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Corona by the numbers & local updates Compiled by Kamala Kirk Cases and deaths by neighborhood as of Feb. 22: Culver City: 2,056 (deaths 77); Del Rey: 1,865 (deaths 21); El Segundo: 634 (deaths five); Marina del Rey: 330 (deaths one); Mar Vista: 1,869 (deaths 29); Palms: 2,445 (deaths 52); Playa Vista: 545 (deaths seven); Playa del Rey: 100 (deaths one); Santa Monica: 4,231 (deaths 130); Venice: 1,457 (deaths 13); Westchester: 2,280 (deaths 41)
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Total Westside cases: 17,812 total Westside deaths: 377 total confirmed cases in LA County: 1,179,063 total deaths in LA County: 19,793 total new cases as of Feb. 22: 2,393 total new deaths: 136 hospitalizations: 2,498 positivity rate (seven-day daily average): 5.2% total number of people tested: 5,750,574 (Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health)
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