While L.A. County’s Count Climbs, WeHo’s COVID-19 Infections Have Slowed

Saturday - May 9, 2020 by Staff Report | 2 Comments
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The number of infections reported each day (shown in orange) has leveled out in recent weeks.

In West Hollywood, the growth rate of confirmed COVID-19 infections seems to have flattened since April 24. From that date to today, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department has reported only one to two new infections each day in WeHo, and on some days none.  As of today, a total of 146 West Hollywood residents are confirmed to have been infected with the virus, an increase of two from yesterday’s count.

In March and early April there were bigger daily jumps in the number of confirmed infections, with an increase of eight on March 24 and 28 and April 1 and 4 and an increase of 10 on March 7. The leveling of the number of daily infections may reflect increased adherence by local residents to social distancing rules, although that can’t be confirmed.

The number of confirmed infections reported each day from all of Los Angeles County hasn’t flattened as much as it has in West Hollywood. That is illustrated in the chart below based on data from the Public Health Department’s online database.

Los Angeles County COVID-19-related deaths and infections.

Yesterday was the launch of the beginning Stage Two of the state’s five-stage “roadmap to recovery,” which describes a phased approach to relaxing select directives of the state Safer at Home order and a reopening process for certain business sectors.  As of yesterday, bookstores, florists, music stores, toy stores, apparel retailers, sporting goods stores, and car dealerships could open for business, but for curbside pickup only. Golf courses and most hiking trails have opened today (Runyon Canyon, however, will remain closed.)

Later in Stage Two the state is expected to allow the reopening of offices for businesses whose employees cannot work from home, to allow seated dining at restaurants and to allow the opening of shopping malls and outdoor museum. However, those openings aren’t yet certain and no specific date has been set.

Counties can move farther along into Stage Two if they meet certain state public health criteria, which Los Angeles County is unlikely to meet soon.  That criteria includes having no more than on COVID-19 infection case per 10,000 people in last 14 days and no related deaths during that period, being able to test a minimum of 1.5 of every 1,000 residents each day, and being able to house at least 15% of the county’s homeless residents.

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Los Angeles County, which a population of 10 million, has accounted for more than half California’s more than 2,500 virus deaths.

In its report today, the Health Department said there have been 1,011 new confirmed COVID-19 infections countywide, bringing the total to 31,197. There have been 44 new deaths, bringing that total to 1,512.  Four West Hollywood residents have died thus far.

Thirty-four people who died were over the age of 65 and seven were between the ages of 41 and 65. One person who died was between the ages of 18 and 40.  Twenty-nine people had underlying health conditions including 25 people over the age of 65 and four people between the ages of 41 to 65.

The Health Department’s COVID-19 database continues to report that only 704 West Hollywood residents have been tested for the virus, which, as WEHOville has reported earlier, is almost certainly inaccurate since that figure has not been updated for several weeks.  The Health Department has expanded its mobile testing sites with some operated by Optum Serve and Verily Life Sciences. The closest of the 20 locations is on Alden Drive at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Some WeHo residents have reported that Cedars-Sinai appointments have been unavailable recently because of the surge in applications. Applications for testing can be made online. https://covid19.lacounty.gov/testing/

The number of confirmed infections in Beverly Hills as of today increased by three to 118. The number of infections in Culver City grew by four to 94. The Hollywood neighborhood had seven new confirmed infections, bringing its total to 213. The number of confirmed infections in the Melrose neighborhood increased by six to a total of 406.

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 in contact with others from outside your household.

