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For Immediate Release:

March 30, 2022

Sensible Safety Measures Keep Schools Safe for Students, Teachers, and Staff - 587 New Positive Cases and 29 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Keeping community transmission low and utilizing sensible public health measures remain the most effective ways to maintain a safe environment for students, school staff, and their families.

As community transmission drops, the positivity rate, number of positive cases, and number of outbreaks at schools remain low. Of the 294,768 school COVID-19 tests conducted for the week ending March 25, 457 tests were positive, resulting in a positivity rate of 0.16%. In the month of March, outbreaks at schools also remained low, with only 5 new school-associated outbreaks (two outbreaks in elementary schools, 2 in high schools, and one in a middle school) for the week ending March 26.

Both periodic and response testing at schools support safe campuses. As families travel for Spring Break, the Los Angeles County Office of Education received 1.7 million COVID-19 at-home test kits from the California Department of Public Health to prepare for a safe return to classes for students and staff. These test kits provide free and immediate access to testing for students and staff in schools throughout the County.

School staff and families of students can contact their school or school district to learn when they will receive their test kit. It is best to test the day before returning to school after Spring Break. Also, staff or students that feel symptomatic before their return, should use these tests to determine if they have COVID-19.

All staff and students that test positive should inform their school about the result, stay home and follow isolation instructions at http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/ncorona2019/covidisolation/. Parents who have questions about isolation requirements for their child can also call Public Health’s COVID-19 information hotline at (833) 540-0473 between the hours of 8 AM and 8:30 PM seven days a week.

Vaccinations and boosters remain an essential tool to protect against transmission, both at schools and in communities. To make it easier for children to get vaccinated, Public Health is working to make vaccines widely available at many school sites. For the month of April, 574 school-based vaccination clinics are scheduled. Note that some school-based vaccine clinics will remain open during Spring Break, while others may change their hours. For the latest hours, go to VaccinateLACounty.com or VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish) and go to the How to Get Vaccinated webpage, or call the COVID-19 information line at (833) 540-0473 between the hours of 8 AM and 8:30 PM seven days a week.

“We continue to extend our deepest sympathies to everyone mourning the loss of a loved one from COVID,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “For several weeks, schools across the County have reported low COVID-19 case numbers and minimal outbreaks. With the highly contagious BA.2 subvariant circulating more widely, safety measures, including upgrading masks to respirators (KN95, KF94 and N95) that provide better protection, staying home when sick, following quarantine and isolation guidelines, and being fully vaccinated and boosted, become even more critical.

By taking steps to protect the health and safety of everyone on the school campus, we help protect our communities from increased transmission. And as the highly contagious BA.2 subvariant continues to spread in the County, the best defense against severe illness and death from COVID is being up to date on vaccinations. Given all the evidence that protection from the COVID vaccine wanes over time, getting the booster dose once eligible is critically important. And with the availability of a second booster dose for those 50 years old and older who are 4 months out from their first booster dose, there are many residents and workers that can boost their immune system to reduce their chances of getting infected, being hospitalized, and dying.”

Today, Public Health reported 29 additional deaths, and 587 new positive cases of COVID-19. Of the 21 new deaths reported today, one of the people who died was between the ages of 18-29, two people were between the ages of 30-49, four people were between the ages of 50-64, 10 were between the ages of 65-79, and 10 were aged 80 years or older. Of the 29 newly reported deaths, 21 people had underlying health conditions. Information on the two deaths reported by the City of Long Beach is available at www.LongBeach.gov. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 31,655.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,832,706 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Note that 510 additional cases have been added to the cumulative total of positive cases due to a backlog of cases from the surge. Today’s positivity rate is 0.9%.

There are 325 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,684,500 individuals, with 22% of people testing positive.

A wide range of data and dashboards on COVID-19 from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health are available on the Public Health website at http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov including:

Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:

For More Information:

Cases through 12:00pm 3/28/2022

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

2,832,706

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

2,679,002

-- Long Beach

125,621

-- Pasadena

28,083

Deaths

31,655

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

29,985

-- Long Beach

1,261

-- Pasadena

409

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

- 0 to 4

82377

- 5 to 11

238485

- 12 to 17

232975

- 18 to 29

596252

- 30 to 49

854252

- 50 to 64

443647

- 65 to 79

172330

- over 80

56140

- Under Investigation

2544

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

- Female

1362140

- Male

1241622

- Other

1027

- Under Investigation

74213

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

4916

- Asian

163826

- Black

134300

- Hispanic/Latino

1225285

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

13584

- White

343591

- Other

297993

- Under Investigation

495507

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

135,937

**DATA Under reported

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

73

- Asian

3747

- Black

2770

- Hispanic/Latino

15442

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

111

- White

7437

- Other

310

- Under Investigation

95

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

4358

20869

City of Alhambra

16798

19369

City of Arcadia

7976

13810

City of Artesia

4149

24704

City of Avalon

62

1602

City of Azusa

13672

27322

City of Baldwin Park

22809

29711

City of Bell

13814

38022

City of Bell Gardens

14115

32771

City of Bellflower

23227

29880

City of Beverly Hills

8265

23943

City of Bradbury

65

6080

City of Burbank

22128

20646

City of Calabasas

3928

16149

City of Carson

25378

27042

City of Cerritos

8347

16672

City of Claremont

6544

17937

City of Commerce*

4505

34471

City of Compton

33016

33048

City of Covina

14617

29811

City of Cudahy

9981

40995

City of Culver City

7338

18407

City of Diamond Bar

9100

15822

City of Downey

35754

31291

City of Duarte

5143

23360

City of El Monte

32878

28036

City of El Segundo

2757

16424

City of Gardena

16152

26345

City of Glendale

44137

21375

City of Glendora

11712

22197

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4160

28346

City of Hawthorne

22450

25285

City of Hermosa Beach

3276

16655

City of Hidden Hills

259

13704

City of Huntington Park

21958

36914

City of Industry

397

90847

City of Inglewood

29217

25723

City of Irwindale

535

36669

City of La Canada Flintridge

2841

13729

City of La Habra Heights

162

2970

City of La Mirada

10384

20936

City of La Puente

12640

31059

City of La Verne

7032

21129

City of Lakewood

18854

23461

City of Lancaster*

50657

31353

City of Lawndale

8047

23939

City of Lomita

4258

20541

City of Lynwood*

24712

34300

City of Malibu

2074

16002

City of Manhattan Beach

4905

13625

City of Maywood

10532

37549

City of Monrovia

8210

21160

City of Montebello

19139

29730

City of Monterey Park

11440

18374

City of Norwalk

33112

30767

City of Palmdale

52786

33205

City of Palos Verdes Estates

1495

11056

City of Paramount

18876

33693

City of Pico Rivera

20898

32509

City of Pomona

51801

33220

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

4837

11315

City of Redondo Beach

9901

14413

City of Rolling Hills

187

9639

City of Rolling Hills Estates

982

12104

City of Rosemead

10734

19393

City of San Dimas*

8017

23227

City of San Fernando

10398

42248

City of San Gabriel

7542

18416

City of San Marino

1407

10597

City of Santa Clarita

53696

24360

City of Santa Fe Springs

6336

34502

City of Santa Monica

16898

18279

City of Sierra Madre

1515

13787

City of Signal Hill

2827

23964

City of South El Monte

6553

31377

City of South Gate

38263

38982

City of South Pasadena

3964

15215

City of Temple City

6161

16900

City of Torrance

22632

15162

City of Vernon

308

147368

City of Walnut

4841

15855

City of West Covina

29112

26897

City of West Hollywood

7905

21393

City of Westlake Village

271

3242

City of Whittier

23608

27002

Los Angeles

1166054

28830

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

2599

31687

Los Angeles - Alsace

3526

28333

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

6

15000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

625

24980

Los Angeles - Arleta

13586

39529

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

3513

23953

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

7419

23836

Los Angeles - Bel Air

1463

17357

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

2329

18595

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

3000

22774

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

33178

38187

Los Angeles - Brentwood

5471

17674

Los Angeles - Brookside

94

16179

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

1820

25558

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

20017

30659

Los Angeles - Carthay

2876

20024

Los Angeles - Central

14823

38015

Los Angeles - Century City

2310

18058

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

13450

39833

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

9243

24940

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

1610

17555

Los Angeles - Chinatown

1964

24486

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

4021

27630

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

3629

23949

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

3952

28578

Los Angeles - Crestview

2840

24982

Los Angeles - Del Rey

5916

19762

Los Angeles - Downtown*

11678

42455

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

9002

22739

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

7274

24837

Los Angeles - Echo Park

3308

23204

Los Angeles - El Sereno

13205

31585

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1355

23722

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

2704

26585

Los Angeles - Encino

10219

22622

Los Angeles - Exposition

970

29164

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

14290

31814

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

884

24556

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3015

34572

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

19411

40913

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

7958

25180

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

3175

29496

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

15895

27315

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

8506

39554

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

3318

19473

Los Angeles - Harbor City

6944

23887

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

12090

27729

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

453

18804

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

5133

28461

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

14916

39320

Los Angeles - Highland Park

12860

26575

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

4248

30627

Los Angeles - Hollywood

15856

23231

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

5162

17538

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

9178

32157

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

2474

30645

Los Angeles - Koreatown

12888

24932

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1231

27002

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

12151

28790

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

4576

34844

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

4217

27680

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

10034

30782

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

2414

30081

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

6792

23964

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1077

34376

Los Angeles - Longwood

1314

30530

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

3735

17285

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

2375

27823

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

503

16101

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

7192

16934

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

644

14771

Los Angeles - Melrose

19925

25645

Los Angeles - Mid-city

3387

22535

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

3367

18721

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

9361

38804

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

6316

26159

Los Angeles - North Hills

19901

32320

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

45878

30298

Los Angeles - Northridge

18938

27133

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

3259

15307

Los Angeles - Pacoima

31959

41517

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

602

15653

Los Angeles - Palms

7826

17836

Los Angeles - Panorama City

26949

35813

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

2219

16340

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

13810

33005

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

404

12641

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

