Los Angeles County Promotes Sensible Strategies to Reduce Dangers Associated with COVID-19

With the lifting of county, state and federal COVID-19 emergency orders, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) continues to ensure easy access to free vaccines, boosters, tests and therapeutics. With changes in federal and state guidance, Los Angeles County urges residents to maintain sensible precautions to minimize disruptions at worksites, schools and health care facilities caused by COVID-19 outbreaks.

Most worksites across the county (including schools) must adhere to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CAL/OSHA) requirements which state employers must:

· Ensure employees that test positive are not at the worksite for at least five days. Employees can return to work between days six through 10 after testing positive if they have not had a fever for a 24-hour period without using fever-reducing medication and other symptoms are resolved or improving. They must wear a mask around others for a total of 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19.

· Identify and notify employees who were exposed to someone with COVID-19 during the virus’s infectious period.

· Make testing available to all employees at no cost who had close contact with an infected person at the workplace.

· Ensure all employees who had close contact with a known COVID-19 case, and remain at work, take a COVID-19 test within 3-5 days after the close contact in the event of an outbreak.

All worksites are required to report to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health clusters of three or more cases over 14 days; this allows Public Health to assist worksites to reduce additional transmission that can lead to significant disruptions and possible severe illness. Case clusters can be reported to Public Health at 1-888-397-3993.

“I would like to extend my deepest sympathies and sincere condolences to those who have lost a loved one to COVID-19,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.Ed., Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. “With continued stable COVID metrics, we’ll align our guidance with the reduced risk facing many residents while acknowledging that COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are ongoing and many in Los Angeles County are still feeling the impacts of the pandemic. CAL/OSHA is clear that worksites need to be safe by protecting workers from transmission of COVID-19. We encourage everyone to be mindful of worksite rules and do their best to not transmit this virus to others by isolating when infected and using masks and tests appropriately when exposed to the virus. Together our efforts provide support to those who are most vulnerable and minimize the disruptions to school, work, and our daily lives.”

Beginning in April, in alignment with both the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Public Health will change to weekly reporting of COVID-19 case, hospitalization and death data on Thursdays. The last day of daily reporting will be Tuesday, March 28.

The 7-day average case count for COVID-19 dropped nearly 18% from the week prior from 726 last week to an average of 593 this week. Reported average daily deaths remained stable at about 12 deaths reported per day. The 7-day average of new COVID-19 positive hospital admissions is 68 this week, down from 76 last week. The 7-day average for test positivity remained stable at about 4%.

Los Angeles County remains in the CDC’s Low COVID-19 Community Level for the 10th consecutive week. This includes a 7-day case rate of 41 new cases per 100,000 people, a decrease from the week prior. The 7-day total for new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people is currently 4.5, a decrease from last week’s rate of 5.4. And the 7-day average of the proportion of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients is now 2.6%, down from the week prior.

Today, Public Health reported 10 additional deaths and 932 new positive cases. Please note today’s total includes one week's worth of cases (203) and deaths (0) reported by Long Beach, as that jurisdiction has moved to weekly reporting. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 35,970. There are 413 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized.

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)

· COVID-19 Locations & Demographics (data by demographic characteristics and geography, active outbreaks, and citations)

