EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story erred in calculating the rate of testing by residents of West Hollywood. So far, one of every 53 WeHo residents has been tested for the COVID-19 virus according to the Health Department. The story has been corrected
While the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in West Hollywood continues to grow, the growth rate has slowed dramatically.
As of today, 134 West Hollywood residents have been confirmed to have been infected by the COVID-19 virus, an increase of one from the 133 reported on Monday. But as the chart posted above indicates, the weekly increase in the number of confirmed infections has fallen from 280% during the third week of March to 16.7% this past week.
The reason for the decline is unclear. However, it may indicate that the number of infections is beginning to plateau.
A COVID-19 “surveillance dashboard” launched today by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health indicates that so far two West Hollywood residents have been confirmed to have died of a COVID-19-related illness. To date there have been 1,000 deaths countywide and a total of 20,976 confirmed infections.
The dashboard also shows that 704 West Hollywood residents have been tested for the COVID-19 virus so far. However, the dashboard also notes that the addresses of many of those tested are not available, so the number of West Hollywood residents who have been tested may be higher. If that number is correct, it means that one of every 53 residents has been tested. 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 Health Department dashboard shows that the COVID-19 virus death rate in West Hollywood is 5.41 per 100,000 people, a calculation using the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2018 estimated population of 36,951. The death rate is dramatically higher in the Melrose neighborhood to the south of West Hollywood. Eighteen residents of that neighborhood have died so far of COVID-19-related causes, which is equal of 23.17 of every 100,000. As of today, 313 Melrose residents have been confirmed to be infected.
Four residents of Beverly Hills have died of COVID-19 infections. The city as of today has 105 residents confirmed to be infected. The death rate is 11.59 per 100,000.
Culver City, with 58 confirmed infections, has experienced two deaths, which is the equivalent of 5.02 per 100,000 people. And the Hollywood neighborhood to the east of West Hollywood, which has 182 infections as of today, has had three of its residents die. That is 4.4 per 100,000.
The Health Department reports that 4,507 people who tested positive for COVID-19 (21% of positive cases) have been hospitalized at some point during their illness. “Testing capacity continues to increase in L.A. County, with testing results available for over 133,000 individuals and 14% of people testing positive.”
The Health Department said it has begun investigations at 333 nursing homes, assisted living facilities, shelters, treatment centers, supportive living, and correctional facilities where at least one confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 has been reported.
“The total confirmed cases in institutional settings is 4,488, including 2,656 residents and 1,832 staff,” the report said. “At last Friday’s press briefing, due to an error in data reporting, incorrect numbers were reported for total cases and cases among residents. Public Health has confirmed 462 residents in institutional settings have died from COVID-19, representing 46% of all deaths. The majority of these people resided in skilled nursing facilities.”
“LA County has hit the tragic milestone of 1,000 people dying from COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, director of Public Health, in an announcement of the latest data… “With over 400 deaths from COVID-19 occurring among nursing home residents, the pandemic has amplified the cracks in our society, including the care and protection of people who are older and medically fragile.
“While managers and staff at all our skilled nursing facilities are doing their very best under difficult circumstances to care for their residents, we are still seeing many cases and deaths among residents and staff in these facilities. We need to accelerate our ability to quickly identify and isolate asymptomatic, as well as symptomatic, residents and staff, and quarantine those who are close contacts.”
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 with the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in each. They are ranked by the number of infections per 100,000 people, which is a measure of the density of infections.
