Workplace Safety Measures Protect Workers and Customers - 723 New Positive Cases and 38 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

A key priority post-surge is to ensure workers have protection from devastating consequences associated with COVID-19 illness by preventing spread at worksites.

Current metrics indicate that businesses and worksites are seeing fewer outbreaks. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total 2,641 workplace outbreaks (excluding healthcare, residential and educational sites). As of March 16, there were 53 active outbreaks, down from the week prior when there were 64 active outbreaks. Further, there were only two new outbreaks for the week ending March 16.

This improvement reflects the lower rate of COVID-19 transmission in the community and a dedicated effort by many businesses and worksites to utilize strategies that protect workers and customers.

As a reminder, employers are required to offer free medical grade masks and respirators (N95, KN95, KF94) to employees working indoors in close contact with other workers, customers, and/or members of the public at all sites where masking indoors is optional. At worksites where masking remains required, employers need to provide employees with free, well-fitting medical masks.

Employers are also obligated to offer testing free of charge during work hours to any employee exposed to COVID-19 at work.

In order to reduce transmission at worksites, employers are required to report any cluster of worksite COVID-19 cases to the Department of Public Health. A cluster is three (3) or more laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the worksite within a 14-day period. Reports to Public Health should be made as soon as possible and no later than 48 hours after reports or knowledge of at least three cases. Worksites can report a cluster to Public Health online or by phone: 1-888-397-3993. If Public Health determines that there is an outbreak at a worksite, employees are required to mask both indoors and outdoors if they can’t be socially distanced from each other, and during an outbreak, employees should be provided with free respirators.

Given the need for employees to take time off if they have COVID-related illness or need to care for someone in their family, public and private employers with 26 or more employees are required by the 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave, to provide covered employees with up to 80 hours of COVID-19 related paid leave.

To date, most employers have followed public health guidance and implemented measures to protect their workers, customers, and visitors. However, workers concerned about possible COVID-19 or other workplace safety concerns, or that an employer may not be following the County Health Officer Order or other requirements, have several options for filing a complaint. To file a complaint with Public Health, which can be submitted anonymously, workers can call the Environmental Health Customer Call Center at (888) 700-9995 or click on the “Report a Problem” at www.ph.lacounty.gov/eh. To file a complaint with Cal/OSHA about employee safety, workplace safety, or hazardous conditions, workers can call (833) 579-0927 or call or email the local Cal/OSHA Enforcement Office that serves the location of the job site.

“We continue to extend our deepest sympathies to everyone mourning the loss of a loved one from COVID,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “While we are all enjoying having the surge behind us, many front-line workers, with dozens of worksite exposures each day, remain at higher risk and are worried about becoming infected and possibly spreading COVID-19 to others. We ask that everyone continue to layer in, as appropriate, protections for our workforce members who have, throughout the pandemic, taken on personal risk to provide all of us with essential services. I encourage residents to help protect the thousands of front-line workers who are at elevated risk by supporting those businesses who properly protect their workers.”

Today, Public Health reported 38 additional deaths, and 723 new positive cases of COVID-19. Of the 38 new deaths reported today, two people were between the ages of 30-49, eight were between the ages of 50-64, seven were between the ages of 65-79, and 16 were aged 80 years or older. Of the 38 newly reported deaths, 25 had underlying health conditions. Information on the five deaths reported by the City of Long Beach is available at www.LongBeach.gov. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 31,443.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,820,159 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Note that 2,051 additional cases have been added to the cumulative total of positive cases due to a backlog of cases from the surge. Today’s positivity rate is 0.7%.

There are 471 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,587,700 individuals, with 22% 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

