Sensible Safety Measures Keep Schools Safe for Students, Teachers, and Staff - 587 New Positive Cases and 29 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Keeping community transmission low and utilizing sensible public health measures remain the most effective ways to maintain a safe environment for students, school staff, and their families.

As community transmission drops, the positivity rate, number of positive cases, and number of outbreaks at schools remain low. Of the 294,768 school COVID-19 tests conducted for the week ending March 25, 457 tests were positive, resulting in a positivity rate of 0.16%. In the month of March, outbreaks at schools also remained low, with only 5 new school-associated outbreaks (two outbreaks in elementary schools, 2 in high schools, and one in a middle school) for the week ending March 26.

Both periodic and response testing at schools support safe campuses. As families travel for Spring Break, the Los Angeles County Office of Education received 1.7 million COVID-19 at-home test kits from the California Department of Public Health to prepare for a safe return to classes for students and staff. These test kits provide free and immediate access to testing for students and staff in schools throughout the County.

School staff and families of students can contact their school or school district to learn when they will receive their test kit. It is best to test the day before returning to school after Spring Break. Also, staff or students that feel symptomatic before their return, should use these tests to determine if they have COVID-19.

All staff and students that test positive should inform their school about the result, stay home and follow isolation instructions at http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/ncorona2019/covidisolation/. Parents who have questions about isolation requirements for their child can also call Public Health’s COVID-19 information hotline at (833) 540-0473 between the hours of 8 AM and 8:30 PM seven days a week.

Vaccinations and boosters remain an essential tool to protect against transmission, both at schools and in communities. To make it easier for children to get vaccinated, Public Health is working to make vaccines widely available at many school sites. For the month of April, 574 school-based vaccination clinics are scheduled. Note that some school-based vaccine clinics will remain open during Spring Break, while others may change their hours. For the latest hours, go to VaccinateLACounty.com or VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish) and go to the How to Get Vaccinated webpage, or call the COVID-19 information line at (833) 540-0473 between the hours of 8 AM and 8:30 PM seven days a week.

“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. “For several weeks, schools across the County have reported low COVID-19 case numbers and minimal outbreaks. With the highly contagious BA.2 subvariant circulating more widely, safety measures, including upgrading masks to respirators (KN95, KF94 and N95) that provide better protection, staying home when sick, following quarantine and isolation guidelines, and being fully vaccinated and boosted, become even more critical.

By taking steps to protect the health and safety of everyone on the school campus, we help protect our communities from increased transmission. And as the highly contagious BA.2 subvariant continues to spread in the County, the best defense against severe illness and death from COVID is being up to date on vaccinations. Given all the evidence that protection from the COVID vaccine wanes over time, getting the booster dose once eligible is critically important. And with the availability of a second booster dose for those 50 years old and older who are 4 months out from their first booster dose, there are many residents and workers that can boost their immune system to reduce their chances of getting infected, being hospitalized, and dying.”

Today, Public Health reported 29 additional deaths, and 587 new positive cases of COVID-19. Of the 21 new deaths reported today, one of the people who died was between the ages of 18-29, two people were between the ages of 30-49, four people were between the ages of 50-64, 10 were between the ages of 65-79, and 10 were aged 80 years or older. Of the 29 newly reported deaths, 21 people had underlying health conditions. Information on the two 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 31,655.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,832,706 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Note that 510 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 0.9%.

There are 325 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,684,500 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

For More Information:

