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For Immediate Release:

May 04, 2022

COVID Cases and Outbreaks Increasing at K-12 Schools; Public Health Working with Education Partners to Support Safety Measures - 2,484 New Positive Cases and 5 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

As Los Angeles County experiences a high rate of COVID transmission and steady rise in cases, K-12 schools continue to see increases in cases among staff and students, and the number of school outbreaks.

The number of cases among students and staff more than quadrupled between March 27 and April 24, likely reflecting the elimination of the indoor masking requirement in mid-March, students and staff recently returning to campus after gathering and traveling for the Spring holidays, and end-of-year events now underway. For the week ending April 24, there were 3,164 positive cases, with 2,544 among students and 620 among staff. For the week prior, ending April 17, there were 1,879 positive cases at K-12 schools, with 1,478 among students and 401 among staff.

School-associated outbreaks increased slightly for the week ending April 30 with 18 outbreaks (10 in elementary schools, four in middle schools, three in high schools, and one in youth sports). One week prior, for the week ending April 23, there were 13 outbreaks (six in elementary schools, one in a middle school, two in high schools, and four in youth sports). Many of the outbreaks outside of classrooms, some of which have involved dozens of students, have been linked to activities such as indoor school events, proms, musical and theater performances, and field trips.

With increases in the number of outbreaks, and student and staff cases, Public Health’s specialized School Support Team is offering school partners information, resources, help with outbreak management, and technical assistance to support strategies that enhance safety at schools and at school-sponsored events.

Public Health continues to strongly recommend that all students and staff wear well-fitting masks or respirators when indoors and requires masking indoors for any asymptomatic staff and students who have been exposed to someone with COVID-19. This simple step can make a substantial difference, since wearing a face mask or respirator in indoor public settings has been associated with significantly lower odds of testing positive for COVID-19 and masking requirements in schools have been associated with lower risks of outbreaks.

With funding from the CDC, Public Health has partnered with the LA County Office of Education and Heluna Health to support COVID-19 testing in public, charter, and private schools across the County. Public Health is supporting school-based COVID-19 testing programs as well as providing testing support on site; this includes the distribution of more than 8.1 million over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, provided by Public Health, the State, and CDC, to students and staff in schools across the County.

Schools are encouraged to use these testing resources to incorporate response COVID-19 testing into their regular operations. Response testing includes ensuring access to testing for students and staff who have been exposed to a person with COVID-19 and who have COVID-19 symptoms. If resources are available, schools can also offer weekly testing for those who are not fully vaccinated, since these individuals are at elevated risk of becoming severely ill should they become infected and would benefit from an early diagnosis.

Parents and students are expected to follow the isolation and quarantine Health Officer Orders. Students who are required to isolate shouldn’t return to school until they’ve been released from isolation. If they meet the criteria to leave isolation early, they should wear a highly protective mask around others, except when eating or drinking, for 10 days after their symptoms started or the date of their first positive test if they’re asymptomatic.

Exposed asymptomatic students can remain in school, provided they wear a mask indoors when they are around others, for 10 days after their last exposure, and are tested three to five days after exposure, to make sure they aren’t infected.

Parents are urged to take advantage of the nearly 700 school-based vaccination clinics that are available during the month of May. These campus vaccine sites offer pediatric doses for ages 5-11, as well as vaccines and boosters for eligible individuals 12 years of age and older. As a reminder, vaccines continue to prevent severe 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. “I know many people are tired of the pandemic, they are tired of wearing masks, and exhausted trying to deal with the uncertainty and ever-changing guidance. It is very tempting to minimize the impact of the virus to support our desire to return to our pre-pandemic lives. Unfortunately, this would be a mistake that could make it harder for us to embrace strategies that extend protections while minimizing disruptions. There continue to be sensible steps we can take to reduce risk and prevent serious illness and deaths among those most vulnerable.”

Today, Public Health reported 5 additional deaths and 2,484 new positive cases today. Of the 5 new deaths reported today, two were between the ages of 65-79 and three were aged 80 years or older. Of the 5 newly reported deaths, 4 had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 31,982.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,882,279 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 2.2 %.

There are 248 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,871,058 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

