Public Health Expands Access to “Test to Treat” Program - 789 New Positive Cases and 17 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County Today

Because the efficacy of therapeutics requires rapid access to starting treatment, Public Health is expanding access to therapeutics across L.A. County by launching the Public Health “Test to Treat” Tele-health Services and adding additional “Test to Treat” locations.

Two oral COVID-19 oral therapeutics (Paxlovid and Molnupiravir) are available in LA County which have been found effective against Omicron subvariants BA.1 and BA.2. These therapeutics are for use in children and adults who weigh at least 88 pounds, test positive for COVID-19, have mild to moderate symptoms, and are at high risk for progressing to severe disease. These two therapeutics must be started within five days of a patient experiencing symptoms.

Residents currently have the option of accessing these medications by going to one of 58 Test to Treat sites in the county, one of the 26 DHS-Fulgent Testing sites, or one of three Public Health vaccination sites (Market Street Center in Santa Clarita, Obregon Park in East Los Angeles, and Ted Watkins Memorial Park in South Los Angeles).

The federal government “Test to Treat'' program currently includes 20 CVS Minute Clinics and 11 Walgreens locations in L.A. County that allow patients to walk in to get tested, evaluated, and treated on the same visit at the same location. States and local jurisdictions have also been identifying other clinical sites that can offer similar services.

Residents can find current “Test to Treat” locations in LA County at: ph.lacounty.gov/covidmedicines.

Beginning this week, residents having difficulty accessing medications or a “Test to Treat” location have several additional options.

Individuals can contact our Public Health Call Center seven days a week from 8:00 am - 8:30 pm at 833-540-0473. Call center staff will answer questions and connect patients to services as needed. Patients who are looking for testing or treatment will be referred to a site, and patients who already have a positive test result but are looking for access to evaluation and treatment will either be referred to a nearby Test to Treat center or connected to the Public Health telehealth services. Telehealth services are available seven days a week to screen patients for eligibility and determine which medication, if any, would be appropriate for the patients. Medications are then shipped to the patient’s home overnight or the patient is referred to a nearby Test to Treat site to ensure timely access.

Public Health has also partnered with Healthvana and 26 Department of Health Services-Fulgent testing sites located in under-resourced communities hard-hit by the pandemic. This pilot project allows patients who test positive at one of these sites to receive a test result text from Healthvana, and if symptomatic, the text directs them to contact the Public Health Call Center to report their result. These patients will then be routed to a Public Health telehealth visit for screening.

Patients testing positive at one of the Public Health vaccination sites will also be routed for a telehealth visit with overnight shipment of medications.

“We extend our deepest sympathies to everyone mourning the loss of a loved one from COVID-19,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “As the more infectious BA.2 subvariant continues to spread across the County, eligible individuals can take advantage of two oral therapeutics. By expanding the number of sites and launching Public Health ‘Test to Treat’ Tele-health Services, more residents are able to quickly start treatment within five days of when symptoms first surface. These highly effective therapeutics can prevent serious illness or death, and for those County residents in underserved areas lacking convenient access to testing and pharmacies or clinics, a tele-health option makes access to these medications much easier. With the recent increases in cases, we are hopeful that as more residents learn about the new oral medications, they will not delay seeking care if they test positive. We thank our partners across the County working to bring these life-saving medications to residents.”

Today, Public Health reported 17 additional deaths and 789 cases for Monday. Of the 17 new deaths reported, two people were between the ages of 50-64, nine were between the ages of 65-79, and six were aged 80 years or older. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 31,739.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,838,442 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 1.0%.

There are 292 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,731,000 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:

o Residential Congregate Settings

o Non-Residential Settings

o 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	2,838,442
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	2,684,493
-- Long Beach	125,747
-- Pasadena	28,202
Deaths	31,739
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	30,066
-- Long Beach	1,261
-- Pasadena	412
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	82514
- 5 to 11	238938
- 12 to 17	233351
- 18 to 29	597819
- 30 to 49	856231
- 50 to 64	444563
- 65 to 79	172751
- over 80	56250
- Under Investigation	2076
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1365163
- Male	1244171
- Other	1044
- Under Investigation	74115
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	4921
- Asian	164630
- Black	134684
- Hispanic/Latino	1227228
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	13605
- White	345078
- Other	298161
- Under Investigation	496186
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	136,061
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	73
- Asian	3756
- Black	2776
- Hispanic/Latino	15474
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	111
- White	7470
- Other	311
- Under Investigation	95
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	4166	19949
City of Alhambra	16860	19441
City of Arcadia	8013	13874
City of Artesia	4158	24757
City of Avalon	62	1602
City of Azusa	13684	27346
City of Baldwin Park	22831	29740
City of Bell	13830	38066
City of Bell Gardens	14126	32797
City of Bellflower	23246	29904
City of Beverly Hills	8304	24056
City of Bradbury	65	6080
City of Burbank	22212	20724
City of Calabasas	3948	16232
City of Carson	25421	27088
City of Cerritos	8366	16710
City of Claremont	6669	18279
City of Commerce*	4509	34501
City of Compton	33046	33078
City of Covina	14626	29829
City of Cudahy	10005	41093
City of Culver City	7370	18487
City of Diamond Bar	9118	15853
City of Downey	35775	31309
City of Duarte	5152	23401
City of El Monte	32942	28091
City of El Segundo	2774	16526
City of Gardena	16173	26379
City of Glendale	44236	21423
City of Glendora	11742	22254
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4162	28359
City of Hawthorne	22480	25319
City of Hermosa Beach	3288	16716
City of Hidden Hills	259	13704
City of Huntington Park	21979	36949
City of Industry	399	91304
City of Inglewood	29250	25752
City of Irwindale	538	36875
City of La Canada Flintridge	2857	13807
City of La Habra Heights	162	2970
City of La Mirada	10407	20982
City of La Puente	12654	31093
City of La Verne	7048	21177
City of Lakewood	18894	23511
City of Lancaster*	50724	31394
City of Lawndale	8052	23954
City of Lomita	4270	20599
City of Lynwood*	24724	34316
City of Malibu	2093	16148
City of Manhattan Beach	4942	13728
City of Maywood	10539	37574
City of Monrovia	8234	21222
City of Montebello	19163	29768
City of Monterey Park	11481	18440
City of Norwalk	33129	30783
City of Palmdale	52826	33231
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1501	11100
City of Paramount	18888	33715
City of Pico Rivera	20917	32538
City of Pomona	51869	33264
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	4853	11353
City of Redondo Beach	9946	14478
City of Rolling Hills	187	9639
City of Rolling Hills Estates	985	12141
City of Rosemead	10764	19447
City of San Dimas*	8033	23273
City of San Fernando	10421	42341
City of San Gabriel	7570	18484
City of San Marino	1420	10695
City of Santa Clarita	53815	24414
City of Santa Fe Springs	6344	34546
City of Santa Monica	17016	18406
City of Sierra Madre	1523	13859
City of Signal Hill	2834	24023
City of South El Monte	6559	31405
City of South Gate	38295	39015
City of South Pasadena	3983	15288
City of Temple City	6175	16939
City of Torrance	22705	15211
City of Vernon	308	147368
City of Walnut	4857	15908
City of West Covina	29156	26938
City of West Hollywood	7957	21534
City of Westlake Village	275	3289
City of Whittier	23625	27021
Los Angeles	1168958	28902
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	2603	31736
Los Angeles - Alsace	3533	28389
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	629	25140
Los Angeles - Arleta	13598	39564
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	3523	24022
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	7447	23926
Los Angeles - Bel Air	1476	17511
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	2338	18667
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	3021	22933
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	33213	38227
Los Angeles - Brentwood	5505	17784
Los Angeles - Brookside	97	16695
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	1823	25600
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	20031	30681
Los Angeles - Carthay	2895	20156
Los Angeles - Central	14833	38041
Los Angeles - Century City	2335	18254
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	13454	39845
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	9260	24986
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	1620	17664
Los Angeles - Chinatown	1974	24610
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	4028	27678
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	3633	23975
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	3956	28607
Los Angeles - Crestview	2850	25070
Los Angeles - Del Rey	5944	19856
Los Angeles - Downtown*	11750	42716
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	9126	23052
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	7296	24912
Los Angeles - Echo Park	3321	23295
Los Angeles - El Sereno	13227	31637
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1358	23775
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	2707	26615
Los Angeles - Encino	10268	22731
Los Angeles - Exposition	971	29194
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	14376	32006
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	889	24694
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3021	34641
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	19429	40951
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	7981	25253
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	3178	29524
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	15930	27375
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	8512	39581
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	3343	19620
Los Angeles - Harbor City	6959	23939
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	12105	27764
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	454	18846
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	5139	28495
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	14923	39338
Los Angeles - Highland Park	12902	26662
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	4253	30663
Los Angeles - Hollywood	15933	23344
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	5191	17636
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	9189	32196
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	2486	30794
Los Angeles - Koreatown	12915	24984
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1233	27045
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	12181	28861
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	4586	34920
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	4221	27706
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	10051	30834
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	2428	30255
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	6811	24031
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1087	34695
Los Angeles - Longwood	1317	30599
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	3766	17429
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	2378	27858
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	515	16485
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	7237	17040
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	656	15046
Los Angeles - Melrose	19989	25727
Los Angeles - Mid-city	3402	22635
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	3391	18855
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	9370	38841
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	6337	26246
Los Angeles - North Hills	19935	32375
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	45985	30369
Los Angeles - Northridge	18982	27196
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	3285	15429
Los Angeles - Pacoima	31989	41555
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	605	15731
Los Angeles - Palms	7871	17939
Los Angeles - Panorama City	26972	35843
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	2232	16436
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	13820	33029
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	406	12703
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	2230	20371
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	7146	20080
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	1406	21433
Los Angeles - Regent Square	637	22914
Los Angeles - Reseda	24533	32020
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1404	30285
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	856	20246
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	19468	24947
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	971	21860
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	18653	21378
Los Angeles - Silverlake	9508	21568
Los Angeles - South Carthay	2280	21520
Los Angeles - South Park	14816	39030
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1527	33312
Los Angeles - Studio City	4572	20374
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	18723	35674
Los Angeles - Sunland	5069	24838
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	113	17465