Health Department Report Shows Heavier COVID-19 Impact on Poor and Non-White Communities

Wednesday - April 29, 2020 by Staff Report | No Comments
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The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in West Hollywood increased by one today, bringing the total to 135 according to the latest report from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Los Angeles County as a whole saw 1,541 new confirmed infections, bringing the total to 22,485. The Health Department said that is the highest number of new infections reported so far. It reported that an additional 56 people of died from COVID-19-related illnesses, bringing the overall death total to 1,056.  Two West Hollywood residents have died thus far.

The Health Department also released a report today about the racial/ethnic and socioeconomic characteristics of people who have been tested, hospitalized and died from COVID-19. “The rates of COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths are extremely high among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, and are also higher among African Americans and Latinos than among whites and Asians,” says an announcement of the report. “American Indians and Alaskan Natives have lower rates of cases and deaths, however the numbers are small, and this may change significantly over time.

“These trends are of great concern and suggest more affluent residents have better access to COVID-19 testing and treatment services, even as the rates of infection appear to be higher in lower income communities. The findings also highlight the urgent need for more intensive efforts to expand culturally competent testing, treatment and prevention strategies in the African American, Latino and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations, as well as in low income communities. Public Health is working with community partners to implement strategies that both acknowledge root causes of longstanding inequities in the distribution of resources needed for health, and an immediate set of action steps to improve access to testing, treatment and services.”

An interactive dashboard is available that provides an overview on COVID-19 testing, cases and deaths along with maps and graphs showing testing, cases and death data by community poverty level, age, sex and race/ethnicity.  The COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard can be accessed online.

Beverly Hills as of today has 106 residents confirmed to be infected, an increase of one from yesterday’s count. Culver City has 60 confirmed infections, up from 58 yesterday.  The Hollywood neighborhood to the east of West Hollywood has 186 infections today, an increase of four from yesterday’s count. The Melrose neighborhood to the south of West Hollywood continues to see big increases, with today’s count at 325 confirmed infections compared to the 313 reported yesterday.

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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:

