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COVID-19 City Update: 12.21

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By the Numbers (Long Beach only): 

  • 26,281 total positive results
    • 1,659 new cases since Friday
    • Seven-day positivity rate: 13.6
    • 117.1 seven-day case rate per 100K population
  • 319 fatalities
  • 135 Long Beach residents hospitalized with COVID-19
  • 367 total COVID-19 hospitalizations in area hospitals (Long Beach Memorial Hospital, St. Mary Medical Center, College Medical Center, Lakewood Regional Medical Center and Los Alamitos Medical Center)
  • Approximately 19,074 recovered (Please note that, for low-risk patients recovering at home, recovery data is self-reported) 
  • 440,692 total tests conducted 
  • Information as of Dec. 19

State Indicators (Updated on 12/15/20):

  • Current LA County Tier: Purple Tier (Widespread)
  • Seven-day positivity rate: 11.4%
  • 42.2 daily new cases per 100K population
  • Testing positivity in lowest-resourced areas (health equity metric): 17.0%

Details Regarding Fatalities:

  • 170 are associated with long-term care facilities (LTCF)
  • Ages:
    • 2 were in their 20s
    • 1 were in their 30s
    • 9 were in their 40s
    • 33 were in their 50s
    • 70 were in their 60s
    • 74 were in their 70s
    • 90 were in their 80s
    • 40 were over 90 
  • 138 female, 181 male
  • 4 individuals had no known underlying health conditions

Daily Highlights

  • Long Beach healthcare workers continue to be vaccinated against COVID-19. To date, 16% of hospital workers have been vaccinated and that number will sharply increase this week when additional shipments of the Pfizer vaccine and 11,600 doses of Moderna vaccine arrive.

Long-Term Care Facility Case Information:

  • A total of1,971 positive cases have been confirmed at LTCFs in the city since the start of the pandemic (see attachment).

Tracking the Curve: