Public Health Modifies Quarantine Requirement for Asymptomatic Close Contacts in the General Public - 3,351 New Positive Cases and 21 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 Reported in Los Angeles County Since Saturday

Public Health has updated the Quarantine Order to modify the quarantine requirement for asymptomatic close contacts in the general public. The updated order was effective at 12:01 am last Friday, April 15.

Regardless of vaccination status or recent history with a prior infection, asymptomatic close contacts who are not living or working in a high-risk setting, are not required to quarantine, provided they wear a highly protective mask when indoors around others, for a total of 10 days after the last contact with a person infected with COVID-19, and they test as soon as possible (at least within three to five days after their last exposure) to determine their infection status. If they test positive, they must follow Public Health’s isolation requirements.

They also must monitor themselves for 10 days following their exposure. If symptoms develop, they must test and stay home away from others and follow Public Health isolation requirements if they test positive.

Residents living in high-risk settings, including healthcare facilities, shelters, correctional facilities and adult care facilities, who are close contacts to COVID-19 cases, and are unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated, and have not been infected with COVID-19 within the prior 90 days, will need to continue to follow, at minimum, the existing quarantine orders requiring a minimum period of five days of quarantine, the requirement for negative test to exit quarantine after day five and the requirement to mask for the full duration of the quarantine period.

The updated Quarantine Order also outlines requirements for staff in high-risk settings who were exposed to COVID-19 and are either unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated and have not been infected with COVID-19 within the prior 90 days. Staff should exclude themselves from work for at least five days after their last exposure. If permitted by their employer, their work exclusion can end after Day 5 five if symptoms are not present, and if a diagnostic specimen collected on Day 5 or later tests negative. If staff are unable to test or choose not to test, and symptoms are not present, their work exclusion can end after Day 10. Staff must wear a highly protective mask, around others, especially indoors, for a total of 10 days after the last contact with a person infected with COVID-19.

Note that administrators of these high-risk settings have the discretion to implement more protective measures that those required in the County Quarantine Order.

In addition to updating the quarantine requirements, the order revised the definition of close contact for the general public to match the State’s guidance. A “close contact” is defined as someone sharing the same indoor airspace, e.g., home, clinic waiting room, airplane, etc., for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period (for example, three individual 5-minute exposures for a total of 15 minutes) during an infected person’s (laboratory-confirmed or clinical diagnosis) infectious period.

“To the many families who have lost a family member or friend to COVID-19, we wish you peace, comfort and courage as you mourn the loss of your loved ones,” said Dr. Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Throughout the pandemic, isolation of those infected with COVID and quarantine of their close contacts has been a significant strategy for interrupting the cycle of transmission. With many residents vaccinated and/or previously infected with SARS-CoV-2, there are additional barriers to transmission that can influence appropriate mitigation measures, including isolation and quarantine guidance, during this post surge period. After reviewing the California Department of Public Health’s updated quarantine guidance, we elected to generally align our Public Health Emergency Quarantine Order with the guidance, with a key exception. With increased circulation of the highly transmissible BA.2 subvariant, and indications that those infected with BA.2 are more likely to be asymptomatic, Public Health requires, rather than recommends, that close contacts who are exempted from quarantine mask indoors for 10 days and test as soon as possible.”

Today, Public Health reported 21 additional deaths and 829 cases for Monday, 1,012 cases for Sunday, and 1,510 cases for Saturday. Of the 21 new deaths reported today, three people were between the ages of 50-64, eight were between the ages of 65-79, and 10 were aged 80 years or older. Of the 21 newly reported deaths, 19 people had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 31,872

Public Health has reported a total of 2,853,706 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 2.6%.

There are 221 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,791,000 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