Unincorporated – West LA 18 1890.76 Unincorporated – Saugus 2 1290.32 Unincorporated – Val Verde 36 1087.94 Los Angeles – Little Armenia 81 1009.35 Unincorporated – Santa Catalina Island 2 749.06 Los Angeles – Crestview 61 536.59 Los Angeles – Vermont Square 37 483.22 Los Angeles – Carthay 65 452.55 Los Angeles – Pico-Union 171 408.68 Los Angeles – East Hollywood 118 402.91 Los Angeles – Melrose 313 402.85 Los Angeles – Victoria Park 33 392.9 Los Angeles – Historic Filipinotown 54 389.33 Los Angeles – Westlake 230 387.5 Los Angeles – Country Club Park 58 382.76 Los Angeles – West Adams 105 380.02 Unincorporated – Rancho Dominguez 10 375.8 Los Angeles – Lakeview Terrace 49 373.11 Los Angeles – Reseda Ranch 17 366.7 Los Angeles – Hancock Park 62 363.87 Los Angeles – Sylmar 299 362.87 City of West Hollywood 134 362.64 Los Angeles – Temple-Beaudry 142 359.66 Los Angeles – Sunland 72 352.8 Los Angeles – Valley Village 86 347.9 Los Angeles – Bel Air 29 344.05 Los Angeles – Canoga Park 223 341.56 Los Angeles – West Vernon 178 331.82 City of Bell 119 327.53 Los Angeles – Longwood 14 325.28 Los Angeles – Panorama City 244 324.25 Los Angeles – Glassell Park 102 322.74 Los Angeles – Crenshaw District 44 318.17 Los Angeles – Adams-Normandie 26 317 Los Angeles – Vernon Central 164 315.4 City of San Fernando 77 312.86 City of Beverly Hills 105 304.17 Los Angeles – Harvard Heights 54 299.42 Los Angeles – Vermont Knolls 51 296.51 Los Angeles – Harvard Park 112 295.24 Los Angeles – Pacoima 224 290.99 Unincorporated – La Rambla 6 289.16 Los Angeles – South Park 108 284.5 Los Angeles – St Elmo Village 13 283.6 Los Angeles – Exposition Park 124 276.06 Los Angeles – Van Nuys 257 275.77 City of Palos Verdes Estates 37 273.63 Unincorporated – East Los Angeles 342 273.01 Los Angeles – Central 106 271.85 Unincorporated – Canyon Country 21 271.74 Unincorporated – Florence-Firestone 174 268.91 Los Angeles – Hollywood 182 266.65 Los Angeles – University Park 73 265.88 Unincorporated – Athens Village 13 265.47 Los Angeles – Arleta 91 264.77 Los Angeles – Lafayette Square 12 263.22 Los Angeles – Valley Glen 79 263.19 Los Angeles – Mission Hills 63 261.15 City of South Pasadena 68 261.01 Los Angeles – Winnetka 135 260.69 City of Cudahy 63 258.76 Los Angeles – Florence-Firestone 122 257.14 Los Angeles – Beverly Crest 32 255.49 City of Inglewood 290 255.32 Unincorporated – Walnut Park 41 253.98 Unincorporated – West Carson 56 253.55 Los Angeles – Vermont Vista 102 247.66 City of Glendale 502 243.11 City of Carson 228 242.95 Los Angeles – Silverlake 107 242.72 Los Angeles – Gramercy Place 26 241.55 Unincorporated – Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain 4 241.25 Los Angeles – Angelino Heights 6 239.81 Los Angeles 9697 239.75 Los Angeles – Cadillac-Corning 17 238.73 City of Palmdale 379 238.41 Unincorporated – Palmdale 2 237.53 Los Angeles – San Pedro 185 237.06 Los Angeles – Century Palms/Cove 80 236.92 City of Duarte 52 236.19 Los Angeles – Wholesale District 85 235.27 Los Angeles – Century City 30 234.52 Unincorporated – Rosewood 3 233.28 Los Angeles – Mid-city 