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 LA171785.71
Unincorporated – Saugus21290.32
Los Angeles – Little Armenia851059.19
Unincorporated – Val Verde351057.72
Unincorporated – Santa Catalina Island2749.06
Los Angeles – Crestview62545.39
Los Angeles – Vermont Square38496.28
Los Angeles – Pico-Union197470.82
Los Angeles – Carthay65452.55
Los Angeles – Melrose325418.3
Los Angeles – Historic Filipinotown58418.17
Los Angeles – East Hollywood122416.57
Los Angeles – Valley Village101408.58
Los Angeles – Victoria Park34404.81
Los Angeles – West Adams111401.74
Los Angeles – Westlake236397.61
Los Angeles – Sylmar322390.79
Los Angeles – Country Club Park59389.36
Los Angeles – Sunland79387.1
Los Angeles – Temple-Beaudry151382.45
Los Angeles – Lakeview Terrace50380.72
Los Angeles – Canoga Park246376.79
Unincorporated – Rancho Dominguez10375.8
Los Angeles – Hancock Park63369.74
Los Angeles – Reseda Ranch17366.7
City of West Hollywood135365.35
Los Angeles – Angelino Heights9359.71
Los Angeles – Panorama City268356.15
Los Angeles – Vernon Central185355.78
Los Angeles – West Vernon190354.19
Los Angeles – Longwood15348.51
Los Angeles – San Pedro271347.27
City of San Fernando83337.23
City of Bell121333.04
Los Angeles – Bel Air28332.19
Los Angeles – Glassell Park104329.07
Los Angeles – Crenshaw District45325.4
Los Angeles – Pacoima249323.46
Los Angeles – Adams-Normandie26317
Los Angeles – Vermont Knolls54313.95
Los Angeles – Harvard Park118311.06
Unincorporated – Rosewood4311.04
Los Angeles – Harvard Heights56310.51
City of Beverly Hills106307.07
Los Angeles – Arleta105305.5
Los Angeles – St Elmo Village14305.41
Los Angeles – Van Nuys277297.23
Los Angeles – South Park112295.04
Los Angeles – University Park80291.38
Los Angeles – Valley Glen87289.85
Los Angeles – Exposition Park130289.42
Unincorporated – La Rambla6289.16
Los Angeles – Winnetka148285.79
Los Angeles – Lafayette Square13285.15
Unincorporated – East Los Angeles357284.99
Unincorporated – Canyon Country22284.68
City of South Pasadena74284.04
Los Angeles – Central110282.11
Los Angeles – Mission Hills68281.88
City of Duarte62281.61
Unincorporated – Florence-Firestone181279.73
Los Angeles – Florence-Firestone132278.22
City of Cudahy67275.19
City of Inglewood311273.81
City of Palos Verdes Estates37273.63
Los Angeles – Hollywood186272.51
Unincorporated – West Carson60271.67
Unincorporated – Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez9267.78
Unincorporated – Walnut Park43266.37
Unincorporated – Athens Village13265.47
Los Angeles – Vermont Vista109264.65
Los Angeles – Century Palms/Cove89263.58
Los Angeles – Gramercy Place28260.13
City of Glendale530256.67
Los Angeles10380256.64
City of Gardena157256.08
Los Angeles – Reseda196255.82
Los Angeles – Beverly Crest32255.49
Los Angeles – Silverlake111251.8
Unincorporated – North Lancaster3250.42
City of Palmdale395248.48
Los Angeles – North Hills153248.48
Los Angeles – Jefferson Park20247.74
Los Angeles – Koreatown128247.62
Los Angeles – Cloverdale/Cochran36247.37
City of Carson232247.21
Los Angeles – Wholesale District89246.34
Los Angeles – Green Meadows52241.8
Unincorporated – Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain4241.25
City of Pico Rivera155241.12
Los Angeles – Little Bangladesh68239.92
Los Angeles – Tarzana74239.67
Los Angeles – Mid-city36239.52
Los Angeles – Cadillac-Corning17238.73
Unincorporated – Palmdale2237.53
City of South Gate233237.38
Los Angeles – Tujunga66237.32
Los Angeles – Palms103234.75
City of Lynwood169234.57
Los Angeles – Century City30234.52
Los Angeles – Chatsworth86232.05
City of Malibu30231.46
Unincorporated – Athens-Westmont98230.9
Los Angeles – Figueroa Park Square20229.33
Los Angeles – Downtown63229.03
City of Industry1228.83
City of Huntington Park136228.63
Los Angeles – Beverlywood30227.74
Los Angeles – South Carthay24226.52
Los Angeles – Northridge158226.37
City of Bell Gardens97225.21
