Public Health Increasing Access to Second Booster Dose at Skilled Nursing Facilities - 795 New Positive Cases and 13 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

With increased circulation of the more infectious BA.2 subvariant, the County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is ramping up efforts to ensure access to the second booster dose for residents and staff at Skilled Nursing Facilities.

In order to be sure that eligible nursing home residents and staff are quickly offered the second booster doses, Public Health is conducting educational outreach to all Skilled Nursing Facilities in LA County to determine that they are able to offer second doses whether through their relationship with a Long-Term Care Pharmacy or through the Public Health mobile teams. Public Health has already scheduled 23 mobile vaccination clinics at Skilled Nursing Facilities to administer second booster doses over the next two weeks.

As of April 3, 91% of nursing home residents were fully vaccinated and 85% fully vaccinated and boosted with the first booster dose. Among eligible staff, vaccination rates are also very high with 98% fully vaccinated and 85% fully vaccinated and boosted.

With high rates of up-to-date vaccinations, positive cases among Skilled Nursing Facility residents and staff remain relatively low. For the week ending April 9, Skilled Nursing Facilities reported 12 new cases among residents and 19 new cases among staff. This represents a 78% and 21% reduction in new cases, respectively, when compared to one month ago when there were 55 new cases among residents and 24 new cases among staff for the week ending March 12.

With Skilled Nursing Facilities continuing to follow safety precautions, outbreaks have also remained low. There were just four new outbreaks reported the week ending April 9.

Visitors at skilled nursing facilities should still follow all sensible protection measures when visiting their loved ones. Visitors who are feeling sick should stay home, away from others, and not enter a facility.

Visitors wishing to go indoors should also be ready to show proof of being up to date with COVID vaccines and a negative PCR test result taken within two days prior to entry, or a negative antigen test result taken within one day prior to entry.

Additionally, all visitors, regardless of vaccination status, should wear well-fitting face masks when not actively eating or drinking. Respirators (N95, KN95, KF94) or a surgical mask provide better protection than cloth masks, as they do a better job at blocking virus particles. Visitors should wash their hands or use hand sanitizer when entering and leaving the facility, and, as appropriate, during their visit.

“I send my deepest sympathies and wishes of peace and comfort to the many families who have lost a loved one due to COVID-19,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “With the increased circulation of the highly infectious BA.2 subvariant, protecting the health of loved ones in Skilled Nursing Facilities will require that residents, staff, and visitors continue to take sensible safety measures. Residents and staff should be fully boosted, and anyone eligible should get the second booster as soon as possible. We also encourage families and friends visiting nursing homes or other congregate care facilities to do the same and be up to date on their vaccinations, in addition to getting tested before visiting and following all onsite safety measures. Our most vulnerable residents, including those that are older, immunocompromised, living with serious health conditions, or unvaccinated, still need the additional protections offered by the tools and strategies we know will reduce risk.”

Today, Public Health reported 13 additional deaths and 795 new positive cases of COVID-19. Of the 13 new deaths reported today, two people were between the ages of 30-49, four people were between the ages of 50-64, three people were between the ages of 65-79, and four people were aged 80 years or older. Of the 13 newly reported deaths, eight people had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 31,819.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,847,097 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 1.0%.

There are 270 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,761,500 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

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	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	2,847,097
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	2,693,046
-- Long Beach	125,744
-- Pasadena	28,307
Deaths	31,819
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	30,146
-- Long Beach	1,261
-- Pasadena	412
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	82763
- 5 to 11	239559
- 12 to 17	233864
- 18 to 29	600028
- 30 to 49	858968
- 50 to 64	445978
- 65 to 79	173354
- over 80	56425
- Under Investigation	2107
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1369586
- Male	1247689
- Other	1079
- Under Investigation	74692
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	4945
- Asian	165542
- Black	135135
- Hispanic/Latino	1229619
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	13640
- White	347047
- Other	298784
- Under Investigation	498334
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	136,641
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	73
- Asian	3760
- Black	2790
- Hispanic/Latino	15506
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	111
- White	7500
- Other	311
- Under Investigation	95
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	4180	20016
City of Alhambra	16939	19532
City of Arcadia	8059	13954
City of Artesia	4178	24876
City of Avalon	63	1628
City of Azusa	13696	27370
City of Baldwin Park	22864	29783
City of Bell	13857	38140
City of Bell Gardens	14157	32869
City of Bellflower	23287	29957
City of Beverly Hills	8357	24209
City of Bradbury	66	6174
City of Burbank	22327	20831
City of Calabasas	3990	16404
City of Carson	25542	27217
City of Cerritos	8392	16762
City of Claremont	6921	18970
City of Commerce*	4515	34547
City of Compton	33079	33111
City of Covina	14657	29893
City of Cudahy	10020	41155
City of Culver City	7407	18580
City of Diamond Bar	9142	15895
City of Downey	35862	31385
City of Duarte	5165	23460
City of El Monte	33006	28146
City of El Segundo	2797	16663
City of Gardena	16222	26459
City of Glendale	44426	21515
City of Glendora	11773	22313
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4169	28407
City of Hawthorne	22567	25417
City of Hermosa Beach	3306	16807
City of Hidden Hills	260	13757
City of Huntington Park	22035	37044
City of Industry	400	91533
City of Inglewood	29355	25845
City of Irwindale	538	36875
City of La Canada Flintridge	2884	13937
City of La Habra Heights	162	2970
City of La Mirada	10433	21035
City of La Puente	12671	31135
City of La Verne	7060	21213
City of Lakewood	18936	23563
City of Lancaster*	50818	31453
City of Lawndale	8090	24067
City of Lomita	4302	20754
City of Lynwood*	24785	34401
City of Malibu	2118	16341
City of Manhattan Beach	4982	13839
City of Maywood	10554	37627
City of Monrovia	8266	21304
City of Montebello	19198	29822
City of Monterey Park	11510	18486
City of Norwalk	33188	30838
City of Palmdale	52904	33280
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1517	11219
City of Paramount	18909	33752
City of Pico Rivera	20953	32594
City of Pomona	51953	33318
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	4906	11477
City of Redondo Beach	10025	14593
City of Rolling Hills	189	9742
City of Rolling Hills Estates	993	12240
City of Rosemead	10794	19501
City of San Dimas*	8061	23354
City of San Fernando	10432	42386
City of San Gabriel	7589	18531
City of San Marino	1430	10771
City of Santa Clarita	53943	24472
City of Santa Fe Springs	6352	34589
City of Santa Monica	17113	18511
City of Sierra Madre	1526	13887
City of Signal Hill	2843	24099
City of South El Monte	6569	31453
City of South Gate	38351	39072
City of South Pasadena	4020	15430
City of Temple City	6209	17032
City of Torrance	22881	15329
City of Vernon	308	147368
City of Walnut	4880	15983
City of West Covina	29229	27005
City of West Hollywood	8012	21683
City of Westlake Village	278	3325
City of Whittier	23684	27088
Los Angeles	1172760	28996
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	2610	31822
Los Angeles - Alsace	3538	28429
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	629	25140
Los Angeles - Arleta	13611	39601
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	3537	24117
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	7480	24032
Los Angeles - Bel Air	1488	17653
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	2361	18850
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	3036	23047
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	33271	38294
Los Angeles - Brentwood	5553	17939
Los Angeles - Brookside	97	16695
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	1827	25657
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	20073	30745
Los Angeles - Carthay	2910	20260
Los Angeles - Central	14858	38105
Los Angeles - Century City	2359	18441
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	13469	39889
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	9284	25051
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	1628	17752
Los Angeles - Chinatown	1987	24772
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	4046	27802
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	3649	24081
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	3979	28773
Los Angeles - Crestview	2871	25255
Los Angeles - Del Rey	5970	19943
Los Angeles - Downtown*	11807	42924
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	9198	23234
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	7317	24984
Los Angeles - Echo Park	3341	23436
Los Angeles - El Sereno	13264	31726
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1369	23967
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	2716	26703
Los Angeles - Encino	10310	22824
Los Angeles - Exposition	974	29284
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	14453	32177
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	895	24861
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3024	34675
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	19468	41033
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	8009	25342
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	3191	29645
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	15978	27458
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	8524	39637
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	3361	19725
Los Angeles - Harbor City	6994	24059
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	12125	27810
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	457	18971
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	5141	28506
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	14951	39412
Los Angeles - Highland Park	12951	26763
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	4265	30750
Los Angeles - Hollywood	16020	23471
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	5241	17806
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	9219	32301
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	2496	30918
Los Angeles - Koreatown	12942	25036
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1240	27199
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	12224	28963
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	4599	35019
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	4238	27818
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	10075	30908
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	2433	30318
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	6832	24105
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1091	34823
Los Angeles - Longwood	1322	30716
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	3803	17600
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	2382	27905
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	516	16517
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	7295	17176
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	665	15252
Los Angeles - Melrose	20094	25862
Los Angeles - Mid-city	3419	22748
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	3414	18982
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	9386	38907
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	6352	26308
Los Angeles - North Hills	19972	32435
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	46138	30470
Los Angeles - Northridge	19046	27288
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	3310	15546
Los Angeles - Pacoima	32029	41607
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	608	15809
Los Angeles - Palms	7944	18105
Los Angeles - Panorama City	27028	35918
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	2246	16539
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	13842	33082
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	408	12766
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	2249	20544
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	7178	20170
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	1414	21555
Los Angeles - Regent Square	640	23022
Los Angeles - Reseda	24588	32092
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1407	30349
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	858	20293
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	19632	25157
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	975	21950
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	18784	21528
Los Angeles - Silverlake	9586	21745
Los Angeles - South Carthay	2287	21586
Los Angeles - South Park	14853	39127
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1530	33377
Los Angeles - Studio City	4610	20544
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	18757