35 232.87 Los Angeles – Green Meadows 50 232.5 Los Angeles – Reseda 178 232.32 City of Gardena 142 231.61 City of South Gate 226 230.25 Los Angeles – Koreatown 119 230.21 Los Angeles – Palms 101 230.19 Los Angeles – Tarzana 71 229.95 Los Angeles – Figueroa Park Square 20 229.33 Los Angeles – Little Bangladesh 65 229.33 Los Angeles – North Hills 141 228.99 City of Industry 1 228.83 City of Pico Rivera 147 228.67 Los Angeles – Beverlywood 30 227.74 Los Angeles – Cloverdale/Cochran 33 226.76 Los Angeles – Tujunga 63 226.54 Los Angeles – South Carthay 24 226.52 City of Lynwood 163 226.24 Los Angeles – Shadow Hills 10 225.12 Los Angeles – Wellington Square 11 223.8 Los Angeles – Jefferson Park 18 222.97 City of Huntington Park 132 221.91 Unincorporated – Athens-Westmont 92 216.77 City of Malibu 28 216.03 Los Angeles – Northridge 150 214.91 Unincorporated – View Park/Windsor Hills 25 214.87 City of Maywood 60 213.91 Unincorporated – Ladera Heights 15 212.13 City of Burbank 226 210.86 City of Paramount 118 210.63 Los Angeles – El Sereno 88 210.49 City of Bell Gardens 90 208.96 Los Angeles – Alsace 26 208.92 Unincorporated – Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez 7 208.27 Los Angeles – North Hollywood 314 207.37 Los Angeles – Downtown 57 207.22 Los Angeles – Eagle Rock 82 207.13 Los Angeles – Brentwood 64 206.75 Los Angeles – Marina Peninsula 9 206.42 Los Angeles – Sun Valley 107 203.88 Los Angeles – Leimert Park 31 203.48 Los Angeles – Lincoln Heights 66 202.47 Los Angeles – Chatsworth 75 202.37 Unincorporated – Quartz Hill 26 201.46 Los Angeles – Boyle Heights 175 201.42 Los Angeles – Wilshire Center 100 199.32 Los Angeles – Watts 85 199.18 Los Angeles – Hyde Park 56 196.21 Los Angeles – Miracle Mile 35 194.61 Los Angeles – Hollywood Hills 57 193.65 Unincorporated – Avocado Heights 13 191.88 City of Compton 190 190.18 Los Angeles – View Heights 7 189.5 Los Angeles – Reynier Village 8 189.21 Los Angeles – Elysian Valley 19 186.81 Los Angeles – Granada Hills 108 185.6 City of Montebello 119 184.85 City of Manhattan Beach 66 183.34 Los Angeles – Baldwin Hills 57 183.13 Unincorporated – Lake Manor 3 182.59 Unincorporated – Bassett 27 182.22 Unincorporated – Lennox 41 181.88 City of Hawthorne 161 181.33 Unincorporated – Duarte 8 180.67 Los Angeles – Lake Balboa 76 180.07 City of La Canada Flintridge 37 178.8 Los Angeles – Encino 80 177.1 City of Covina 86 175.4 Los Angeles – Cheviot Hills 16 174.46 Los Angeles – Playa Vista 19 173.56 City of Lancaster 280 173.3 City of Downey 195 170.66 Los Angeles – Pacific Palisades 36 169.09 City of Santa Monica 156 168.75 Unincorporated – Littlerock/Pearblossom 6 168.11 Los Angeles – Rancho Park 11 167.68 City of Torrance 245 164.13 Los Angeles – Toluca Woods 3 161.46 Los Angeles – Highland Park 78 161.19 City of El Segundo 27 160.85 City of Norwalk 173 160.75 Los Angeles – Studio City 36 160.43 City of Rolling Hills Estates 13 160.24 Los Angeles – Little Tokyo 5 159.59 Unincorporated – Del Aire 7 159.34 Unincorporated – Hawthorne 4 159.11 City of Lawndale 53 157.67 Los Angeles – Elysian Park 9 157.56 Los