Cases through 12:00pm 3/28/2022
	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	2,832,706
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	2,679,002
-- Long Beach	125,621
-- Pasadena	28,083
Deaths	31,655
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	29,985
-- Long Beach	1,261
-- Pasadena	409
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	82377
- 5 to 11	238485
- 12 to 17	232975
- 18 to 29	596252
- 30 to 49	854252
- 50 to 64	443647
- 65 to 79	172330
- over 80	56140
- Under Investigation	2544
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1362140
- Male	1241622
- Other	1027
- Under Investigation	74213
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	4916
- Asian	163826
- Black	134300
- Hispanic/Latino	1225285
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	13584
- White	343591
- Other	297993
- Under Investigation	495507
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	135,937	**DATA Under reported
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	73
- Asian	3747
- Black	2770
- Hispanic/Latino	15442
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	111
- White	7437
- Other	310
- Under Investigation	95
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	4358	20869
City of Alhambra	16798	19369
City of Arcadia	7976	13810
City of Artesia	4149	24704
City of Avalon	62	1602
City of Azusa	13672	27322
City of Baldwin Park	22809	29711
City of Bell	13814	38022
City of Bell Gardens	14115	32771
City of Bellflower	23227	29880
City of Beverly Hills	8265	23943
City of Bradbury	65	6080
City of Burbank	22128	20646
City of Calabasas	3928	16149
City of Carson	25378	27042
City of Cerritos	8347	16672
City of Claremont	6544	17937
City of Commerce*	4505	34471
City of Compton	33016	33048
City of Covina	14617	29811
City of Cudahy	9981	40995
City of Culver City	7338	18407
City of Diamond Bar	9100	15822
City of Downey	35754	31291
City of Duarte	5143	23360
City of El Monte	32878	28036
City of El Segundo	2757	16424
City of Gardena	16152	26345
City of Glendale	44137	21375
City of Glendora	11712	22197
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4160	28346
City of Hawthorne	22450	25285
City of Hermosa Beach	3276	16655
City of Hidden Hills	259	13704
City of Huntington Park	21958	36914
City of Industry	397	90847
City of Inglewood	29217	25723
City of Irwindale	535	36669
City of La Canada Flintridge	2841	13729
City of La Habra Heights	162	2970
City of La Mirada	10384	20936
City of La Puente	12640	31059
City of La Verne	7032	21129
City of Lakewood	18854	23461
City of Lancaster*	50657	31353
City of Lawndale	8047	23939
City of Lomita	4258	20541
City of Lynwood*	24712	34300
City of Malibu	2074	16002
City of Manhattan Beach	4905	13625
City of Maywood	10532	37549
City of Monrovia	8210	21160
City of Montebello	19139	29730
City of Monterey Park	11440	18374
City of Norwalk	33112	30767
City of Palmdale	52786	33205
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1495	11056
City of Paramount	18876	33693
City of Pico Rivera	20898	32509
City of Pomona	51801	33220
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	4837	11315
City of Redondo Beach	9901	14413
City of Rolling Hills	187	9639
City of Rolling Hills Estates	982	12104
City of Rosemead	10734	19393
City of San Dimas*	8017	23227
City of San Fernando	10398	42248
City of San Gabriel	7542	18416
City of San Marino	1407	10597
City of Santa Clarita	53696	24360
City of Santa Fe Springs	6336	34502
City of Santa Monica	16898	18279
City of Sierra Madre	1515	13787
City of Signal Hill	2827	23964
City of South El Monte	6553	31377
City of South Gate	38263	38982
City of South Pasadena	3964	15215
City of Temple City	6161	16900
City of Torrance	22632	15162
City of Vernon	308	147368
City of Walnut	4841	15855
City of West Covina	29112	26897
City of West Hollywood	7905	21393
City of Westlake Village	271	3242
City of Whittier	23608	27002
Los Angeles	1166054	28830
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	2599	31687
Los Angeles - Alsace	3526	28333
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	625	24980
Los Angeles - Arleta	13586	39529
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	3513	23953
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	7419	23836
Los Angeles - Bel Air	1463	17357
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	2329	18595
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	3000	22774
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	33178	38187
Los Angeles - Brentwood	5471	17674
Los Angeles - Brookside	94	16179
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	1820	25558
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	20017	30659
Los Angeles - Carthay	2876	20024
Los Angeles - Central	14823	38015
Los Angeles - Century City	2310	18058
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	13450	39833
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	9243	24940
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	1610	17555
Los Angeles - Chinatown	1964	24486
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	4021	27630
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	3629	23949
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	3952	28578
Los Angeles - Crestview	2840	24982
Los Angeles - Del Rey	5916	19762
Los Angeles - Downtown*	11678	42455
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	9002	22739
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	7274	24837
Los Angeles - Echo Park	3308	23204
Los Angeles - El Sereno	13205	31585
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1355	23722
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	2704	26585
Los Angeles - Encino	10219	22622
Los Angeles - Exposition	970	29164
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	14290	31814
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	884	24556
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3015	34572
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	19411	40913
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	7958	25180
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	3175	29496
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	15895	27315
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	8506	39554
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	3318	19473
Los Angeles - Harbor City	6944	23887
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	12090	27729
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	453	18804
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	5133	28461
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	14916	39320
Los Angeles - Highland Park	12860	26575
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	4248	30627
Los Angeles - Hollywood	15856	23231
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	5162	17538
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	9178	32157
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	2474	30645
Los Angeles - Koreatown	12888	24932
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1231	27002
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	12151	28790
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	4576	34844
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	4217	27680
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	10034	30782
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	2414	30081
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	6792	23964
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1077	34376
Los Angeles - Longwood	1314	30530
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	3735	17285
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	2375	27823
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	503	16101
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	7192	16934
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	644	14771
Los Angeles - Melrose	19925	25645
Los Angeles - Mid-city	3387	22535
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	3367	18721
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	9361	38804
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	6316	26159
Los Angeles - North Hills	19901	32320
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	45878	30298
Los Angeles - Northridge	18938	27133
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	3259	15307
Los Angeles - Pacoima	31959	41517
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	602	15653
Los Angeles - Palms	7826	17836
Los Angeles - Panorama City	26949	35813
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	2219	16340
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	13810	33005
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	404	12641
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	2214	20225
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	7119	20004
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	1391	21204
Los Angeles - Regent Square	633	22770
Los Angeles - Reseda	24503	31981
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1400	30198
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	854	20199 #####