Skilled Nursing Facility COVID-19 Cases Decline - 26 New Deaths and 825 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

With the continued slowing of COVID-19 transmission countywide, COVID-19 case numbers among staff and residents at skilled nursing facilities have declined from 63 new cases during the week of September 5 to 49 new cases reported the week of October 3.

Of the 49 people who tested positive for COVID-19 at skilled nursing facilities; 18 new cases were among skilled nursing facility residents and 31 new cases were among skilled nursing facility staff. Fifty-seven percent of new cases the week ending October 3 at skilled nursing facilities are among staff/residents that are fully vaccinated.

Under a State and County Health Officer Order, healthcare workers, including staff at skilled nursing facilities, 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 94% of staff and 89% of residents are fully vaccinated. Skilled nursing facilities are subject to strict infection control precautions and are also required to verify the vaccine status of all workers and conduct routine testing of staff and residents.

Skilled nursing home residents, many of whom are immunocompromised, are eligible for a third dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine six months after they received their second dose in the series. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) continues to work with staff and residents at skilled nursing facilities to prioritize these most vulnerable residents for additional/booster doses.

Today, Public Health confirms 26 new deaths and 825 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 26 new deaths reported today, 10 people who passed away were over the age of 80, eight people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, four people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and four people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. To date, Public Health has identified 1,479,421 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 26,442 deaths.

There are 632 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized, and 29% of these people are in the ICU. Testing results are available for nearly 8,911,000 individuals with 15% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 0.9%.

"To everyone mourning loved ones and friends who have passed away from COVID-19, you and your family are in my heart and mind,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “We continue working with nursing homes across L.A. County to ensure every eligible nursing home resident and staff is offered a third booster dose. Once FDA recommendations are finalized and eligibility for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster doses is determined by the CDC, those who are older and have underlying health conditions should be sure to get their boosters once eligible. Importantly, those who live or work with individuals at higher risk for severe disease should be sure to get fully vaccinated to reduce exposure risks.”

Vaccinations are widely available throughout L.A. County and are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status. 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.

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.

