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For Immediate Release:

April 08, 2022

As Cases Increase and Spring Holidays Approach, Residents Urged to Continue Safety Measures to Prevent Outbreaks - 1,263 New Positive Cases and 16 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

With the recent rise in COVID-19 cases, residents planning to gather for upcoming Spring holidays should follow all safety precautions to avoid spreading COVID-19 or being part of an outbreak. While outbreaks in many sectors remain low, Public Health cautions that gatherings for Ramadan, Passover, Easter and Spring Break could eventually lead to more cases and outbreaks.

The average number of daily new cases reported over the last 7 days increased to 892, a 23% increase from the average of 724 daily new cases over the previous 7 days. This increase in cases is likely due to the more easily transmitted BA.2 subvariant, which continues to increase in LA County.

For the week ending March 19, BA.2 accounted for 47% of sequenced specimens. One month prior, the week ending February 19, BA.2 accounted for only 5% of specimens sequenced. The increase in LA County mirrors what we are seeing nationally and internationally. Worldwide, BA.2 accounts for the vast majority of sequenced cases, and in the U.S., the CDC estimates that as of April 2, BA.2, accounted for 72% of sequenced specimens in the preceding week.

To prevent spread and outbreaks at businesses, employers are required to offer free medical-grade masks and respirators (N95, KN95, KF94) to employees working indoors in close contact with other workers, customers, and/or members of the public at all sites where masking indoors is optional. At worksites where masking remains required, employers need to provide employees with free, well-fitting medical masks.

Employers are also obligated to offer testing free of charge during work hours to any employee exposed to COVID-19 at work.

In order to reduce transmission at worksites, employers are required to report any cluster of worksite COVID-19 cases to the Department of Public Health. A cluster is three or more laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the worksite within a 14-day period. Reports to Public Health should be made as soon as possible and no later than 48 hours after reports or knowledge of at least three cases. Worksites can report a cluster to Public Health online or by phone: 1-888-397-3993. If Public Health determines that there is an outbreak at a worksite, employees are required to mask both indoors and outdoors if they can’t be socially distanced from each other, and during an outbreak, employees should be provided with free respirators.

“For everyone mourning the loss of a loved one from COVID-19, we extend our deepest sympathies,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “While the County has made great strides in keeping outbreaks in many sectors low through a number of safety measures, there are millions of vulnerable residents in our communities, many of whom are neighbors, family members, or co-workers. For these individuals, increasing transmission associated with the BA.2 subvariant poses a very real threat. As many of us prepare to gather for upcoming Spring holidays, getting vaccinated or boosted, wearing a mask indoors in public places, and testing before and after gathering protects those most vulnerable and helps keep transmission lower across our communities.”

Today, Public Health reported 16 additional deaths and 1,263 new positive cases of COVID-19. Of the 16 new deaths reported today, one person was between the ages of 30-49, five people were between the ages of 50-64, five people were between the ages of 65-79, and five people were aged 80 years or older. Of the 16 newly reported deaths, 13 people had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 31,770.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,843,599 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. The cumulative case counts include 2,991 cases identified through internal quality assurance and integration activities. These cases have episode dates between 9/3/2020 to 3/16/2022. Today’s positivity rate is 1.2%.

There are 275 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,743,000 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:

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For more information:

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

2,843,599

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

2,689,677

-- Long Beach

125,686

-- Pasadena

28,236

Deaths

31,770

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

30,097

-- Long Beach

1,261

-- Pasadena

412

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

- 0 to 4

82684

- 5 to 11

239306

- 12 to 17

233652

- 18 to 29

599167

- 30 to 49

857853

- 50 to 64

445453

- 65 to 79

173114

- over 80

56347

- Under Investigation

2101

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

- Female

1367786

- Male

1246160

- Other

1060

- Under Investigation

74671

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

4938

- Asian

165093

- Black

134972

- Hispanic/Latino

1228806

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

13630

- White

346155

- Other

298462

- Under Investigation

497621

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

136,472

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

73

- Asian

3756

- Black

2780

- Hispanic/Latino

15486

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

111

- White

7485

- Other

311

- Under Investigation

95

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

4173

19983

City of Alhambra

16903

19491

City of Arcadia

8028

13900

City of Artesia

4168

24817

City of Avalon

63

1628

City of Azusa

13692

27362

City of Baldwin Park

22847

29761

City of Bell

13850

38121

City of Bell Gardens

14152

32857

City of Bellflower

23262

29925

City of Beverly Hills

8342

24166

City of Bradbury

66

6174

City of Burbank

22283

20790

City of Calabasas

3969

16318

City of Carson

25515

27188

City of Cerritos

8380

16738

City of Claremont

6824

18704

City of Commerce*

4511

34517

City of Compton

33070

33102

City of Covina

14642

29862

City of Cudahy

10016

41139

City of Culver City

7384

18523

City of Diamond Bar

9121

15858

City of Downey

35834

31361

City of Duarte

5160

23438

City of El Monte

32983

28126

City of El Segundo

2787

16603

City of Gardena

16215

26448

City of Glendale

44364

21485

City of Glendora

11760

22288

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4163

28366

City of Hawthorne

22529

25374

City of Hermosa Beach

3296

16756

City of Hidden Hills

260

13757

City of Huntington Park

22022

37022

City of Industry

399

91304

City of Inglewood

29320

25814

City of Irwindale

538

36875

City of La Canada Flintridge

2869

13865

City of La Habra Heights

162

2970

City of La Mirada

10421

21011

City of La Puente

12662

31113

City of La Verne

7055

21198

City of Lakewood

18915

23537

City of Lancaster*

50775

31426

City of Lawndale

8084

24050

City of Lomita

4296

20725

City of Lynwood*

24761

34368

City of Malibu

2108

16264

City of Manhattan Beach

4957

13770

City of Maywood

10553

37623

City of Monrovia

8251

21265

City of Montebello

19185

29802

City of Monterey Park

11498

18467

City of Norwalk

33169

30820

City of Palmdale

52866

33256

City of Palos Verdes Estates

1513

11189

City of Paramount

18899

33734

City of Pico Rivera

20937

32570

City of Pomona

51915

33294

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

4891

11442

City of Redondo Beach

9998

14554

City of Rolling Hills

188

9691

City of Rolling Hills Estates

991

12215

City of Rosemead

10778

19472

City of San Dimas*

8051

23325

City of San Fernando

10428

42370

City of San Gabriel

7579

18506

City of San Marino

1429

10763

City of Santa Clarita

53888

24447

City of Santa Fe Springs

6346

34557

City of Santa Monica

17058

18452

City of Sierra Madre

1524

13868

City of Signal Hill

2837

24048

City of South El Monte

6564

31429

City of South Gate

38336

39057

City of South Pasadena

4004

15369

City of Temple City

6193

16988

City of Torrance

22829

15294

City of Vernon

308

147368

City of Walnut

4866

15937

City of West Covina

29188

26967

City of West Hollywood

7985

21610

City of Westlake Village

278

3325

City of Whittier

23671

27074

Los Angeles

1171083

28954

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

2607

31785

Los Angeles - Alsace

3535

28405

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

6

15000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

630

25180

Los Angeles - Arleta

13605

39584

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

3529

24062

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

7458

23961

Los Angeles - Bel Air

1481

17570

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

2351

18770

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

3026

22971

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

33248

38267

Los Angeles - Brentwood

5528

17858

Los Angeles - Brookside

97

16695

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

1826

25642

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

20059

30723

Los Angeles - Carthay

2904

20219

Los Angeles - Central

14858

38105

Los Angeles - Century City

2345

18332

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

13466

39880

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

9271

25016

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

1623

17697

Los Angeles - Chinatown

1978

24660

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

4037

27740

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

3637

24002

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

3970

28708

Los Angeles - Crestview

2863

25185

Los Angeles - Del Rey

5957

19899

Los Angeles - Downtown*

11779

42822

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

9160

23138

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

7308

24953

Los Angeles - Echo Park

3331

23366

Los Angeles - El Sereno

13245

31681

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1361

23827

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

2714

26684

Los Angeles - Encino

10285

22769

Los Angeles - Exposition

974

29284

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

14410

32081

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

889

24694

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3023

34663

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

19446

40986

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

7994

25294

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

3187

29608

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

15958

27423

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

8521

39623

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

3353

19678

Los Angeles - Harbor City

6996

24066

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

12119

27796

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

457

18971

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

5140

28500

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

14941

39386

Los Angeles - Highland Park

12931

26722

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

4258

30699

Los Angeles - Hollywood

15978

23410

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

5213

17711

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

9206

32255

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

2491

30856

Los Angeles - Koreatown

12929

25011

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1236

27111

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

12205

28918

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

4594

34981

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

4229

27758

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

10067

30883

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

2431

30293

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

6819

24059

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1089

34759

Los Angeles - Longwood

1319

30646

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

3783

17507

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

2381

27894

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

514

16453

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

7267

17110

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

661

15161

Los Angeles - Melrose

20048

25803

Los Angeles - Mid-city

3412

22701

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

3399

18899

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

9378

38874

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

6342

26266

Los Angeles - North Hills

19958

32413

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

46072

30426

Los Angeles - Northridge

19018

27248

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

3298

15490

Los Angeles - Pacoima

32021

41597

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

605

15731

Los Angeles - Palms

7903

18012

Los Angeles - Panorama City

27006

35888

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

2238

16480

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

13832

33058

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

407

12735

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

2237

20435