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	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	2,820,159
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	2,667,082
-- Long Beach	125,134
-- Pasadena	27,943
Deaths	31,443
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	29,778
-- Long Beach	1,257
-- Pasadena	408
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	81983
- 5 to 11	237569
- 12 to 17	231935
- 18 to 29	593695
- 30 to 49	850246
- 50 to 64	441554
- 65 to 79	171382
- over 80	55813
- Under Investigation	2905
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1356069
- Male	1236226
- Other	1006
- Under Investigation	73781
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	4908
- Asian	162715
- Black	133674
- Hispanic/Latino	1222133
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	13575
- White	341393
- Other	294136
- Under Investigation	494548
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	135,481
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	73
- Asian	3725
- Black	2750
- Hispanic/Latino	15348
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	110
- White	7371
- Other	306
- Under Investigation	95
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	4114	19700
City of Alhambra	16625	19170
City of Arcadia	7914	13703
City of Artesia	4128	24579
City of Avalon	62	1602
City of Azusa	13643	27264
City of Baldwin Park	22749	29633
City of Bell	13771	37903
City of Bell Gardens	14079	32688
City of Bellflower	23145	29774
City of Beverly Hills	8199	23751
City of Bradbury	65	6080
City of Burbank	22015	20540
City of Calabasas	3902	16042
City of Carson	25245	26900
City of Cerritos	8286	16550
City of Claremont	6259	17155
City of Commerce*	4490	34356
City of Compton	32915	32947
City of Covina	14587	29750
City of Cudahy	9940	40826
City of Culver City	7267	18229
City of Diamond Bar	9026	15693
City of Downey	35651	31201
City of Duarte	5129	23297
City of El Monte	32739	27918
City of El Segundo	2745	16353
City of Gardena	16113	26281
City of Glendale	43993	21305
City of Glendora	11681	22138
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4157	28325
City of Hawthorne	22402	25231
City of Hermosa Beach	3252	16533
City of Hidden Hills	257	13598
City of Huntington Park	21869	36765
City of Industry	383	87643
City of Inglewood	29115	25633
City of Irwindale	535	36669
City of La Canada Flintridge	2814	13599
City of La Habra Heights	162	2970
City of La Mirada	10344	20855
City of La Puente	12617	31002
City of La Verne	7003	21041
City of Lakewood	18804	23399
City of Lancaster*	50442	31220
City of Lawndale	8023	23868
City of Lomita	4242	20464
City of Lynwood*	24577	34112
City of Malibu	2055	15855
City of Manhattan Beach	4854	13484
City of Maywood	10428	37178
City of Monrovia	8179	21080
City of Montebello	19100	29670
City of Monterey Park	11309	18164
City of Norwalk	33028	30689
City of Palmdale	52683	33141
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1486	10989
City of Paramount	18754	33476
City of Pico Rivera	20844	32425
City of Pomona	51172	32817
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	4805	11241
City of Redondo Beach	9831	14311
City of Rolling Hills	186	9588
City of Rolling Hills Estates	974	12005
City of Rosemead	10628	19201
City of San Dimas*	7970	23091
City of San Fernando	10379	42170
City of San Gabriel	7423	18125
City of San Marino	1398	10529
City of Santa Clarita	53543	24291
City of Santa Fe Springs	6302	34317
City of Santa Monica	16690	18054
City of Sierra Madre	1504	13686
City of Signal Hill	2817	23879
City of South El Monte	6526	31247
City of South Gate	38144	38861
City of South Pasadena	3942	15131
City of Temple City	6110	16760
City of Torrance	22468	15052
City of Vernon	307	146890
City of Walnut	4787	15679
City of West Covina	29037	26828
City of West Hollywood	7828	21185
City of Westlake Village	270	3230
City of Whittier	23398	26761
Los Angeles	1161417	28715
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	2585	31517
Los Angeles - Alsace	3515	28244
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	619	24740
Los Angeles - Arleta	13576	39500
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	3492	23810
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	7385	23727
Los Angeles - Bel Air	1447	17167
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	2313	18467
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	2973	22569
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	33104	38101
Los Angeles - Brentwood	5404	17458
Los Angeles - Brookside	93	16007
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	1807	25376
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	19966	30581
Los Angeles - Carthay	2852	19857
Los Angeles - Central	14802	37962
Los Angeles - Century City	2282	17839
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	13432	39780
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	9227	24897
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	1598	17424
Los Angeles - Chinatown	1959	24423
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	4006	27527
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	3601	23764
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	3927	28397
Los Angeles - Crestview	2819	24798
Los Angeles - Del Rey	5885	19659
Los Angeles - Downtown*	11601	42175
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	8929	22554
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	7249	24752
Los Angeles - Echo Park	3285	23043
Los Angeles - El Sereno	13166	31492
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1352	23669
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	2695	26497
Los Angeles - Encino	10140	22448
Los Angeles - Exposition	965	29014
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	14228	31676
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	878	24389
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3009	34503
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	19376	40839
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	7915	25044
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	3170	29450
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	15858	27252
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	8474	39405
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	3293	19326
Los Angeles - Harbor City	6932	23846
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	12057	27654
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	453	18804
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	5104	28301
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	14875	39212
Los Angeles - Highland Park	12807	26466
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	4229	30490
Los Angeles - Hollywood	15755	23083
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	5123	17405
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	9159	32091
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	2463	30509
Los Angeles - Koreatown	12796	24754
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1227	26914
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	12123	28723
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	4564	34752
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	4208	27621
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	9990	30647
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	2391	29794
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	6745	23798
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1072	34216
Los Angeles - Longwood	1308	30390
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	3684	17049
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	2371	27776
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	494	15813
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	7113	16748
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	640	14679
Los Angeles - Melrose	19787	25467
Los Angeles - Mid-city	3368	22409
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	3336	18549
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	9341	38721
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	6288	26043
Los Angeles - North Hills	19869	32268
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	45758	30219
Los Angeles - Northridge	18874	27041
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	3208	15067
Los Angeles - Pacoima	31921	41467
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	598	15549
Los Angeles - Palms	7769	17706
Los Angeles - Panorama City	26895	35741
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	2200	16200
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	13742	32843
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	399	12484
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	2199	20088
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	7081	19897
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	1377	20991
Los Angeles - Regent Square	633	22770
Los Angeles - Reseda	24430	31886
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1397	30134
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	848	20057
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	19384	24839
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	964	21702
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	18415	21105
Los Angeles - Silverlake	9357	21226
Los Angeles - South Carthay	2252	21255
Los Angeles - South Park	14780	38935
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1523	33224
Los Angeles - Studio City	4494	20027
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	18669	35572
Los Angeles - Sunland	5042	24706
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	111	17156
Los Angeles - Sylmar*