Data Shows Progress against COVID-19 Continues; 30 New Deaths and 1,063 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Nail Salons, Indoor Malls, Outdoor Operations for Cardrooms, Breweries and Wineries Serving Meals, and Outside Playgrounds May Reopen in Near Future with Protocols in Place

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) continues seeing progress in key indicators, including positivity rates, hospitalizations and deaths. Today, Public Health has confirmed 30 new deaths and 1,063 new cases of confirmed COVID-19.  To date, Public Health has identified 270,299 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County, and a total of 6,576 deaths.

COVID-19 deaths continue to decline.  The average daily reported COVID-19 deaths dropped to 14. After the increase in deaths in July that continued into August, we are seeing the average daily number of deaths continue to decrease to levels not seen since early April, at the beginning of the pandemic. This reflects declining numbers of cases and hospitalizations, and also reflects both improvements in treatment for COVID-19 patients and a shift in who is infected; with an increase in the proportion of cases among young people, there is an associated decrease in deaths.

There are 734 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 and 28% of these people are in the ICU. Hospitalizations have remained fairly steady the past couple of weeks after declining significantly since the middle of July when the County experienced an average of about 2,200 hospitalizations per day.  As of September 24, the County is averaging 743 hospitalizations per day.  This is the lowest number we have seen in 6 months.

The County’s percent test positivity, or the percentage of tests that are done that come back positive, has fallen significantly from an average of about 8% in July to about 3% in September. This is the lowest test positivity rate seen since the beginning of the pandemic.

Now that we have seen stabilizing or declining numbers across our metrics, and Los Angeles County didn’t experience a post Labor Day surge similar to the increases seen after Memorial Day and July 4th, the Board of Supervisors approved several Public Health recommendations for the staggered reopening of several sectors permitted by the State for counties in Tier 1 of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy.

Over the next 10 days, the following sectors will be allowed to reopen once they implement the required protocols for infection control and distancing:

  • Nail salons may reopen for limited indoor services at 25 percent occupancy.
  • Cardrooms may reopen for outdoor gaming only. Food and beverages may not be served in cardrooms at this time.
  • Indoor shopping malls will be allowed to reopen at 25 percent maximum occupancy; all food courts and all common areas remain closed per the State order.
  • Outdoor playgrounds may reopen at the approval and discretion of cities and the County Parks and Recreation Department. Parents and children age two years old and older must always wear a cloth face covering, avoid people not in their household, and sanitize hands before and after using playground equipment. There is no eating or drinking allowed at the playground. Indoor playgrounds remain closed.

Public Health will work with County Counsel to determine the process for re-openings at breweries and wineries serving a meal.

Public Health will finalize the dates for each sector’s re-opening by the end of the week. Comprehensive protocols for all sectors that reopen will also be posted online to ensure the continued health and safety of workers and the community. We urge all operators of businesses that are currently closed to implement all the requirements in our protocols prior to reopening to ensure compliance and avoid citations, fines and possible closure. It is critical that directives and infection protocols are followed to minimize COVID-19 spread as much as possible.

“To everyone who is mourning people who have passed away from COVID-19, we keep you in our thoughts and in our hearts,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “As more businesses and schools are reopening, let’s remind each other that diligence in slowing the spread of COVID-19 has brought us to a place where these openings are possible. In order to keep businesses and schools open and progress to Tier 2, we need to continue to be extraordinarily cautious and to use all of the tools we have that have been proven to reduce transmission. I’m proud to be part of the L.A. County community.  This has been and continues to be a very difficult time for so many people and businesses.  As we have worked together to slow the spread, we have shown how much we care for each other and our beautiful county.”

Of the 30 new deaths reported today, nine people that passed away were over the age of 80 years old, 11 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, four people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64 years old, and two people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49 years old. Twenty-four people who died had underlying health conditions including seven people over the age of 80 years old, 11 people between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, five people between the ages of 50 and 64 years old, and one person between the ages of 30 and 49 years old.  One death was reported by the City of Pasadena and one death was reported by the City of Long Beach.

Ninety-two percent of the people who died from COVID-19 had underlying health conditions. Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity is available for 6,190 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health); 51% of deaths occurred among Latino/Latinx residents, 23% among White residents, 15% among Asian residents, 10% among African American/Black residents, less than 1% among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander residents and 1% among residents identifying with other races.  Upon further investigation, 48 cases and five deaths reported earlier were not L.A. County residents.