· COVID-19 Response Plan

· COVID-19 Vaccinations

· Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics

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

· CDC 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

Cases through 12:00pm 3/23/2023
	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	3,723,386
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	3,520,232
-- Long Beach	163,254
-- Pasadena	39,900
Deaths	35,970
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	34,137
-- Long Beach	1,391
-- Pasadena	442
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	111,120
- 5 to 11	282,232
- 12 to 17	277,167
- 18 to 29	755,888
- 30 to 49	1,129,305
- 50 to 64	610,421
- 65 to 79	260,628
- over 80	90,986
- Under Investigation	2,485
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1,815,836
- Male	1,613,919
- Other	1,785
- Under Investigation	88,692
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	6,677
- Asian	261,627
- Black	184,684
- Hispanic/Latino	1,507,548
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	17,626
- White	488,034
- Other	403,059
- Under Investigation	650,977
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	175,131
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	80
- Asian	4,430
- Black	3,200
- Hispanic/Latino	16,758
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	118
- White	9,047
- Other	413
- Under Investigation	91
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	6316	30245
City of Alhambra	25312	29187
City of Arcadia	13550	23462
City of Artesia	5971	35552
City of Avalon	280	7237
City of Azusa	17458	34888
City of Baldwin Park	29530	38466
City of Bell	16947	46645
City of Bell Gardens	17051	39588
City of Bellflower	30606	39372
City of Beverly Hills	11501	33317
City of Bradbury	71	6642
City of Burbank	32615	30430
City of Calabasas	5790	23805
City of Carson	34735	37013
City of Cerritos	13235	26435
City of Claremont	10308	28253
City of Commerce*	5838	44671
City of Compton	40075	40114
City of Covina	20121	41036
City of Cudahy	12169	49982
City of Culver City	11790	29575
City of Diamond Bar	13543	23547
City of Downey	46514	40708
City of Duarte	7441	33798
City of El Monte	42547	36282
City of El Segundo	4038	24056
City of Gardena	21741	35461
City of Glendale	59955	29035
City of Glendora	14982	28394
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4984	33960
City of Hawthorne	29448	33167
City of Hermosa Beach	4700	23894
City of Hidden Hills	380	20106
City of Huntington Park	26232	44099
City of Industry	981	224485
City of Inglewood	38542	33933
City of Irwindale	869	59561
City of La Canada Flintridge	4508	21785
City of La Habra Heights	213	3905
City of La Mirada	14139	28507
City of La Puente	15958	39212
City of La Verne	9204	27655
City of Lakewood	26860	33424
City of Lancaster*	63773	39471
City of Lawndale	10537	31347
City of Lomita	6053	29201
City of Lynwood*	31045	43090
City of Malibu	2867	22120
City of Manhattan Beach	7394	20539
City of Maywood	12760	45492
City of Monrovia	11795	30399
City of Montebello	25336	39357
City of Monterey Park	17368	27895
City of Norwalk	42745	39718
City of Palmdale	66598	41894
City of Palos Verdes Estates	2244	16595
City of Paramount	22645	40421
City of Pico Rivera	27971	43512
City of Pomona	65265	41855
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	7690	17990
City of Redondo Beach	15451	22492
City of Rolling Hills	293	15103
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1524	18785
City of Rosemead	15157	27384
City of San Dimas*	11072	32078
City of San Fernando	12741	51767
City of San Gabriel	11348	27709
City of San Marino	2390	18001
City of Santa Clarita	73086	33157
City of Santa Fe Springs	7856	42779
City of Santa Monica	26252	28397
City of Sierra Madre	2391	21758
City of Signal Hill	4079	34577
City of South El Monte	8374	40096
City of South Gate	47026	47910
City of South Pasadena	6295	24162
City of Temple City	10639	29184
City of Torrance	34124	22861
City of Vernon	358	171292
City of Walnut	7514	24610
City of West Covina	39365	36370
City of West Hollywood	11223	30373
City of Westlake Village	444	5311
City of Whittier	31168	35648
Los Angeles	1521135	37609
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	3194	38942
Los Angeles - Alsace	4492	36095
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	0	0
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	843	33693
Los Angeles - Arleta	16863	49063
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	5049	34427
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	10184	32720
Los Angeles - Bel Air	2438	28924
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	3323	26531
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	4198	31868
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	40323	46410
Los Angeles - Brentwood	8362	27013
Los Angeles - Brookside	154	26506
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	2291	32172
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	25232	38647
Los Angeles - Carthay	4375	30460
Los Angeles - Central	17012	43629
Los Angeles - Century City	3727	29135
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	16249	48122
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	12884	34764
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	2542	27718
Los Angeles - Chinatown	2896	36105
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	5302	36432
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	4897	32317
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	5317	38448
Los Angeles - Crestview	3931	34580
Los Angeles - Del Rey	8375	27976
Los Angeles - Downtown*	16164	58763
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	13740	34707
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	9498	32431
Los Angeles - Echo Park	4490	31496
Los Angeles - El Sereno	16893	40406
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1832	32073
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	3562	35021
Los Angeles - Encino	15171	33585
Los Angeles - Exposition	1269	38154
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	18195	40508
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	1254	34833
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3784	43390
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	22829	48117
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	10972	34717
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	4149	38545
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	21465	36887
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	10043	46701
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	4719	27695
Los Angeles - Harbor City	9370	32233
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	15644	35881
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	644	26733
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	6143	34062
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	17970	47371
Los Angeles - Highland Park	17188	35519
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	5494	39611
Los Angeles - Hollywood	21603	31651
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	7649	25987
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	11918	41757
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	3144	38945
Los Angeles - Koreatown	16179	31298
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1595	34986
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	16241	38480
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	6110	46524
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	5754	37768
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	12777	39197
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	3049	37994
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	8652	30526
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1479	47207
Los Angeles - Longwood	1777	41287
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	6380	29526
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	3247	38039
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	893	28585
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	10899	25662
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	960	22018
Los Angeles - Melrose	26181	33697
Los Angeles - Mid-city	4488	29860
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	4917	27339
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	11886	49270
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	8223	34057
Los Angeles - North Hills	25240	40991
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	58974	38947
Los Angeles - Northridge	25540	36592
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	5018	23569
Los Angeles - Pacoima	38799	50402
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	921	23947
Los Angeles - Palms	11991	27329
Los Angeles - Panorama City	33479	44490
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	3237	23837
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	16317	38997
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	598	18711
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	3409	31141