City of Maywood63224.61
Los Angeles – Wellington Square11223.8
Los Angeles – North Hollywood335221.24
Los Angeles – El Sereno92220.05
Los Angeles – Sun Valley115219.12
Los Angeles – Boyle Heights190218.68
City of Burbank234218.32
City of Paramount122217.77
Los Angeles – Alsace27216.95
Los Angeles – Watts92215.59
Unincorporated – View Park/Windsor Hills25214.87
Los Angeles – Lincoln Heights70214.74
Los Angeles – Eagle Rock84212.18
Unincorporated – Ladera Heights15212.13
Los Angeles – Brentwood65209.98
Unincorporated – Quartz Hill27209.21
Los Angeles – Wilshire Center104207.3
Los Angeles – Hyde Park59206.72
Los Angeles – Elysian Valley21206.47
Los Angeles – Marina Peninsula9206.42
Los Angeles – University Hills7204.14
Los Angeles – Leimert Park31203.48
Los Angeles – Shadow Hills9202.61
City of Hawthorne178200.48
Los Angeles – Miracle Mile36200.17
Los Angeles – Lake Balboa84199.02
City of Compton197197.19
Los Angeles – Hollywood Hills58197.05
City of Montebello126195.73
Unincorporated – Lennox44195.19
Los Angeles – Baldwin Hills60192.77
Los Angeles – Granada Hills112192.47
Unincorporated – Avocado Heights13191.88
Los Angeles – View Heights7189.5
Los Angeles – Reynier Village8189.21
Unincorporated – Bassett28188.97
Los Angeles – Cheviot Hills17185.37
City of Downey211184.66
City of Covina90183.55
City of Manhattan Beach66183.34
Los Angeles – Playa Vista20182.7
Unincorporated – Lake Manor3182.59
City of Lancaster292180.73
Unincorporated – Duarte8180.67
Unincorporated – Monrovia7180.37
Los Angeles – Encino81179.31
City of La Canada Flintridge37178.8
Los Angeles – Highland Park85175.65
Los Angeles – Pacific Palisades37173.78
Los Angeles – Atwater Village25170.46
City of Norwalk183170.04
City of Santa Monica157169.83
City of Torrance253169.49
Unincorporated – Littlerock/Pearblossom6168.11
Los Angeles – Rancho Park11167.68
Los Angeles – Studio City37164.88
City of Lomita34164.02
Unincorporated – Valencia5162.76
City of Santa Clarita357161.96
Los Angeles – Toluca Woods3161.46
City of El Segundo27160.85
City of Lawndale54160.65
City of Rolling Hills Estates13160.24
Los Angeles – Little Tokyo5159.59
Unincorporated – Del Aire7159.34
Unincorporated – Hawthorne4159.11
Los Angeles – Elysian Park9157.56
Los Angeles – Mt. Washington38157.38
Los Angeles – Del Rey47157
City of Bellflower122156.94
Los Angeles – Harbor Gateway68155.96
Los Angeles – Wilmington88155.79
Los Angeles – Woodland Hills106155.76
Los Angeles – Harbor City45154.8
City of Redondo Beach106154.3
Los Angeles – Toluca Terrace2153.14
Los Angeles – Los Feliz33152.72
Unincorporated – West Puente Valley15152.52
Los Angeles – Manchester Square13152.3
Unincorporated – Glendora1151.52
Unincorporated – Altadena66151.31
City of Culver City60150.51
Unincorporated – Littlerock6149.22
Los Angeles – Porter Ranch53148.93
City of Agoura Hills31148.45
Unincorporated – West Rancho Dominguez2147.17
Los Angeles – West Los Angeles55146.14
City of Calabasas35143.9
Unincorporated – East Rancho Dominguez22143.72
Los Angeles – Sherman Oaks124142.11
Los Angeles – Venice47138.7
Unincorporated – Willowbrook48137.48
City of Irwindale2137.08
City of Azusa68135.89
City of Rancho Palos Verdes58135.68
Unincorporated – West Antelope Valley2132.36
Unincorporated – East La Mirada7132.28
Unincorporated – Whittier5132.14
City of Temple City48131.67
Unincorporated – Lake Los Angeles17130.83
City of Whittier112128.1
Los Angeles – Westchester66127.9
City of El Monte148126.21
Unincorporated – Covina21124.86
Los Angeles – Mar Vista52122.44
Los Angeles – Thai Town12122.34
Unincorporated – Desert View Highlands3120.34
Los Angeles – Exposition4120.26
Unincorporated – Valinda28119.81
Los Angeles – Echo Park17119.25
Los Angeles – West Hills48118.39
City of Hermosa Beach23116.93
Unincorporated – Marina del Rey11116.88
Unincorporated – Wiseburn7116.14
City of Monterey Park72115.64
Unincorporated – West Whittier/Los Nietos31115.13
City of La Mirada57114.92
