For Immediate Release:

May 20, 2022

As case and test positivity rates and hospitalizations increase in LA County, masking will continue to be required in all public transit and indoor transportation hubs within LA County.

Many residents and workers require public transportation to get to their jobs, secure essential goods and services, and connect with family and friends.

Traveling on public transportation increases a person’s risk of getting and spreading COVID-19 by bringing people in close contact with others, often for prolonged periods, in poorly ventilated spaces.

To reduce this risk, the County’s Health Officer Order continues to require masks to be worn by everyone, 2 years of age and older, regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status, on public transit and indoor transportation hubs within the county. This includes wearing masks on commuter trains, subways, buses, taxis, ride-shares, airport and bus terminals, train and subway stations, seaport or other indoor port terminals, or any other indoor area that serves as a transportation hub.

Public Health will reassess this masking requirement when either the COVID-19 community transmission level in Los Angeles County decreases to moderate (<50 weekly cases/100,000 people) or within 30 days, whichever occurs first.

Worksite transmission is also increasing in Los Angeles County and employers are urged to use common sense strategies to help keep employees and customers safe.

The early alert metrics continue to document increased transmission at worksites, with 227 worksite cluster reports received between May 11th through noon on May 17th. This is more than 6 times as many clusters we reported for a 7-day period one month ago.

Of these worksite clusters, 42% were reported from the Retail Trade sector alone, including in Building Material, Garden Equipment and Supply Dealers, and Food and Beverage Stores. Manufacturing, the second most frequent sector represented, accounted for 17% of all worksite cluster reports received.

The vaccines continue to offer strong protection against the virus, and vaccination partners may be able to provide vaccination services for your workplace, organization, or special event. These mobile units offer vaccines and boosters to employees and customers and can be arranged by filling out this form or finding a provider at http://ph.lacounty.gov/acd/ncorona2019/vaccine/providerfinder/ and contacting them directly.

Employers are required to provide all employees at indoor worksites, where masking is optional, with medical grade masks and respirators for voluntary use.

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, if they can’t be socially distanced, outdoors as well.

Residents or workers who are a close contact to someone with COVID-19 and have no symptoms are not required to quarantine but must wear a highly protective mask around others, monitor their health for 10 days and get tested 3-5 days after they were last exposed. If they test positive for COVID-19 within the last 90 days, they don’t need to test unless they get symptoms. If their test result is positive, they must isolate.

Some close contacts must quarantine or be excluded from work if they live or work in select high-risk settings, including emergency shelters and cooling and heating centers; homeless shelters; healthcare settings; long-term care centers; adult and senior care facilities; and local correctional facilities and detention centers.

Some close contacts in other settings may be required to be excluded from work by their employer.

Workers concerned about possible COVID-19 violations or other workplace safety concerns have several options for filing a complaint. To file a complaint with Public Health, which can be submitted anonymously, workers can call the Environmental Health Customer Call Center at (888) 700-9995 or click on the “Report a Problem” at www.ph.lacounty.gov/eh. To file a complaint with Cal/OSHA about employee safety, workplace safety, or hazardous conditions, workers can call (833) 579-0927 or email the local Cal/OSHA Enforcement Office that serves the location of the job site.

“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 we move into the CDC’s Medium Community Level and see elevated levels of concern among our early alert signals, the task in front of us is similar to work we had to do at other points over the past 2 ½ years: slowing transmission. We know what works- masking, testing, and vaccination, along with systems and policies that support the use of these and other effective safety measures. If each of us takes advantage of the good access to these effective resources, I am hopeful that we can slow transmission again, prevent strain on our healthcare system, and protect each other.”

Today, Public Health reported 10 additional deaths and 3,180 new positive cases today. Of the 10 new deaths reported today, one was between the ages of 50-64, one was between the ages of 65-79, and seven were aged 80 years or older. Of the 10 newly reported deaths, six had underlying health conditions. One death was reported by the City of Long Beach. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 32,074.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,929,950 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 3.7%.

