Confirmed COVID-19 cases reach 526 in the South Bay, 6,360 in Los Angeles County

The South Bay has 526 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus. Image courtesy of South Bay Cities

The South Bay now has 525 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 133 in the Beach Cities, according to the Los Angeles County Public Health Department’s newest release of data.

Carson has the most cases confirmed in the South Bay, with 93. Torrance has 92 cases, Redondo Beach 67, and Manhattan Beach 48. The three Beach Cities have a combined 133 cases. Overall, LA County has 6,360 confirmed cases, and 147 deaths. Countywide, over 900 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19; 1,366 have been hospitalized in total since the pandemic arrived in LA County.

In number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, LA County would rank 20th in the world if the county were a nation, just after Sweden and ahead of Russia.

LA County Public Health director Dr. Barbara Ferrer said that although the new numbers don’t show a dramatic daily increase of the kinds seen in New York and Italy, the danger is still very much present that LA County could experience a dramatic increase in both confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in the next one to two weeks.

“Our numbers are large,” Ferrer said. “We have over 6,000 confirmed cases. We estimate there is a whole lot of people who are asymptomatic at this point — even if that’s 20 percent of folks who may be positive for COVID-19, who are asymptomatic, not being tested, they may be able to infect others. That’s a significant increase from where we were last week.”

A week ago, on March 30, LA County had 2,474 confirmed cases and 44 deaths. Ferrer said that although LA County’s rate of increase has not reached the rate of so-called hotspots like New York City — which experienced a doubling of new cases in less than three days in late March — the sheer number of cases still threatens a turn towards exponential spikes.

“Although it’s just a doubling, in terms of our numbers, the doubling is a lot of people,” Ferrer said. “And if every one of these 6,000 people is capable of infecting two to three other people, you can see why we are worried that without everyone taking every possible precaution, our numbers could start skyrocketing, and that is one thing we don’t want to see happen.”

The concern is that thousands of people might have the virus but be largely without symptoms and infecting others, Ferrer said. She urged everyone to wear scarfs or bandannas, which do not prevent infection but are effective in preventing those already infected from spreading the virus. She stressed that the next two weeks are critical, both in terms of stopping the virus’s spread, but also for those who are most vulnerable to its health impacts.

“It is really is time for those people who may not have taken this seriously before to understand the seriousness of what is going on in our community — the seriousness of living through a pandemic,” Ferrer said. “And particularly for those at high-risk, this would be the week to stay home, and maybe next week as well, as cases continue to mount.”

Ferrer said that the recent decline in new cases — 711 were reported Saturday, 663 on Sunday, and 420 new cases Monday — is less indicative of a “flattening of the curve” and more a reflection of fewer test results being processed over the weekend. Thus far, 32,000 people have been tested in LA County. At present, only people who are symptomatic and have a physician’s recommendation can be tested. Officials hope to ramp up testing in the next week, which will also likely dramatically increase the numbers of identified positive cases.

“I would anticipate that we are going to see a lot more cases this week, and next week,” Ferrer said.

Dr. Christina Ghaly, who oversees the county’s Department of Health Services, said there are 318 available intensive care beds countywide. She described this as “a critical week in helping to understand what the curve and the trajectory of this pandemic will be.”

Laboratory Confirmed Cases — 6360 Total Cases

Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas) — 6089*
Long Beach — 213
Pasadena — 58

Deaths 147

Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas) 142
Long Beach 3
Pasadena 2

Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

0 to 17 — 59
18 to 40 –2072
41 to 65 –2650
over 65 –1278
Under Investigation –30

Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

Male 3082
Female 2763
Under Investigation 244

Hospitalization

Hospitalized (Ever) 1366

CITY / COMMUNITY** (Rate***)

