As Schools Reopened with Testing, Masking, Infection Control and Outbreak Management Protocols in Place, Case Rates Decline 30% Among County Children - 49 New Deaths and 2,218 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Please note: On Saturday, September 11 and Sunday, September 12, Public Health will make improvements to the data processing systems which will result in no new data being reported on those days. Neither the collection of this data nor outbreak investigations will be affected by this pause in reporting; however, no press releases will be issued during this system's upgrade.

While case rates increased among children in all age groups between mid-July and mid-August, cases have declined by about 30% in all age groups among children (0-4, 5-11, and 12-17 years old) over the past two weeks. The decrease is similar to the decreases we are seeing in cases among adult residents and occurred as many schools reopened with testing, masking, infection control and outbreak management protocols in place. Over the past week, children under 18 comprised, on average, 27% of all cases seen in L.A. County.

Among L.A. County teens 12 to 17 years old, more than half of whom are vaccinated, we see just how powerfully protective the vaccines really are. As of August 28, the case rate among unvaccinated 12 to 17-year-olds was 424 cases among every 100,000 unvaccinated children in this age group compared with 51 cases among 100,000 of those vaccinated. Among groups ineligible for vaccination, the case rate was 130 per 100,000 children aged 0 to 4, and 230 per 100,000 children aged 5 to 11.

As of September 5, 62% of L.A. County residents 12 to 15 years old received at least one dose of vaccine, while 51% were fully vaccinated. Sixty-nine percent of residents 16 to 17 years old received at least one dose, and 59% were fully vaccinated.

In K-12 school settings countywide, between August 15 and September 7, 7,784 student cases and 1,250 staff cases were reported, with the vast majority occurring at LAUSD, which tests everyone weekly. The second highest number of cases came from other K-12 schools in L.A. County. With more than 1.5 million students and 175,000 staff countywide (by last year’s counts), 0.5% of the student body and 0.7% of staff have become infected since school districts reopened. This is slightly higher than the 0.4% rate of infection experienced overall in the County.

Many school sites (1,032 schools) are now reporting three or more cases. Five hundred and seventy school sites reported one case and 260 school sites reported two cases. As these numbers are cumulative, it is not surprising to see cases accumulate in schools. Every case identified at a school needs to isolate at home away from others for 10 days from their symptom onset or test date. Their close contacts are identified and, if unvaccinated, they are required to quarantine.

Public Health investigated eight outbreaks during the week of August 22 and six last week, with most outbreaks now taking place in elementary schools. The small number of confirmed outbreaks is very low and a positive sign that mitigation efforts may be very effective at reducing transmission. Nonetheless, we anticipate an upward trend in outbreaks as more schools are open.

Today, Public Health confirms 49 new deaths and 2,218 new cases of COVID-19. The number of new cases reported today is an undercount due to missing test results from one lab. Of the 49 new deaths reported today, 13 people who passed away were over the age of 80, 13 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, 15 people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and seven people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. One death was reported by the City of Long Beach. To date, Public Health identified 1,425,806 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 25,563 deaths.

There are 1,385 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 30% of these people are in the ICU. This is a decrease of 288 daily hospitalizations in one week.

Testing results are available for nearly 8,300,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 3.4%.

"To everyone who has lost a friend or loved one to COVID-19, we send you our deepest condolences,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “We support the actions taken by the Los Angeles Unified School District and other schools and school districts to add an additional layer of protection at schools through a sensible school vaccine requirement for eligible students. Vaccination remains one of the quickest and most powerful ways to decrease community transmission and prevent serious illness, which helps keep students, teachers, and staff in school, and the COVID-19 vaccines have proven to be safe and effective. Public Health will continue to work closely with school districts as they take critical actions to protect students and staff from a dangerous and highly infectious virus.”

Public Health is encouraging students and parents eager to have more information about COVID-19 and to help educate others in their communities about COVID-19 on how to create safety at school and at home, to join the Parent and Student Ambassador Programs. Parents and students who sign up will receive free training from L.A. County educators on COVID-19, support for school-based activities, and a certificate of completion at the end of the program. Orientation for the parent program will take place on September 15, 2021 from 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m., and Public Health is accepting registrations on a rolling basis. So far, 120 parents have signed up, representing roughly 98 different schools ranging from preschool to high school. Public Health is also enrolling students for an upcoming student ambassador program orientation. More information including how to sign up for parents and students is available online or you can email TK12ambassador@ph.lacounty.gov.

Public Health has a new feature on its interactive vaccine website, VaccinateLAcounty.com, that allows people to look at the proportion of school aged residents who are vaccinated by school district. Public Health will be rolling out a school data dashboard later this month that will enable residents to easily see daily counts of cases and contacts at any school in the county.

Visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish) If you don’t have internet access, can’t use a computer, or you’re over 65, you can call 1-833-540-0473 for help finding an appointment, connecting to free transportation to and from a vaccination site, or scheduling a home-visit if you are homebound.

COVID-19 Sector Protocols, Best Practices, COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard, COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive Dashboard, Recovery Dashboard, and additional actions you can take to protect yourself, your family and your community are on the Public Health website www.publichealth.lacounty.gov.

