As of today, 114 West Hollywood residents have been confirmed to be infected with the COVID-19 virus. That is an increase of four from the 110 infections reported by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Saturday. That number means one of every 323 WeHo residents has been confirmed to be infected.
The Health Department reported a 12% increase in new confirmed infections countywide, which brings the total to 13,816.
“Today’s dramatic increase in case counts should not cause undue alarm,” the Health Department said in an announcement of the new count. “As part of efforts to increase testing capacity in the county, many new labs responded to the emergency and are working with Public Health to ensure that they have the proper reporting systems in place. Until this reporting issue is resolved, there may be periodic increases in positive cases and total cases due to unevenness in daily reporting.”
Barbara Ferrer, director of the Department of Public Health, also noted that preliminary results from a study with University of Southern California suggest that infections from COVID-19 are more widespread than previously thought, and the death rate is lower.
Eight hundred sixty-three adults in Los Angeles County were tested between April 10 and April 14 using blood antibody testing. “Based on results of the first round of testing, the research team estimates that approximately 4.1% of the county’s adult population has antibody to the virus,” the Health Department reports. “Adjusting this estimate for statistical margin of error implies about 2.8% to 5.6% of the county’s adult population has antibody to the virus — which translates to approximately 221,000 to 442,000 adults in the county who have had the infection.
“That estimate is 28 to 55 times higher than the 7,994 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported to the county by the time of the study in early April. The number of COVID-related deaths in the county has now surpassed 600. This information helps us better understand how COVID-19 is showing up in our communities.”
“As we plan for our recovery, we are mindful that COVID-19 is a highly infectious virus and we all must continue to do our part to slow the spread,” Ferrer said. “This means keeping our distance at all times, isolating when ill and quarantining if we have been in contact with someone positive for COVID-19.”
The Health Department as of today has confirmed the deaths of an additional 17 people associated with infection with the COVID-19 virus. That brings the total to 617. Thirteen people who died were over the age of 65. Two people who died were between the ages of 41 to 65. One of those who died was between the ages of 18 to 40. Twelve people had underlying health conditions including, 11 people over the age of 65 and one person between the ages of 41 and 65 years.
Beverly Hills saw a large increase in confirmed infections today, with a count of 94, up from yesterday’s count of 80. The number of confirmed infections in Culver City increased by two to 40. The Hollywood neighborhood now has 146 confirmed infections, an increase of 15 from Sunday’s county. The number of confirmed infections in the Melrose neighborhood increased by 10 to a total of 249 today.
With 65 confirmed infections as of today, the Little Armenia neighborhood in Los Angeles continues to have the highest infection rate of the 335 cities and communities surveyed by the Health Department. The Health Department ranks it as having 809.97 confirmed infections per 100,000 people.
There number of infections in the Crestview neighborhood grew by four to a total of 51. With a count of 448.63 infections per 100,000 it is the second most highly infected area. Rancho Dominguez as of today has 10 confirmed infections, which equals 375.8 per 100,000 residents and makes it the third most highly infected area.
The Carthay neighborhood in Los Angeles, with 52 infections, ranks fourth, with 362.04 infections per 100,000 residents. The Hancock Park neighborhood has 58 confirmed infections as of today, which ranks it fifth with 340.4 infections per 100,000 residents. With its 249 infections, the Melrose neighborhood has 320.48 per 100,000 residents and is the sixth most infected area..
West Hollywood is now the seventh most highly infected community, with 308.52 residents per 100,000 having a confirmed COVID-19 infection.
The county has loosened conditions for qualifying for same-day tests, which formerly were reserved for those with symptoms of an infection who were 65 or older or had an underlying health condition such as heart disease. Those who want to be tested now must only exhibit symptoms of a possible infection, which include coughing, a fever, tiredness and, in severe cases, difficulty breathing. Those who want to be tested must first go online to see if they qualify and to book an appointment. A testing site adjacent to West Hollywood is on Alden Drive at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
The best protection against COVID-19 is to wash your hands frequently, avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands, self-isolate if you are sick, practice physical distancing (especially by staying at home) and wear a clean face covering when out in the public procuring or providing essential services. N95 and surgical masks should only be used by healthcare workers, first responders and essential workers providing care for people who are ill.
Essential businesses must provide a cloth face covering for all employees to wear while performing duties that involve contact with other employees and or the public and to post physical distancing plans. The public is required to wear a face covering to enter essential businesses as well. Beaches, trails and trailheads and non-essential businesses remain closed, and all public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a single household or living unit remain prohibited.