City of Agoura Hills 18 ( 85.03 )
City of Alhambra 22 ( 25.37 )
City of Arcadia 16 ( 28.07 )
City of Artesia — ( — )
City of Avalon 0 ( 0 )
City of Azusa 13 ( 26.27 )
City of Baldwin Park 11 ( 14.78 )
City of Bell 22 ( 60.12 )
City of Bell Gardens 11 ( 25.69 )
City of Bellflower 37 ( 48.65 )
City of Beverly Hills 65 ( 187.58 )
City of Bradbury 0 ( 0 )
City of Burbank 77 ( 73.55 )
City of Calabasas 20 ( 82.7 )
City of Carson 93 ( 99.21 )
City of Cerritos 23 ( 46.7 )
City of Claremont 6 ( 16.61 )
City of Commerce 0 ( 0 )
City of Compton 36 ( 35.66 )
City of Covina 22 ( 44.78 )
City of Cudahy 16 ( 65.24 )
City of Culver City 27 ( 66.91 )
City of Diamond Bar 13 ( 22.76 )
City of Downey 71 ( 62.38 )
City of Duarte — ( — )
City of El Monte 21 ( 18.47 )
City of El Segundo 7 ( 42.22 )
City of Gardena 30 ( 49.44 )
City of Glendale 142 ( 70.43 )
City of Glendora 16 ( 30.63 )
City of Hawaiian Gardens — ( — )
City of Hawthorne 44 ( 50.13 )
City of Hermosa Beach 18 ( 91.32 )
City of Hidden Hills 0 ( 0 )
City of Huntington Park 29 ( 48.73 )
City of Industry — ( — )
City of Inglewood 78 ( 67.03 )
City of Irwindale 0 ( 0 )
City of La Canada Flintridge 14 ( 68.32 )
City of La Habra Heights 0 ( 0 )
City of La Mirada 16 ( 32.35 )
City of La Puente 13 ( 32.2 )
City of La Verne 7 ( 21.14 )
City of Lakewood 32 ( 40.92 )
City of Lancaster 61 ( 38.95 )
City of Lawndale 16 ( 47.93 )
City of Lomita 11 ( 54.43 )
City of Lynwood 43 ( 59.57 )
City of Malibu 9 ( 71.04 )
City of Manhattan Beach 48 ( 136.48 )
City of Maywood 17 ( 60.44 )
City of Monrovia 12 ( 32.03 )
City of Montebello 20 ( 31.38 )
City of Monterey Park 19 ( 31.09 )
City of Norwalk 50 ( 47.68 )
City of Palmdale 46 ( 28.81 )
City of Palos Verdes Estates 25 ( 182.92 )
City of Paramount 26 ( 46.24 )
City of Pico Rivera 32 ( 49.96 )
City of Pomona 30 ( 19.33 )
City of Rancho Palos Verdes 33 ( 76.91 )
City of Redondo Beach 67 ( 96.66 )
City of Rolling Hills — ( — )
City of Rolling Hills Estates 8 ( 100.06 )
City of Rosemead 9 ( 16.35 )
City of San Dimas 13 ( 38.22 )
City of San Fernando 12 ( 49.05 )
City of San Gabriel 11 ( 27.29 )
City of San Marino 5 ( 36.99 )
City of Santa Clarita 106 ( 48.32 )
City of Santa Fe Springs — ( — )
City of Santa Monica 74 ( 79.22 )
City of Sierra Madre — ( — )
City of Signal Hill — ( — )
City of South El Monte — ( — )
City of South Gate 58 ( 58.15 )
City of South Pasadena 10 ( 38.55 )
City of Temple City 11 ( 30.14 )
City of Torrance 92 ( 62.72 )
City of Vernon 0 ( 0 )
City of Walnut 9 ( 29.93 )
City of West Covina 15 ( 13.93 )
City of West Hollywood 86 ( 240.24 )
City of Westlake Village — ( — )
City of Whittier 25 ( 28.38 )
Los Angeles 2851 ( 70.67 )
Los Angeles – Adams-Normandie 13 ( 153.18 )
Los Angeles – Alsace — ( — )
Los Angeles – Angeles National Forest 0 ( 0 )
Los Angeles – Angelino Heights 0 ( 0 )
Los Angeles – Arleta 17 ( 48.42 )
Los Angeles – Atwater Village 7 ( 47.61 )
Los Angeles – Baldwin Hills 21 ( 70.01 )
Los Angeles – Bel Air 18 ( 219.03 )
Los Angeles – Beverly Crest 25 ( 201.69 )
Los Angeles – Beverlywood 17 ( 127.62 )
Los Angeles – Boyle Heights 40 ( 45.85 )
Los Angeles – Brentwood 49 ( 156.71 )
Los Angeles – Brookside 0 ( 0 )
Los Angeles – Cadillac-Corning — ( — )
Los Angeles – Canoga Park 39 ( 61.23 )
Los Angeles – Carthay 28 ( 208.67 )
Los Angeles – Central 24 ( 61.37 )
Los Angeles – Century City 23 ( 189.89 )
Los Angeles – Century Palms/Cove 19 ( 56.1 )
Los Angeles – Chatsworth 27 ( 74.92 )
Los Angeles – Cheviot Hills 11 ( 118.74 )
Los Angeles – Chinatown — ( — )
Los Angeles – Cloverdale/Cochran 10 ( 66.64 )
Los Angeles – Country Club Park 14 ( 90.89 )
Los Angeles – Crenshaw District 9 ( 65.44 )
Los Angeles – Crestview 29 ( 253.36 )
Los Angeles – Del Rey 27 ( 92.28 )
Los Angeles – Downtown 21 ( 86.6 )