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	1479421
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1401409
-- Long Beach	64615
-- Pasadena	13397
Deaths	26442
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	25057
-- Long Beach	1022
-- Pasadena	363
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	36876
- 5 to 11	78302
- 12 to 17	88776
- 18 to 29	332535
- 30 to 49	465432
- 50 to 64	258574
- 65 to 79	103179
- over 80	36898
- Under Investigation	837
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	706601
- Male	662828
- Other	745
- Under Investigation	31235
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2390
- Asian	66910
- Black	67251
- Hispanic/Latino	723361
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	5155
- White	172285
- Other	118556
- Under Investigation	245501
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	104919
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	55
- Asian	3285
- Black	2201
- Hispanic/Latino	13309
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	87
- White	5886
- Other	203
- Under Investigation	31
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1442	6905
City of Alhambra	8190	9444
City of Arcadia	3366	5828
City of Artesia	2436	14504
City of Avalon	32	827
City of Azusa	7430	14848
City of Baldwin Park	14645	19077
City of Bell	7565	20822
City of Bell Gardens	9084	21091
City of Bellflower	12993	16714
City of Beverly Hills	3618	10481
City of Bradbury	42	3929
City of Burbank	11188	10439
City of Calabasas	1770	7277
City of Carson	12068	12859
City of Cerritos	3746	7482
City of Claremont	2847	7803
City of Commerce*	2701	20667
City of Compton	19639	19658
City of Covina	7684	15671
City of Cudahy	5379	22093
City of Culver City	2922	7330
City of Diamond Bar	4012	6976
City of Downey	20419	17870
City of Duarte	2763	12550
City of El Monte	19087	16276
City of El Segundo	1079	6428
City of Gardena	7824	12761
City of Glendale	24706	11965
City of Glendora	5957	11290
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2575	17546
City of Hawthorne	12661	14260
City of Hermosa Beach	1575	8007
City of Hidden Hills	135	7143
City of Huntington Park	12395	20838
City of Industry	191	43707
City of Inglewood	16782	14775
City of Irwindale	303	20768
City of La Canada Flintridge	1091	5272
City of La Habra Heights	130	2383
City of La Mirada	5376	10839
City of La Puente	7494	18414
City of La Verne	3553	10675
City of Lakewood	9372	11662
City of Lancaster*	28376	17563
City of Lawndale	4275	12718
City of Lomita	1943	9373
City of Lynwood*	14922	20711
City of Malibu	671	5177
City of Manhattan Beach	2076	5767
City of Maywood	5758	20528
City of Monrovia	3994	10294
City of Montebello	11516	17889
City of Monterey Park	5601	8996
City of Norwalk	18517	17206
City of Palmdale	29671	18665
City of Palos Verdes Estates	675	4992
City of Paramount	11394	20338
City of Pico Rivera	12549	19521
City of Pomona	29208	18731
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2131	4985
City of Redondo Beach	4126	6006
City of Rolling Hills	84	4330
City of Rolling Hills Estates	434	5349
City of Rosemead	5587	10094
City of San Dimas*	3982	11537
City of San Fernando	5995	24358
City of San Gabriel	3662	8942
City of San Marino	471	3547
City of Santa Clarita	27040	12267
City of Santa Fe Springs	3371	18357
City of Santa Monica	6653	7197
City of Sierra Madre	636	5788
City of Signal Hill	1460	12376
City of South El Monte	3839	18382
City of South Gate	21142	21539
City of South Pasadena	1709	6560
City of Temple City	2749	7541
City of Torrance	9695	6495
City of Vernon	141	67464
City of Walnut	2147	7032
City of West Covina	15209	14052
City of West Hollywood	3619	9794
City of Westlake Village	153	1830
City of Whittier	13131	15019
Los Angeles	603093	14911
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1364	16630
Los Angeles - Alsace	1855	14906
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	345	13789
Los Angeles - Arleta	7876	22915
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1719	11721
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3589	11531
Los Angeles - Bel Air	563	6679
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	893	7130
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1296	9838
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	19289	22201
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2134	6894
Los Angeles - Brookside	47	8090
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	867	12175
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	10960	16787
Los Angeles - Carthay	1299	9044
Los Angeles - Central	8386	21507
Los Angeles - Century City	863	6746
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7238	21436
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4615	12452
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	652	7109
Los Angeles - Chinatown	943	11757
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1947	13379
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1841	12149
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1861	13457
Los Angeles - Crestview	1309	11515
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2670	8919
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5350	19450
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4380	11064
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3769	12869
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1671	11721
Los Angeles - El Sereno	7099	16980
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	652	11415
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1491	14659
Los Angeles - Encino	4560	10095
Los Angeles - Exposition	440	13229
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7253	16148
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	371	10306
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1613	18496
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10528	22190
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	4048	12809
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1727	16044
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	8125	13963
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4524	21037
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1423	8351
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3210	11042
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	5948	13642
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	221	9174
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2874	15936
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8324	21943
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6669	13781
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2350	16943
Los Angeles - Hollywood	7661	11224
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2326	7902
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4661	16331
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1350	16722
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6353	12290
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	631	13841
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6506	15415
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2663	20277
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2058	13508
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5788	17756
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1323	16486
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3235	11414
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	487	15544
Los Angeles - Longwood	678	15753
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1506	6970
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1257	14726
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	203	6498
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2889	6802
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	236	5413
Los Angeles - Melrose	10056	12943
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1518	10100
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1437	7990
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	5046	20917
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3282	13593
Los Angeles - North Hills	10796	17533
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	25053	16545
Los Angeles - Northridge	9316	13347
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1163	5462
Los Angeles - Pacoima	19181	24917
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	207	5382
Los Angeles - Palms	3439	7838
Los Angeles - Panorama City	15221	20227
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	904	6657
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7852	18766
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	178	5569
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	866	7911
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3308	9295
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	517	7881
Los Angeles - Regent Square	327	11763
Los Angeles - Reseda	13544	17678
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	825	17796