Testing results are available for more than 2,662,000 individuals with 9% of all people testing positive.

The Reopening Protocols, COVID-19 Data Dashboard, Recovery Metrics, Recovery Dashboard, and additional things you can do 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

270299

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*

255831

— Long Beach

11900

— Pasadena

2568

Deaths

6576

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

6207

— Long Beach

246

— Pasadena

123

Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

– 0 to 4

4285

– 5 to 11

9267

– 12 to 17

11477

– 18 to 29

63588

– 30 to 49

87587

– 50 to 64

49381

– 65 to 79

19600

–  over 80

9112

–  Under Investigation

1534

Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

–  Female

128960

–  Male

123856

–  Other

135

–  Under Investigation

2880

Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

245

–  Asian

8096

–  Black

7816

–  Hispanic/Latino

97260

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

753

–  White

20833

–  Other

27020

–  Under Investigation

93808

Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

–  Hospitalized (Ever)

21475

Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

12

–  Asian

902

–  Black

607

–  Hispanic/Latino

3183

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

21

–  White

1432

–  Other

33

–  Under Investigation

17

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

163

781

City of Alhambra

1272

1467

City of Arcadia

508

880

City of Artesia

380

2263

City of Avalon

6

155

City of Azusa

1555

3108

City of Baldwin Park

3043

3964

City of Bell

1617

4451

City of Bell Gardens

1975

4585

City of Bellflower

2400

3087

City of Beverly Hills

694

2010

City of Bradbury

14

1310

City of Burbank

1589

1483

City of Calabasas

270

1110

City of Carson

1859

1981

City of Cerritos

572

1142

City of Claremont

388

1063

City of Commerce*

592

4530

City of Compton

4081

4085

City of Covina

1428

2912

City of Cudahy

1103

4530

City of Culver City

390

978

City of Diamond Bar

554

963

City of Downey

4165

3645

City of Duarte

572

2598

City of El Monte

4379

3734

City of El Segundo

131

780

City of Gardena

1259

2053

City of Glendale

3793

1837

City of Glendora

1263

2394

City of Hawaiian Gardens

536

3652

City of Hawthorne

1956

2203

City of Hermosa Beach

215

1093

City of Hidden Hills

7

370

City of Huntington Park

2970

4993

City of Industry

36

8238

City of Inglewood

2892

2546

City of Irwindale

68

4661

City of La Canada Flintridge

185

894

City of La Habra Heights

44

807

City of La Mirada

855

1724

City of La Puente

1524

3745

City of La Verne

474

1424

City of Lakewood

1305

1624

City of Lancaster*

3477

2152

City of Lawndale

641

1907

City of Lomita

240

1158

City of Lynwood*

3340

4636

City of Malibu

103

795

City of Manhattan Beach

364

1011

City of Maywood

1450

5170

City of Monrovia

758

1954

City of Montebello

2336

3629

City of Monterey Park

973

1563

City of Norwalk

3313

3078

City of Palmdale

4166

2621

City of Palos Verdes Estates

101

747

City of Paramount

2419

4318

City of Pico Rivera

2442

3799

City of Pomona

5568

3571

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

312

730

City of Redondo Beach

561

817

City of Rolling Hills

12

619

City of Rolling Hills Estates

43

530

City of Rosemead

833

1505

City of San Dimas*

540

1564

City of San Fernando

947

3848

City of San Gabriel

645

1575

City of San Marino

91

685

City of Santa Clarita

3528

1601

City of Santa Fe Springs

571

3109

City of Santa Monica

881

953

City of Sierra Madre

76

692

City of Signal Hill

275

2331

City of South El Monte

802

3840

City of South Gate

4496

4581

City of South Pasadena

283

1086

City of Temple City

530

1454

City of Torrance

1444

967

City of Vernon

12

5742

City of Walnut

280

917

City of West Covina

2918

2696

City of West Hollywood

568

1537

City of Westlake Village

34

407

City of Whittier

2271

2597

Los Angeles

109895

2717

Los Angeles – Adams-Normandie

269

3280

Los Angeles – Alsace

377