2,882,279

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

2,726,983

-- Long Beach

126,435

-- Pasadena

28,861

Deaths

31,982

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

30,303

-- Long Beach

1,265

-- Pasadena

414

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

- 0 to 4

83818

- 5 to 11

242309

- 12 to 17

236515

- 18 to 29

607969

- 30 to 49

870297

- 50 to 64

451168

- 65 to 79

175759

- over 80

57105

- Under Investigation

2043

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

- Female

1387696

- Male

1262844

- Other

1189

- Under Investigation

75254

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

5014

- Asian

170489

- Black

137026

- Hispanic/Latino

1238003

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

13802

- White

355140

- Other

302179

- Under Investigation

505330

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

137,578

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

73

- Asian

3783

- Black

2807

- Hispanic/Latino

15580

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

112

- White

7550

- Other

308

- Under Investigation

90

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

4302

20600

City of Alhambra

17307

19956

City of Arcadia

8308

14385

City of Artesia

4220

25127

City of Avalon

63

1628

City of Azusa

13815

27608

City of Baldwin Park

23013

29977

City of Bell

13937

38360

City of Bell Gardens

14211

32994

City of Bellflower

23472

30195

City of Beverly Hills

8599

24910

City of Bradbury

66

6174

City of Burbank

22828

21299

City of Calabasas

4110

16898

City of Carson

25850

27545

City of Cerritos

8624

17225

City of Claremont

7188

19702

City of Commerce*

4532

34677

City of Compton

33237

33269

City of Covina

14800

30184

City of Cudahy

10073

41373

City of Culver City

7686

19280

City of Diamond Bar

9327

16217

City of Downey

36241

31717

City of Duarte

5225

23733

City of El Monte

33250

28354

City of El Segundo

2884

17181

City of Gardena

16410

26766

City of Glendale

45058

21821

City of Glendora

11925

22601

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4198

28605

City of Hawthorne

22801

25681

City of Hermosa Beach

3410

17336

City of Hidden Hills

272

14392

City of Huntington Park

22148

37234

City of Industry

405

92677

City of Inglewood

29627

26084

City of Irwindale

538

36875

City of La Canada Flintridge

2991

14454

City of La Habra Heights

162

2970

City of La Mirada

10576

21323

City of La Puente

12773

31386

City of La Verne

7136

21441

City of Lakewood

19226

23924

City of Lancaster*

51179

31676

City of Lawndale

8192

24371

City of Lomita

4372

21091

City of Lynwood*

24896

34555

City of Malibu

2183

16843

City of Manhattan Beach

5164

14345

City of Maywood

10607

37816

City of Monrovia

8392

21629

City of Montebello

19356

30068

City of Monterey Park

11772

18907

City of Norwalk

33389

31024

City of Palmdale

53270

33510

City of Palos Verdes Estates

1567

11589

City of Paramount

19011

33934

City of Pico Rivera

21086

32801

City of Pomona

52300

33540

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

5046

11804

City of Redondo Beach

10351

15068

City of Rolling Hills

194

10000

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1024

12622

City of Rosemead

10952

19787

City of San Dimas*

8154

23624

City of San Fernando

10507

42691

City of San Gabriel

7727

18868

City of San Marino

1490

11222

City of Santa Clarita

54749

24838

City of Santa Fe Springs

6398

34840

City of Santa Monica

17856

19315

City of Sierra Madre

1570

14287

City of Signal Hill

2881

24421

City of South El Monte

6600

31602

City of South Gate

38571

39296

City of South Pasadena

4170

16006

City of Temple City

6362

17452

City of Torrance

23372

15658

City of Vernon

311

148804

City of Walnut

4973

16288

City of West Covina

29557

27308

City of West Hollywood

8275

22395

City of Westlake Village

285

3409

City of Whittier

23920

27358

Los Angeles

1189714

29415

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

2630

32065

Los Angeles - Alsace

3577

28742

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

6

15000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

645

25779

Los Angeles - Arleta

13717

39910

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

3616

24656

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

7611

24453

Los Angeles - Bel Air

1547

18353

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

2456

19609

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

3141

23844

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

33429

38475

Los Angeles - Brentwood

5800

18737

Los Angeles - Brookside

99

17040

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

1855

26050

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

20315

31116

Los Angeles - Carthay

3017

21005

Los Angeles - Central

14927

38282

Los Angeles - Century City

2466

19278

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

13524

40052

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

9450

25499

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

1730

18864

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2019

25171

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

4104

28200

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

3692

24365

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

4036

29185

Los Angeles - Crestview

2934

25809

Los Angeles - Del Rey

6128

20470

Los Angeles - Downtown*

12153

44181

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

9475

23933

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

7437

25394

Los Angeles - Echo Park

3424

24018

Los Angeles - El Sereno

13394

32037

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1396

24440

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

2753

27067

Los Angeles - Encino

10613

23495

Los Angeles - Exposition

979

29435

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

14618

32544

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

914

25389

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3048

34950

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

19567

41241

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

8151

25791

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

3217

29887

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

16249

27924

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

8562

39814

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

3474

20389

Los Angeles - Harbor City

7107

24448

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

12265

28131

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

462

19178

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

5186

28755

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

15052

39678

Los Angeles - Highland Park

13174

27224

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

4308

31060

Los Angeles - Hollywood

16389

24012

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

5435

18465

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

9307

32609

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

2524

31265

Los Angeles - Koreatown

13101

25344

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1255

27528

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

12385

29344

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

4629

35247

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

4327

28402

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

10180

31230

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

2457

30617

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

6935

24468

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1110

35429

Los Angeles - Longwood

1355

31482

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

3968

18364

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

2414

28280

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

538

17222

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

7537

17746

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

699

16032

Los Angeles - Melrose

20421

26283

Los Angeles - Mid-city

3514

23380

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

3555

19766

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

9492

39347

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

6454

26730

Los Angeles - North Hills

20180

32773

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

46745

30871

Los Angeles - Northridge

19373

27756

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

3487

16378

Los Angeles - Pacoima

32216

41850

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

644

16745

Los Angeles - Palms

8255

18814

Los Angeles - Panorama City

27244

36205

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

2316

17054

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

13945

33328

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

422

13204

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

2357

21531

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

7394

20777

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

1498

22835

Los Angeles - Regent Square

652

23453

Los Angeles - Reseda

24859

32446

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1423

30695

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

885

20932

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

19830

25411

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

989

22265

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

19351

22178

Los Angeles - Silverlake

9857

22360

Los Angeles - South Carthay

2358

22256

Los Angeles - South Park

14922

39309

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1543

33661

Los Angeles - Studio City

4795

21368

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

18907

36025

Los Angeles - Sunland

5156

25265

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

119

18393

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

33760

40972

Los Angeles - Tarzana

7787

25220

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

11150

28241

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2229

22724

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

1751

20117

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

364

27871

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

330

17761

Los Angeles - Tujunga

6825

24542

Los Angeles - University Hills

725

21143

Los Angeles - University Park

9326

33967

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

8846

29471

Los Angeles - Valley Village

6118

24749

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

30727

32971

Los Angeles - Venice

6778

20003

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

6201

36052

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3148

41113

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

15609

37899

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

21862

42044

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2324

27670

Los Angeles - View Heights

763

20655

Los Angeles - Watts

16352

38318

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1429

29074

Los Angeles - West Adams

8811

31889

Los Angeles - West Hills

8923

22008

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

7816

20767

Los Angeles - West Vernon

20509

38232

Los Angeles - Westchester

9099

17633

Los Angeles - Westlake

17259

29078

Los Angeles - Westwood

10574

19542

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

16357

45274

Los Angeles - Wilmington

19519

34555

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

13146

26203

Los Angeles - Winnetka

15444

29823

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

14865

21843

Unincorporated - Acton

1527

19157

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

786

18903

Unincorporated - Altadena

8501

19489

Unincorporated - Anaverde

325

21552

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

74

5944

Unincorporated - Arcadia

1468

18394

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

14332

33768

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2290

46763

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2223

32812

Unincorporated - Azusa

4984

31301

Unincorporated - Bassett

4817

32510

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

149

13886

Unincorporated - Bradbury

72

66667

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

2646

34239

Unincorporated - Castaic*

7597

27939

Unincorporated - Cerritos

139

23680

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

2

10000

Unincorporated - Claremont

100

14245

Unincorporated - Covina

4836

28753

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

3624

27572

Unincorporated - Del Aire

905

20601

Unincorporated - Del Rey

96

30189

Unincorporated - Del Sur

543

22484

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

754

30245

Unincorporated - Duarte

1529

34530

Unincorporated - East Covina

76

23100

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1217

22997

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

37

32456

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

48234

38504

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

328

5123

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

5113

33401

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1080

20354

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

1893

21533

Unincorporated - El Monte

51

35172

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

208

12523

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

26421

40833

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

167

25303

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

11878

21239

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

4

400000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

608

24185

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

134

12204

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

537

38031

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

2953

14913

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

17

2515

Unincorporated - La Rambla

608

29301

Unincorporated - La Verne*

505

24755

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

1302

18413

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

149

22305

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

3455

26589

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

346

21059

Unincorporated - Lakewood

1

877

Unincorporated - Lennox

6445

28591

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

259

14792

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1198

29794

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

278

21434

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1042

29196

Unincorporated - Llano

101

11517

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

1724

18319

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

881

22700

Unincorporated - Newhall

87

39545

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

342

28548

Unincorporated - North Whittier

2412

28852

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

4149

17262

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

26

12093

Unincorporated - Palmdale

217

25772

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

66

10628

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

322

16462

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

297

47981

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

15

3261

Unincorporated - Pomona

141

7276

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3123

24198

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

941

35363

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

217

23308

Unincorporated - Rosewood

394

30638

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

415

34786

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1078

32074

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

8891

17426

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

35

4079

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

6430

31799

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

66

3243

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

49

15909

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

617

231086

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

2882

15477

Unincorporated - Saugus

321

207097

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

90

25281

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

88

19341

Unincorporated - South El Monte

625

34819

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

2045

23113

Unincorporated - South Whittier

17340

29280

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

185

23688

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

4148

19784

Unincorporated - Sun Village

1817

30103

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

422

32562

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

313

18878

Unincorporated - Val Verde

861

26020

Unincorporated - Valencia

690

22461

Unincorporated - Valinda

7517

32164

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

2527

21719

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

6127

37955

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

135

8934

Unincorporated - West Carson

5618

25437

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

4

33333

Unincorporated - West LA

577

60609

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

3240

32944

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

392

28845

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

8307

30852

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

173

13308

Unincorporated - Westhills

132

15733

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

730

19821

Unincorporated - Whittier

744

19662

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

65

541667

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

13795

39513

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1437

23843

- Under Investigation

67003



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