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:

COVID-19 Daily Data (cases, deaths, testing, testing positivity rate, mortality rate, and hospitalizations)
Gender, Age, Race/Ethnicity and City/Community Cases and Deaths
Recovery Metrics
Contact Tracing Metrics
Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics
Citations due to Health Officer Order Noncompliance
Outbreaks:

Residential Congregate Settings
Non-Residential Settings
Homeless Service Settings

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

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health:
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/
California Department of Public Health:
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Spanish https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
World Health Organization https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
LA County residents can also call 2-1-1

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 #####