The number of Californians dying of COVID-19 — and the demographics of those falling victim — has shifted notably from the pandemic's first two years.
“They are still making sure that they’re staying home if they’re sick,” she said. “They’re still abiding by those policies even if the greater narrative is changing.”In 2022, Californians 75 and older made up 53% of COVID-19 deaths through July, up from 46% in 2020 and 2021. Only about 6% of the state’s residents are 75 and older. And white Californians 75 and older outnumber Latinos in that age group by about 3 to 1.
More than 86% of Californians age 65 and older have completed their primary COVID-19 shot series. But the protection afforded by vaccines, and since many seniors got their shots early, enough time passed between their second shot and the Omicron wave of early 2022 to leave them vulnerable. About one-third of Californians 65 and older had not received a booster by early 2022, when the Omicron wave peaked, and about one-quarter still haven’t received a booster.
At the same time, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro residents made up 42% of COVID-19 deaths in 2022, down slightly from 43% in 2020-21. The area is home to about 33% of the state’s residents. A similar dip occurred in the nearby Riverside-San Bernardino metro area.L.A. County coronavirus weekly death rate 70% higher than in Bay Area: Why so much worse?
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