Angeles – Atwater Village 23 156.83 Unincorporated – Monrovia 6 154.6 City of Lomita 32 154.37 Los Angeles – Del Rey 46 153.66 Los Angeles – Toluca Terrace 2 153.14 Los Angeles – Los Feliz 33 152.72 Unincorporated – West Puente Valley 15 152.52 Los Angeles – Manchester Square 13 152.3 Unincorporated – Glendora 1 151.52 Los Angeles – Woodland Hills 103 151.35 Unincorporated – Altadena 66 151.31 City of Santa Clarita 332 150.62 Los Angeles – Wilmington 85 150.48 City of Redondo Beach 103 149.93 Unincorporated – West Rancho Dominguez 2 147.17 City of Bellflower 114 146.65 Los Angeles – Porter Ranch 52 146.12 City of Culver City 58 145.49 Los Angeles – Mt. Washington 35 144.96 Los Angeles – Harbor City 42 144.48 City of Calabasas 35 143.9 City of Agoura Hills 30 143.66 Los Angeles – West Los Angeles 53 140.82 City of Irwindale 2 137.08 Los Angeles – Sherman Oaks 119 136.38 Los Angeles – Harbor Gateway 59 135.32 Unincorporated – West Antelope Valley 2 132.36 Unincorporated – East La Mirada 7 132.28 City of Temple City 48 131.67 City of Rancho Palos Verdes 56 131 Unincorporated – East Rancho Dominguez 20 130.65 Unincorporated – Valencia 4 130.21 Los Angeles – Venice 44 129.85 City of Whittier 108 123.52 Unincorporated – Lake Los Angeles 16 123.13 Los Angeles – Mar Vista 52 122.44 Los Angeles – Thai Town 12 122.34 City of Azusa 61 121.9 Unincorporated – Willowbrook 42 120.3 Los Angeles – Echo Park 17 119.25 Los Angeles – Westchester 61 118.21 City of Hermosa Beach 23 116.93 Unincorporated – Marina del Rey 11 116.88 Los Angeles – University Hills 4 116.65 Unincorporated – Valinda 27 115.53 Unincorporated – West Whittier/Los Nietos 31 115.13 Unincorporated – Llano 1 114.03 Los Angeles – West Hills 46 113.45 City of El Monte 133 113.41 Unincorporated – Covina 19 112.97 Los Angeles – Chinatown 9 112.21 City of La Mirada 55 110.89 City of West Covina 119 109.95 Unincorporated – South Whittier 63 106.38 Unincorporated – Whittier 4 105.71 City of South El Monte 22 105.34 City of Monterey Park 65 104.4 Los Angeles – Toluca Lake 9 103.4 Unincorporated – Pearblossom/Llano 2 102.25 City of Monrovia 39 100.52 Unincorporated – Acton 8 100.36 City of Baldwin Park 77 100.3 Unincorporated – Littlerock 4 99.48 Unincorporated – Covina (Charter Oak) 13 98.9 City of Cerritos 49 97.87 City of Pomona 151 96.84 City of Alhambra 82 94.55 Unincorporated – Azusa 15 94.2 Unincorporated – San Jose Hills 19 93.96 City of Bradbury 1 93.55 City of Lakewood 75 93.33 City of Santa Fe Springs 17 92.57 Unincorporated – South San Gabriel 8 90.42 Los Angeles – Exposition 3 90.2 Unincorporated – Rowland Heights 46 90.16 City of La Puente 36 88.46 Unincorporated – Hacienda Heights 49 87.62 City of Commerce 11 84.17 Unincorporated – North Lancaster 1 83.47 Los Angeles – Westwood 45 83.17 Unincorporated – Wiseburn 5 82.96 City of San Marino 11 82.85 Unincorporated – Del Sur 2 82.82 Los Angeles – Park La Brea 11 81 Unincorporated – La Crescenta-Montrose 16 80.8 Unincorporated – Angeles National Forest 1 80.32 Unincorporated – Desert View Highlands 2 80.22 Unincorporated – El Camino Village 7 79.63 