Public Health Closely Monitors Outbreaks; Vaccination Requirement for Healthcare Workers Goes into Effect Today 28 New Deaths and 1,535 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) closely monitors community outbreaks as the Delta variant comprises 100% of all variants sequenced by the Public Health lab.

The highest numbers of outbreaks among vulnerable people in healthcare and residential settings over the last few months have been in settings serving people experiencing homelessness (40). Meanwhile, outbreaks at skilled nursing facilities (21), other long-term care facilities (15), and healthcare settings (1), where vaccination rates are relatively high, have been relatively low. These differences are real- time evidence of the protective effect of vaccines among our most vulnerable residents.

Over the last few months, the highest numbers of outbreaks at work sites have been in accommodation and food services settings (26), with elevated numbers in retail (25), manufacturing (13), transport and warehouse settings (20). The numbers of these outbreaks have fallen as community case rates have decreased; accommodation and food services settings (1), retail (1), manufacturing (6), and transport and warehouse settings (1).

Public Health continues to closely follow disease transmission at schools. Weekly student cases increased in August from about 1,300 to a peak of nearly 2,800 cases the week ending August 22. The number of student close contacts increased correspondingly to a peak of nearly 11,000 by the end of August. Both student cases and contacts have since decreased substantially; last week, the County saw 829 student cases and 3,100 student close contacts. Meanwhile, staff numbers have also decreased weekly from their high point of 403 staff cases and 493 staff close contacts in mid-August: last week, there were only 109 staff cases and 26 staff close contacts.

While overall case numbers in schools are trending downward, the number of outbreaks has increased slightly over the last few weeks, from 11 outbreaks the week ending September 18, to 12 outbreaks the week ending September 25. Youth sports account for most outbreaks, although the County is seeing some outbreaks in elementary, middle, and high schools. These numbers are impressively low given that 3,000-plus schools are now open countywide.

Today, Public Health confirms 28 new deaths and 1,535 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 28 new deaths reported today, 10 people who passed away were over the age of 80, 12 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, two people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and three 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 1,459,182 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 26,106 deaths.

There are 871 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 29% of these people are in the ICU. This is a decrease of 120 daily hospitalizations over the past week. Among residents 12 and older, unvaccinated people are 15 to more than 20 times likelier to be hospitalized than vaccinated residents 12 and older.

Testing results are available for nearly 8,640,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 1.6%.

There are various vaccination verification requirements affecting L.A. County residents and workers. Today, September 30, is the deadline for health care and home health care workers across L.A. County to be fully vaccinated. Earlier this week, the state issued a new order requiring workers in adult and senior care facilities and in home direct care settings to be fully vaccinated by November 30. L.A. County employees have until October 1 and L.A. City employees have until October 5.

On October 7, proof of full vaccination or a negative test result will be required to enter outdoor mega events, and proof of at least one dose of the vaccine will be required to enter or work in indoor portions of bars, lounges, nightclubs, breweries, wineries, and distilleries in L.A. County. On November 4, bars and similar establishments throughout L.A. County will be required to verify full vaccination of all patrons and employees prior to entry to indoor portions of their establishments.

Under a state order, TK-12 school staff are required to be vaccinated by October 15 or test weekly. LAUSD students participating in extracurricular activities must be fully vaccinated by October 31, and Culver City students are required to be vaccinated by November 19. All LAUSD students 12 and over must be fully vaccinated by December 19. President Biden’s executive order requires federal workers to be fully vaccinated by November 22.

"Our hearts and thoughts are with those of you who have lost friends and loved ones during this difficult time,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “As we go through the next couple of months, helping organizations and establishments comply with vaccination requirements will be a focus for our public health teams. We continue to see high rates of compliance with other safety measures and anticipate similar cooperation with the implementation of the vaccination verification requirements. Targeted vaccination requirements are a critical strategy for keeping people safe – and they have a lot in common with many other public health measures employed to protect people from harm. Unvaccinated persons are more likely to get infected and spread the virus, which is transmitted through the air. The goal of these targeted vaccination mandates is to reduce the risks to keep everyone safe while moving us as quickly as possible toward the end of the pandemic.”

