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For Immediate Release:

April 20, 2022

As Schools Return from Spring Break and Holidays, Sensible Measures Strongly Recommended to Keep Schools Safe - 1,146 New Positive Cases and 15 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

As students return to campus after Spring Break and holidays, Public Health recommends a series of sensible safety steps that will keep staff, students, and families safe at schools. Given the rapid rise of the more infectious BA.2 subvariant across the U.S. and the world, residents need to remain vigilant and take actions to reduce transmission.

Given recent increases in cases of COVID, anyone with illness symptoms needs to stay home and get tested to be sure they aren’t infected. Parents are encouraged to use the test kits they received from their child’s school to test children before they return to class.

Masking and being fully vaccinated and boosted, if eligible, are also both strongly recommended and can prevent outbreaks, which typically increase after holidays with many gatherings.

With many school districts closed because of Spring Break, including Los Angeles Unified School District, there were far fewer tests administered, resulting in a higher positivity rate. For the week ending April 15, there were 311 positive tests among nearly 67,000 tests administered, resulting in a test positivity rate of 0.5%. By comparison, for the prior week ending April 8, nearly 450,000 tests were administered with 844 positive tests and a test positivity of 0.2%.

The number of new school-associated outbreaks was also lower due to many schools being closed. For the week ending April 16, there were six new school-associated outbreaks (three in elementary schools, one in a middle school, one in a high school, and one in youth sports). The week prior, there were 11 new school-associated outbreaks.

To promote safety at schools, Public Health is working with partners to ensure easy access to COVID-19 vaccines, and this week, there are 171 school-based clinics offering pediatric doses for those ages 5-11, as well as vaccines and boosters for eligible individuals 12 years of age and older. As a reminder, vaccines continue to provide the best protection against illness and hospitalizations and are the safest way to keep children in school and participating in other activities.

“I send my deepest sympathies and wishes of peace and comfort to the many families who have lost a loved one from COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “As schools re-open after the Spring Break and Spring holidays, additional precautions are warranted given the increased circulation of the more infectious BA.2 subvariant in LA County. Identifying those who are infected early so that they can isolate from others requires continued emphasis on testing. This is especially important at schools and we urge parents to take advantage of school sponsored testing opportunities, including using the antigen test kits sent home before the Spring break and allowing their children to participate in routine school-based testing. And while masking indoors is not required at most schools, safety at schools is significantly improved if students and staff are wearing high quality, well-fitting masks when indoors. This is particularly important at schools where testing after the spring break indicates significant numbers of infected students and staff. Families are also asked to follow isolation and quarantine guidance and are reminded that asymptomatic students remaining in school after an exposure to an infected person must wear a mask indoors for 10 days after their last exposure and must get tested as soon as possible after their exposure to make sure they aren’t infected.”

Today, Public Health reported 15 additional deaths and 1,146 new positive cases of COVID-19. Of the 15 new deaths reported today, one person was between the ages of 50-64, five people were between the ages of 65-79, and eight people were aged 80 years or older. Of the 15 newly reported deaths, all had underlying health conditions. Additional information on the one death 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 31,899.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,855,687 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 2.5%. There are 230 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,797,600 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:

Cases through 12:00pm 4/19/2022

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

2,855,687

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

2,701,434

-- Long Beach

125,805

-- Pasadena

28,448

Deaths

31,899

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

30,223

-- Long Beach

1,264

-- Pasadena

412

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

- 0 to 4

83019

- 5 to 11

239974

- 12 to 17

234318

- 18 to 29

602111

- 30 to 49

861917

- 50 to 64

447345

- 65 to 79

174029

- over 80

56607

- Under Investigation

2114

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

- Female

1374029

- Male

1251569

- Other

1122

- Under Investigation

74714

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

4968

- Asian

166779

- Black

135663

- Hispanic/Latino

1231589

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

13675

- White

349247

- Other

299504

- Under Investigation

500009

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

137,071

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

73

- Asian

3772

- Black

2800

- Hispanic/Latino

15533

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

111

- White

7527

- Other

312

- Under Investigation

95

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

4214

20179

City of Alhambra

17031

19638

City of Arcadia

8124

14067

City of Artesia

4185

24918

City of Avalon

63

1628

City of Azusa

13730

27438

City of Baldwin Park

22903

29834

City of Bell

13867

38167

City of Bell Gardens

14165

32888

City of Bellflower

23330

30012

City of Beverly Hills

8429

24418

City of Bradbury

66

6174

City of Burbank

22455

20951

City of Calabasas

4023

16540

City of Carson

25600

27279

City of Cerritos

8440

16857

City of Claremont

7042

19302

City of Commerce*

4516

34555

City of Compton

33123

33155

City of Covina

14687

29954

City of Cudahy

10029

41192

City of Culver City

7462

18718

City of Diamond Bar

9189

15977

City of Downey

35981

31490

City of Duarte

5182

23537

City of El Monte

33076

28205

City of El Segundo

2820

16800

City of Gardena

16252

26508

City of Glendale

44586

21592

City of Glendora

11817

22396

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4175

28448

City of Hawthorne

22621

25478

City of Hermosa Beach

3336

16960

City of Hidden Hills

264

13968

City of Huntington Park

22050

37069

City of Industry

401

91762

City of Inglewood

29420

25902

City of Irwindale

538

36875

City of La Canada Flintridge

2914

14082

City of La Habra Heights

162

2970

City of La Mirada

10467

21103

City of La Puente

12692

31187

City of La Verne

7086

21291

City of Lakewood

19032

23683

City of Lancaster*

50926

31519

City of Lawndale

8113

24136

City of Lomita

4334

20908

City of Lynwood*

24820

34450

City of Malibu

2133

16457

City of Manhattan Beach

5026

13961

City of Maywood

10566

37670

City of Monrovia

8289

21363

City of Montebello

19228

29869

City of Monterey Park

11575

18591

City of Norwalk

33240

30886

City of Palmdale

52995

33337

City of Palos Verdes Estates

1525

11278

City of Paramount

18925

33781

City of Pico Rivera

20979

32635

City of Pomona

52038

33372

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

4939

11554

City of Redondo Beach

10118

14728

City of Rolling Hills

190

9794

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1004

12375

City of Rosemead

10829

19565

City of San Dimas*

8083

23418

City of San Fernando

10444

42435

City of San Gabriel

7634

18640

City of San Marino

1451

10929

City of Santa Clarita

54163

24572

City of Santa Fe Springs

6372

34698

City of Santa Monica

17300

18714

City of Sierra Madre

1539

14005

City of Signal Hill

2850

24159

City of South El Monte

6581

31511

City of South Gate

38395

39117

City of South Pasadena

4055

15564

City of Temple City

6244

17128

City of Torrance

23000

15409

City of Vernon

308

147368

City of Walnut

4904

16062

City of West Covina

29316

27086

City of West Hollywood

8094

21905

City of Westlake Village

280

3349

City of Whittier

23746

27159

Los Angeles

1176742

29094

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

2614

31870

Los Angeles - Alsace

3542

28461

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

6

15000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

635

25380

Los Angeles - Arleta

13629

39654

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

3553

24226

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

7518

24154

Los Angeles - Bel Air

1500

17796

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

2382

19018

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

3066

23275

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

33300

38327

Los Angeles - Brentwood

5624

18168

Los Angeles - Brookside

99

17040

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

1832

25727

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

20118

30814

Los Angeles - Carthay

2938

20455

Los Angeles - Central

14862

38116

Los Angeles - Century City

2384

18637

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

13477

39913

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

9314

25132

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

1661

18111

Los Angeles - Chinatown

1994

24860

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

4061

27905

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

3656

24127

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

3996

28896

Los Angeles - Crestview

2885

25378

Los Angeles - Del Rey

6009

20073

Los Angeles - Downtown*

11866

43138

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

9275

23428

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

7343

25073

Los Angeles - Echo Park

3366

23611

Los Angeles - El Sereno

13292

31793

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1376

24090

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

2724

26782

Los Angeles - Encino

10379

22977

Los Angeles - Exposition

975

29314

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

14474

32224

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

898

24944

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3027

34709

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

19493

41085

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

8046

25459

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

3201

29738

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

16041

27566

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

8529

39661

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

3406

19989

Los Angeles - Harbor City

7013

24125

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

12153

27874

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

457

18971

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

5154

28578

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

14975

39475

Los Angeles - Highland Park

13002

26869

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

4276

30829

Los Angeles - Hollywood

16115

23610

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

5306

18027

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

9244

32388

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

2507

31054

Los Angeles - Koreatown

12972

25094

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1242

27243

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

12266

29062

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

4604

35057

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

4257

27942

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

10099

30981

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

2439

30393

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

6858

24196

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1098

35046

Los Angeles - Longwood

1323

30739

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

3845

17794

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

2388

27976

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

522

16709

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

7353

17313

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

670

15367

Los Angeles - Melrose

20186

25981

Los Angeles - Mid-city

3442

22901

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

3455

19210

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

9409

39003

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

6375

26403

Los Angeles - North Hills

20019

32512

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

46299

30576

Los Angeles - Northridge

19101

27367

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

3358

15772

Los Angeles - Pacoima

32062

41650

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

618

16069

Los Angeles - Palms

8031

18303

Los Angeles - Panorama City

27059

35959

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

2254

16598

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

13867

33141

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

411

12860

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

2271

20745

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

7219

20285

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

1436

21890

Los Angeles - Regent Square

641

23058

Los Angeles - Reseda

24637

32156

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1413

30479

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

863

20412

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

19675

25212

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

981

22085

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

18950

21718

Los Angeles - Silverlake

9672

21940

Los Angeles - South Carthay

2305

21756

Los Angeles - South Park

14866

39161

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1532

33421

Los Angeles - Studio City

4658

20758

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

18789

35800

Los Angeles - Sunland

5091

24946

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

115

17774

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

33504

40661

Los Angeles - Tarzana

7691

24909

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

11030

27937

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2200

22428

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

1707

19612

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

361

27642

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

323

17384

Los Angeles - Tujunga

6744

24250

Los Angeles - University Hills

714

20822

Los Angeles - University Park

9196

33494

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

8768

29211

Los Angeles - Valley Village

5988

24223

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

30488

32715

Los Angeles - Venice

6573

19398

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

6173

35890

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3126

40825

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

15550

37756

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

21808

41940

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2303

27420

Los Angeles - View Heights

750

20303

Los Angeles - Watts

16266

38117

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1414

28769

Los Angeles - West Adams

8723

31571

Los Angeles - West Hills

8773

21638

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

7604

20204

Los Angeles - West Vernon

20412

38051

Los Angeles - Westchester

8845

17140

Los Angeles - Westlake

17147

28889

Los Angeles - Westwood

9993

18468

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

16538

45775

Los Angeles - Wilmington

19387

34321

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

13009

25930

Los Angeles - Winnetka

15304

29552

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

14595

21446

Unincorporated - Acton

1521

19082

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

781

18783

Unincorporated - Altadena

8398

19253

Unincorporated - Anaverde

324

21485

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

73

5863

Unincorporated - Arcadia

1456

18243

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

14262

33604

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2276

46477

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2215

32694

Unincorporated - Azusa

4961

31156

Unincorporated - Bassett

4798

32382

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

149

13886

Unincorporated - Bradbury

71

65741

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

2604

33696

Unincorporated - Castaic*

7141

26262

Unincorporated - Cerritos

136

23169

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

2

10000

Unincorporated - Claremont

99

14103

Unincorporated - Covina

4789

28474

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

3601

27397

Unincorporated - Del Aire

886

20168

Unincorporated - Del Rey

92

28931

Unincorporated - Del Sur

538

22277

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

754

30245

Unincorporated - Duarte

1522

34372

Unincorporated - East Covina

76

23100

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1209

22846

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

37

32456

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

47998

38316

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

325

5076

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

5101

33322

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1072

20204

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

1873

21306

Unincorporated - El Monte

51

35172

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

207

12462

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

26332

40695

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

167

25303

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

11763

21033

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

604

24025

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

133

12113

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

527

37323

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

2893

14610

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

17

2515

Unincorporated - La Rambla

603

29060

Unincorporated - La Verne*

500

24510

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

1272

17989

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

147

22006

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

3444

26505

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

345

20998

Unincorporated - Lakewood

1

877

Unincorporated - Lennox

6422

28489

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

259

14792

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1191

29619

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

277

21357

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1040

29140

Unincorporated - Llano

101

11517

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

1683

17883

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

872

22468

Unincorporated - Newhall

87

39545

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

340

28381

Unincorporated - North Whittier

2389

28577

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

4073

16945

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

26

12093

Unincorporated - Palmdale

213

25297

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

66

10628

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

321

16411

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

297

47981

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

15

3261

Unincorporated - Pomona

140

7224

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3109

24090

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

926

34799

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

218

23416

Unincorporated - Rosewood

393

30560

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

413

34619

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1076

32014

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

8782

17212

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

34

3963

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

6409

31695

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

64

3145

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

48

15584

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

616

230712

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

2800

15037

Unincorporated - Saugus

312

201290

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

90

25281

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

88

19341

Unincorporated - South El Monte

625

34819

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

2035

23000

Unincorporated - South Whittier

17240

29111

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

185

23688

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

4070

19412

Unincorporated - Sun Village

1806

29920

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

420

32407

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

304

18335

Unincorporated - Val Verde

844

25506

Unincorporated - Valencia

674

21940

Unincorporated - Valinda

7469

31958

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

2471

21238

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

6094

37750

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

135

8934

Unincorporated - West Carson

5545

25106

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

4

33333

Unincorporated - West LA

559

58718

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

3224

32781

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

390

28698

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

8249

30637

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

170

13077

Unincorporated - Westhills

130

15495

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

727

19739

Unincorporated - Whittier

734

19397

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

65

541667

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

13753

39392

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1419

23544

- Under Investigation

68085



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