There are 401 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,957,743 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	2,929,950
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	2,772,679
-- Long Beach	127,749
-- Pasadena	29,522
Deaths	32,074
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	30,392
-- Long Beach	1,268
-- Pasadena	414
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	85153
- 5 to 11	246418
- 12 to 17	240920
- 18 to 29	617653
- 30 to 49	885123
- 50 to 64	458414
- 65 to 79	178940
- over 80	57998
- Under Investigation	2060
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1411877
- Male	1283236
- Other	1222
- Under Investigation	76344
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	5095
- Asian	176290
- Black	139464
- Hispanic/Latino	1250686
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	14042
- White	364863
- Other	307413
- Under Investigation	514826
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)***	138,333
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	73
- Asian	3794
- Black	2816
- Hispanic/Latino	15612
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	112
- White	7586
- Other	309
- Under Investigation	90
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	4429	21209
City of Alhambra	17764	20483
City of Arcadia	8591	14875
City of Artesia	4281	25490
City of Avalon	64	1654
City of Azusa	13950	27878
City of Baldwin Park	23252	30288
City of Bell	14071	38729
City of Bell Gardens	14278	33150
City of Bellflower	23742	30542
City of Beverly Hills	8831	25582
City of Bradbury	67	6268
City of Burbank	23572	21993
City of Calabasas	4255	17494
City of Carson	26300	28025
City of Cerritos	8852	17680
City of Claremont	7362	20179
City of Commerce*	4580	35045
City of Compton	33446	33478
City of Covina	14976	30543
City of Cudahy	10137	41636
City of Culver City	7974	20003
City of Diamond Bar	9571	16641
City of Downey	36593	32025
City of Duarte	5332	24219
City of El Monte	33514	28579
City of El Segundo	2989	17807
City of Gardena	16726	27281
City of Glendale	45853	22206
City of Glendora	12092	22917
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4217	28734
City of Hawthorne	23103	26021
City of Hermosa Beach	3527	17931
City of Hidden Hills	279	14762
City of Huntington Park	22310	37506
City of Industry	408	93364
City of Inglewood	30018	26428
City of Irwindale	541	37080
City of La Canada Flintridge	3145	15198
City of La Habra Heights	168	3080
City of La Mirada	10764	21702
City of La Puente	12887	31666
City of La Verne	7248	21778
City of Lakewood	19614	24407
City of Lancaster*	51567	31916
City of Lawndale	8304	24704
City of Lomita	4463	21530
City of Lynwood*	25044	34761
City of Malibu	2259	17429
City of Manhattan Beach	5388	14967
City of Maywood	10694	38126
City of Monrovia	8551	22039
City of Montebello	19563	30389
City of Monterey Park	12073	19391
City of Norwalk	33722	31334
City of Palmdale	53684	33770
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1624	12010
City of Paramount	19140	34165
City of Pico Rivera	21313	33154
City of Pomona	52761	33836
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	5234	12244
City of Redondo Beach	10783	15696
City of Rolling Hills	201	10361
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1052	12967
City of Rosemead	11122	20094
City of San Dimas*	8316	24093
City of San Fernando	10622	43158
City of San Gabriel	7885	19253
City of San Marino	1555	11712
City of Santa Clarita	55899	25360
City of Santa Fe Springs	6461	35183
City of Santa Monica	18624	20146
City of Sierra Madre	1623	14769
City of Signal Hill	2943	24947
City of South El Monte	6649	31836
City of South Gate	38828	39558
City of South Pasadena	4360	16735
City of Temple City	6555	17981
City of Torrance	24037	16103
City of Vernon	313	149761
City of Walnut	5099	16701
City of West Covina	30052	27766
City of West Hollywood	8541	23114
City of Westlake Village	297	3553
City of Whittier	24230	27713
Los Angeles	1211660	29957
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	2657	32395
Los Angeles - Alsace	3623	29112
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	663	26499
Los Angeles - Arleta	13856	40314
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	3709	25290
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	7743	24877
Los Angeles - Bel Air	1625	19279
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	2533	20224
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	3229	24512
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	33680	38764
Los Angeles - Brentwood	6102	19712
Los Angeles - Brookside	105	18072
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	1892	26569
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	20596	31546
Los Angeles - Carthay	3124	21750
Los Angeles - Central	15012	38500
Los Angeles - Century City	2563	20036
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	13615	40322
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	9755	26321
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	1825	19900
Los Angeles - Chinatown	2055	25620
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	4170	28654
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	3756	24787
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	4104	29677
Los Angeles - Crestview	2996	26355
Los Angeles - Del Rey	6323	21122
Los Angeles - Downtown*	12362	44941
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	9806	24770
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	7551	25783
Los Angeles - Echo Park	3528	24747
Los Angeles - El Sereno	13591	32508
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1431	25053
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	2816	27687
Los Angeles - Encino	10994	24338
Los Angeles - Exposition	991	29796
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	14823	33001
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	932	25889
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3073	35237
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	19677	41473
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	8333	26367
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	3252	30212
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	16606	28537
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	8619	40079
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	3584	21034
Los Angeles - Harbor City	7244	24919
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	12431	28511
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	469	19469
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	5254	29132
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	15170	39989
Los Angeles - Highland Park	13424	27741
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	4378	31565
Los Angeles - Hollywood	16763	24560
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	5669	19260
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	9408	32963
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	2568	31810
Los Angeles - Koreatown	13279	25688
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1283	28142
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	12615	29889
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	4694	35742
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	4419	29006
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	10317	31650
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	2489	31016
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	7029	24800
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1122	35812
Los Angeles - Longwood	1378	32017
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	4140	19160
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	2463	28854
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	566	18118
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	7826	18427
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	722	16560
Los Angeles - Melrose	20884	26879
Los Angeles - Mid-city	3600	23952
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	3688	20506
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	9619	39873
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	6573	27223
Los Angeles - North Hills	20411	33148
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	47472	31351
Los Angeles - Northridge	19831	28412
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	3692	17341
Los Angeles - Pacoima	32516	42240
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	695	18071
Los Angeles - Palms	8571	19534