2214

20225

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

7119

20004

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

1391

21204

Los Angeles - Regent Square

633

22770

Los Angeles - Reseda

24503

31981

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1400

30198

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

854

20199

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

19440

24911

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

967

21769

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

18543

21252

Los Angeles - Silverlake

9445

21425

Los Angeles - South Carthay

2265

21378

Los Angeles - South Park

14807

39006

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1525

33268

Los Angeles - Studio City

4534

20205

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

18693

35617

Los Angeles - Sunland

5058

24784

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

111

17156

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

33371

40500

Los Angeles - Tarzana

7605

24631

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

10929

27681

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2177

22194

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

1665

19129

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

360

27565

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

318

17115

Los Angeles - Tujunga

6685

24038

Los Angeles - University Hills

706

20589

Los Angeles - University Park

8954

32612

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

8704

28998

Los Angeles - Valley Village

5896

23851

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

30341

32557

Los Angeles - Venice

6450

19035

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

6150

35756

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3106

40564

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

15492

37615

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

21713

41757

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2288

27241

Los Angeles - View Heights

741

20060

Los Angeles - Watts

16214

37995

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1403

28545

Los Angeles - West Adams

8671

31383

Los Angeles - West Hills

8664

21369

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

7412

19694

Los Angeles - West Vernon

20308

37857

Los Angeles - Westchester

8639

16741

Los Angeles - Westlake

17059

28741

Los Angeles - Westwood

9569

17685

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

16434

45487

Los Angeles - Wilmington

19291

34151

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

12914

25740

Los Angeles - Winnetka

15222

29394

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

14396

21153

Unincorporated - Acton

1513

18981

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

779

18735

Unincorporated - Altadena

8322

19078

Unincorporated - Anaverde

324

21485

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

72

5783

Unincorporated - Arcadia

1437

18005

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

14196

33448

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2267

46294

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2202

32502

Unincorporated - Azusa

4950

31087

Unincorporated - Bassett

4775

32226

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

149

13886

Unincorporated - Bradbury

70

64815

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

2583

33424

Unincorporated - Castaic*

7095

26093

Unincorporated - Cerritos

136

23169

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

2

10000

Unincorporated - Claremont

99

14103

Unincorporated - Covina

4767

28343

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

3578

27222

Unincorporated - Del Aire

871

19827

Unincorporated - Del Rey

89

27987

Unincorporated - Del Sur

536

22195

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

752

30164

Unincorporated - Duarte

1512

34146

Unincorporated - East Covina

76

23100

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1203

22732

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

37

32456

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

47843

38192

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

324

5060

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

5093

33270

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1065

20072

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

1855

21101

Unincorporated - El Monte

51

35172

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

204

12282

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

26186

40470

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

166

25152

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

11664

20856

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

600

23866

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

131

11931

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

519

36756

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

2852

14403

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

17

2515

Unincorporated - La Rambla

582

28048

Unincorporated - La Verne*

496

24314

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

1251

17692

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

147

22006

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

3437

26451

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

339

20633

Unincorporated - Lakewood

1

877

Unincorporated - Lennox

6403

28405

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

259

14792

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1186

29495

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

277

21357

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1039

29112

Unincorporated - Llano

101

11517

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

1644

17469

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

861

22185

Unincorporated - Newhall

87

39545

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

339

28297

Unincorporated - North Whittier

2364

28278

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

4014

16700

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

26

12093

Unincorporated - Palmdale

213

25297

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

66

10628

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

319

16309

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

296

47819

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

15

3261

Unincorporated - Pomona

139

7172

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3093

23966

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

923

34686

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

217

23308

Unincorporated - Rosewood

394

30638

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

407

34116

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1074

31955

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

8707

17065

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

34

3963

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

6386

31581

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

64

3145

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

48

15584

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

613

229588

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

2758

14811

Unincorporated - Saugus

310

200000

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

89

25000

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

88

19341

Unincorporated - South El Monte

624

34763

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

2015

22774

Unincorporated - South Whittier

17132

28928

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

185

23688

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

4011

19131

Unincorporated - Sun Village

1801

29838

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

422

32562

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

304

18335

Unincorporated - Val Verde

831

25113

Unincorporated - Valencia

670

21810

Unincorporated - Valinda

7442

31843

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

2429

20877

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

6069

37595

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

134

8868

Unincorporated - West Carson

5488

24848

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

4

33333

Unincorporated - West LA

550

57773

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

3215

32689

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

385

28330

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

8205

30474

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

163

12538

Unincorporated - Westhills

127

15137

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

723

19631

Unincorporated - Whittier

731

19318

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

64

533333

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

13709

39266

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1408

23362

- Under Investigation

68007



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