One Additional Case of MIS-C in a Child Confirmed; Public Health Reports 13 New Deaths and 1,256 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Public Health Reminds Residents to Avoid Crowded Places

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 13 new deaths and 1,256 new cases of COVID-19. To date, Public Health identified 279,909 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 6,741 deaths.

Public Health has confirmed one additional case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). This brings the total cases of MIS-C in L.A. County to 41 children. All 41 children with MIS-C in L.A. County were hospitalized and 46% of the children were treated in the ICU. Of the children with MIS-C, 27% were under the age of 5 years old, 39% were between the ages of 5 and 11 years old, and 34% were between the ages of 12 and 20 years old. Latino/Latinx children account for 70% of the reported cases. There are no reported MIS-C deaths in L.A. County children.

There are 724 confirmed cases of COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 26% of these people are confirmed cases in the ICU.  While slightly increasing from the low of 673 this week, the number of daily hospitalizations has remained under 800 daily hospitalizations since mid-September.

Public Health urges residents to adhere to public health protocols and directives to prevent increases of COVID-19 infections.  As a reminder, gathering with people outside your household puts you and those around you at greater risk. If you are celebrating this weekend, please remember to avoid crowded places and close contact with others not in your household. Everyone should always wear a face covering securely over their nose and mouth and maintain six feet distance between yourself and people not in your household. Gatherings, events or parties with non-household members are not permitted even if they are conducted outdoors except those expressly allowed in the L.A. County Order.  This includes in-person sport viewing and dinner parties as these events can become places where COVID-19 can spread easily. It is important for everyone to follow the directives and to do their part every day to keep everyone as safe as possible.

We continue to see COVID-19 outbreaks in businesses and workplaces.  In the last two weeks, 118 outbreak investigations were opened.  Because of the possibility of asymptomatic and presymptomatic infection, it only takes one person to contract and become infectious with COVID-19 and unknowingly bring the virus home and expose their household and or go to work and expose their coworkers and start an outbreak.

Because there continues to be significant potential for transmission of COVID-19 at worksites, it remains important that businesses adhere to workplace protocols that require infection control, distancing, masking, and appropriate PPE that protect employees, customers and residents from COVID-19 as much as possible.

Public Health’s compliance team continues to visit businesses across the County every day. Initial efforts are focused on educating business owners and workers about Health Officer Order requirements and how to stay safe but can result in citations for non-compliance where businesses are in violation of the Health Officer Order and protocols. As a result of inspections conducted since October 4, a total of 125 citations have been issued. In some cases, establishments were also closed because there were significant health and safety concerns or violations of the Health Officer Orders, including operating indoors in violation of the State and County Health Officer Orders.

To assist businesses follow the required protocols and maintain their operations with as much safety as possible for their staff, customers, and visitors, Public Health encourages L.A. County businesses to take advantage of the COVID-19 Safety Compliance Certification Program.  The program is a no-cost online course that trains businessowners and employees on what they need to do to ensure that their business practices are aligned and in compliance with infection control and physical distancing requirements. Once completed, business owners receive a certificate and window seal to display on their storefront.  For more information on the program and to take the training course, visit: www.publichealth.lacounty.gov.

“To the many people across L.A. County who have lost a loved one or friend to COVID-19, we extend our deepest condolences,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “As we head into the holiday weekend, I encourage everyone to enjoy the time off as safe as possible. We ask that everyone adhere to the safety guidance and utilize the tools that prevent COVID-19 spread.  Please remember to avoid crowds and the other activities that increase the likelihood of getting COVID-19 as we cheer for our teams.”

Of the 13 new deaths reported today, five people that passed away were over the age of 80 years old, five people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, one person who died was between the ages of 50 and 64 years old, and  one person who died was between the ages of 30 and 49 years old.  Eleven people who died had underlying health conditions including four people over the age of 80, five people between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, one person 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.

Ninety-three 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 6,346 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, 12 cases and two deaths reported earlier were not L.A. County residents.

Testing results are available for more than 2,779,000 individuals with 9% of all people testing positive.

