	1511	3827
Los Angeles – Thai Town	267	2722
Los Angeles – Toluca Lake	143	1643
Los Angeles – Toluca Terrace	29	2221
Los Angeles – Toluca Woods	33	1776
Los Angeles – Tujunga	767	2758
Los Angeles – University Hills	74	2158
Los Angeles – University Park	1390	5063
Los Angeles – Valley Glen	965	3215
Los Angeles – Valley Village	660	2670
Los Angeles – Van Nuys*	4227	4536
Los Angeles – Venice	456	1346
Los Angeles – Vermont Knolls	841	4890
Los Angeles – Vermont Square	420	5485
Los Angeles – Vermont Vista	2300	5584
Los Angeles – Vernon Central	3596	6916
Los Angeles – Victoria Park	263	3131
Los Angeles – View Heights	64	1733
Los Angeles – Watts	2342	5488
Los Angeles – Wellington Square	165	3357
Los Angeles – West Adams	1127	4079
Los Angeles – West Hills	771	1902
Los Angeles – West Los Angeles	644	1711
Los Angeles – West Vernon	2861	5333
Los Angeles – Westchester	587	1138
Los Angeles – Westlake	2820	4751
Los Angeles – Westwood	642	1186
Los Angeles – Wholesale District*	2806	7767
Los Angeles – Wilmington	2197	3889
Los Angeles – Wilshire Center	1437	2864
Los Angeles – Winnetka	1834	3541
Los Angeles – Woodland Hills	1376	2022
Unincorporated – Acton	98	1229
Unincorporated – Agua Dulce	55	1323
Unincorporated – Altadena	881	2020
Unincorporated – Anaverde	27	1790
Unincorporated – Angeles National Forest	6	482
Unincorporated – Arcadia	127	1591
Unincorporated – Athens-Westmont	1878	4425
Unincorporated – Athens Village	304	6208
Unincorporated – Avocado Heights	348	5137
Unincorporated – Azusa	643	4038
Unincorporated – Bassett	799	5392
Unincorporated – Bouquet Canyon	15	1398
Unincorporated – Bradbury	6	5556
Unincorporated – Canyon Country	196	2536
Unincorporated – Castaic*	2288	8415
Unincorporated – Cerritos	25	4259
Unincorporated – Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated – Claremont	27	3846
Unincorporated – Covina	597	3550
Unincorporated – Covina (Charter Oak)	420	3195
Unincorporated – Del Aire	90	2049
Unincorporated – Del Rey	3	943
Unincorporated – Del Sur	34	1408
Unincorporated – Desert View Highlands	77	3089
Unincorporated – Duarte	191	4313
Unincorporated – East Covina	8	2432
Unincorporated – East La Mirada	146	2759
Unincorporated – East Lancaster	2	1754
Unincorporated – East Los Angeles	7933	6333
Unincorporated – East Pasadena	104	1624
Unincorporated – East Rancho Dominguez	801	5233
Unincorporated – East Whittier	121	2280
Unincorporated – El Camino Village	195	2218
Unincorporated – El Monte	7	4828
Unincorporated – Elizabeth Lake	10	602
Unincorporated – Florence-Firestone	4238	6550
Unincorporated – Franklin Canyon	0	0
Unincorporated – Glendora	16	2424
Unincorporated – Hacienda Heights	1402	2507
Unincorporated – Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated – Hawthorne	73	2904
Unincorporated – Hi Vista	9	820
Unincorporated – Kagel/Lopez Canyons	51	3612
Unincorporated – La Crescenta-Montrose	298	1505
Unincorporated – La Habra Heights	9	1331
Unincorporated – La Rambla	82	3952
Unincorporated – La Verne*	46	2255
Unincorporated – Ladera Heights	127	1796
Unincorporated – Lake Hughes	9	1347
Unincorporated – Lake Los Angeles	396	3048
Unincorporated – Lake Manor	30	1826
Unincorporated – Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated – Lennox	895	3970
Unincorporated – Leona Valley	26	1485
Unincorporated – Littlerock	106	2636
Unincorporated – Littlerock/Juniper Hills	25	1928
Unincorporated – Littlerock/Pearblossom	128	3586
Unincorporated – Llano	5	570
Unincorporated – Marina del Rey	99	1052
Unincorporated – Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated – Monrovia	91	2345
Unincorporated – Newhall	31	14091
Unincorporated – North Lancaster	36	3005
Unincorporated – North Whittier	286	3421
Unincorporated – Northeast San Gabriel	466	1939
Unincorporated – Padua Hills	3	1395
Unincorporated – Palmdale	29	3444
Unincorporated – Palos Verdes Peninsula	5	805
Unincorporated – Pearblossom/Llano	28	1431
Unincorporated – Pellissier Village	42	6785
Unincorporated – Placerita Canyon	0	0
Unincorporated – Pomona	19	980
Unincorporated – Quartz Hill	280	2170
Unincorporated – Rancho Dominguez	99	3720
Unincorporated – Roosevelt	30	3222
Unincorporated – Rosewood	43	3344
Unincorporated – Rosewood/East Gardena	41	3437
Unincorporated – Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	132	3927
Unincorporated – Rowland Heights	903	1770
Unincorporated – San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated – San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	3	350
Unincorporated – San Jose Hills	1030	5094
Unincorporated – San Pasqual	13	639
Unincorporated – Sand Canyon	7	2273
Unincorporated – Santa Catalina Island	31	11610
Unincorporated – Santa Monica Mountains*	160	859
Unincorporated – Saugus	45	29032
Unincorporated – Saugus/Canyon Country	12	3371
Unincorporated – South Antelope Valley	7	1538
Unincorporated – South El Monte	113	6295
Unincorporated – South San Gabriel	236	2667
Unincorporated – South Whittier	2362	3988
Unincorporated – Southeast Antelope Valley	19	2433
Unincorporated – Stevenson Ranch	249	1188
Unincorporated – Sun Village	232	3844
Unincorporated – Sunrise Village	68	5247
Unincorporated – Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	19	1146
Unincorporated – Val Verde	113	3415
Unincorporated – Valencia	57	1855
Unincorporated – Valinda	1071	4583
Unincorporated – View Park/Windsor Hills	196	1685
Unincorporated – Walnut Park	870	5389
Unincorporated – West Antelope Valley	8	529
Unincorporated – West Carson	540	2445
Unincorporated – West Chatsworth	0	0
Unincorporated – West LA	45	4727
Unincorporated – West Puente Valley	487	4952
Unincorporated – West Rancho Dominguez	25	1840
Unincorporated – West Whittier/Los Nietos	1297	4817
Unincorporated – Westfield/Academy Hills	13	1000
Unincorporated – Westhills	13	1549
Unincorporated – White Fence Farms	86	2335
Unincorporated – Whittier	82	2167
Unincorporated – Whittier Narrows	3	25000
Unincorporated – Willowbrook	1756	5030
Unincorporated – Wiseburn	155	2572
– Under Investigation	3936

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 131 cases 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:

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

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

World Health Organization https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
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