Isolation and Quarantine Guidelines Can Help Reduce Disruptions at Schools - 2,228 New Positive Cases and 15 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Reducing disruptions at schools is easier when COVID-19 community transmission is lower. As Los Angeles County continues to experience fewer cases and hospitalizations, spread of the virus can be further decreased when those infected or exposed adhere to isolation, testing, and masking guidance.

Similar to requirements for the general population, students and staff with COVID-19 can end isolation after day five if: a COVID-19 test on day five or later is negative, there is no fever for at least 24 hours without fever-reducing medicine, and existing symptoms have subsided or are improving. Those with a known exposure can continue their customary activities, including attending school and extracurricular activities, provided they are asymptomatic, have a negative test between days three to five, and wear a mask when around others indoors.

The county has continued to report improved COVID-19 metrics. The 7-day average case count in the county is 1,745, a 28% decline from one week ago when an average of 2,438 cases were reported.

Over the past seven days, the average number of daily COVID-positive patients in LA County hospitals was 772, a 5% decline from one week ago when the average number of daily COVID-positive patients per day was 813.

Deaths, which typically lag hospitalizations by several weeks, have started to decrease slightly to an average of 11 deaths reported each day this past week, compared to an average of 13 daily reported deaths one week ago.

And the 7-day average test positivity rate is 6.3% over the past week, down from one week ago when it was 7.1%.

The county’s lower transmission rate is reflected on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Community Level framework, which measures COVID-19 stress on the hospital system. The county is in the second week of the Low Community Level, with a weekly case rate of 159 cases per 100,000, a hospital admission rate of 7.8 new admissions per 100,000 people, and 4.6% of total hospital admissions among COVID-19 patients.

The Omicron variant continues to account for 100% of sequenced specimens in the county, with the BA.5 subvariant of Omicron as the predominant subvariant. For the week ending Aug. 20, 95% of all sequenced specimens were BA.5. The CDC has reported an increase in the BA.4.6 sublineage of Omicron across the country, especially in the Midwest, estimating that 8.4% of sequenced specimens were BA.4.6 as of Sept. 3. However, BA.4.6 has remained at very low levels in LA County, and for the week ending Aug. 20, the most recent data available, BA.4.6 accounted for 1.4% of specimens.

Since schools reopened in August, the number of clusters of three or more linked cases and outbreaks declined last week after a month of steady increases. For the week ending Sept. 3 there were 309 reported clusters of three or more cases, nearly a 31% decrease from the week prior when 446 clusters of cases were reported. There has also been a total of 926 school clusters reported that involved more than 6,000 individuals, of which 5,702 were students.

Also, in the month since schools reopened, 63 outbreaks have been documented in schools, with 36 reported in elementary schools, 12 reported in middle schools, 10 associated with youth sports programs, and four reported at high schools.

“I send my deepest sympathies and wishes of peace and comfort to the many families who have lost a loved one from COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “As the new school year is underway, it’s important for all students and staff to follow isolation and quarantine guidelines when they are infected or are exposed to someone with COVID-19. With a highly transmissible variant, continued concerns related to mortality, reinfections and long-COVID, and tens of thousands of vulnerable residents, taking sensible steps to avoid infecting others remains important. We know how quickly one case can infect others, creating clusters and outbreaks in classrooms, sports teams, and other settings. When everyone looks out for each other by staying home when ill and masking indoors when exiting isolation early and when identified as a close contact, there are likely to be fewer disruptions at schools and worksites.”

Today, Public Health reported 15 additional deaths and 2,228 new positive cases. Of the 15 new deaths reported today, one person was between the ages of 30-49, four people were between the ages of 65-79, and eight people were aged 80 years or older. Information on the two deaths reported by the City of Long Beach, visit longbeach.gov. Of the 15 newly reported deaths, 13 had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 33,348.

Public Health has reported a total of 3,425,863 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 6.3%.

There are 765 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,499,068 individuals, with 24% of people testing positive.

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)
Gender, Age, Race/Ethnicity and City/Community Cases and Deaths
Recovery Metrics
Contact Tracing Metrics
Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics
Citations due to Health Officer Order Noncompliance
Outbreaks:

Residential Congregate Settings
Non-Residential Settings
Homeless Service Settings

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
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

For more information:

