Coronavirus Hospitalizations Continue to Rise in Los Angeles County - NBC Southern California

Aug 01, 2021

The average daily rate of people testing positive for the virus was 6.3% as of Friday, up from the 5.17% rate reported Thursday, Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said. .

“Given the high rate of community transmission in our county, our vaccination efforts remain critically important to reducing the impact of rising infection on our residents, including people experiencing homelessness who are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19,” Ferrer said Friday.

While the pace of vaccinations has slowed significantly, Ferrer said the county has now seen two consecutive weeks of small increases in the number of people receiving a first dose. 

As of July 25, only 30% of Black residents age 16-17 and 18-29 had received at least one shot, roughly half of the rate of their white counterparts

Only 24% of Black residents aged 12-15 had at least one dose, also half the rate for white residents. 

Overall, Black residents had the lowest overall rate of vaccination, at 46%, compared to 55% for Latinos, 66% for white residents and 77% for Asians.