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 – Saugus42580.65
Unincorporated – West LA212205.88
Los Angeles – Little Armenia1541919
City of Industry71601.83
Los Angeles – San Pedro*669857.27
Los Angeles – Pico-Union352841.26
Los Angeles – Vermont Square61796.66
Unincorporated – Santa Catalina Island2749.06
Los Angeles – Valley Village156631.07
Unincorporated – Castaic*170625.21
Los Angeles – Crestview71624.56
Los Angeles – Wholesale District*222614.46
Los Angeles – Westlake*353594.73
Los Angeles – St Elmo Village27589.01
Los Angeles – Vernon Central306588.48
Los Angeles – Panorama City434576.74
Los Angeles – Sylmar*475576.47
Los Angeles – Historic Filipinotown*79569.57
Los Angeles – Canoga Park370566.71
Los Angeles – East Hollywood*163556.56
Los Angeles – Pacoima*413536.51
Los Angeles – Sunland109534.1
Los Angeles – Lakeview Terrace70533.01
Los Angeles – West Adams147532.03
City of San Fernando129524.13
Los Angeles – Melrose406522.55
Los Angeles – Temple-Beaudry199504.03
Los Angeles – Country Club Park76501.55
Los Angeles – Victoria Park42500.06
Los Angeles – Reseda Ranch23496.12
Los Angeles – West Vernon*263490.27
City of Vernon1478.47
Unincorporated – Palmdale4475.06
Los Angeles – Van Nuys435466.77
Los Angeles – Carthay67466.48
Los Angeles – Lincoln Heights152466.3
Los Angeles – Central181464.2
Unincorporated – Florence-Firestone296457.46
Unincorporated – Rancho Dominguez12450.96
Los Angeles – Harvard Park171450.77
Los Angeles – Arleta151439.34
Los Angeles – Harvard Heights79438.04
Los Angeles – Vermont Knolls75436.05
Los Angeles – Glassell Park*137433.49
Los Angeles – South Park163429.39
Los Angeles – Longwood18418.22
Los Angeles – Vermont Vista172417.62
City of Bell151415.61
Los Angeles – Hancock Park70410.82
Los Angeles – Reseda314409.83
Los Angeles – Green Meadows*88409.21
Los Angeles – Crenshaw District56404.95
City of Pico Rivera*260404.46
City of Cudahy98402.51
Los Angeles – Angelino Heights10399.68
Los Angeles – North Hills*244396.26
Los Angeles – Winnetka*205395.86
City of West Hollywood146395.12
Los Angeles – Florence-Firestone187394.14
Los Angeles – Adams-Normandie32390.15
Los Angeles – Mission Hills94389.65
Unincorporated – Rosewood5388.8
City of Duarte85386.08
City of South Pasadena*99379.99
Unincorporated – East Los Angeles474378.39
Los Angeles – Gramercy Place40371.61
Los Angeles – University Park102371.5
Los Angeles*15015371.24
Los Angeles – Century Palms/Cove125370.19
Los Angeles – Bel Air31367.78
City of Inglewood*415365.37
Unincorporated – Canyon Country28362.32
City of Lynwood*260360.88
Los Angeles – Sun Valley189360.12
Los Angeles – Exposition Park161358.44
Los Angeles – Palms*155353.26
Unincorporated – Walnut Park57353.09
Los Angeles – Boyle Heights302347.59
City of Glendale*717347.23
City of Beverly Hills118341.83
Unincorporated – West Carson75339.58
City of Huntington Park200336.22
Los Angeles – Koreatown173334.67
Unincorporated – North Lancaster4333.89
Los Angeles – Watts140328.07
Unincorporated – Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez11327.28
Unincorporated – Athens Village16326.73
Los Angeles – Valley Glen*98326.49
Los Angeles – Wellington Square16325.53
City of Montebello*209324.66
Los Angeles – Tujunga89320.03
Los Angeles – Hyde Park91318.84
Los Angeles – Lake Balboa134317.49
Los Angeles – Chatsworth*117315.7
City of Palmdale*501315.16
Los Angeles – North Hollywood*476314.36
Los Angeles – Little Bangladesh89314.01
City of Carson*294313.28
Los Angeles – Hollywood213312.07
City of South Gate306311.75
Los Angeles – Silverlake137310.78
City of Maywood87310.17
Los Angeles – Cloverdale/Cochran45309.21
Unincorporated – Monrovia12309.2
Los Angeles – Downtown85309.01
Los Angeles – Cadillac-Corning22308.95
City of Paramount173308.8
City of Bell Gardens133308.79
Unincorporated – Athens-Westmont131308.66
