COVID-19 Cases Up In Manhattan Beach; Disease Deadlier Than Flu

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — The number of COVID-19 cases in Manhattan Beach has increased by 10 in the past two days of reports from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Two days ago, on July 20, MB had 228 cases. Now, as of the last report yesterday, Manhattan Beach has 238 cases. Deaths in the city from the coronavirus remain at 4.

The data for COVID-19 in LA County continues to bring new revelations. Deaths in the county from January through June of this year are now at more than 3,400, a number greater than 1,521 people who died from the influenza during the 2019 flu season from October to May, says the county. The disease is also on track to become the county's second largest killer behind coronary heart disease, which claimed nearly 6,000 deaths last January to June and as such was the top cause of death. This data now puts COVID-19 as more deadly than Alzheimer’s Disease, other kinds of heart disease, stroke and COPD.

LA County's population is larger than 42 states, and if it were a state, it would rank 8th in terms of population, and 17th in terms of a country. Even within the county, disparities with COVID-19 exist, with coastal and more affluent communities seeing fewer cases in a good number of instances. Cities registering zero deaths from the novel virus tend to be smaller in terms of population, though other factors also play a role. Those cities include El Segundo, Avalon, Bradbury, Hidden Hills, Irwindale, La Habra Heights, Rolling Hills, Signal Hill, Vernon and Westlake Village. Areas within Los Angeles City with no deaths include Bel Air, Beverlywood, Brookside, Century City, Elysian Park, Figueroa Park Square, Harbor Pines, Jefferson Park, Longwood, Mandeville Canyon, Marina Peninsula, Palisades Highlands, Playa Del Rey, Playa Vista, Regent Square, Reseda Ranch, Reynier Village, Shadow Hills, Sycamore Square, Thai Town, Toluca Lake, Toluca Woods, and Wellington Square. Unincorporated areas with no deaths reported include Arcadia, Cerritos, Claremont, Del Rey, East Lancaster, East Whittier, El Monte, Glendora, Harbor Gateway, Hawthorne, La Verne, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Santa Catalina Island, and Wiseburn. The City of Maywood has the worst Case Rate at 3130, with 878 positive cases to date. Unincorporated Bradbury has the worst Death Rate at 1 death, putting its case rate at 926.

In LA County, the Hispanic/Latino community has been the hardest hit with 49,160 confirmed cases and 1,855 deaths. Whites follow, then Asians, then Blacks. The data excludes the cities of Long Beach and Pasadena which have their own health departments.