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	10505	29518
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	2238	34116
Los Angeles - Regent Square	873	31403
Los Angeles - Reseda	32031	41807
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1791	38632
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	1182	27956
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	26121	33472
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	1316	29626
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	27625	31660
Los Angeles - Silverlake	13238	30030
Los Angeles - South Carthay	3253	30703
Los Angeles - South Park	16873	44448
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1875	40903
Los Angeles - Studio City	7014	31257
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	23173	44153
Los Angeles - Sunland	6914	33879
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	211	32612
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	42091	51083
Los Angeles - Tarzana	10530	34104
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	13501	34195
Los Angeles - Thai Town	2809	28637
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	2555	29354
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	526	40276
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	476	25619
Los Angeles - Tujunga	8963	32229
Los Angeles - University Hills	931	27151
Los Angeles - University Park	11592	42220
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	11193	37290
Los Angeles - Valley Village	8522	34474
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	37597	40343
Los Angeles - Venice	9130	26944
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	7487	43529
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	3757	49066
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	18689	45377
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	24689	47481
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	2819	33564
Los Angeles - View Heights	1109	30022
Los Angeles - Watts	19595	45918
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	1838	37396
Los Angeles - West Adams	10943	39606
Los Angeles - West Hills	12875	31755
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	11566	30731
Los Angeles - West Vernon	24724	46089
Los Angeles - Westchester	13866	26871
Los Angeles - Westlake	20846	35121
Los Angeles - Westwood	16597	30673
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	22126	61242
Los Angeles - Wilmington	23613	41803
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	17135	34154
Los Angeles - Winnetka	19897	38422
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	20488	30105
Unincorporated - Acton	2007	25179
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	988	23761
Unincorporated - Altadena	11621	26641
Unincorporated - Anaverde	420	27851
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	94	7550
Unincorporated - Arcadia	2220	27816
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	17520	41280
Unincorporated - Athens Village	2824	57668
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	2732	40325
Unincorporated - Azusa	6355	39911
Unincorporated - Bassett	6182	41722
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	205	19105
Unincorporated - Bradbury	131	121296
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	3738	48370
Unincorporated - Castaic*	9590	35269
Unincorporated - Cerritos	192	32709
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	10	50000
Unincorporated - Claremont	158	22507
Unincorporated - Covina	6264	37244
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	5047	38398
Unincorporated - Del Aire	1217	27703
Unincorporated - Del Rey	144	45283
Unincorporated - Del Sur	702	29068
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	955	38307
Unincorporated - Duarte	2002	45212
Unincorporated - East Covina	90	27356
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	1643	31047
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	43	37719
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	58514	46711
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	427	6669
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	6307	41201
Unincorporated - East Whittier	1430	26951
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	2741	31180
Unincorporated - El Monte	2	1379
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	286	17219
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	30375	46944
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	199	30152
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	16527	29552
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	4	400000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	763	30350
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	171	15574
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	339	24008
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	4450	22474
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	21	3107
Unincorporated - La Rambla	900	43373
Unincorporated - La Verne*	662	32451
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	2044	28907
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	203	30389
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	4074	31353
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	459	27937
Unincorporated - Lakewood	27	23684
Unincorporated - Lennox	7645	33914
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	311	17761
Unincorporated - Littlerock	1414	35165
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	362	27911
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	1322	37041
Unincorporated - Llano	108	12315
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	2695	28637
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	1128	29065
Unincorporated - Newhall	105	47727
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	510	42571
Unincorporated - North Whittier	3140	37560
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	5346	22242
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	38	17674
Unincorporated - Palmdale	269	31948
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	124	19968
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	433	22137
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	374	60420
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	24	5217
Unincorporated - Pomona	123	6347
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	3913	30319
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	1204	45246
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	280	30075
Unincorporated - Rosewood	514	39969
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	546	45767
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	1341	39899
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	12464	24429
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	45	5245
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	7935	39241
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	90	4423
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	63	20455
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	596	223221
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	3932	21116
Unincorporated - Saugus	348	224516
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	129	36236
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	121	26593
Unincorporated - South El Monte	760	42340
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	3177	35906
Unincorporated - South Whittier	21619	36505
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	252	32266
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	5949	28375
Unincorporated - Sun Village	2140	35454
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	585	45139
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	437	26357
Unincorporated - Val Verde	1212	36627
Unincorporated - Valencia	932	30339
Unincorporated - Valinda	9642	41256
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	3608	31010
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	7446	46125
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	188	12442
Unincorporated - West Carson	8254	37372
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	5	41667
Unincorporated - West LA	887	93172
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	4243	43142
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	495	36424
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	10765	39981
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	251	19308
Unincorporated - Westhills	199	23719
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	931	25278
Unincorporated - Whittier	992	26216
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	76	633333
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	16690	47805
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	1900	31525
- Under Investigation	70514
* --Case and death numbers include cases identified among persons detained at correctional facilities located in the city/community
Data are subject to change based on further investigation

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