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	342	8089
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	9395	12039
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	505	11369
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	8193	9390
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4210	9550
Los Angeles - South Carthay	992	9363
Los Angeles - South Park	8299	21862
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	780	17016
Los Angeles - Studio City	1953	8703
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	10847	20668
Los Angeles - Sunland	2759	13519
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	49	7573
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	18611	22587
Los Angeles - Tarzana	4162	13480
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5901	14946
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1133	11551
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	753	8651
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	182	13936
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	156	8396
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3608	12974
Los Angeles - University Hills	319	9303
Los Angeles - University Park	4178	15217
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4649	15488
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2813	11379
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	16946	18184
Los Angeles - Venice	2678	7903
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3388	19698
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1734	22646
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	8799	21364
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	12293	23641
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1199	14276
Los Angeles - View Heights	298	8067
Los Angeles - Watts	8722	20439
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	690	14039
Los Angeles - West Adams	4645	16811
Los Angeles - West Hills	3970	9792
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	3287	8734
Los Angeles - West Vernon	11553	21536
Los Angeles - Westchester	3594	6965
Los Angeles - Westlake	8788	14806
Los Angeles - Westwood	3722	6879
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	8436	23350
Los Angeles - Wilmington	9858	17452
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	6547	13050
Los Angeles - Winnetka	8007	15462
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	6890	10124
Unincorporated - Acton	761	9547
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	401	9644
Unincorporated - Altadena	4076	9344
Unincorporated - Anaverde	178	11804
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	39	3133
Unincorporated - Arcadia	736	9222
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	7666	18062
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1191	24321
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1276	18834
Unincorporated - Azusa	2704	16982
Unincorporated - Bassett	2908	19626
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	64	5965
Unincorporated - Bradbury	52	48148
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	1147	14842
Unincorporated - Castaic*	4459	16399
Unincorporated - Cerritos	76	12947
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	52	7407
Unincorporated - Covina	2750	16351
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1835	13961
Unincorporated - Del Aire	391	8901
Unincorporated - Del Rey	41	12893
Unincorporated - Del Sur	245	10145
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	427	17128
Unincorporated - Duarte	951	21477
Unincorporated - East Covina	47	14286
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	643	12150
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	19	16667
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	27768	22167
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	240	3748
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	3138	20499
Unincorporated - East Whittier	581	10950
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	985	11205
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	116	6984
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	15125	23375
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	84	12727
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	6077	10866
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	355	14121
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	56	5100
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	310	21955
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1458	7363
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	16	2367
Unincorporated - La Rambla	326	15711
Unincorporated - La Verne*	203	9951
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	554	7835
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	58	8683
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1909	14691
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	182	11077
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	3938	17470
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	151	8624
Unincorporated - Littlerock	644	16016
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	147	11334
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	618	17316
Unincorporated - Llano	56	6385
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	674	7162
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	445	11466
Unincorporated - Newhall	69	31364
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	197	16444
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1280	15311
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1907	7934
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	14	6512
Unincorporated - Palmdale	128	15202
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	32	5153
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	179	9151
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	191	30856
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	4	870
Unincorporated - Pomona	74	3818
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1640	12707
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	477	17926
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	111	11923
Unincorporated - Rosewood	199	15474
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	197	16513
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	602	17911
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	4198	8228
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	19	2214
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3907	19321
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	44	2162
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	24	7792
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	252	94382
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	1017	5462
Unincorporated - Saugus	166	107097
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	51	14326
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	43	9451
Unincorporated - South El Monte	394	21950
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	1064	12025
Unincorporated - South Whittier	9687	16357
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	107	13700
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1720	8204
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1072	17760
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	210	16204
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	136	8203
Unincorporated - Val Verde	423	12783
Unincorporated - Valencia	278	9049
Unincorporated - Valinda	4308	18433
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	1003	8621
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3376	20913
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	66	4368
Unincorporated - West Carson	2728	12352
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	210	22059
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1943	19756
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	232	17071
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	4879	18121
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	62	4769
Unincorporated - Westhills	66	7867
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	369	10019
Unincorporated - Whittier	372	9831
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	54	450000
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	7937	22734
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	641	10635
- Under Investigation	17367

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 41 cases and 2 deaths previously reported were not in Public Health's jurisdiction.

* Means that case numbers include cases associated with correctional facility outbreaks located in the city/community.

**Rate is crude and is per 100,000. This represents the number of cases per 100,000 people and allows for the proportional comparison of cities of different sizes.

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