With cases declining in communities and schools, the County can focus on increasing vaccination rates as quickly as possible to avoid the disruption that would come with future waves of infection.

As of September 26, 92% of L.A. County residents 65 and over have received at least one dose of the vaccine, 78% of residents 16 and over and 77% of residents 12 and over. Sixty-nine percent of residents 12 and over have been fully vaccinated. Sixty-seven percent of L.A. County teens between the ages of 12 and 17 received at least one dose and 59% are fully vaccinated. Out of the nearly 10.3 million L.A. County residents, including those who are not yet eligible for the vaccine, 66% have received at least one dose, and 59% are fully vaccinated. Millions of eligible residents remain unvaccinated.

Last Friday, September 24, the County began administering booster doses as well as the additional doses administered to immunocompromised people. Countywide, a total of nearly 105,930 third doses have been administered by L.A. County providers.

The County continues to send hundreds of mobile vaccination teams into neighborhoods where unvaccinated people live and work to administer first, second, and third doses of vaccines. Ninety-five percent of mobile unit visits scheduled this week will be offering Pfizer vaccines, including boosters, and 704 fixed sites are offering Pfizer boosters. Over the coming weeks, Public Health mobile teams will be targeting communities with limited access to Pfizer doses to ensure that access to boosters is easy across the county.

Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status. Anyone 12 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated. Boosters are available for eligible individuals at all sites offering the Pfizer vaccine. Many vaccination sites across the county, including all the County-run sites, are also offering third doses of vaccine to eligible immunocompromised people. Appointments are not needed at all Public Health vaccination sites where first, second, and third doses are available.

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:

	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	1459182
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1382244
-- Long Beach	63733
-- Pasadena	13205
Deaths	26106
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	24726
-- Long Beach	1019
-- Pasadena	361
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	36167
- 5 to 11	75965
- 12 to 17	86972
- 18 to 29	328974
- 30 to 49	459385
- 50 to 64	255571
- 65 to 79	101857
- over 80	36532
- Under Investigation	821
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	697108
- Male	653989
- Other	738
- Under Investigation	30409
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2336
- Asian	65880
- Black	65903
- Hispanic/Latino	714576
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	5075
- White	168291
- Other	117194
- Under Investigation	242989
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	102194
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	53
- Asian	3265
- Black	2143
- Hispanic/Latino	13140
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	85
- White	5775
- Other	214
- Under Investigation	51
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1401	6709
City of Alhambra	8056	9289
City of Arcadia	3315	5740
City of Artesia	2421	14415
City of Avalon	31	801
City of Azusa	7312	14612
City of Baldwin Park	14517	18910
City of Bell	7488	20610
City of Bell Gardens	9014	20928
City of Bellflower	12804	16471
City of Beverly Hills	3569	10339
City of Bradbury	42	3929
City of Burbank	10997	10260
City of Calabasas	1731	7117
City of Carson	11866	12644
City of Cerritos	3678	7346
City of Claremont	2775	7606
City of Commerce*	2687	20560
City of Compton	19458	19477
City of Covina	7574	15447
City of Cudahy	5342	21941
City of Culver City	2868	7194
City of Diamond Bar	3934	6840
City of Downey	20186	17666
City of Duarte	2725	12377
City of El Monte	18915	16130
City of El Segundo	1046	6231
City of Gardena	7685	12535
City of Glendale	24363	11798
City of Glendora	5842	11072
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2549	17368
City of Hawthorne	12503	14082
City of Hermosa Beach	1521	7733
City of Hidden Hills	134	7090
City of Huntington Park	12263	20616
City of Industry	189	43249
City of Inglewood	16596	14611
City of Irwindale	298	20425
City of La Canada Flintridge	1039	5021
City of La Habra Heights	128	2346
City of La Mirada	5280	10645
City of La Puente	7439	18279
City of La Verne	3490	10486
City of Lakewood	9206	11456
City of Lancaster*	27658	17118
City of Lawndale	4228	12578
City of Lomita	1907	9200
City of Lynwood*	14778	20512
City of Malibu	651	5023
City of Manhattan Beach	2014	5595
City of Maywood	5718	20386
City of Monrovia	3936	10144
City of Montebello	11413	17729
City of Monterey Park	5529	8880
City of Norwalk	18343	17044
City of Palmdale	29145	18334
City of Palos Verdes Estates	653	4829
City of Paramount	11277	20129
City of Pico Rivera	12430	19336
City of Pomona	28762	18445
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2080	4866
City of Redondo Beach	4019	5850
City of Rolling Hills	79	4072
City of Rolling Hills Estates	422	5202
City of Rosemead	5514	9962
City of San Dimas*	3917	11348
City of San Fernando	5945	24155
City of San Gabriel	3621	8842
City of San Marino	464	3495
City of Santa Clarita	26346	11952
City of Santa Fe Springs	3323	18095
City of Santa Monica	6522	7055
City of Sierra Madre	607	5524
City of Signal Hill	1427	12096
City of South El Monte	3805	18219
City of South Gate	20967	21361
City of South Pasadena	1677	6437
City of Temple City	2717	7453
City of Torrance	9489	6357
City of Vernon	135	64593
City of Walnut	2116	6930
City of West Covina	15002	13861
City of West Hollywood	3558	9629
City of Westlake Village	150	1794
City of Whittier	12959	14822
Los Angeles	595443	14722
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1354	16508
Los Angeles - Alsace	1834	14737
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	338	13509
Los Angeles - Arleta	7809	22720
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1700	11591
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3534	11354
Los Angeles - Bel Air	548	6501
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	874	6978
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1258	9550
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	19148	22039
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2093	6761
Los Angeles - Brookside	46	7917
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	854	11993
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	10833	16592
Los Angeles - Carthay	1277	8891
Los Angeles - Central	8331	21366
Los Angeles - Century City	850	6645
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7162	21211
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4513	12177
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	646	7044
Los Angeles - Chinatown	919	11457
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1926	13234
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1821	12017
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1829	13226
Los Angeles - Crestview	1282	11277
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2636	8805
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5277	19184
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4320	10912
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3727	12726
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1652	11588
Los Angeles - El Sereno	7027	16808
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	640	11204
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1472	14473
Los Angeles - Encino	4484	9927
Los Angeles - Exposition	437	13139
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7173	15969
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	365	10139
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1597	18312
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10397	21914
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	3994	12638
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1700	15793
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	8003	13753
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4480	20832
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1387	8140
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3176	10925
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	5843	13401
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	220	9132
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2854	15825
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8229	21692
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6603	13645
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2324	16756
Los Angeles - Hollywood	7558	11073
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2283	7756
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4597	16107
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1339	16586
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6284	12156
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	627	13753
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6429	15232
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2635	20064
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2036	13364
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5750	17640
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1313	16361
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3206	11311
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	483	15417
Los Angeles - Longwood	670	15567
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1481	6854
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1243	14562
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	200	6402
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2833	6670
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	230	5275
Los Angeles - Melrose	9919	12766
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1508	10033
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1415	7868
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	4989	20681
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3250	13460
Los Angeles - North Hills	10670	17328
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	24694	16308
Los Angeles - Northridge	9167	13134
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1139	5350
Los Angeles - Pacoima	18997	24678
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	202	5252
Los Angeles - Palms	3376	7694
Los Angeles - Panorama City	15080	20040
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	878	6465
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7779	18591
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	172	5382
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	846	7728
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3230	9076
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	513	7820
Los Angeles - Regent Square	326	11727
Los Angeles - Reseda	13381	17465
