COVID-19 Deaths Continue To Rise For Manhattan Beach Residents

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Two more deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in the City of Manhattan Beach. In data released today [Saturday, Jan. 23] by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, the city went from 9 deaths since pandemic data began to be collected in March 2020 to 11.

The city's number of residents testing positive for the virus jumped by 11 overnight, going from 1,031 to 1,042.

The following information is from a Los Angeles County news release:

Sadly, Los Angeles County has surpassed the grim milestone of more than 15,000 total COVID-19 deaths. The County has experienced more than 5,000 new COVID-19 deaths since December 30, when the County reported 10,056 total deaths.

To date, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has reported a total of 1,064,887 confirmed COVID-19 cases across Los Angeles County and a total of 15,162 deaths. Today Public Health, confirmed 269 new deaths and 10,537 new cases of COVID-19.

There are 6,881 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 24% of these people are in the ICU. This is the first time daily hospitalizations decreased under 7,000 patients since December 29. While the number of patients hospitalized daily with COVID-19 decreased, healthcare workers and ICU capacity remain overwhelmed.

According to the State, the Southern California Region continues to have 0% available ICU capacity and remains under the Regional Stay at Home Order.

Of the 269 new deaths reported today, 82 people that passed away were over the age of 80, 85 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, 52 people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, 15 people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49, and one person was between the ages of 18 and 29. Nine deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach and nine deaths were reported by the City of Pasadena.

People of all ages can spread COVID-19 and are at risk of severe health outcomes.

Eight additional cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) are also being reported by Public Health. This brings the total cases of MIS-C in L.A. County to 62 children including one child death. All 62 children with MIS-C in L.A. County were hospitalized and 45% of the children were treated in the ICU. Of the children with MIS-C, 31% were under the age of 5 years old, 37% were between the ages of 5 and 11 years old, and 32% were between the ages of 12 and 20 years old. Latino/Latinx children account for nearly 74% of the reported cases.

MIS-C is an inflammatory condition associated with COVID-19 and symptoms include fever that does not go away and inflamed body parts, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal organs. If you believe your child is displaying MIS-C symptoms, contact your primary care or an urgent care provider. Seek emergency care for critical or life-threatening conditions. If you do not have a primary care provider, dial 2-1-1 and L.A. County will help connect you to one.