	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	3,425,863
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	3,240,331
-- Long Beach	149,899
-- Pasadena	35,633
Deaths	33,348
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	31,602
-- Long Beach	1,321
-- Pasadena	425
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	102,520
- 5 to 11	273,524
- 12 to 17	267,326
- 18 to 29	709,117
- 30 to 49	1,042,856
- 50 to 64	548,019
- 65 to 79	222,164
- over 80	72,528
- Under Investigation	2,277
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1,662,482
- Male	1,490,746
- Other	1,510
- Under Investigation	85,593
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	6,110
- Asian	229,720
- Black	165,743
- Hispanic/Latino	1,407,255
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	16,511
- White	438,527
- Other	367,814
- Under Investigation	608,651
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	153,834
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	73
- Asian	3,995
- Black	2,945
- Hispanic/Latino	15,974
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	112
- White	8,054
- Other	355
- Under Investigation	94
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	5918	28339
City of Alhambra	22348	25769
City of Arcadia	11485	19886
City of Artesia	5344	31819
City of Avalon	66	1706
City of Azusa	16275	32524
City of Baldwin Park	27158	35376
City of Bell	15839	43595
City of Bell Gardens	15978	37097
City of Bellflower	27902	35894
City of Beverly Hills	10526	30492
City of Bradbury	67	6268
City of Burbank	29106	27156
City of Calabasas	5235	21523
City of Carson	31682	33760
City of Cerritos	11677	23323
City of Claremont	8690	23819
City of Commerce*	5266	40294
City of Compton	37830	37866
City of Covina	17585	35864
City of Cudahy	11458	47061
City of Culver City	10210	25611
City of Diamond Bar	11932	20746
City of Downey	42739	37404
City of Duarte	6555	29774
City of El Monte	39039	33290
City of El Segundo	3691	21989
City of Gardena	19898	32455
City of Glendale	54016	26159
City of Glendora	14498	27477
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4780	32570
City of Hawthorne	26887	30283
City of Hermosa Beach	4269	21703
City of Hidden Hills	360	19048
City of Huntington Park	25044	42102
City of Industry	480	109840
City of Inglewood	34527	30398
City of Irwindale	622	42632
City of La Canada Flintridge	4049	19567
City of La Habra Heights	174	3190
City of La Mirada	12760	25726
City of La Puente	14993	36841
City of La Verne	8535	25644
City of Lakewood	24053	29931
City of Lancaster*	58870	36436
City of Lawndale	9757	29027
City of Lomita	5407	26084
City of Lynwood*	28562	39644
City of Malibu	2654	20477
City of Manhattan Beach	6617	18381
City of Maywood	12033	42900
City of Monrovia	10454	26943
City of Montebello	23011	35745
City of Monterey Park	15420	24766
City of Norwalk	38946	36188
City of Palmdale	61570	38731
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1989	14709
City of Paramount	21648	38641
City of Pico Rivera	25294	39347
City of Pomona	60217	38618
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	6663	15587
City of Redondo Beach	13802	20091
City of Rolling Hills	253	13041
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1336	16467
City of Rosemead	13889	25093
City of San Dimas*	10060	29146
City of San Fernando	11912	48399
City of San Gabriel	9964	24330
City of San Marino	2108	15877
City of Santa Clarita	66484	30162
City of Santa Fe Springs	7433	40476
City of Santa Monica	23695	25631
City of Sierra Madre	2074	18873
City of Signal Hill	3632	30787
City of South El Monte	7612	36447
City of South Gate	44177	45007
City of South Pasadena	5645	21667
City of Temple City	8774	24068
City of Torrance	30319	20312
City of Vernon	341	163158
City of Walnut	6636	21735
City of West Covina	36029	33288
City of West Hollywood	10183	27558
City of Westlake Village	353	4222
City of Whittier	28525	32625
Los Angeles	1401766	34658
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	2973	36247
Los Angeles - Alsace	4162	33443
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	758	30296
Los Angeles - Arleta	15648	45528
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	4495	30649
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	9219	29619
Los Angeles - Bel Air	2182	25887
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	3046	24319
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	3798	28832
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	37840	43552
Los Angeles - Brentwood	7655	24729
Los Angeles - Brookside	135	23236
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	2190	30754
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	23486	35972
Los Angeles - Carthay	3835	26701
Los Angeles - Central	16251	41678
Los Angeles - Century City	3315	25915
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	15152	44874
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	11649	31432
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	2259	24632
Los Angeles - Chinatown	2506	31243
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	4837	33237
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	4421	29176
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	4813	34804
Los Angeles - Crestview	3497	30762
Los Angeles - Del Rey	7681	25658
Los Angeles - Downtown*	14727	53539
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	12252	30948
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	8703	29716
Los Angeles - Echo Park	4160	29181
Los Angeles - El Sereno	15773	37727
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1675	29324
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	3319	32632
Los Angeles - Encino	13716	30364
Los Angeles - Exposition	1177	35388
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	16690	37157
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	1129	31361
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3454	39606
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	21657	45647
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	10036	31755
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	3749	34829
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	19653	33773
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	9499	44171
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	4296	25213
Los Angeles - Harbor City	8563	29456
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	14426	33087
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	570	23661
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	5819	32265
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	16894	44534
Los Angeles - Highland Park	15805	32661
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	5001	36056
Los Angeles - Hollywood	19693	28853
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	6941	23582
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	10786	37791
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	2938	36393
Los Angeles - Koreatown	15126	29261
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1520	33341
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	14727	34893
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	5403	41141
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	5179	33994
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	11899	36503
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	2825	35202
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	8130	28684
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1329	42419
Los Angeles - Longwood	1597	37105
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	5186	24000
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	2904	34021
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	726	23239
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	9756	22971
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	878	20138
Los Angeles - Melrose	24047	30950
Los Angeles - Mid-city	4273	28430
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	4477	24893
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	10948	45382
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	7702	31899
Los Angeles - North Hills	23343	37910
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	54710	36131
Los Angeles - Northridge	23238	33294
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	4525	21253
Los Angeles - Pacoima	36287	47139
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	846	21997
Los Angeles - Palms	10787	24585
Los Angeles - Panorama City	31123	41359
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	2882	21222
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	15387	36774
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	538	16834
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	3098	28300
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	9540	26807
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	2013	30686
Los Angeles - Regent Square	802	28849
Los Angeles - Reseda	29255	38183
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1677	36173
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	1112	26301
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	23905	30633
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	#####