As Schools Prepare to Reopen, Sensible Steps Are Recommended to Reduce Risk
2,335 New Positive Cases and 13 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Throughout the pandemic, many children have been infected with COVID-19. Over the past 30-day period ending August 6, 13,438 children ages 5 to 17 were confirmed COVID-19 cases in LA County, representing 9% of all reported cases during that time period.

While most children experience mild illness, there is no way to know in advance how children will be affected by COVID-19. Many children in LA County experienced serious illness and required hospitalization after becoming infected with COVID-19. To date, there have been 1,866 children ages 5 to 17 hospitalized with COVID-19.

Although very rare, COVID-19 cases among children can sometimes result a few weeks later in a very serious, post-infection illness known as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), a condition where different body parts become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal organs. In total, over the course of the pandemic, Public Health has confirmed 314 cases of MIS-C.

Tragically, since the pandemic began in 2020, there have been 12 pediatric deaths – two younger than age 5, three children ages 5 to 11, and seven children ages 12 to 17.

Vaccines continue to provide the best protection against severe illness in children, as children who are unvaccinated are more likely to become seriously ill and require hospitalization. In fact, for the 90-day period ending July 21, unvaccinated children ages 12 to 17, were more than four times more likely to be hospitalized than vaccinated children in the same age group.

Since vaccinations provide the best protection against severe illness, parents are urged to make sure that they and their children are up-to-date on their vaccinations and boosters.

Currently, 35% of school-age children ages 5-11 are fully vaccinated, which is far less than the 79% of school-age children ages 12-17 who are fully vaccinated.

Getting vaccinated has never been easier, as across the county there are hundreds of locations for children to get vaccinated, including 163 mobile vaccination sites at schools this week. Parents can visit the Public Health website at VaccinateLACounty.com or VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish) to learn about locations, and schedules for clinics offering COVID-19 vaccines.

For those who have any questions about vaccine safety and effectiveness, please reach out to your pediatrician or clinician or speak with a Public Health staff member at the COVID-19 call center, 1-833-540-0473 between the hours of 8 am and 8:30 pm, seven days a week.

“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. “With 9% of new cases the past 30 days among school-aged children, staff, parents, and students are asked to adhere to Public Health safety measures at schools that can limit spread. This includes making sure that those who are sick do not come to school, those who are infected, follow isolation protocols, and those with symptoms and/or exposures get tested. Everyone is urged to wear a mask when indoors and to continue following good hand hygiene. Students and staff should take advantage of the ample supply of vaccines to be up-to-date on their vaccinations. Following these sensible steps helps reduce illness and absences, lowering the risk of disruption at schools. We can also each do our part to support safety at schools by taking practical steps to reduce community transmission since, as we know too well, high case rates in the community create additional risk for spread at schools and worksites.”

Today, Public Health reported 13 additional deaths and 2,335 new positive cases. Of the 13 new deaths reported today, one person was between the ages of 30-49, two people were between the ages of 50-64, four people were between the ages of 65-79, and six people were aged 80 years or older. Of the 13 newly reported deaths, all had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 32,869.

Public Health has reported a total of 3,338,352 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 12.7%.

There are 1,151 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,378,171 individuals, with 24% 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:

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	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	3,338,352
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	3,157,624
-- Long Beach	146,150
-- Pasadena	34,578
Deaths	32,869
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	31,138
-- Long Beach	1,308
-- Pasadena	423
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	99188
- 5 to 11	268894
- 12 to 17	263015
- 18 to 29	694016
- 30 to 49	1016106
- 50 to 64	531574
- 65 to 79	213543
- over 80	69073
- Under Investigation	2215
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1617674
- Male	1454291
- Other	1455
- Under Investigation	84204
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	5907
- Asian	220959
- Black	160593
- Hispanic/Latino	1375269
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	16082
- White	425922
- Other	357849
- Under Investigation	595043
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	148,847
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	74
- Asian	3927
- Black	2900
- Hispanic/Latino	15825
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	112
- White	7880
- Other	329
- Under Investigation	91
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	5786	27707
City of Alhambra	21531	24827
City of Arcadia	11004	19053
City of Artesia	5131	30551
City of Avalon	66	1706
City of Azusa	15827	31629
City of Baldwin Park	26461	34468
City of Bell	15527	42736
City of Bell Gardens	15609	36240
City of Bellflower	27161	34941
City of Beverly Hills	10348	29977
City of Bradbury	67	6268
City of Burbank	28281	26386
City of Calabasas	5071	20849
City of Carson	30858	32882
City of Cerritos	11190	22350
City of Claremont	8382	22974
City of Commerce*	5147	39383
City of Compton	36894	36929
City of Covina	17083	34841
City of Cudahy	11254	46223
City of Culver City	9855	24721
City of Diamond Bar	11485	19969
City of Downey	41427	36256
City of Duarte	6334	28770
City of El Monte	37884	32305
City of El Segundo	3623	21583
City of Gardena	19344	31551
City of Glendale	52627	25486
City of Glendora	14029	26588
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4671	31827
City of Hawthorne	26239	29553
City of Hermosa Beach	4156	21129
City of Hidden Hills	350	18519
City of Huntington Park	24519	41219
City of Industry	464	106178
City of Inglewood	33724	29691
City of Irwindale	609	41741
City of La Canada Flintridge	3906	18876
City of La Habra Heights	173	3171
City of La Mirada	12367	24934
City of La Puente	14512	35659
City of La Verne	8327	25020
City of Lakewood	23360	29068
City of Lancaster*	57249	35433
City of Lawndale	9498	28256
City of Lomita	5269	25418
City of Lynwood*	27910	38739
City of Malibu	2603	20083
City of Manhattan Beach	6455	17931
City of Maywood	11714	41763
City of Monrovia	10129	26106
City of Montebello	22370	34750
City of Monterey Park	14877	23894
City of Norwalk	37849	35168
City of Palmdale	59962	37720
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1930	14273
City of Paramount	21124	37706
City of Pico Rivera	24512	38131
City of Pomona	58355	37424
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	6434	15051
City of Redondo Beach	13382	19480
City of Rolling Hills	245	12629
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1278	15752
City of Rosemead	13459	24316
City of San Dimas*	9725	28175
City of San Fernando	11658	47367
City of San Gabriel	9575	23380
City of San Marino	2026	15259
City of Santa Clarita	64693	29349
City of Santa Fe Springs	7232	39381
City of Santa Monica	23034	24916
City of Sierra Madre	2017	18355
City of Signal Hill	3501	29677
City of South El Monte	7445	35648
City of South Gate	43162	43973
City of South Pasadena	5475	21015
City of Temple City	8428	23119
City of Torrance	29326	19647
City of Vernon	334	159809
City of Walnut	6371	20867
City of West Covina	34920	32263
City of West Hollywood	9963	26963
City of Westlake Village	346	4139
City of Whittier	27725	31710
Los Angeles	1369691	33865
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	2915	35540
Los Angeles - Alsace	4090	32865
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	744	29736
Los Angeles - Arleta	15352	44667
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	4382	29879
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	8961	28790
Los Angeles - Bel Air	2151	25519
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	2989	23864
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	3728	28300
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	37064	42659
Los Angeles - Brentwood	7479	24161
Los Angeles - Brookside	128	22031
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	2136	29996
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	22966	35176
Los Angeles - Carthay	3754	26137
Los Angeles - Central	16008	41055
Los Angeles - Century City	3218	25156
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	14791	43804
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	11301	30493
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	2190	23880
Los Angeles - Chinatown	2438	30395
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	4729	32495
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	4318	28496
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	4702	34001
Los Angeles - Crestview	3415	30040
Los Angeles - Del Rey	7471	24957
Los Angeles - Downtown*	14210	51660
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	11906	30074
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	8527	29115
Los Angeles - Echo Park	4075	28584
Los Angeles - El Sereno	15385	36799
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1631	28554
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	3252	31973
Los Angeles - Encino	13313	29472
Los Angeles - Exposition	1152	34636
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	16289	36265
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	1103	30639
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3374	38688
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	21237	44761
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	9794	30990
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	3670	34095
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	19167	32938
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	9312	43302
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	4192	24602
Los Angeles - Harbor City	8325	28638
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	14059	32245
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	550	22831
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	5709	31655
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	16562	43659
Los Angeles - Highland Park	15440	31907
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	4906	35371
Los Angeles - Hollywood	19296	28271
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	6751	22936
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	10530	36894
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	2881	35687
Los Angeles - Koreatown	14796	28623
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1484	32551
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	14348	33995
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	5273	40151
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	5073	33298
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	11636	35697
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	2742	34168
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	7963	28095
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1285	41015
Los Angeles - Longwood	1561	36269
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	5050	23371
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	2827	33119
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	709	22695
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	9501	22371
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	843	19335
Los Angeles - Melrose	23594	30367
Los Angeles - Mid-city	4152	27625
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	4373	24315
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	10711	44400
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	7521	31149
Los Angeles - North Hills	22860	37125
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	53513	35341
Los Angeles - Northridge	22676	32489
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	4440	20854
Los Angeles - Pacoima	35577	46217
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	822	21373
Los Angeles - Palms	10438	23789
Los Angeles - Panorama City	30451	40466
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	2813	20714
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	15127	36153
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	525	16427
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	3000	27405
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	9262	26026
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	1948	29695
Los Angeles - Regent Square	788	28345
Los Angeles - Reseda	28594	37321
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1634	35246
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	1076	25449
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	23291	29846
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	1141	25687
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	24075	27592
Los Angeles - Silverlake	12000	27221
Los Angeles - South Carthay	2816	26579
Los Angeles - South Park	16065	42320
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1735	37849
Los Angeles - Studio City	6121	27277

As Schools Prepare to Reopen, Sensible Steps Are Recommended to Reduce Risk 2,335 New Positive Cases and 13 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

As Schools Prepare to Reopen, Sensible Steps Are Recommended to Reduce Risk
2,335 New Positive Cases and 13 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County