The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) today released the latest data on COVID-19. The number of cases and deaths are likely to reflect reporting delays over the holiday and the weekend.
- 8,891 new COVID-19 cases (1,616,033 cases to date)
- 7 new deaths due to COVID-19 (27,546 deaths to date)
- 849 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
- More than 9,943,000 individuals tested; 15% of people tested positive
Daily New Cases, Positivity Rate, Hospitalization of Confirmed Cases
and Deaths Last 7 Days
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Su
12/26
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Sa
12/25
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F
12/24
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Th
12/23
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W
12/22
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Tu
12/21
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M
12/20
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Daily new cases
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8,891(1,2)
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11,930(1,2)
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9,988
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8,633
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6,509
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3,052
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3,258(1)
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Daily deaths
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7 (1,2)
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6 (1,2)
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21
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24
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16
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25
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7 (1)
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Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases
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849
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850
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801
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770
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748
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741
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743
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Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)
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10.8%
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10.7%
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10.4%
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8.5%
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6.5%
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4.7%
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3.4%
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Data is by date reported by DPH, but does not necessarily represent the date of testing, hospitalization, or death.
1 – Number reflects an undercount due to a lag from holiday or weekend reporting.
2 – Numbers do not include Long Beach and Pasadena.
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