Los Angeles – Eagle Rock 22 ( 56.16 )
Los Angeles – East Hollywood 18 ( 60.42 )
Los Angeles – Echo Park 9 ( 62.74 )
Los Angeles – El Sereno 20 ( 47.91 )
Los Angeles – Elysian Park 5 ( 86.48 )
Los Angeles – Elysian Valley — ( — )
Los Angeles – Encino 41 ( 96.4 )
Los Angeles – Exposition 0 ( 0 )
Los Angeles – Exposition Park 32 ( 70.81 )
Los Angeles – Faircrest Heights — ( — )
Los Angeles – Figueroa Park Square 5 ( 55.78 )
Los Angeles – Florence-Firestone 29 ( 59.36 )
Los Angeles – Glassell Park 33 ( 105.15 )
Los Angeles – Gramercy Place 7 ( 66.9 )
Los Angeles – Granada Hills 29 ( 50.02 )
Los Angeles – Green Meadows 10 ( 46.01 )
Los Angeles – Hancock Park 39 ( 237.44 )
Los Angeles – Harbor City 20 ( 69.07 )
Los Angeles – Harbor Gateway 21 ( 48.06 )
Los Angeles – Harbor Pines 0 ( 0 )
Los Angeles – Harvard Heights 9 ( 48.92 )
Los Angeles – Harvard Park 19 ( 47.92 )
Los Angeles – Highland Park 21 ( 43.6 )
Los Angeles – Historic Filipinotown 9 ( 63.58 )
Los Angeles – Hollywood 100 ( 153.98 )
Los Angeles – Hollywood Hills 39 ( 135.06 )
Los Angeles – Hyde Park 14 ( 47.64 )
Los Angeles – Jefferson Park — ( — )
Los Angeles – Koreatown 34 ( 64.64 )
Los Angeles – Lafayette Square 5 ( 108.08 )
Los Angeles – Lake Balboa 26 ( 62.41 )
Los Angeles – Lakeview Terrace 10 ( 74.84 )
Los Angeles – Leimert Park 18 ( 119.15 )
Los Angeles – Lincoln Heights 12 ( 36.31 )
Los Angeles – Little Armenia 19 ( 250.99 )
Los Angeles – Little Bangladesh 18 ( 61.92 )
Los Angeles – Little Tokyo — ( — )
Los Angeles – Longwood — ( — )
Los Angeles – Los Feliz 19 ( 89.03 )
Los Angeles – Manchester Square — ( — )
Los Angeles – Mandeville Canyon — ( — )
Los Angeles – Mar Vista 26 ( 62.07 )
Los Angeles – Marina Peninsula 7 ( 159.34 )
Los Angeles – Melrose 147 ( 189.35 )
Los Angeles – Mid-city 22 ( 146.06 )
Los Angeles – Miracle Mile 17 ( 96.22 )
Los Angeles – Mission Hills 12 ( 50.05 )
Los Angeles – Mt. Washington 9 ( 37.61 )
Los Angeles – North Hills 28 ( 45.96 )
Los Angeles – North Hollywood 90 ( 59.46 )
Los Angeles – Northridge 22 ( 32.47 )
Los Angeles – Pacific Palisades 26 ( 125.58 )
Los Angeles – Pacoima 31 ( 38.78 )
Los Angeles – Palisades Highlands — ( — )
Los Angeles – Palms 46 ( 101.86 )
Los Angeles – Panorama City 38 ( 50 )
Los Angeles – Park La Brea 9 ( 66.25 )
Los Angeles – Pico-Union 24 ( 56.33 )
Los Angeles – Playa Del Rey — ( — )
Los Angeles – Playa Vista 10 ( 100.16 )
Los Angeles – Porter Ranch 20 ( 60.23 )
Los Angeles – Rancho Park 8 ( 119.4 )
Los Angeles – Regent Square — ( — )
Los Angeles – Reseda 43 ( 56.76 )
Los Angeles – Reseda Ranch — ( — )
Los Angeles – Reynier Village — ( — )
Los Angeles – San Pedro 31 ( 39.84 )
Los Angeles – Shadow Hills 5 ( 108.89 )
Los Angeles – Sherman Oaks 57 ( 67.08 )
Los Angeles – Silverlake 58 ( 134.3 )
Los Angeles – South Carthay 19 ( 179.31 )
Los Angeles – South Park 23 ( 58.83 )
Los Angeles – St Elmo Village — ( — )
Los Angeles – Studio City 21 ( 98.12 )
Los Angeles – Sun Valley 22 ( 39.86 )
Los Angeles – Sunland 14 ( 68.26 )
Los Angeles – Sycamore Square 0 ( 0 )
Los Angeles – Sylmar 70 ( 84.59 )
Los Angeles – Tarzana 37 ( 122.41 )
Los Angeles – Temple-Beaudry 27 ( 69.25 )
Los Angeles – Thai Town 5 ( 51.67 )
Los Angeles – Toluca Lake 6 ( 73 )
Los Angeles – Toluca Terrace 0 ( 0 )
Los Angeles – Toluca Woods 0 ( 0 )
Los Angeles – Tujunga 12 ( 42.59 )
Los Angeles – University Hills 0 ( 0 )
Los Angeles – University Park 17 ( 63.14 )
Los Angeles – Valley Glen 25 ( 83.76 )
Los Angeles – Valley Village 30 ( 128.05 )
Los Angeles – Van Nuys 38 ( 40.92 )
Los Angeles – Venice 26 ( 76.17 )
Los Angeles – Vermont Knolls 13 ( 72.75 )
Los Angeles – Vermont Square 7 ( 91.62 )
Los Angeles – Vermont Vista 14 ( 33.6 )
Los Angeles – Vernon Central 22 ( 40.65 )
Los Angeles – Victoria Park 13 ( 151.73 )
