8,633 New Covid Cases and 24 Deaths in L.A. County

December 23, 2021   The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) today released the latest data on COVID-19.   8,633 new COVID-19…

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December 23, 2021

 

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) today released the latest data on COVID-19.  

  • 8,633 new COVID-19 cases (1,585,313 cases to date)
  • 24 new deaths due to COVID-19 (27,512 deaths to date)
  • 770 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
  • More than 9,880,000 individuals tested; 15% of people tested positive

 

Daily New Cases, Positivity Rate, Hospitalization of Confirmed Cases and

Deaths Last 7 Days

 

Th

12/23

W

12/22

Tu

12/21

M

12/20

Su

12/19

Sa

12/18

F

12/16

Daily new cases

 

8,633

6,509

3,052

3,258*

3,512*

3,730

3,360

Daily deaths

 

24

16

25

7*

9*

21

27

Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases

770

748

741

743

742

749

772

Daily positivity rate (7-day avg)

6.6%

5.2%

4.3%

3.4%

2.6%

2.3%

2.0%

 

Data is by date reported by DPH, but does not necessarily represent the date of testing, hospitalization, or death.

* Number reflects an undercount due to a lag from weekend reporting.