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	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	2,853,706
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	2,699,595
-- Long Beach	125,727
-- Pasadena	28,384
Deaths	31,872
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	30,198
-- Long Beach	1,262
-- Pasadena	412
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	82964
- 5 to 11	239858
- 12 to 17	234211
- 18 to 29	601728
- 30 to 49	861258
- 50 to 64	447037
- 65 to 79	173863
- over 80	56565
- Under Investigation	2111
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1373034
- Male	1250779
- Other	1111
- Under Investigation	74671
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	4966
- Asian	166528
- Black	135542
- Hispanic/Latino	1231155
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	13657
- White	348811
- Other	299319
- Under Investigation	499617
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	136,882	**DATA Under reported
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	73
- Asian	3768
- Black	2797
- Hispanic/Latino	15524
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	111
- White	7517
- Other	313
- Under Investigation	95
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	4210	20160
City of Alhambra	17013	19617
City of Arcadia	8110	14042
City of Artesia	4185	24918
City of Avalon	63	1628
City of Azusa	13724	27426
City of Baldwin Park	22893	29821
City of Bell	13867	38167
City of Bell Gardens	14163	32883
City of Bellflower	23325	30006
City of Beverly Hills	8409	24360
City of Bradbury	66	6174
City of Burbank	22426	20924
City of Calabasas	4017	16515
City of Carson	25586	27264
City of Cerritos	8435	16847
City of Claremont	7034	19280
City of Commerce*	4516	34555
City of Compton	33115	33147
City of Covina	14681	29942
City of Cudahy	10027	41184
City of Culver City	7446	18678
City of Diamond Bar	9185	15970
City of Downey	35958	31470
City of Duarte	5178	23519
City of El Monte	33064	28195
City of El Segundo	2815	16770
City of Gardena	16242	26492
City of Glendale	44557	21578
City of Glendora	11806	22375
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4175	28448
City of Hawthorne	22604	25459
City of Hermosa Beach	3332	16940
City of Hidden Hills	262	13862
City of Huntington Park	22047	37064
City of Industry	401	91762
City of Inglewood	29408	25891
City of Irwindale	538	36875
City of La Canada Flintridge	2908	14053
City of La Habra Heights	162	2970
City of La Mirada	10459	21087
City of La Puente	12684	31167
City of La Verne	7077	21264
City of Lakewood	19008	23653
City of Lancaster*	50905	31506
City of Lawndale	8108	24121
City of Lomita	4329	20884
City of Lynwood*	24811	34437
City of Malibu	2125	16395
City of Manhattan Beach	5022	13950
City of Maywood	10563	37659
City of Monrovia	8284	21351
City of Montebello	19222	29859
City of Monterey Park	11567	18578
City of Norwalk	33230	30877
City of Palmdale	52976	33325
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1525	11278
City of Paramount	18922	33775
City of Pico Rivera	20975	32629
City of Pomona	52022	33362
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	4933	11540
City of Redondo Beach	10095	14695
City of Rolling Hills	190	9794
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1004	12375
City of Rosemead	10823	19554
City of San Dimas*	8081	23412
City of San Fernando	10440	42418
City of San Gabriel	7629	18628
City of San Marino	1444	10876
City of Santa Clarita	54122	24554
City of Santa Fe Springs	6368	34677
City of Santa Monica	17257	18667
City of Sierra Madre	1536	13978
City of Signal Hill	2849	24150
City of South El Monte	6579	31501
City of South Gate	38379	39100
City of South Pasadena	4050	15545
City of Temple City	6232	17095
City of Torrance	22974	15391
City of Vernon	308	147368
City of Walnut	4896	16036
City of West Covina	29292	27063
City of West Hollywood	8080	21867
City of Westlake Village	280	3349
City of Whittier	23735	27147
Los Angeles	1175801	29071
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	2612	31846
Los Angeles - Alsace	3541	28453
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	635	25380
Los Angeles - Arleta	13624	39639
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	3547	24185
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	7510	24129
Los Angeles - Bel Air	1499	17784
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	2378	18986
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	3059	23222
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	33295	38321
Los Angeles - Brentwood	5604	18104
Los Angeles - Brookside	99	17040
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	1831	25713
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	20103	30791
Los Angeles - Carthay	2933	20421
Los Angeles - Central	14860	38110
Los Angeles - Century City	2372	18543
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	13477	39913
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	9310	25121
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	1650	17991
Los Angeles - Chinatown	1993	24847
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	4058	27884
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	3656	24127
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	3992	28867
Los Angeles - Crestview	2883	25361
Los Angeles - Del Rey	6005	20059
Los Angeles - Downtown*	11857	43105
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	9265	23403
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	7341	25066
Los Angeles - Echo Park	3360	23569
Los Angeles - El Sereno	13282	31769
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1375	24072
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	2722	26762
Los Angeles - Encino	10356	22926
Los Angeles - Exposition	974	29284
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	14467	32208
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	897	24917
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3026	34698
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	19488	41075
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	8037	25430
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	3195	29682
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	16023	27535
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	8529	39661
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	3395	19925
Los Angeles - Harbor City	7012	24121
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	12143	27851
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	457	18971
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	5149	28550
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	14963	39444
Los Angeles - Highland Park	12989	26842
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	4274	30815
Los Angeles - Hollywood	16096	23583
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	5292	17979
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	9240	32374
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	2505	31029
Los Angeles - Koreatown	12957	25065
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1242	27243
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	12261	29050
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	4602	35041
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	4252	27909
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	10092	30960
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	2438	30380
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	6851	24172
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1093	34887
Los Angeles - Longwood	1323	30739
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	3839	17767
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	2384	27929
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	521	16677
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	7340	17282
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	669	15344
Los Angeles - Melrose	20170	25960
Los Angeles - Mid-city	3435	22854
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	3451	19188
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	9407	38994
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	6372	26391
Los Angeles - North Hills	20006	32490
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	46257	30549
Los Angeles - Northridge	19087	27346
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	3342	15697
Los Angeles - Pacoima	32052	41637
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	615	15991
Los Angeles - Palms	8014	18265
Los Angeles - Panorama City	27053	35951
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	2251	16576
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	13859	33122
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	411	12860
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	2261	20654
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	7206	20248
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	1427	21753
Los Angeles - Regent Square	641	23058
Los Angeles - Reseda	24626	32142
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1412	30457
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	861	20364
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	19657	25189
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	979	22040
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	18910	21672
Los Angeles - Silverlake	9655	21902
Los Angeles - South Carthay	2301	21718
Los Angeles - South Park	14861	39148
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1531	33399
Los Angeles - Studio City	4645	20700
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	18783	35789
Los Angeles - Sunland	5088	24931
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	115