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COVID-19 City Update: 02.8

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By the Numbers (Long Beach only): 

  • 49,603 total positive results 
    • 558 new cases since last update (Feb. 4)
    • Seven-day positivity rate: 8.1%
    • 39.2 seven-day case rate per 100K population
  • 722 fatalities
  • 260 Long Beach residents hospitalized with COVID-19
  • 289 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 44,129 recovered (Please note that, for low-risk patients recovering at home, recovery data is self-reported) 
  • 673,048 total tests conducted
  • Information as of Feb. 6

State Indicators (Updated on 2/2/21):

  • Current LA County Tier: Purple Tier (Widespread)
  • Seven-day positivity rate: 11.3%
  • 61.2 daily new cases per 100K population
  • Testing positivity in lowest-resourced areas (health equity metric): 15.0%

Details Regarding Fatalities:

  • 291 are associated with long-term care facilities (LTCF)
  • Ages:
    • 4 were in their 20s
    • 20 were in their 30s
    • 29 were in their 40s
    • 72 were in their 50s
    • 153 were in their 60s
    • 165 were in their 70s
    • 197 were in their 80s
    • 82 were over 90 
  • 303 female, 419 male
  • 14 individuals had no known underlying health conditions
  • 27 individuals had unknown underlying health conditions

Daily Highlights

  • The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) conducted the first vaccine clinic as part of an outreach program that vaccinates people in high-risk neighborhoods via small, community-based clinics. This first clinic, serving primarily Spanish-speaking adults 65 and older, took place on Feb. 6 at Silverado Park on the Westside and provided 500 doses of vaccine.
  • As of Feb. 6, the average number of reported daily cases in Long Beach declined to 197, the first time this figure was below 200 since Dec. 1, 2020.

Long-Term Care Facility Case Information:

  • A total of3,304 positive cases have been confirmed at LTCFs in the city since the start of the pandemic (see attachment).

Tracking the Curve: