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For Immediate Release:

October 08, 2021

Cases Among Healthcare Workers Decline as Vaccination Requirements are in Effect - 30 New Deaths and 1,204 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

COVID-19 cases among healthcare workers declined 60% since increasing in August.

During the week ending August 7, there were 539 new cases of COVID-19 among healthcare workers in L.A. County. During the week ending October 2, there were 205 new cases among healthcare workers reported across the county; 109 cases were reported among vaccinated healthcare workers and 96 among unvaccinated workers.

Since the pandemic began, 45,734 healthcare workers and first responders have tested positive for COVID-19. To date, 295 healthcare workers have tragically passed away from COVID-19, with most deaths occurring between July 2020 and February 2021 and skilled nursing facility staff and hospital staff accounted for most deaths. Since late-July, 20 healthcare workers have passed away from COVID-19.

Under a State and County Health Officer Order, healthcare workers are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of September 30; those with an approved medical or religious exemption need to be tested once or twice weekly. The latest survey results received this week from skilled nursing facilities indicated that 92% of staff and 88% of residents are fully vaccinated. Most hospitals and healthcare providers are reporting relatively high rates of vaccination among their employees. The State will be working with the licensing divisions to assess overall compliance.

New vaccine requirements went into effect last night that apply to indoor portions of bars, lounges, nightclubs, breweries, wineries, and distilleries affecting all patrons 12 or older and all employees. Prior to entering indoor portions of these establishments, customers and employees must show proof of vaccination along with a photo ID. At least one dose of COVID-19 is adequate for admission, and on November 4, patrons and employees will need to show proof of full vaccination prior to entering.

Also in effect are requirements for outdoor mega events, including large sport arenas and theme parks, where all attendees age 12 or older must show proof of vaccination or a negative test result to enter. Beginning November 1, a photo ID will need to be shown for attendees 18 and older along with proof of full vaccination or a negative test result.

LA City will require proof of vaccination, starting in November, from individuals eligible to receive a COVID vaccine to enter the indoor portions of many establishments in the City of LA, including restaurants, personal care establishments, fitness venues, entertainment and recreation venues, along with large outdoor events.

Today, Public Health confirms 30 new deaths and 1,204 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 30 new deaths reported today, eight people who passed away were over the age of 80, six people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, seven people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and nine people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. To date, Public Health identified 1,468,634 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 26,284 deaths.

There are 721 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 28% of these people are in the ICU. Testing results are available for nearly 8,752,000 individuals with 15% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 1.1%.

"We wish healing and peace to the families and friends grieving the loss of their loved one to COVD-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “We commend all the businesses and venues complying with new vaccine verification requirements. Because unvaccinated people are five times more likely to get infected with COVID-19 and 23 times more likely to be hospitalized, creating more safety at worksites, large events, and indoor establishments is best accomplished when most people are vaccinated.”

Public Health encourages everyone unvaccinated for COVID-19 to get vaccinated now to be fully protected for the holidays. Vaccinations are widely available throughout L.A. County and are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.

Vaccinated middle and high school students are eligible for free UCLA football tickets. UCLA has partnered with Public Health to give away free tickets to a UCLA football game at the Rose Bowl to middle or high school students in L.A. County who’ve received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while tickets last. Students aged 12 to 18 who’ve received at least one dose can sign up for the free tickets online by visiting: http://ph.lacounty.gov/DPHUCLAVaxforTix.

Anyone 12 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated. Appointments are not needed at many sites and all Public Health vaccination sites where first, second, and third doses are available.

Visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish) to find a vaccination site near you, make an appointment at vaccination sites, and much more. If you don’t have internet access, can’t use a computer, or you’re over 65, you can call 1-833-540-0473 for help finding an appointment, connecting to free transportation to and from a vaccination site, or scheduling a home-visit if you are homebound.

COVID-19 Sector Protocols, Best Practices, COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard, COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive Dashboard, Recovery Dashboard, and additional actions you can take 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

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

1468634

-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*

1391173

-- Long Beach

64167

-- Pasadena

13294

Deaths

26284

-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

24899

-- Long Beach

1022

-- Pasadena

363

Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- 0 to 4

36512

- 5 to 11

77038

- 12 to 17

87813

- 18 to 29

330670

- 30 to 49

462194

- 50 to 64

256995

- 65 to 79

102442

- over 80

36679

- Under Investigation

830

Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- Female

701475

- Male

658086

- Other

744

- Under Investigation

30868

Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- American Indian/Alaska Native

2351

- Asian

66309

- Black

66544

- Hispanic/Latino

718493

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

5110

- White

170074

- Other

117819

- Under Investigation

244473

Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- Hospitalized (Ever)

