New Report Identifies Top 10 L.A. County Communities at Greatest Risk as COVID-19 Cases Spike - Palmdale, Inglewood and Malibu Are the Top 3 Potential Surge Centers

BERKELEY, Calif., July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cogitativo, a data science company using machine learning technology to support COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts, today released a new report that identifies the top 10 neighborhoods in Los Angeles County at greatest risk as infections rise and the highly contagious Delta variant spreads.

Cogitativo's report, "Surge Centers: The Top 10 L.A. County Neighborhoods at Greatest Risk as COVID Infections Rise," provides a more complete and precise picture of community-level risk in the county as public health officials work to target resources to the most vulnerable amid the latest rise in cases. It does so by filling in a critical gap in the currently available public data: a lack of information about the number of high-risk individuals living in each zip code. By combining anonymized health records from California health insurers with publicly available data about vaccination rates, Cogitativo was able to identify the communities that have a combination of lagging vaccination rates and large high-risk populations. This risk analysis can help city officials determine where exactly they should focus their vaccination efforts in the coming weeks. 

The top 5 L.A. County cities at greatest risk of increased hospitalizations are:

1. Palmdale – zip code 93591 (26% of population is high-risk; 61% is unvaccinated)
2. Inglewood – zip code 90305 (32% of population is high-risk; 50% is unvaccinated)
3. Malibu – zip codes 90265, 90263 (29% of population is high-risk; 53% is unvaccinated)
4. Lancaster – zip code 93534 (27% of population is high-risk; 57% is unvaccinated)
5. Los Angeles – zip codes 90067, 90047, 90008, 90056, 90077, 90043 (31% of population is high-risk; 31% is unvaccinated)

Another key finding is that 70% of the top 10 L.A. County neighborhoods at greatest risk are majority-minority areas.

"This analysis can help Los Angeles County officials target vaccine outreach resources to the most vulnerable," said Gary Velasquez, the CEO of Cogitativo. "While the county has made big strides over the last few months, we must ensure that no one is left behind as more transmissible variants of the virus spread."

Click here to read "Surge Centers: The Top 10 L.A. County Neighborhoods at Greatest Risk as COVID Infections Rise."

About Cogitativo Inc.
Cogitativo is a Berkeley-based data science company founded in 2015 with a mission to create and implement innovative, scalable solutions to the most complex challenges facing the healthcare system. Leveraging machine learning, proprietary data sets and expertise from leaders with decades of experience working with public health agencies, Cogitativo is able to deliver actionable insights and save lives. To date, Cogitativo has successfully applied data science solutions to more than 200 unique operational challenges to significantly improve the efficiency of our healthcare systems and protect vulnerable patients and communities. Visit www.cogitativo.com for more information. 

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