Los Angeles – Lafayette Square14307.08
Unincorporated – Glendora2303.03
Los Angeles – Northridge211302.31
City of Gardena185301.75
Los Angeles – Wilshire Center151300.98
Los Angeles – Jefferson Park24297.29
City of Palos Verdes Estates40295.81
Los Angeles – Eagle Rock117295.54
Los Angeles – Baldwin Hills*91292.37
Unincorporated – La Rambla6289.16
Unincorporated – Lennox65288.35
Los Angeles – Tarzana89288.25
Los Angeles – Little Tokyo9287.26
Los Angeles – El Sereno*120287.03
Los Angeles – Mid-city43286.09
City of Hawthorne*253284.95
City of Burbank299278.97
City of Compton*275275.26
Los Angeles – Granada Hills160274.96
Unincorporated – Littlerock11273.56
Los Angeles – Alsace34273.2
Los Angeles – Beverly Crest34271.46
Los Angeles – Elysian Valley27265.46
Unincorporated – West Puente Valley*26264.36
Los Angeles – Figueroa Park Square23263.73
Los Angeles – Leimert Park40262.55
Los Angeles – Mt. Washington62256.78
Los Angeles – Studio City57254.01
City of Lancaster*405250.67
Los Angeles – Beverlywood33250.51
City of Malibu32246.89
City of Downey*279244.17
Unincorporated – Bassett36242.96
Los Angeles – Century City31242.34
Unincorporated – Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain4241.25
Unincorporated – View Park/Windsor Hills*28240.65
Unincorporated – Ladera Heights*17240.42
Los Angeles – South Carthay25235.96
City of Culver City94235.8
Unincorporated – Willowbrook82234.87
Los Angeles – Hollywood Hills*69234.42
Los Angeles – University Hills8233.3
City of Lawndale78232.05
Los Angeles – Atwater Village34231.83
City of Bellflower*179230.27
Los Angeles – Toluca Terrace3229.71
Unincorporated – Del Aire10227.63
City of Norwalk*244226.72
Unincorporated – South San Gabriel20226.04
Unincorporated – Duarte10225.84
Unincorporated – Quartz Hill*29224.7
Los Angeles – Encino*101223.59
Los Angeles – Highland Park108223.18
City of Santa Monica206222.83
Los Angeles – Wilmington125221.29
Unincorporated – West Rancho Dominguez3220.75
Los Angeles – Brentwood68219.67
City of Covina*107218.22
City of Santa Clarita*479217.31
Los Angeles – View Heights8216.57
Unincorporated – Altadena*93213.2
Los Angeles – Reynier Village9212.87
City of Torrance*315211.03
Unincorporated – Covina35208.1
City of La Canada Flintridge*43207.8
Unincorporated – Avocado Heights14206.64
Los Angeles – Marina Peninsula9206.42
Los Angeles – Miracle Mile37205.73
Los Angeles – Shadow Hills9202.61
City of Azusa101201.84
Unincorporated – Azusa32200.97
Los Angeles – Sherman Oaks*175200.56
Unincorporated – West Whittier/Los Nietos54200.56
City of Monrovia77198.45
City of Lomita41197.79
Los Angeles – Cheviot Hills18196.27
Unincorporated – Littlerock/Pearblossom7196.13
Los Angeles – Harbor City57196.08
Unincorporated – Valencia6195.31
Los Angeles – Del Rey58193.75
Los Angeles – Thai Town19193.7
City of El Monte*227193.57
City of Calabasas47193.23
Los Angeles – Harbor Gateway84192.66
Los Angeles – Elysian Park11192.58
Unincorporated – Lake Los Angeles25192.4
City of Manhattan Beach69191.67
City of South El Monte40191.53
City of Whittier*166189.86
Los Angeles – Woodland Hills129189.55
Los Angeles – Echo Park27189.39
City of Baldwin Park*144187.58
Los Angeles – Manchester Square16187.44
City of Bradbury2187.09
Los Angeles – West Hills*75184.98
City of Temple City*67183.79
Los Angeles – Pacific Palisades39183.18
Los Angeles – Rancho Park12182.93
Los Angeles – Playa Vista20182.7
Los Angeles – Porter Ranch65182.65
Unincorporated – Lake Manor3182.59
City of El Segundo30178.72
Los Angeles – Los Feliz38175.86
City of Rancho Palos Verdes75175.45
City of Redondo Beach118171.77
Unincorporated – East La Mirada9170.07
Los Angeles – West Los Angeles64170.05
City of Santa Fe Springs31168.81
City of Monterey Park*105168.64
Unincorporated – Covina (Charter Oak)22167.38
Los Angeles – Harbor Pines4166.04
Unincorporated – East Rancho Dominguez*25163.31