Los Angeles – View Heights — ( — )
Los Angeles – Watts 16 ( 36.44 )
Los Angeles – Wellington Square 0 ( 0 )
Los Angeles – West Adams 25 ( 88.9 )
Los Angeles – West Hills 18 ( 46 )
Los Angeles – West Los Angeles 31 ( 82.68 )
Los Angeles – West Vernon 33 ( 60.77 )
Los Angeles – Westchester 25 ( 49.21 )
Los Angeles – Westlake 34 ( 57.94 )
Los Angeles – Westwood 27 ( 49.61 )
Los Angeles – Wholesale District 14 ( 36.66 )
Los Angeles – Wilmington 20 ( 34.92 )
Los Angeles – Wilshire Center 27 ( 52.46 )
Los Angeles – Winnetka 35 ( 68.58 )
Los Angeles – Woodland Hills 53 ( 82.12 )
Unincorporated – Acton — ( — )
Unincorporated – Agua Dulce — ( — )
Unincorporated – Altadena 26 ( 61.22 )
Unincorporated – Anaverde 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Angeles National Forest 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Arcadia 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Athens-Westmont 23 ( 55.23 )
Unincorporated – Athens Village — ( — )
Unincorporated – Avocado Heights 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Azusa — ( — )
Unincorporated – Bandini Islands 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Bassett — ( — )
Unincorporated – Bouquet Canyon 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Bradbury 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Canyon Country 8 ( 113.01 )
Unincorporated – Castaic 6 ( 21.18 )
Unincorporated – Cerritos 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Charter Oak 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Claremont 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Covina 12 ( 71.9 )
Unincorporated – Covina (Charter Oak) 5 ( 39.38 )
Unincorporated – Del Aire 5 ( 116.88 )
Unincorporated – Del Rey 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Del Sur 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Desert View Highlands — ( — )
Unincorporated – Duarte 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – East Covina 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – East La Mirada — ( — )
Unincorporated – East Lancaster 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – East Los Angeles 51 ( 40.16 )
Unincorporated – East Pasadena 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – East Rancho Dominguez 6 ( 37.24 )
Unincorporated – East Whittier — ( — )
Unincorporated – El Camino Village — ( — )
Unincorporated – El Monte 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Elizabeth Lake 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Florence-Firestone 36 ( 54.73 )
Unincorporated – Franklin Canyon 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Glendora 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Hacienda Heights 19 ( 34.78 )
Unincorporated – Harbor Gateway 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Hawthorne — ( — )
Unincorporated – Hi Vista 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Kagel/Lopez Canyons 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – La Crescenta-Montrose 6 ( 30.36 )
Unincorporated – La Habra Heights 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – La Rambla — ( — )
Unincorporated – La Verne — ( — )
Unincorporated – Ladera Heights 10 ( 168.35 )
Unincorporated – Lake Hughes 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Lake Los Angeles — ( — )
Unincorporated – Lake Manor — ( — )
Unincorporated – Lakewood 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Lennox 16 ( 67.84 )
Unincorporated – Leona Valley 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Littlerock 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Littlerock/Juniper Hills 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Littlerock/Pearblossom — ( — )