Please see additional information below:

	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	1425806
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1350792
-- Long Beach	62123
-- Pasadena	12891
Deaths	25563
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	24217
-- Long Beach	990
-- Pasadena	356
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	34954
- 5 to 11	72156
- 12 to 17	83996
- 18 to 29	322525
- 30 to 49	449500
- 50 to 64	250945
- 65 to 79	99969
- over 80	35943
- Under Investigation	804
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	682099
- Male	639222
- Other	733
- Under Investigation	28738
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2291
- Asian	64325
- Black	63575
- Hispanic/Latino	700751
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	4952
- White	162132
- Other	114730
- Under Investigation	238036
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	98967
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	53
- Asian	3228
- Black	2079
- Hispanic/Latino	12896
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	79
- White	5622
- Other	212
- Under Investigation	48
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1350	6465
City of Alhambra	7904	9114
City of Arcadia	3221	5577
City of Artesia	2386	14207
City of Avalon	28	724
City of Azusa	7142	14273
City of Baldwin Park	14282	18604
City of Bell	7361	20260
City of Bell Gardens	8928	20729
City of Bellflower	12507	16089
City of Beverly Hills	3486	10098
City of Bradbury	41	3835
City of Burbank	10687	9971
City of Calabasas	1670	6866
City of Carson	11622	12384
City of Cerritos	3596	7182
City of Claremont	2673	7326
City of Commerce*	2656	20323
City of Compton	19072	19090
City of Covina	7390	15072
City of Cudahy	5277	21674
City of Culver City	2767	6941
City of Diamond Bar	3836	6670
City of Downey	19794	17323
City of Duarte	2667	12114
City of El Monte	18579	15843
City of El Segundo	995	5928
City of Gardena	7493	12221
City of Glendale	23790	11521
City of Glendora	5683	10771
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2509	17096
City of Hawthorne	12240	13786
City of Hermosa Beach	1442	7331
City of Hidden Hills	123	6508
City of Huntington Park	12058	20271
City of Industry	188	43021
City of Inglewood	16282	14335
City of Irwindale	294	20151
City of La Canada Flintridge	998	4823
City of La Habra Heights	126	2310
City of La Mirada	5060	10202
City of La Puente	7339	18033
City of La Verne	3375	10141
City of Lakewood	8896	11070
City of Lancaster*	26647	16493
City of Lawndale	4137	12307
City of Lomita	1835	8852
City of Lynwood*	14566	20217
City of Malibu	622	4799
City of Manhattan Beach	1932	5367
City of Maywood	5667	20204
City of Monrovia	3759	9688
City of Montebello	11241	17462
City of Monterey Park	5421	8707
City of Norwalk	18058	16779
City of Palmdale	28307	17807
City of Palos Verdes Estates	631	4666
City of Paramount	11079	19776
City of Pico Rivera	12254	19062
City of Pomona	28016	17967
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2000	4679
City of Redondo Beach	3874	5639
City of Rolling Hills	77	3969
City of Rolling Hills Estates	414	5103
City of Rosemead	5418	9789
City of San Dimas*	3830	11096
City of San Fernando	5851	23773
City of San Gabriel	3562	8698
City of San Marino	451	3397
City of Santa Clarita	25375	11512
City of Santa Fe Springs	3259	17747
City of Santa Monica	6293	6807
City of Sierra Madre	580	5278
City of Signal Hill	1370	11613
City of South El Monte	3737	17893
City of South Gate	20616	21004
City of South Pasadena	1623	6230
City of Temple City	2660	7297
City of Torrance	9199	6163
City of Vernon	134	64115
City of Walnut	2067	6770
City of West Covina	14645	13531
City of West Hollywood	3428	9277
City of Westlake Village	144	1722
City of Whittier	12691	14515
Los Angeles	582270	14396
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1336	16289
Los Angeles - Alsace	1787	14359
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	333	13309
Los Angeles - Arleta	7694	22386
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1654	11278
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3441	11055
Los Angeles - Bel Air	536	6359
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	855	6826
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1218	9246
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	18889	21740
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2014	6506
Los Angeles - Brookside	44	7573
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	836	11740
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	10623	16271
Los Angeles - Carthay	1244	8661
Los Angeles - Central	8226	21097
Los Angeles - Century City	831	6496
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7016	20778
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4395	11859
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	617	6728
Los Angeles - Chinatown	900	11221
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1879	12911
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1780	11747
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1786	12915
Los Angeles - Crestview	1240	10908
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2557	8542
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5135	18668
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4212	10639
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3663	12507
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1616	11336
Los Angeles - El Sereno	6902	16509
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	617	10802
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1439	14148
Los Angeles - Encino	4322	9568
Los Angeles - Exposition	433	13019
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7025	15640
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	357	9917
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1554	17819
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10209	21518
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	3887	12299
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1659	15412
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	7811	13423
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4412	20516
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1334	7829
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3097	10654
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	5707	13089
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	215	8925
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2818	15625
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8075	21286
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6493	13418
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2298	16568
Los Angeles - Hollywood	7339	10752
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2214	7522
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4475	15679
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1321	16363
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6183	11961
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	613	13446
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6265	14844
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2589	19714
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	1983	13016
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5641	17305
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1299	16187
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3140	11079
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	473	15097
Los Angeles - Longwood	657	15265
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1420	6572
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1212	14199
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	195	6242
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2735	6440
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	221	5069
Los Angeles - Melrose	9706	12492
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1477	9827
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1358	7551
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	4894	20287
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3180	13170
Los Angeles - North Hills	10468	17000
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	24112	15924
Los Angeles - Northridge	8955	12830
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1104	5185
Los Angeles - Pacoima	18705	24299
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	194	5044
Los Angeles - Palms	3265	7441
Los Angeles - Panorama City	14845	19728
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	857	6311
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7706	18417
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	165	5163
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	819	7482
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3098	8705
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	495	7546
Los Angeles - Regent Square	320	11511
Los Angeles - Reseda	13125	17131
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	796	17170
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	327	7734
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	8930	11443
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	473	10648
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	7745	8876
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4020	9119
Los Angeles - South Carthay	928	8759
Los Angeles - South Park	8096	21327
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	759	16558
Los Angeles - Studio City	1865	8311
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	10504	20014
Los Angeles - Sunland	2662	13044
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square < #####