38 New Deaths In LA County To Covid-19, And Lancaster* 832 and Palmdale 1002 Confirmed Cases.
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 38 new deaths and 1,414 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Thirty-one people who died were over the age of 65 years old and seven people who died were between the ages of 41 and 65 years old. Thirty-two people had underlying health conditions including 26 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 79,609 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 3,063 deaths. Ninety-three percent of people who died had underlying health conditions. Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity is available for 2,844 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health); 42% of deaths occurred among Latino/Latinx residents, 29% among White residents, 17% among Asian residents, 11% among African American residents, less than 1% among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander residents and 1% among residents identifying with other races. Upon further investigation, 32 cases and two deaths reported earlier were not LA County residents. There are 1,446 people who are currently hospitalized, 29% of these people are in the ICU and 21% are on ventilators. Testing capacity continues to increase in LA County, with testing results available for nearly 891,000 individuals and 8% of people testing positive.
“Our deepest sympathies go out to the many people across our county who have lost a loved one or friend to COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Since May 13, Public Health has been requiring that everyone wear a cloth face covering when in contact with others not in their household. A lot of questions are raised about why this is important, especially by individuals who are not worried about becoming infected themselves. The important issue here is that we are not asking you to wear the face covering to protect yourself. We ask you to cover your mouth and nose to protect others, especially since you can be infected with COVID-19 and have no illness symptoms; this is how you keep your respiratory droplets from reaching someone else. And even if you tested negative, that negative test only tells you your status the day you were tested. You could become infected the very next day and unknowingly pass on COVID-19 to others. If you were already positive for COVID-19, it is still not clear that you have immunity from the virus, which means you could become infected again and therefore pass along the virus to others. So please continue to always wear a cloth face covering when you are around anyone else, even if this is just passing by someone else."
Public Health continues to assess indicators on the Recovery Dashboard to understand how COVID-19 is affecting communities and capacity to treat people who may become seriously ill. Based on data from the Recovery Dashboard and key recovery indicators, Public Health is noting that the 7-day average of deaths per day are decreasing across all races and ethnicities, however African Americans, Latinos/Latinx and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are still experiencing a disproportionate number of deaths from COVID-19. The average daily deaths were at their highest in early May at 45 or 46 deaths per day, and in early June, the average daily deaths range between 20 and 30. The daily number of hospitalizations has decreased as well, from peaks of over 1900 to now between 1350 to 1450 per day, although there is a slight increase in the last few days. LA County continues to be on target for maintaining adequate hospital capacity, including capacity in intensive care units and having an adequate numbers of ventilators, and meeting the goal of testing 15,000 people per day. The County is also on target for contacting tracing and other indictors found on the Recovery Dashboard.
A modified Health Officer Order and directives for the reopening of additional businesses was issued yesterday with an effective date of today, June 19. The Health Officer Order will allow for the following sectors to reopen once they implement the required protocols for infection control and distancing:
Cardrooms, satellite wagering facilities and racetracks with no spectators
Personal care services including: esthetician, skin care and cosmetology services; electrology; nail salons; body art professionals, tattoo parlors, microblading and permanent make-up; and piercing shops; and massage therapy
Bars, wineries, breweries and tasting rooms
The Health Officer Order contains protocols for all businesses that are permitted to reopen to ensure it is done as safely as possible for employees, customers and residents; all sectors are reopening with reduced occupancy. Employees and visitors to these businesses will need to wear a cloth face covering when around other people and practice physical distancing of at least 6 feet at all times. Some employees may be required to wear face shields. It is important for everyone to follow the directives and to do their part every day to keep everyone as safe as possible. Businesses should take the time to put all of the protocols in place before reopening. The directives are available online and are contained in sector-specific protocols that inform all re-openings.
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.
Because this virus is still easily transmitted among people in contact with each other, 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. It’s important if someone thinks they could be positive for COVID-19 and are awaiting testing results, to stay at home and act as if they are positive. This means self-isolating for 10 days and 72 hours after symptoms and fever subside, or until they receive a negative result. If a person tests positive for COVID-19, they should plan on receiving a call from a contact tracer to discuss how to protect themselves and others, to find out where they may have been, and who they were in close contact with while infectious. 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:
Laboratory Confirmed Cases
79609
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
75622
-- Long Beach
2888
-- Pasadena
1099
Deaths
3063
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
2861
-- Long Beach
116
-- Pasadena
86
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 17
5042
- 18 to 40
29881
- 41 to 65
28672
- over 65
11611
- Under Investigation
416
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female
37164
- Male
38114
- Other
10
- Under Investigation
334
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native
63
- Asian
3537
- Black
2506
- Hispanic/Latino
26721
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
316
- White
7368
- Other
11048
- Under Investigation
24063
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)
7632
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native
3
- Asian
476
- Black
319
- Hispanic/Latino
1188
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
9
- White
818
- Other
31
- Under Investigation
17
CITY / COMMUNITY**
Cases
Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills
43
206
City of Alhambra
319
368
City of Arcadia
125
216
City of Artesia
74
441
City of Avalon
0
0
City of Azusa
301
602
City of Baldwin Park
576
750
City of Bell
522
1437
City of Bell Gardens
507
1177
City of Bellflower
609
783
City of Beverly Hills
191
553
City of Bradbury
4
374
City of Burbank
474
442
City of Calabasas
101
415
City of Carson
565
602
City of Cerritos
166
332
City of Claremont
77
211
City of Commerce*
142
1087
City of Compton
1045
1046
City of Covina
277
565
City of Cudahy
368
1511
City of Culver City
181
454
City of Diamond Bar
97
169
City of Downey
1147
1004
City of Duarte
154
699
City of El Monte
1043
889
City of El Segundo
41
244
City of Gardena
384
626
City of Glendale
1219
590
City of Glendora
222
421
City of Hawaiian Gardens
130
886
City of Hawthorne
578
651
City of Hermosa Beach
49
249
City of Hidden Hills
3
159
City of Huntington Park
858
1442
City of Industry
12
2746
City of Inglewood
801
705
City of Irwindale
5
343
City of La Canada Flintridge
66
319
City of La Habra Heights
12
220
City of La Mirada
252
508
City of La Puente
264
649
City of La Verne
57
171
City of Lakewood
307
382
City of Lancaster*
832
515
City of Lawndale
168
500
City of Lomita
61
294
City of Lynwood*
1009
1400
City of Malibu
43
332
City of Manhattan Beach
93
258
City of Maywood
487
1736
City of Monrovia
207
534
City of Montebello
648
1007
City of Monterey Park
243
390
City of Norwalk
797
741
City of Palmdale
1002
630
City of Palos Verdes Estates
46
340
City of Paramount
607
1083
City of Pico Rivera
747
1162
City of Pomona
964
618
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
116
271
City of Redondo Beach
167
243
City of Rolling Hills
2
103
City of Rolling Hills Estates
18
222
City of Rosemead
179
323
City of San Dimas
99
287
City of San Fernando
255
1036
City of San Gabriel
191
466
City of San Marino
24
181
City of Santa Clarita
938
426
City of Santa Fe Springs
108
588
City of Santa Monica
349
378
City of Sierra Madre
23
209
City of Signal Hill
58
492
City of South El Monte
196
938
City of South Gate
1197
1219
City of South Pasadena
140
537
City of Temple City
200
549
City of Torrance
479
321
City of Vernon
5
2392
City of Walnut
70
.