Unincorporated – Llano 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Long Beach 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Lynwood 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Marina del Rey 5 ( 54.51 )
Unincorporated – Miracle Mile 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Monrovia 5 ( 127.06 )
Unincorporated – Newhall 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – North Lancaster 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – North Whittier — ( — )
Unincorporated – Northeast San Gabriel — ( — )
Unincorporated – Padua Hills 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Palmdale 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Palos Verdes Peninsula 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Pearblossom/Llano 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Pellissier Village 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Placerita Canyon 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Pomona 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Quartz Hill — ( — )
Unincorporated – Rancho Dominguez — ( — )
Unincorporated – Roosevelt 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Rosewood — ( — )
Unincorporated – Rosewood/East Gardena 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Rowland Heights 8 ( 15.73 )
Unincorporated – San Clemente Island 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – San Jose Hills 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – San Pasqual 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Sand Canyon 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Santa Catalina Island — ( — )
Unincorporated – Santa Monica Mountains 5 ( 26.48 )
Unincorporated – Saugus — ( — )
Unincorporated – Saugus/Canyon Country 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – South Antelope Valley 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – South Edwards 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – South El Monte 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – South San Gabriel 6 ( 69.84 )
Unincorporated – South Whittier 17 ( 29.19 )
Unincorporated – Southeast Antelope Valley 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Stevenson Ranch 8 ( 39.03 )
Unincorporated – Sun Village — ( — )
Unincorporated – Sunrise Village 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain — ( — )
Unincorporated – Universal City 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Val Verde 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Valencia — ( — )
Unincorporated – Valinda 7 ( 29.99 )
Unincorporated – View Park/Windsor Hills 13 ( 128.71 )
Unincorporated – Walnut 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Walnut Park 8 ( 50.04 )
Unincorporated – West Antelope Valley — ( — )
Unincorporated – West Carson 20 ( 91.23 )
Unincorporated – West Chatsworth 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – West LA — ( — )
Unincorporated – West Puente Valley — ( — )
Unincorporated – West Rancho Dominguez — ( — )
Unincorporated – West Whittier/Los Nietos 8 ( 30.11 )
Unincorporated – Westfield/Academy Hills 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Westhills 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – White Fence Farms 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Whittier — ( — )
Unincorporated – Whittier Narrows 0 ( 0 )
Unincorporated – Willowbrook 14 ( 40.49 )
Unincorporated – Wiseburn — ( — )
– Under Investigation 599 ( )

*These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. **– means that case numbers are suppressed (between 1 and 4 cases in communities <25,000 people). ***Rate is crude and is per 100,000. This represents the number of cases per 100,000 people and allows for the proportional comparison of cities of different sizes.