Antelope Valley Covid-19 Update for the cities of Palmdale 768 and Lancaster 613 as 6/1/2020
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 22 new deaths and 978 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Sixteen people who died were over the age of 65 years old and six people who died were between the ages of 41 and 65 years old. Twenty-one people had underlying health conditions including 15 people over the age of 65 years old and six people between the ages of 41 to 65 years old.
To date, Public Health has identified 55,968 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 2,384 deaths. Ninety-three percent of people who died had underlying health conditions. Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity is available for 2,200 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health) 41% of deaths occurred among Latino/Latinx residents, 28% among White residents, 17% among Asian residents, 12% among African American residents, 1% among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander residents and 1% among residents identifying with other races. Upon further investigation, six cases reported earlier were not LA County residents. As of today, 6,528 people who tested positive for COVID-19 (12% of positive cases) have been hospitalized at some point during their illness. There are 1,357 people who are currently hospitalized, 28% of these people are in the ICU and 18% are on ventilators. Testing capacity continues to increase in LA County, with testing results available for nearly 612,000 individuals and 8% of people testing positive.
Public Health continues tracking the number of positive cases and deaths among healthcare workers related to the COVID-19 pandemic response. Public Health has confirmed 39 people who died from COVID-19 worked in a healthcare setting; 27 people who died worked in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, six people worked in hospitals, one person worked in a correctional facility, one person worked in home health, one person worked in a laboratory, and one person worked in an outpatient facility. For one health care worker who passed away, their workplace setting is not specified. A total of 5,398 confirmed cases of COVID-19 occurred among healthcare workers and first responders; this is an additional 537 new cases reported since the previous week. Six percent of healthcare workers with COVID-19 have been hospitalized. Forty-five percent of cases are among nurses, though cases have been identified among a range of occupational roles, including caregivers, people who work in administration, physicians and medical assistants. Sixty percent of these cases reported a known source of exposure, and 79% of healthcare workers with known exposure reported being exposed in a healthcare facility. Healthcare workers who are positive worked at 26 different occupational settings, with the vast majority of cases among healthcare workers from skilled nursing facilities and hospitals.
“This is a very difficult time in our communities, and there are many people who are experiencing the profound sorrow of loved ones who have passed away from COVID-19. We are deeply sorry for your loss. Please know we think of you every day,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “We join the many voices who are coming together in anger, frustration and protest around the murder of George Floyd. Coming together to demand justice is critically important, but we ask that, while you are out with others, please wear cloth face coverings, and practice physical distancing. Let's work together to prevent our peaceful protests from resulting in more transmission of COVID-19. Please care for and protect the people around you.”
Public Health supports the need for LA County residents to exercise their first amendment rights. There is, however, risk that these gatherings can become super-spreader events where a great deal of transmission of the COVID-19 virus can occur. Everyone engaging in peaceful protest should always wear a face covering over their nose and mouth and keep six feet apart from others not in your household.
The current Health Officer Order, Safer at Work and in the Community, allows for in-person dining at restaurants and hair salons to reopen once the establishments are able to implement the required distancing and infection control directives. The Health Officer Order specifically requires businesses to follow the COVID-19 infection control protocols. As such, restaurant and hair salon owners and operators must complete and implement these protocols prior to reopening. Brewpubs, breweries, bars, pubs, craft distilleries, and wineries that do not offer sit-down, dine-in meals are still required to remain closed.
Higher-risk businesses remain closed.
The Reopening Protocols, COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive Dashboard, Roadmap to Recovery, Recovery Dashboard, and additional things you can do to protect yourself, your family and your community are on the Public Health website, www.publichealth.lacounty.gov.
The best protection against COVID-19 continues to be to wash your hands frequently, avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands, self-isolate if you are sick, practice physical distancing, and wear a clean face covering when in contact with others from outside your household. People who have underlying health conditions remain at much greater risk for serious illness from COVID-19, so it will continue to be very important for the County's vulnerable residents to stay at home as much as possible, to have groceries and medicine delivered, and to call their providers immediately if they have even mild symptoms.
Please see additional information below:
Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases
55968
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
53093
-- Long Beach
1947
-- Pasadena
928
Deaths
2384
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
2216
-- Long Beach
85
-- Pasadena
83
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 17
2770
- 18 to 40
19827
- 41 to 65
20815
- over 65
9422
- Under Investigation
259
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female
26128
- Male
26641
- Other
10
- Under Investigation
314
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native
52
- Asian
3066
- Black
2089
- Hispanic/Latino
18406
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
292
- White
6117
- Other
5843
- Under Investigation
17228
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)
6528
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native
2
- Asian
384
- Black
263
- Hispanic/Latino
895
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
16
- White
622
- Other
18
- Under Investigation
16
CITY / COMMUNITY**
Cases
Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills
35
167.6
City of Alhambra
220
253.68
City of Arcadia
88
152.37
City of Artesia
38
226.26
City of Avalon
0
0
City of Azusa
183
365.71
City of Baldwin Park
357
465.03
City of Bell
348
957.83
City of Bell Gardens
324
752.25
City of Bellflower
421
541.58
City of Beverly Hills
139
402.67
City of Bradbury
3
280.64
City of Burbank
404
376.94
City of Calabasas
81
333.02
City of Carson
423
450.74
City of Cerritos
129
257.65
City of Claremont
45
123.34
City of Commerce*
80
612.14
City of Compton
634
634.61
City of Covina
181
369.15
City of Cudahy
261
1072
City of Culver City
161
403.86
City of Diamond Bar
68
118.23
City of Downey
745
652
City of Duarte
129
585.94
City of El Monte
568
484.36
City of El Segundo
35
208.51
City of Gardena
279
455.06
City of Glendale
985
477.01
City of Glendora
149
282.39
City of Hawaiian Gardens
74
504.22
City of Hawthorne
407
458.4
City of Hermosa Beach
29
147.43
City of Hidden Hills
3
158.73
City of Huntington Park
534
897.72
City of Industry
11
2517.16
City of Inglewood
614
540.58
City of Irwindale
4
274.16
City of La Canada Flintridge
51
246.46
City of La Habra Heights
9
164.99
City of La Mirada
184
370.98
City of La Puente
137
336.63
City of La Verne
30
90.14
City of Lakewood
196
243.9
City of Lancaster*
613
379.4
City of Lawndale
126
374.84
City of Lomita
52
250.86
City of Lynwood*
645
895.25
City of Malibu
38
293.19
City of Manhattan Beach
80
222.23
City of Maywood
305
1087.38
City of Monrovia
162
417.53
City of Montebello
424
658.64
City of Monterey Park
168
269.83
City of Norwalk
480
446.01
City of Palmdale
768
483.12
City of Palos Verdes Estates
42
310.6
City of Paramount
360
642.59
City of Pico Rivera
542
843.13
City of Pomona
518
332.2
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
96
224.58
City of Redondo Beach
143
208.16
City of Rolling Hills
2
103.09
City of Rolling Hills Estates
14
172.56
City of Rosemead
121
218.61
City of San Dimas
62
179.63
City of San Fernando
194
788.23
City of San Gabriel
140
341.85
City of San Marino
23
173.23
City of Santa Clarita
772
350.23
City of Santa Fe Springs
73
397.52
City of Santa Monica
281
303.96
City of Sierra Madre
12
109.2
City of Signal Hill
34
288.21
City of South El Monte
91
435.72
City of South Gate
674
686.67
City of South Pasadena
129
495.14
City of Temple City
164
449.87
City of Torrance
392
262.61
City of Vernon