COVID-19 City Update: 03.01

By the Numbers (Long Beach only): 

  • 51,266 total positive results 
    • 71 new cases since Friday
    • Seven-day positivity rate: 3.6%
    • 10.2 seven-day case rate per 100K population
  • 837 fatalities
  • 216 Long Beach residents hospitalized with COVID-19
  • 118 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 48,466 recovered (Please note that, for low-risk patients recovering at home, recovery data is self-reported) 
  • 712,561 total tests conducted
  • Information as of Feb. 28

State Indicators (Updated on 2/23/21):

  • Current LA County Tier: Purple Tier (Widespread)
  • Seven-day positivity rate: 5.1%
  • 12.3 adjusted daily new cases per 100K population
  • Testing positivity in lowest-resourced areas (health equity metric): 7.5%

Vaccinations

  • Currently eligible phase(s)/tier(s): Phase 1A and Phase 1B, Tier 1
  • 132,335 vaccines allocated to the City of Long Beach
  • 107,526 vaccines administered citywide
  • 68,513 first doses administered
  • 39,013 second doses administered 
  • 73,181 vaccinated Long Beach residents
  • 15.5% of residents vaccinated
  • Information as of Feb. 28

Details Regarding Fatalities:

  • 313 are associated with long-term care facilities (LTCF)
  • Ages:
    • 6 were in their 20s
    • 24 were in their 30s
    • 32 were in their 40s
    • 89 were in their 50s
    • 184 were in their 60s
    • 188 were in their 70s
    • 216 were in their 80s
    • 98 were over 90 
  • 350 female, 487 male
  • 21 individuals had no known underlying health conditions
  • 38 individuals had unknown underlying health conditions