Unincorporated – Llano1114.03
City of West Covina123113.64
City of Monrovia44113.4
Los Angeles – Chinatown9112.21
City of Pomona169108.38
City of Baldwin Park83108.12
Unincorporated – Azusa17106.76
Unincorporated – South Whittier63106.38
City of South El Monte22105.34
Los Angeles – Toluca Lake9103.4
Unincorporated – El Camino Village9102.38
Unincorporated – Pearblossom/Llano2102.25
Unincorporated – South San Gabriel9101.72
Unincorporated – Acton8100.36
City of Cerritos5099.87
Unincorporated – San Jose Hills2098.91
Unincorporated – Covina (Charter Oak)1398.9
City of Santa Fe Springs1898.02
City of Lakewood7897.06
City of La Puente3995.83
Unincorporated – Rowland Heights4894.08
City of Bradbury193.55
City of Alhambra8193.4
Unincorporated – Hacienda Heights4987.62
Los Angeles – Westwood4786.86
City of Commerce1184.17
City of Glendora4483.39
City of Artesia1483.36
City of San Marino1182.85
Unincorporated – Del Sur282.82
City of San Dimas2881.12
Los Angeles – Park La Brea1181
Unincorporated – La Crescenta-Montrose1680.8
Unincorporated – Angeles National Forest180.32
Los Angeles – Palisades Highlands378
Unincorporated – Sunrise Village177.16
Unincorporated – Littlerock/Juniper Hills177.1
Unincorporated – Stevenson Ranch1676.31
Unincorporated – East Whittier475.39
City of Walnut2375.33
Unincorporated – Castaic2073.55
City of San Gabriel3073.25
Los Angeles – Regent Square271.94
City of Westlake Village671.77
Unincorporated – North Whittier671.77
Unincorporated – Kagel/Lopez Canyons170.82
Unincorporated – Santa Monica Mountains1369.81
Unincorporated – Anaverde166.31
Unincorporated – Sun Village466.27
City of Arcadia3865.8
City of Claremont2465.78
City of Hawaiian Gardens961.32
Unincorporated – Elizabeth Lake160.2
City of Signal Hill759.34
City of Diamond Bar3459.12
City of Rosemead3257.81
Unincorporated – Leona Valley157.11
Unincorporated – South El Monte155.71
Los Angeles – Faircrest Heights255.56
Unincorporated – White Fence Farms254.3
Unincorporated – Northeast San Gabriel1354.09
City of Rolling Hills151.55
Unincorporated – Arcadia450.12
Unincorporated – La Verne149.02
City of La Verne1648.07
City of Sierra Madre545.5
City of La Habra Heights236.66
Los Angeles – Mandeville Canyon132.01
Los Angeles – Playa Del Rey131.29
Unincorporated – Agua Dulce124.05
City of Avalon00
City of Hidden Hills00
City of Vernon00
Los Angeles – Angeles National Forest00
Los Angeles – Brookside00
Los Angeles – Harbor Pines00
Los Angeles – Sycamore Square00
Unincorporated – Bouquet Canyon00
Unincorporated – Bradbury00
Unincorporated – Cerritos00
Unincorporated – Charter Oak00
Unincorporated – Claremont00
Unincorporated – Del Rey00
Unincorporated – East Covina00
Unincorporated – East Lancaster00
Unincorporated – East Pasadena00
Unincorporated – El Monte00
Unincorporated – Franklin Canyon00
Unincorporated – Harbor Gateway00
Unincorporated – Hi Vista00
Unincorporated – La Habra Heights00
Unincorporated – Lake Hughes00
Unincorporated – Lakewood00
Unincorporated – Miracle Mile00
Unincorporated – Newhall00
Unincorporated – Palos Verdes Peninsula00
Unincorporated – Pellissier Village00
Unincorporated – Placerita Canyon00
Unincorporated – Pomona00
Unincorporated – Roosevelt00
Unincorporated – Rosewood/East Gardena00
Unincorporated – San Clemente Island00
Unincorporated – San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon00
Unincorporated – San Pasqual00
Unincorporated – Sand Canyon00
Unincorporated – Saugus/Canyon Country00
Unincorporated – South Antelope Valley00
Unincorporated – Southeast Antelope Valley00
Unincorporated – West Chatsworth00
Unincorporated – Westfield/Academy Hills00
Unincorporated – Westhills00
Unincorporated – Whittier Narrows00
Unincorporated – Bandini Islands0NA
Unincorporated – Lynwood0NA
Unincorporated – South Edwards0NA
Unincorporated – Universal City0NA
Unincorporated – Walnut0NA
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