Public Health to Modify Health Officer Order Adding Vaccination Verification Requirements at Select High-Risk Settings - 37 New Deaths and 1,930 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

With the urgent need to reduce transmission risk and increase vaccination coverage in L.A. County, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) will begin requiring verification of vaccination in select high-risk settings by October 7, 2021.

Public Health will issue a modified Health Officer Order later this week that would align with President Biden and require vaccination verification or a negative test within 72 hours prior to attending outdoor mega events. Attendees at indoor mega events are already required to show proof of vaccination or a negative test result prior to entry.

Many mega event venues already established verification systems during the spring in response to previous capacity restrictions, and Public Health is prepared to offer all large venues and organizers of mega events technical assistance to assist with implementation.

Vaccine verification will also be required for customers and employees at indoor portions of bars, wineries, breweries, night clubs, and lounges. These establishments are primarily attended by adults and already require patrons to show identification. Public Health will prepare a toolkit to assist businesses in confirming vaccinations and will provide education and support to those establishments requesting assistance. While not required, vaccine verification at indoor portions of restaurants are also recommended.

The modified Health Officer Order would require customers and employees at bars, breweries, wineries, night clubs and lounges to have at least one dose of the vaccine by October 7 and both doses by November 4.

Today, Public Health confirms 37 new deaths and 1,930 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 37 new deaths reported today, 15 people who passed away were over the age of 80, six people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, 10 people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and six people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. To date, Public Health identified 1,437,073 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 25,748 deaths.

There are 1,214 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 30% of these people are in the ICU. This is a decrease of 219 daily hospitalizations over the past week. Testing results are available for nearly 8,400,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 1.5%.

"I extend my deepest condolences to those who are grieving the loss of a friend, neighbor, coworker, or loved one at this time. Our hearts and thoughts remain with you,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “We in public health believe that targeted vaccination mandates are an important strategy for quickly raising vaccination coverage in our county and ending the pandemic, and we applaud our President, our Governor, our Board of Supervisors, our cities and school districts, and business establishments across the county for creating additional safety in spaces where people are intermingling with the use of targeted vaccination mandates. As evidence mounts affirming the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, vaccination mandates are an increasingly important tool to prevent future COVID surges that cause widespread suffering. The modified Health Officer Order aligns with the continued need to reduce risk for transmission and increase vaccination coverage; this is a reasonable path forward that can position us to be better able to break the cycle of surges.”

The County’s Community Health Worker Outreach Initiative has onboarded a total of 467 community health workers who have reached nearly 1.3 million people between May and September of this year, providing information in multiple languages on available vaccination services, scheduling vaccine appointments, distributing more than 750,000 masks, door knocking, and participating in educational sessions with residents.

This week, there are 1,363 sites offering vaccinations including pharmacies, clinics, community sites, and hospitals and 413 sites where mobile teams are offering vaccinations, which are concentrated in higher-need areas. Public Health continues to prioritize using mobile teams to reach those not yet vaccinated and those needing their third dose that are most vulnerable, focused on residents that are homebound and those in nursing homes.

Public Health encourages everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated. Anyone 12 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated against COVID-19. Many vaccination sites across the county, including all the County-run sites, are also offering third doses of vaccine to eligible immunocompromised people. Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.

Visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish) to find a vaccination site near you, make an appointment at vaccination sites, and much more. 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:

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	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	1437073
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1361312
-- Long Beach	62776
-- Pasadena	12985
Deaths	25748
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	24395
-- Long Beach	995
-- Pasadena	358
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	35348
- 5 to 11	73467
- 12 to 17	85027
- 18 to 29	324766
- 30 to 49	452802
- 50 to 64	252396
- 65 to 79	100573
- over 80	36129
- Under Investigation	804
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	687063
- Male	644015
- Other	734
- Under Investigation	29500
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2308
- Asian	64825
- Black	64288
- Hispanic/Latino	705104
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	4996
- White	164086
- Other	115637
- Under Investigation	240068
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	99370
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	53
- Asian	3237
- Black	2098
- Hispanic/Latino	12979
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	80
- White	5689
- Other	211
- Under Investigation	48
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1367	6546
City of Alhambra	7950	9167
City of Arcadia	3264	5652
City of Artesia	2403	14308
City of Avalon	28	724
City of Azusa	7205	14398
City of Baldwin Park	14339	18678
City of Bell	7393	20348
City of Bell Gardens	8956	20794
City of Bellflower	12628	16245
City of Beverly Hills	3515	10183
City of Bradbury	42	3929
City of Burbank	10796	10073
City of Calabasas	1694	6965
City of Carson	11704	12471
City of Cerritos	3633	7256
City of Claremont	2708	7422
City of Commerce*	2668	20415
City of Compton	19197	19215
City of Covina	7443	15180
City of Cudahy	5296	21752
City of Culver City	2807	7041
City of Diamond Bar	3882	6750
City of Downey	19933	17445
City of Duarte	2687	12205
City of El Monte	18691	15939
City of El Segundo	1016	6053
City of Gardena	7560	12331
City of Glendale	23968	11607
City of Glendora	5745	10888
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2522	17185
City of Hawthorne	12324	13880
City of Hermosa Beach	1464	7443
City of Hidden Hills	127	6720
City of Huntington Park	12134	20399
City of Industry	188	43021
City of Inglewood	16411	14449
City of Irwindale	297	20356
City of La Canada Flintridge	1007	4866
City of La Habra Heights	126	2310
City of La Mirada	5113	10309
City of La Puente	7386	18149
City of La Verne	3415	10261
City of Lakewood	9034	11242
City of Lancaster*	26942	16675
City of Lawndale	4178	12429
City of Lomita	1853	8939
City of Lynwood*	14642	20323
City of Malibu	631	4868
City of Manhattan Beach	1957	5436
City of Maywood	5691	20289
City of Monrovia	3816	9835
City of Montebello	11308	17566
City of Monterey Park	5451	8755
City of Norwalk	18168	16881
City of Palmdale	28551	17960
City of Palos Verdes Estates	637	4711
City of Paramount	11142	19888
City of Pico Rivera	12325	19173
City of Pomona	28226	18102
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2018	4721
City of Redondo Beach	3916	5700
City of Rolling Hills	78	4021
City of Rolling Hills Estates	419	5165
City of Rosemead	5448	9843
City of San Dimas*	3853	11163
City of San Fernando	5889	23927
City of San Gabriel	3592	8771
City of San Marino	456	3435
City of Santa Clarita	25701	11660
City of Santa Fe Springs	3280	17861
City of Santa Monica	6367	6887
City of Sierra Madre	593	5396
City of Signal Hill	1396	11834
City of South El Monte	3755	17979
City of South Gate	20733	21123
City of South Pasadena	1641	6299
City of Temple City	2675	7338
City of Torrance	9291	6224
City of Vernon	135	64593
City of Walnut	2079	6809
City of West Covina	14782	13657
City of West Hollywood	3480	9418
City of Westlake Village	145	1734
City of Whittier	12781	14618
Los Angeles	586593	14503
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1342	16362
Los Angeles - Alsace	1801	14472
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	334	13349
Los Angeles - Arleta	7742	22525
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1679	11448
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3475	11165
Los Angeles - Bel Air	540	6406
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	859	6858
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1240	9413
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	19001	21869
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2040	6590
Los Angeles - Brookside	45	7745
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	841	11810
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	10701	16390
Los Angeles - Carthay	1256	8745
Los Angeles - Central	8248	21153
Los Angeles - Century City	836	6535
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7065	20923
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4445	11994
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	627	6837
Los Angeles - Chinatown	907	11308
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1896	13028
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1794	11839
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1805	13052
Los Angeles - Crestview	1252	11013
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2575	8602
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5189	18864
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4249	10733
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3682	12572
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1630	11434
Los Angeles - El Sereno	6942	16604
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	631	11047
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1456	14315
Los Angeles - Encino	4369	9672
Los Angeles - Exposition	435	13079
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7075	15751
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	361	10028
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1567	17968
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10266	21638
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	3924	12416
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1674	15552
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	7889	13557
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4436	20628
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1352	7935
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3126	10753
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	5744	13174
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	215	8925
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2826	15670
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8119	21402
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6526	13486
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2309	16647
Los Angeles - Hollywood	7420	10871
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2237	7600
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4520	15837
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1325	16413
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6210	12013
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	615	13490
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6329	14995
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2601	19805
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	1999	13121
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5669	17391
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1303	16237
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3165	11167
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	476	15193
Los Angeles - Longwood	660	15335
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1435	6641
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1226	14363
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	199	6370
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2771	6524
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	223	5115
Los Angeles - Melrose	9771	12576
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1483	9867
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1378	7662
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	4930	20436
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3197	13241
Los Angeles - North Hills	10539	17116
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	24321	16062
Los Angeles - Northridge	9040	12952
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1114	5232
Los Angeles - Pacoima	18808	24433
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	197	5122
Los Angeles - Palms	3297	7514
Los Angeles - Panorama City	14900	19801
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	866	6377
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7735	18486
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	168	5257
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	827	7555
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3150	8851
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	499	7607
Los Angeles - Regent Square	324	11655
Los Angeles - Reseda	13223	17259
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	808	17429
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	329	7781
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	9001	11534
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	480	10806
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	7843	8989
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4076	9246
Los Angeles - South Carthay	939	8863
Los Angeles - South Park	8139	21440
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	765	16688
Los Angeles - Studio City	1888	8414
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	10565	20130
Los Angeles - Sunland	2676	13113
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	43	6646
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	18182	22066
Los Angeles - Tarzana	3990	12923
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5777	14632
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1106	11275
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	720	8272
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	174	13323
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	142	7643
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3504	12600
Los Angeles - University Hills	312	9099
Los Angeles - University Park	4071	14827
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4516	15045
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2711	10967
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	16502	17707
Los Angeles - Venice	2549	7523
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3302	19198
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1694	22124