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	820	17688
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	337	7971
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	9194	11781
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	491	11054
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	8038	9212
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4143	9398
Los Angeles - South Carthay	975	9202
Los Angeles - South Park	8226	21670
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	776	16928
Los Angeles - Studio City	1922	8565
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	10702	20391
Los Angeles - Sunland	2726	13358
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	48	7419
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	18395	22325
Los Angeles - Tarzana	4091	13250
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5841	14794
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1121	11428
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	737	8467
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	180	13783
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	153	8235
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3556	12787
Los Angeles - University Hills	318	9274
Los Angeles - University Park	4139	15075
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4588	15285
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2757	11153
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	16777	18002
Los Angeles - Venice	2622	7738
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3360	19535
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1718	22437
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	8699	21121
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	12204	23470
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1185	14109
Los Angeles - View Heights	292	7905
Los Angeles - Watts	8629	20221
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	686	13957
Los Angeles - West Adams	4600	16649
Los Angeles - West Hills	3903	9626
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	3232	8588
Los Angeles - West Vernon	11450	21344
Los Angeles - Westchester	3513	6808
Los Angeles - Westlake	8708	14671
Los Angeles - Westwood	3660	6764
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	8213	22732
Los Angeles - Wilmington	9738	17239
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	6469	12894
Los Angeles - Winnetka	7877	15211
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	6761	9935
Unincorporated - Acton	739	9271
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	389	9355
Unincorporated - Altadena	4013	9200
Unincorporated - Anaverde	176	11671
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	38	3052
Unincorporated - Arcadia	725	9084
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	7556	17803
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1181	24117
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1266	18686
Unincorporated - Azusa	2672	16781
Unincorporated - Bassett	2878	19424
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	63	5871
Unincorporated - Bradbury	52	48148
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	1126	14570
Unincorporated - Castaic*	4386	16130
Unincorporated - Cerritos	76	12947
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	51	7265
Unincorporated - Covina	2712	16125
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1803	13717
Unincorporated - Del Aire	385	8764
Unincorporated - Del Rey	41	12893
Unincorporated - Del Sur	237	9814
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	411	16486
Unincorporated - Duarte	944	21319
Unincorporated - East Covina	44	13374
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	629	11886
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	19	16667
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	27492	21946
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	239	3733
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	3112	20329
Unincorporated - East Whittier	573	10799
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	969	11023
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	108	6502
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	14992	23170
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	84	12727
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	5996	10721
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	353	14041
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	54	4918
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	308	21813
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1421	7176
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	16	2367
Unincorporated - La Rambla	320	15422
Unincorporated - La Verne*	200	9804
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	550	7778
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	55	8234
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1875	14430
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	178	10834
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	3907	17332
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	149	8509
Unincorporated - Littlerock	625	15543
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	143	11025
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	610	17092
Unincorporated - Llano	54	6157
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	650	6907
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	442	11389
Unincorporated - Newhall	69	31364
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	186	15526
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1261	15084
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1878	7813
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	12	5581
Unincorporated - Palmdale	126	14964
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	31	4992
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	174	8896
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	189	30533
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	4	870
Unincorporated - Pomona	73	3767
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1577	12219
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	470	17663
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	106	11386
Unincorporated - Rosewood	199	15474
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	195	16345
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	596	17733
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	4146	8126
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	19	2214
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3865	19114
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	43	2113
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	22	7143
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	239	89513
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	993	5333
Unincorporated - Saugus	161	103871
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	48	13483
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	41	9011
Unincorporated - South El Monte	383	21337
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	1052	11890
Unincorporated - South Whittier	9586	16187
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	104	13316
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1645	7846
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1040	17230
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	209	16127
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	134	8082
Unincorporated - Val Verde	417	12602
Unincorporated - Valencia	268	8724
Unincorporated - Valinda	4256	18211
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	985	8466
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3345	20721
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	63	4169
Unincorporated - West Carson	2699	12220
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	210	22059
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1917	19492
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	229	16851
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	4818	17894
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	62	4769
Unincorporated - Westhills	66	7867
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	359	9747
Unincorporated - Whittier	369	9752
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	54	450000
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	7799	22338
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	633	10503
- Under Investigation	17024

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 25 cases previously reported were not in Public Health's jurisdiction.

* Means that case numbers include cases associated with correctional facility outbreaks located in the city/community.

**Rate is crude and is per 100,000. This represents the number of cases per 100,000 people and allows for the proportional comparison of cities of different sizes.

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