The Reopening Protocols, COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive Dashboard, Roadmap to Recovery, 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

279909

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

264988

— Long Beach

12281

— Pasadena

2640

Deaths

6741

— Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

6363

— Long Beach

249

— Pasadena

129

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

– 0 to 4

4487

– 5 to 11

9662

– 12 to 17

11987

– 18 to 29

65860

– 30 to 49

90690

– 50 to 64

51081

– 65 to 79

20261

–  over 80

9366

–  Under Investigation

1594

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

–  Female

133708

–  Male

128196

–  Other

141

–  Under Investigation

2943

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

252

–  Asian

8367

–  Black

8082

–  Hispanic/Latino

100693

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

777

–  White

21804

–  Other

27585

–  Under Investigation

97428

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

–  Hospitalized (Ever)

22715

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

–  American Indian/Alaska Native

12

–  Asian

922

–  Black

618

–  Hispanic/Latino

3264

–  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

20

–  White

1471

–  Other

39

–  Under Investigation

17

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

192

919

City of Alhambra

1335

1539

City of Arcadia

546

945

City of Artesia

389

2316

City of Avalon

5

129

City of Azusa

1612

3221

City of Baldwin Park

3143

4094

City of Bell

1665

4583

City of Bell Gardens

2078

4825

City of Bellflower

2484

3195

City of Beverly Hills

714

2068

City of Bradbury

14

1310

City of Burbank

1682

1569

City of Calabasas

284

1168

City of Carson

1909

2034

City of Cerritos

603

1204

City of Claremont

408

1118

City of Commerce*

603

4614

City of Compton

4188

4192

City of Covina

1469

2996

City of Cudahy

1142

4691

City of Culver City

402

1008

City of Diamond Bar

575

1000

City of Downey

4308

3770

City of Duarte

593

2693

City of El Monte

4552

3882

City of El Segundo

134

798

City of Gardena

1293

2109

City of Glendale

4027

1950

City of Glendora

1286

2437

City of Hawaiian Gardens

542

3693

City of Hawthorne

2010

2264

City of Hermosa Beach

230

1169

City of Hidden Hills

11

582

City of Huntington Park

3039

5109

City of Industry

36

8238

City of Inglewood

3003

2644

City of Irwindale

73

5003

City of La Canada Flintridge

185

894

City of La Habra Heights

46

843

City of La Mirada

880

1774

City of La Puente

1594

3917

City of La Verne

512

1538

City of Lakewood

1362

1695

City of Lancaster*

3709

2296

City of Lawndale

660

1963

City of Lomita

245

1182

City of Lynwood*

3454

4794

City of Malibu

104

802

City of Manhattan Beach

378

1050

City of Maywood

1493

5323

City of Monrovia

789

2034

City of Montebello

2406

3737

City of Monterey Park

1000

1606

City of Norwalk

3421

3179

City of Palmdale

4428

2785

City of Palos Verdes Estates

104

769

City of Paramount

2495

4454

City of Pico Rivera

2541

3953

City of Pomona

5737

3679

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

318

744

City of Redondo Beach

592

862

City of Rolling Hills

12

619

City of Rolling Hills Estates

44

542

City of Rosemead

855

1545

City of San Dimas*

555

1608

City of San Fernando

1010

4104

City of San Gabriel

669

1634

City of San Marino

93

700

City of Santa Clarita

3743

1698

City of Santa Fe Springs

592

3224

City of Santa Monica

933

1009

City of Sierra Madre

81

737

City of Signal Hill

287

2433

City of South El Monte

831

3979

City of South Gate

4634

4721

City of South Pasadena

296

1136

City of Temple City

547

1500

City of Torrance

1501

1006

City of Vernon

12

5742

City of Walnut

291

953

City of West Covina

3017

2787

City of West Hollywood

601

1626

City of Westlake Village

37

443

City of Whittier

2376

2718

Los Angeles

113913

2816

Los Angeles – Adams-Normandie

279

3402

Los Angeles – Alsace