Residents with questions about the COVID-19 pandemic and who are looking for resources to deal with it can find answers on the City of West Hollywood’s website. Here is a list of links to sections about particular issues:
- Renter Resources
- Resident Resources
- Worker Resources
- Older Adult Resources
- Business Resources
- Utility Information
- News and Updates
- Frequently Asked Questions
Below is a list of cities and neighborhoods in Los Angeles County, the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in each.
City of Agoura Hills 26 City of Alhambra 47 City of Arcadia 30 City of Artesia 10 City of Avalon 0 City of Azusa 23 City of Baldwin Park 44 City of Bell 93 City of Bell Gardens 58 City of Bellflower 74 City of Beverly Hills 94 City of Bradbury — City of Burbank 141 City of Calabasas 29 City of Carson 163 City of Cerritos 40 City of Claremont 16 City of Commerce 7 City of Compton 115 City of Covina 63 City of Cudahy 30 City of Culver City 40 City of Diamond Bar 24 City of Downey 137 City of Duarte 32 City of El Monte 61 City of El Segundo 20 City of Gardena 107 City of Glendale 339 City of Glendora 33 City of Hawaiian Gardens 6 City of Hawthorne 106 City of Hermosa Beach 21 City of Hidden Hills 0 City of Huntington Park 78 City of Industry — City of Inglewood 177 City of Irwindale — City of La Canada Flintridge 30 City of La Habra Heights — City of La Mirada 37 City of La Puente 22 City of La Verne 12 City of Lakewood 56 City of Lancaster 132 City of Lawndale 36 City of Lomita 27 City of Long Beach 457 City of Lynwood 103 City of Malibu 23 City of Manhattan Beach 59 City of Maywood 42 City of Monrovia 20 City of Montebello 80 City of Monterey Park 43 City of Norwalk 114 City of Palmdale 192 City of Palos Verdes Estates 36 City of Paramount 80 City of Pasadena 215 City of Pico Rivera 94 City of Pomona 82 City of Rancho Palos Verdes 49 City of Redondo Beach 91 City of Rolling Hills — City of Rolling Hills Estates 13 City of Rosemead 17 City of San Dimas 23 City of San Fernando 39 City of San Gabriel 19 City of San Marino 8 City of Santa Clarita 221 City of Santa Fe Springs 14 City of Santa Monica 124 City of Sierra Madre — City of Signal Hill 5 City of South El Monte 5 City of South Gate 154 City of South Pasadena 30 City of Temple City 24 City of Torrance 204 City of Vernon 0 City of Walnut 16 City of West Covina 62 City of West Hollywood 114 City of Westlake Village 6 City of Whittier 71 Los Angeles 6224 Los Angeles – Adams-Normandie 16 Los Angeles – Alsace 12 Los Angeles – Angeles National Forest 0 Los Angeles – Angelino Heights — Los Angeles – Arleta 51 Los Angeles – Atwater Village 16 Los Angeles – Baldwin Hills 41 Los Angeles – Bel Air 25 Los Angeles – Beverly Crest 31 Los Angeles – Beverlywood 28 Los Angeles – Boyle Heights 97 Los Angeles – Brentwood 59 Los Angeles – Brookside 0 Los Angeles – Cadillac-Corning 9 Los Angeles – Canoga Park 123 Los Angeles – Carthay 52 Los Angeles – Central 63 Los Angeles – Century City 28 Los Angeles – Century Palms/Cove 46 Los Angeles – Chatsworth 48 Los Angeles – Cheviot Hills 13 Los Angeles – Chinatown — Los Angeles – Cloverdale/Cochran 17 Los Angeles – Country Club Park 33 Los Angeles – Crenshaw District 35 Los Angeles – Crestview 51 Los Angeles – Del Rey 40 Los Angeles – Downtown 34 Los Angeles – Eagle Rock 58 Los Angeles – East Hollywood 72 Los Angeles – Echo Park 13 Los Angeles – El Sereno 56 Los Angeles – Elysian Park 7 Los Angeles – Elysian Valley 12 Los Angeles – Encino 63 Los Angeles – Exposition — Los Angeles – Exposition Park 73 Los Angeles – Faircrest Heights — Los Angeles – Figueroa Park Square 15 Los Angeles – Florence-Firestone 63 Los Angeles – Glassell Park 80 Los Angeles – Gramercy Place 16 Los Angeles – Granada Hills 69 Los Angeles – Green Meadows 30 Los Angeles – Hancock Park 58 Los Angeles – Harbor City 31 Los Angeles – Harbor Gateway 43 Los Angeles – Harbor Pines 0 Los Angeles – Harvard Heights 31 Los Angeles – Harvard Park 50 Los Angeles – Highland Park 51 Los Angeles – Historic Filipinotown 31 Los Angeles – Hollywood 146 