103571

Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

- American Indian/Alaska Native

53

- Asian

3273

- Black

2178

- Hispanic/Latino

13231

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

88

- White

5815

- Other

205

- Under Investigation

56

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

1414

6771

City of Alhambra

8116

9358

City of Arcadia

3332

5769

City of Artesia

2431

14475

City of Avalon

31

801

City of Azusa

7369

14726

City of Baldwin Park

14582

18995

City of Bell

7521

20701

City of Bell Gardens

9047

21005

City of Bellflower

12912

16610

City of Beverly Hills

3601

10432

City of Bradbury

42

3929

City of Burbank

11091

10348

City of Calabasas

1752

7203

City of Carson

11961

12745

City of Cerritos

3714

7418

City of Claremont

2804

7686

City of Commerce*

2696

20629

City of Compton

19544

19563

City of Covina

7629

15559

City of Cudahy

5359

22011

City of Culver City

2892

7254

City of Diamond Bar

3964

6892

City of Downey

20295

17762

City of Duarte

2741

12450

City of El Monte

19000

16202

City of El Segundo

1061

6321

City of Gardena

7758

12654

City of Glendale

24494

11862

City of Glendora

5902

11186

City of Hawaiian Gardens

2563

17464

City of Hawthorne

12583

14172

City of Hermosa Beach

1543

7844

City of Hidden Hills

135

7143

City of Huntington Park

12320

20711

City of Industry

191

43707

City of Inglewood

16678

14684

City of Irwindale

300

20562

City of La Canada Flintridge

1055

5098

City of La Habra Heights

128

2346

City of La Mirada

5325

10736

City of La Puente

7463

18338

City of La Verne

3527

10597

City of Lakewood

9278

11545

City of Lancaster*

27978

17316

City of Lawndale

4261

12676

City of Lomita

1922

9272

City of Lynwood*

14856

20620

City of Malibu

661

5100

City of Manhattan Beach

2045

5681

City of Maywood

5737

20453

City of Monrovia

3955

10193

City of Montebello

11454

17793

City of Monterey Park

5564

8936

City of Norwalk

18424

17119

City of Palmdale

29401

18495

City of Palos Verdes Estates

662

4896

City of Paramount

11335

20233

City of Pico Rivera

12486

19423

City of Pomona

28969

18578

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

2097

4906

City of Redondo Beach

4058

5907

City of Rolling Hills

79

4072

City of Rolling Hills Estates

425

5239

City of Rosemead

5544

10016

City of San Dimas*

3954

11456

City of San Fernando

5975

24277

City of San Gabriel

3643

8895

City of San Marino

464

3495

City of Santa Clarita

26667

12098

City of Santa Fe Springs

3360

18297

City of Santa Monica

6587

7125

City of Sierra Madre

624

5678

City of Signal Hill

1439

12198

City of South El Monte

3821

18295

City of South Gate

21046

21442

City of South Pasadena

1692

6494

City of Temple City

2731

7491

City of Torrance

9601

6432

City of Vernon

141

67464

City of Walnut

2132

6983

City of West Covina

15094

13946

City of West Hollywood

3587

9707

City of Westlake Village

152

1818

City of Whittier

13042

14917

Los Angeles

598995

14810

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

1360

16581

Los Angeles - Alsace

1843

14809

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

5

12500

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

344

13749

Los Angeles - Arleta

7830

22781

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

1714

11687

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

3558

11431

Los Angeles - Bel Air

554

6573

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

881

7034

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

1278

9702

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

19206

22105

Los Angeles - Brentwood

2118

6842

Los Angeles - Brookside

46

7917

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

860

12077

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

10882

16667

Los Angeles - Carthay

1286

8954

Los Angeles - Central

8359

21438

Los Angeles - Century City

856

6692

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

7201

21326

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

4551

12280

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

648

7066

Los Angeles - Chinatown

930

11595

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

1935

13296

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

1831

12083

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

1840

13305

Los Angeles - Crestview

1297

11409

Los Angeles - Del Rey

2651

8856

Los Angeles - Downtown*

5314

19319

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

4353

10995

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

3752

12811

Los Angeles - Echo Park

1660

11644

Los Angeles - El Sereno

7059

16884

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

647

11327

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

1479

14541

Los Angeles - Encino

4521

10008

Los Angeles - Exposition

437

13139

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

7211

16054

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

366

10167

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

1610

18461

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

10455

22036

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

4025

12736

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

1715

15933

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

8065

13860

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

4491

20884

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

1408

8263

Los Angeles - Harbor City

3186

10960

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

5901

13534

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

221

9174

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

2864

15880

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

8267

21793

Los Angeles - Highland Park

6632

13705

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

2337

16849

Los Angeles - Hollywood

7597

11130

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

2301

7817

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

4624

16201

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

1347

16685

Los Angeles - Koreatown

6313

12212

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

628

13775

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

6471

15332

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

2646

20148

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

2045

13423

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

5769

17698

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

1321

16461

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

3222

11368

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

485

15480

Los Angeles - Longwood

673

15637

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

1493

6909

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

1253

14679

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

202

6466

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

2856

6725

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

235

5390

Los Angeles - Melrose

9989

12857

Los Angeles - Mid-city

1514

10073

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

1426

7929

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

5017

20797

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

3271

13547

Los Angeles - North Hills

10727

17421

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

24851

16412

Los Angeles - Northridge

9224

13215

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

1147

5387

Los Angeles - Pacoima

19063

24764

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

205

5330

Los Angeles - Palms

3403

7756

Los Angeles - Panorama City

15139

20118

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

893

6576

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

7807

18658

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

174

5444

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

858

7838

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

3275

9203

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

514

7835

Los Angeles - Regent Square

326

11727

Los Angeles - Reseda

13459

17567

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

821

17709

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

339

8018

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

9277

11888

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

501

11279

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

8107

9291

Los Angeles - Silverlake

4172

9464

Los Angeles - South Carthay

985

9297

Los Angeles - South Park

8251

21735

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

778

16972

Los Angeles - Studio City

1938

8636

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

10771

20523

Los Angeles - Sunland

2734

13397

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

48

7419

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

18494

22445

Los Angeles - Tarzana

4126

13363

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

5868

14862

Los Angeles - Thai Town

1127

11489

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

744

8548

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

181

13859

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

155

8342

Los Angeles - Tujunga

3580

12873

Los Angeles - University Hills

318

9274

Los Angeles - University Park

4159

15148

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

4615

15375

Los Angeles - Valley Village

2783

11258

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

16865

18097

Los Angeles - Venice

2651

7824

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

3378

19640

Los Angel



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