City of Glendora 42 79.6 City of San Dimas 27 78.22 Los Angeles – Palisades Highlands 3 78 City of Artesia 13 77.4 Unincorporated – Sunrise Village 1 77.16 Unincorporated – Littlerock/Juniper Hills 1 77.1 Unincorporated – Stevenson Ranch 16 76.31 Unincorporated – East Whittier 4 75.39 City of Walnut 23 75.33 Los Angeles – Regent Square 2 71.94 City of Westlake Village 6 71.77 Unincorporated – North Whittier 6 71.77 Unincorporated – Kagel/Lopez Canyons 1 70.82 City of San Gabriel 29 70.81 Unincorporated – Santa Monica Mountains 13 69.81 Unincorporated – Anaverde 1 66.31 Unincorporated – Sun Village 4 66.27 Unincorporated – Castaic 18 66.2 City of Arcadia 37 64.06 City of Hawaiian Gardens 9 61.32 City of Claremont 22 60.3 Unincorporated – Elizabeth Lake 1 60.2 City of Signal Hill 7 59.34 City of Diamond Bar 34 59.12 Unincorporated – Leona Valley 1 57.11 Unincorporated – South El Monte 1 55.71 Los Angeles – Faircrest Heights 2 55.56 Unincorporated – White Fence Farms 2 54.3 City of Rosemead 30 54.2 Unincorporated – Northeast San Gabriel 13 54.09 City of Rolling Hills 1 51.55 Unincorporated – Arcadia 4 50.12 Unincorporated – La Verne 1 49.02 City of La Verne 16 48.07 City of Sierra Madre 5 45.5 City of La Habra Heights 2 36.66 Los Angeles – Mandeville Canyon 1 32.01 Los Angeles – Playa Del Rey 1 31.29 Unincorporated – Agua Dulce 1 24.05 City of Avalon 0 0 City of Hidden Hills 0 0 City of Vernon 0 0 Los Angeles – Angeles National Forest 0 0 Los Angeles – Brookside 0 0 Los Angeles – Harbor Pines 0 0 Los Angeles – Sycamore Square 0 0 Unincorporated – Bouquet Canyon 0 0 Unincorporated – Bradbury 0 0 Unincorporated – Cerritos 0 0 Unincorporated – Charter Oak 0 0 Unincorporated – Claremont 0 0 Unincorporated – Del Rey 0 0 Unincorporated – East Covina 0 0 Unincorporated – East Lancaster 0 0 Unincorporated – East Pasadena 0 0 Unincorporated – El Monte 0 0 Unincorporated – Franklin Canyon 0 0 Unincorporated – Harbor Gateway 0 0 Unincorporated – Hi Vista 0 0 Unincorporated – La Habra Heights 0 0 Unincorporated – Lake Hughes 0 0 Unincorporated – Lakewood 0 0 Unincorporated – Miracle Mile 0 0 Unincorporated – Newhall 0 0 Unincorporated – Palos Verdes Peninsula 0 0 Unincorporated – Pellissier Village 0 0 Unincorporated – Placerita Canyon 0 0 Unincorporated – Pomona 0 0 Unincorporated – Roosevelt 0 0 Unincorporated – Rosewood/East Gardena 0 0 Unincorporated – San Clemente Island 0 0 Unincorporated – San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon 0 0 Unincorporated – San Pasqual 0 0 Unincorporated – Sand Canyon 0 0 Unincorporated – Saugus/Canyon Country 0 0 Unincorporated – South Antelope Valley 0 0 Unincorporated – Southeast Antelope Valley 0 0 Unincorporated – West Chatsworth 0 0 Unincorporated – Westfield/Academy Hills 0 0 Unincorporated – Westhills 0 0 Unincorporated – Whittier Narrows 0 0 Unincorporated – Bandini Islands 0 NA Unincorporated – Lynwood 0 NA Unincorporated – South Edwards 0 NA Unincorporated – Universal City 0 NA Unincorporated – Walnut 0 NA – Under Investigation 1314
This is simply too, too tragic.
Thank you for the important updates.