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

7164

20130

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

1410

21494

Los Angeles - Regent Square

638

22950

Los Angeles - Reseda

24566

32063

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1406

30328

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

858

20293

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

19601

25117

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

974

21927

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

18726

21461

Los Angeles - Silverlake

9541

21643

Los Angeles - South Carthay

2287

21586

Los Angeles - South Park

14831

39069

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1528

33333

Los Angeles - Studio City

4594

20472

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

18740

35707

Los Angeles - Sunland

5075

24868

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

114

17620

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

33455

40602

Los Angeles - Tarzana

7657

24799

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

10971

27787

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2188

22306

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

1680

19301

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

360

27565

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

318

17115

Los Angeles - Tujunga

6719

24160

Los Angeles - University Hills

712

20764

Los Angeles - University Park

9066

33020

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

8738

29111

Los Angeles - Valley Village

5941

24033

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

30407

32628

Los Angeles - Venice

6508

19206

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

6163

35831

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3117

40708

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

15526

37697

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

21768

41863

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2296

27337

Los Angeles - View Heights

746

20195

Los Angeles - Watts

16242

38061

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1409

28667

Los Angeles - West Adams

8699

31484

Los Angeles - West Hills

8696

21448

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

7495

19914

Los Angeles - West Vernon

20368

37969

Los Angeles - Westchester

8728

16914

Los Angeles - Westlake

17106

28820

Los Angeles - Westwood

9720

17964

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

16478

45609

Los Angeles - Wilmington

19352

34259

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

12958

25828

Los Angeles - Winnetka

15267

29481

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

14475

21270

Unincorporated - Acton

1516

19019

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

779

18735

Unincorporated - Altadena

8364

19175

Unincorporated - Anaverde

324

21485

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

73

5863

Unincorporated - Arcadia

1443

18080

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

14240

33552

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2272

46396

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2214

32679

Unincorporated - Azusa

4955

31119

Unincorporated - Bassett

4782

32274

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

149

13886

Unincorporated - Bradbury

71

65741

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

2595

33579

Unincorporated - Castaic*

7120

26185

Unincorporated - Cerritos

136

23169

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

2

10000

Unincorporated - Claremont

99

14103

Unincorporated - Covina

4781

28426

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

3587

27290

Unincorporated - Del Aire

878

19986

Unincorporated - Del Rey

90

28302

Unincorporated - Del Sur

534

22112

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

752

30164

Unincorporated - Duarte

1516

34237

Unincorporated - East Covina

76

23100

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1206

22789

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

36

31579

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

47924

38257

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

325

5076

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

5095

33283

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1067

20109

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

1863

21192

Unincorporated - El Monte

51

35172

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

205

12342

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

26297

40641

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

167

25303

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

11703

20926

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

603

23986

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

132

12022

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

521

36898

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

2869

14489

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

17

2515

Unincorporated - La Rambla

595

28675

Unincorporated - La Verne*

499

24461

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

1264

17876

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

147

22006

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

3443

26497

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

341

20755

Unincorporated - Lakewood

1

877

Unincorporated - Lennox

6416

28462

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

259

14792

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1187

29520

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

277

21357

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1040

29140

Unincorporated - Llano

101

11517

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

1657

17607

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

865

22288

Unincorporated - Newhall

87

39545

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

339

28297

Unincorporated - North Whittier

2374

28397

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

4047

16837

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

26

12093

Unincorporated - Palmdale

213

25297

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

66

10628

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

319

16309

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

297

47981

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

15

3261

Unincorporated - Pomona

140

7224

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3096

23989

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

925

34761

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

217

23308

Unincorporated - Rosewood

393

30560

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

410

34367

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1075

31985

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

8739

17128

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

34

3963

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

6398

31640

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

64

3145

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

48

15584

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

616

230712

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

2765

14849

Unincorporated - Saugus

311

200645

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

90

25281

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

88

19341

Unincorporated - South El Monte

624

34763

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

2022

22853

Unincorporated - South Whittier

17194

29033

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

185

23688

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

4034

19241

Unincorporated - Sun Village

1806

29920

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

420

32407

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

304

18335

Unincorporated - Val Verde

836

25264

Unincorporated - Valencia

673

21908

Unincorporated - Valinda

7452

31886

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

2437

20945

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

6084

37688

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

135

8934

Unincorporated - West Carson

5523

25007

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

4

33333

Unincorporated - West LA

556

58403

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

3219

32730

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

387

28477

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

8223

30540

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

167

12846

Unincorporated - Westhills

127

15137

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

727

19739

Unincorporated - Whittier

732

19345

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

64

533333

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

13739

39352

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1414

23461

- Under Investigation

68278



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