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Los Angeles County Bars Closing
Los Angeles County will heed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s directive and bars in Los Angeles County must close today.
The County Health Officer Order will be amended today to require that all bars, breweries, brew pubs, pubs, wineries and tasting rooms in L.A. County close unless they are offering sit-down dine-in meals. This includes closing bar areas in restaurants.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is guided by science and data and the key metrics monitored are showing concerning trends.
There has been a sharp increase in new cases and hospitalizations. The timing of these increases is in line with the reopening of key sectors, including bars, which are places where people remove their face covering to drink while they may be socializing with people not in their households.
“While it’s disappointing to take a step back on our economic recovery journey, it’s critical that we protect the health of our residents and protect the capacity in our healthcare system,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “I implore that our residents and businesses follow the Public Health directives that will keep us healthy, safe and on the pathway to recovery. Otherwise, we are quickly moving toward overwhelming our healthcare system and seeing even more devastating illness and death.”
The State-mandated closing comes as the Department of Public Health is reporting significant increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations and the testing positivity rate.
There are 1,717 people currently hospitalized, higher than the 1,350 to 1,450 daily hospitalizations seen in recent weeks. Testing results are available for over 1,056,000 individuals, with 9% of people testing positive. The cumulative positivity rate has increased from 8% to 9%, and the 7-day average of the daily positivity rate has increased from 5.8% two weeks ago to 8.7% today.
Today, Public Health has confirmed 20 new deaths and 2,542 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Fifteen people who died were over the age of 65 years old, four people who died were between the ages of 41 and 65 years old, and one person who died was between the ages of 18 and 40 years old. Thirteen people had underlying health conditions including 10 people over the age of 65 years old and three people between the ages of 41 to 65 years old.
To date, Public Health has identified 97,894 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 3,305 deaths. Ninety-four percent of people who died had underlying health conditions. Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity is available for 3,076 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health); 43% of deaths occurred among Latino/Latinx residents, 27% among White residents, 17% among Asian residents, 11% among African American/Black residents, less than 1% among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander residents and 1% among residents identifying with other races. Upon further investigation, 19 cases reported earlier were not LA County residents.
“Many are experiencing the pain and sadness of losing a loved one to COVID-19. Our deepest sympathies go out to all of you,” Ferrer said. “All of us must take immediate actions to stop spreading COVID-19 in our communities. L.A. County residents should stay home as much as possible, but when they are out and around others, it is very important to practice physical distancing and properly wear a cloth face covering at all times.”
Forty-one percent of cases are now among individuals between the ages of 18 and 40. While cases in this age range typically have low risk for serious illness or death, Public Health is concerned they may unknowingly infect parents, grandparents, and friends and family who have underlying health conditions and who are at greater risk for serious illness and death. Everyone must continue to follow physical distancing and infection control directives and wear a clean cloth face covering that securely covers both your nose and mouth when in contact with other people not in your household.
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.
Please see additional information below:
Total Cases
NEW
Laboratory Confirmed Cases
97894
2542
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
92999
2528
-- Long Beach
3643
0
-- Pasadena
1252
14
Deaths
3305
20
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
3091
20
-- Long Beach
125
0
-- Pasadena
89
0
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 17
6706
- 18 to 40
38312
- 41 to 65
34416
- over 65
13065
- Under Investigation
500
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female
45934
- Male
46584
- Other
12
- Under Investigation
469
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native
82
- Asian
3794
- Black
2791
- Hispanic/Latino
29163
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
356
- White
8062
- Other
15375
- Under Investigation
33376
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)
8159
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native
9
- Asian
517
- Black
351
- Hispanic/Latino
1326
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
9
- White
843
- Other
21
- Under Investigation
15
CITY / COMMUNITY**
Cases
Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills
52
249
City of Alhambra
417
481
City of Arcadia
162
281
City of Artesia
98
584
City of Avalon
2
52
City of Azusa
406
811
City of Baldwin Park
824
1073
City of Bell
631
1737
City of Bell Gardens
662
1537
City of Bellflower
817
1051
City of Beverly Hills
229
663
City of Bradbury
6
561
City of Burbank
555
518
City of Calabasas
119
489
City of Carson
646
688
City of Cerritos
210
419
City of Claremont
98
269
City of Commerce*
185
1416
City of Compton
1378
1379
City of Covina
391
797
City of Cudahy
436
1791
City of Culver City
203
509
City of Diamond Bar
146
254
City of Downey
1481
1296
City of Duarte
186
845
City of El Monte
1430
1219
City of El Segundo
51
304
City of Gardena
495
807
City of Glendale
1375
666
City of Glendora
293
555
City of Hawaiian Gardens
169
1152
City of Hawthorne
706
795
City of Hermosa Beach
72
366
City of Hidden Hills
4
212
City of Huntington Park
1105
1858
City of Industry
14
3204
City of Inglewood
982
865
City of Irwindale
11
754
City of La Canada Flintridge
75
362
City of La Habra Heights
15
275
City of La Mirada
312
629
City of La Puente
413
1015
City of La Verne
114
343
City of Lakewood
409
509
City of Lancaster*
1056
654
City of Lawndale
193
574
City of Lomita
78
376
City of Lynwood*
1255
1742
City of Malibu
49
378
City of Manhattan Beach
124
344
City of Maywood
596
2125
City of Monrovia
282
727
City of Montebello
854
1327
City of Monterey Park
305
490
City of Norwalk
1080
1004
City of Palmdale
1221
768
City of Palos Verdes Estates
50
370
City of Paramount
788
1407
City of Pico Rivera
907
1411
City of Pomona
1406
902
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
134
313
City of Redondo Beach
197
287
City of Rolling Hills
2
103
City of Rolling Hills Estates
22
271
City of Rosemead
238
430
City of San Dimas
134
388
City of San Fernando
292
1186
City of San Gabriel
229
559
City of San Marino
29
218
City of Santa Clarita
1111
504
City of Santa Fe Springs
139
757
City of Santa Monica
398
431
City of Sierra Madre
28
255
City of Signal Hill
90
763
City of South El Monte
264
1264
City of South Gate
1611
1641
City of South Pasadena
155
595
City of Temple City
237
650
City of Torrance
555
372
City of Vernon
11
5263
City of Walnut
92
301
City of West Covina
882
815
City of West Hollywood
246
666
City of Westlake Village
8
96
City of Whittier
648
741
Los Angeles
42968
1062
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie
95
1158
Los Angeles - Alsace
145
1165
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest
2
5000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights
23
919
Los Angeles - Arleta
454
1321
Los Angeles - Atwater Village
73
498
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills