As of noon Wednesday, March 25, 2020, there were 65 documented cases of the novel coronavirus in Long Beach-area communities, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and the city of Long Beach.

The Long Beach-area communities with the most cases of COVID-19 are the city of Long Beach with 41 and Bellflower with 7.

Numbers for Long Beach are provided by the city. Numbers for surrounding cities and communities are provided by Los Angeles County.

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Outside of the Long Beach area, communities in the South Bay have a total of 91 cases.

There could be more cases in any of these areas. The county is still investigating 56 possible COVID-19 cases and hasn’t yet released information on where those patients live in the county.

And due to the limited availability of COVID-19 tests, officials have said there are many more people infected with the novel coronavirus than are represented in these numbers.

As of noon Wednesday across Los Angeles County, the health department has recorded 799 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

Of the 799 patients with positive COVID-19 tests, 160 have been hospitalized.

There have been 13 deaths in the county due to the virus.

For complete totals, check the health department’s coronavirus location page at http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/locations.htm

Case totals by community as of noon March 25 for local areas

Long Beach area

Long Beach: 41

Bellflower: 7

Cerritos: 2

Downey: 5

Lakewood: 4

Lynwood: 3

South Gate: 2

Willowbrook: 1

Total: 65

South Bay area