Los Angeles – Venice55162.31
City of Pomona*253162.25
Los Angeles – Toluca Woods3161.46
Unincorporated – Desert View Highlands4160.45
City of Rolling Hills Estates13160.24
Unincorporated – Hawthorne4159.11
Unincorporated – Whittier6158.56
City of West Covina*168155.22
Los Angeles – Sycamore Square1154.56
City of La Mirada*75151.21
Los Angeles – Westchester78151.15
Unincorporated – Val Verde5151.1
Los Angeles – Mar Vista64150.69
Los Angeles – Exposition5150.33
Unincorporated – Valinda*35149.76
Los Angeles – Toluca Lake13149.36
Unincorporated – Wiseburn9149.33
City of Agoura Hills31148.45
Unincorporated – El Camino Village13147.88
Unincorporated – San Jose Hills29143.42
Unincorporated – South Whittier*83140.15
Unincorporated – Marina del Rey13138.14
City of Irwindale2137.08
Unincorporated – Rowland Heights69135.24
City of Cerritos*67133.82
Unincorporated – West Antelope Valley2132.36
City of Alhambra113130.3
City of La Puente*53130.23
City of Commerce17130.08
City of Lakewood*103128.17
City of Hermosa Beach25127.1
Unincorporated – Hacienda Heights*70125.17
Los Angeles – Chinatown10124.67
City of Glendora*65123.19
City of San Gabriel*48117.2
Unincorporated – Sun Village7115.97
Unincorporated – Llano1114.03
Unincorporated – South El Monte2111.42
Los Angeles – Faircrest Heights4111.11
Los Angeles – Regent Square3107.91
City of San Marino14105.45
Los Angeles – Westwood56103.49
City of Rolling Hills2103.09
Unincorporated – Pearblossom/Llano2102.25
Unincorporated – Santa Monica Mountains19102.04
Unincorporated – Acton8100.36
Unincorporated – Stevenson Ranch21100.16
Unincorporated – La Verne298.04
Los Angeles – Park La Brea1395.73
City of San Dimas3395.61
City of Rosemead5293.95
Unincorporated – Northeast San Gabriel2291.53
Unincorporated – La Crescenta-Montrose1890.9
City of Arcadia5290.04
City of Artesia1589.31
City of Walnut2788.43
Unincorporated – Del Sur*282.82
City of Claremont*2979.49
Los Angeles – Palisades Highlands378
Unincorporated – Sunrise Village177.16
Unincorporated – Littlerock/Juniper Hills177.1
City of Signal Hill976.29
Unincorporated – East Whittier475.39
City of Hawaiian Gardens1174.95
City of La Habra Heights473.33
City of Diamond Bar4273.02
City of Westlake Village671.77
Unincorporated – North Whittier671.77
Unincorporated – Kagel/Lopez Canyons170.82
Unincorporated – Anaverde166.31
Unincorporated – Elizabeth Lake160.2
City of La Verne2060.09
Unincorporated – Leona Valley157.11
City of Sierra Madre654.6
Unincorporated – White Fence Farms254.3
City of Hidden Hills152.91
Unincorporated – Pomona151.6
Unincorporated – Arcadia450.12
Unincorporated – Agua Dulce248.1
Los Angeles – Mandeville Canyon132.01
Los Angeles – Playa Del Rey131.29
City of Avalon00
Los Angeles – Angeles National Forest00
Los Angeles – Brookside00
Unincorporated – Angeles National Forest00
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 – 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
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Frustrated Citizen
Frustrated Citizen
4 years ago

Gatherings are still happening. People in supermarkets are not wearing their masks properly – not covering their noses. Some are still not wearing masks at all. We are not over this by a long shot. We are opening up too early.

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Vigilant
Vigilant
4 years ago

Nothing will crystalize the immediacy or seriousness of the coronavirus like this documentary tonight from NHK Tokyo tracking the Diamond Princess as a case study. Reading statistics and listening to instructions from a variety of sources without visuals does not give an accurate picture. This is very complicated and there is no secret weapon.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/documentary/20200509/4001358/

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