Los Angeles – Hollywood Hills 52 Los Angeles – Hyde Park 33 Los Angeles – Jefferson Park 6 Los Angeles – Koreatown 78 Los Angeles – Lafayette Square 9 Los Angeles – Lake Balboa 50 Los Angeles – Lakeview Terrace 29 Los Angeles – Leimert Park 25 Los Angeles – Lincoln Heights 30 Los Angeles – Little Armenia 65 Los Angeles – Little Bangladesh 46 Los Angeles – Little Tokyo — Los Angeles – Longwood 7 Los Angeles – Los Feliz 25 Los Angeles – Manchester Square 5 Los Angeles – Mandeville Canyon — Los Angeles – Mar Vista 45 Los Angeles – Marina Peninsula 8 Los Angeles – Melrose 249 Los Angeles – Mid-city 30 Los Angeles – Miracle Mile 29 Los Angeles – Mission Hills 42 Los Angeles – Mt. Washington 22 Los Angeles – North Hills 75 Los Angeles – North Hollywood 184 Los Angeles – Northridge 87 Los Angeles – Pacific Palisades 33 Los Angeles – Pacoima 100 Los Angeles – Palisades Highlands — Los Angeles – Palms 80 Los Angeles – Panorama City 109 Los Angeles – Park La Brea 11 Los Angeles – Pico-Union 113 Los Angeles – Playa Del Rey — Los Angeles – Playa Vista 15 Los Angeles – Porter Ranch 39 Los Angeles – Rancho Park 8 Los Angeles – Regent Square — Los Angeles – Reseda 111 Los Angeles – Reseda Ranch 10 Los Angeles – Reynier Village 6 Los Angeles – San Pedro 82 Los Angeles – Shadow Hills 8 Los Angeles – Sherman Oaks 93 Los Angeles – Silverlake 92 Los Angeles – South Carthay 21 Los Angeles – South Park 63 Los Angeles – St Elmo Village 5 Los Angeles – Studio City 25 Los Angeles – Sun Valley 61 Los Angeles – Sunland 43 Los Angeles – Sycamore Square 0 Los Angeles – Sylmar 171 Los Angeles – Tarzana 56 Los Angeles – Temple-Beaudry 89 Los Angeles – Thai Town 11 Los Angeles – Toluca Lake 8 Los Angeles – Toluca Terrace 0 Los Angeles – Toluca Woods — Los Angeles – Tujunga 30 Los Angeles – University Hills — Los Angeles – University Park 38 Los Angeles – Valley Glen 48 Los Angeles – Valley Village 52 Los Angeles – Van Nuys 142 Los Angeles – Venice 40 Los Angeles – Vermont Knolls 26 Los Angeles – Vermont Square 25 Los Angeles – Vermont Vista 45 Los Angeles – Vernon Central 72 Los Angeles – Victoria Park 24 Los Angeles – View Heights 6 Los Angeles – Watts 50 Los Angeles – Wellington Square 6 Los Angeles – West Adams 69 Los Angeles – West Hills 30 Los Angeles – West Los Angeles 43 Los Angeles – West Vernon 111 Los Angeles – Westchester 46 Los Angeles – Westlake 127 Los Angeles – Westwood 41 Los Angeles – Wholesale District 39 Los Angeles – Wilmington 55 Los Angeles – Wilshire Center 65 Los Angeles – Winnetka 73 Los Angeles – Woodland Hills 90 Unincorporated – Acton 6 Unincorporated – Agua Dulce — Unincorporated – Altadena 46 Unincorporated – Anaverde — Unincorporated – Angeles National Forest — Unincorporated – Arcadia — Unincorporated – Athens-Westmont 56 Unincorporated – Athens Village 12 Unincorporated – Avocado Heights 5 Unincorporated – Azusa 7 Unincorporated – Bandini Islands 0 Unincorporated – Bassett 16 Unincorporated – Bouquet Canyon 0 Unincorporated – Bradbury 0 Unincorporated – Canyon Country 16 Unincorporated – Castaic 11 Unincorporated – Cerritos 0 Unincorporated – Charter Oak 0 Unincorporated – Claremont 0 Unincorporated – Covina 15 Unincorporated – Covina (Charter Oak) 9 Unincorporated – Del Aire 6 Unincorporated – Del Rey 0 Unincorporated – Del Sur — Unincorporated – Desert View Highlands — Unincorporated – Duarte — Unincorporated – East Covina 0 Unincorporated – East La Mirada 7 Unincorporated – East Lancaster 0 Unincorporated – East Los Angeles 166 Unincorporated – East Pasadena 0 Unincorporated – East Rancho Dominguez 13 Unincorporated – East Whittier — Unincorporated – El Camino Village — Unincorporated – El Monte 0 Unincorporated – Elizabeth Lake 0 Unincorporated – Florence-Firestone 97 Unincorporated – Franklin Canyon 0 Unincorporated – Glendora 0 Unincorporated – Hacienda Heights 38 Unincorporated – Harbor Gateway 0 Unincorporated – Hawthorne — Unincorporated – Hi Vista 0 Unincorporated – Kagel/Lopez Canyons — Unincorporated – La Crescenta-Montrose 13 Unincorporated – La Habra Heights 0 Unincorporated – La Rambla 