BY THE NUMBERS

Cases (Source: Los Angeles Times)  

Over the last seven days, 10,928 new Covid cases were reported in Los Angeles County, an average of 1,561 per day. This is a 23.4% decrease from two weeks ago.  

Covid spread per 10,000 residents by neighborhood since the beginning of the pandemic:

• Beverlywood: There have been 635 cases per 10,000 residents. 
• Crestview (Pico-Robertson area): There have been 845 cases per 10,000 residents. 
• Hancock Park: There have been 573 cases per 10,000 residents. 
• Westwood: There have been 455 cases per 10,000 residents. 
• Valley Village: There have been 778 cases per 10,000 residents. 
• Brentwood: There have been 452 cases per 10,000 residents.

Vaccinations:

• As of March 5, 2,284,375 vaccines have been administered in Los Angeles County. (Source: Los Angeles Times)
• At Shalhevet, 56.5% (57 out of 101) of students and faculty members surveyed said at least one person whom they live with had received either one or both doses of the vaccine as of Feb 23. (Source: Boiling Point Covid Tracker Feb. 23)
• California is expecting to receive the new Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine as soon as next week and 1.1 million doses of this vaccine within the next three weeks according to California Governor, Gavin Newsom. (Source: KTLA)

Hospitalizations:

• Today there are 176 Covid patients currently in LA County hospitals with 429 of them being in the ICU (intensive care unit). This is a 50.4% decrease from two weeks ago. (Source: LA County Daily Covid-19 Data) 

• Many LA County hospitals remain at their maximum ICU capacity. Cedars Sinai, however, has now declined to a 92% occupancy from a 116% occupancy two weeks ago. (Source: Los Angeles Times)

Variants:

Three main coronavirus variants — mutated Covid-19 strains–  have been detected in the US: B117 (United Kingdom variant), P1 (Brazilian variant), and B1351 (South African variant). Some of these variants are more contagious and possibly more deadly than the original virus strain. The South African variant shows resistance to certain Covid treatments — for example, monoclonal antibodies. 

• The UK variant now accounts for 20% of Covid cases in the U.S. (Source: New York Times)
•  So far, 206 cases of the B117 and 3 cases of B1351 have been identified in the state of California. (Source: CDC)
• Additionally, a new variant emerging in California, CAL.20C, has been detected and is responsible for nearly 50% of Covid-19 cases in Southern California. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are working to determine whether this variant will be more contagious, more deadly, or more resistant to vaccines.  (Source: Cedars-Sinai and Boiling Point interview with Dr. Eric Vail)