5 Unincorporated – La Verne — Unincorporated – Ladera Heights 15 Unincorporated – Lake Hughes 0 Unincorporated – Lake Los Angeles 9 Unincorporated – Lake Manor — Unincorporated – Lakewood 0 Unincorporated – Lennox 24 Unincorporated – Leona Valley — Unincorporated – Littlerock — Unincorporated – Littlerock/Juniper Hills — Unincorporated – Littlerock/Pearblossom — Unincorporated – Llano — Unincorporated – Lynwood 0 Unincorporated – Marina del Rey 8 Unincorporated – Miracle Mile 0 Unincorporated – Monrovia 5 Unincorporated – Newhall 0 Unincorporated – North Lancaster 0 Unincorporated – North Whittier — Unincorporated – Northeast San Gabriel 7 Unincorporated – Palmdale — Unincorporated – Palos Verdes Peninsula 0 Unincorporated – Pearblossom/Llano — Unincorporated – Pellissier Village 0 Unincorporated – Placerita Canyon 0 Unincorporated – Pomona 0 Unincorporated – Quartz Hill 17 Unincorporated – Rancho Dominguez 10 Unincorporated – Roosevelt 0 Unincorporated – Rosewood — Unincorporated – Rosewood/East Gardena 0 Unincorporated – Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez — Unincorporated – Rowland Heights 31 Unincorporated – San Clemente Island 0 Unincorporated – San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon 0 Unincorporated – San Jose Hills 9 Unincorporated – San Pasqual 0 Unincorporated – Sand Canyon 0 Unincorporated – Santa Catalina Island — Unincorporated – Santa Monica Mountains 7 Unincorporated – Saugus — Unincorporated – Saugus/Canyon Country 0 Unincorporated – South Antelope Valley 0 Unincorporated – South Edwards 0 Unincorporated – South El Monte — Unincorporated – South San Gabriel 7 Unincorporated – South Whittier 39 Unincorporated – Southeast Antelope Valley 0 Unincorporated – Stevenson Ranch 14 Unincorporated – Sun Village — Unincorporated – Sunrise Village — Unincorporated – Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain — Unincorporated – Universal City 0 Unincorporated – Val Verde — Unincorporated – Valencia — Unincorporated – Valinda 16 Unincorporated – View Park/Windsor Hills 19 Unincorporated – Walnut 0 Unincorporated – Walnut Park 34 Unincorporated – West Antelope Valley — Unincorporated – West Carson 35 Unincorporated – West Chatsworth 0 Unincorporated – West LA — Unincorporated – West Puente Valley 6 Unincorporated – West Rancho Dominguez — Unincorporated – West Whittier/Los Nietos 21 Unincorporated – Westfield/Academy Hills 0 Unincorporated – Westhills 0 Unincorporated – White Fence Farms — Unincorporated – Whittier — Unincorporated – Whittier Narrows 0 Unincorporated – Willowbrook 27 Unincorporated – Wiseburn — – Under Investigation 1083
Could Wehoville please provide some type of graph that would be clear to follow day by day rather than an inconsistent narrative based on different standards containing unfortunate errors. Also if you could indicate the hot spot areas within West Hollywood that you know of, based on infectious cases and deaths if necessary that would provide a more complete picture. Assessing this Covid-19 pandemic would be much clearer if presented as an engineer would provide findings, facts, choices and clear protocols. Anything that may help folks to get on the same page would be beneficial. Only facts provide clarity so… Read more »
The Los Angeles County Department of Pubic Health does not present data that includes the addresses of those confirmed to be infected by COVID-19, and WEHOville would not publish such private data. It also is not possible to determine where a person came into contact with the COVID-19 virus (e.g. grocery store, sidewalk, hospital emergency room). The graph to which you refer is based on the same standard — the daily report by the health department of confirmed infections of West Hollywood residents.
Was certainly not requesting an address or private data however, in other states I believe they are indicating areas within a community. Please check paragraphs 9 & 10 to see errors in the narrative re Beverly Hills. Picking through narratives does not really give as clear a picture as a detailed graph.