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For Immediate Release:

August 30, 2022

Residents Encouraged to Take Safety Precautions Over Labor Day Weekend to Avoid Infecting Others - 2,090 New Positive Cases and 14 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

With many people traveling or gathering over the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend, there are a number of safety measures residents should take to protect themselves and their community from COVID-19.

With the continued high rate of transmission, the likelihood that residents will encounter someone with COVID during the holiday weekend remains elevated. At the county’s current COVID-19 case rate of roughly 200 weekly cases per 100,000 residents, there is about a 30% chance that at least one person is infected in a gathering of 50 people.

Testing before and after traveling and before gathering with people, especially indoors with others who are at higher risk, are important safety measures to take to reduce a cycle of transmission.

Residents are encouraged to use over-the-counter (OTC) FDA-approved tests. OTC antigen tests provide results in a few minutes, as opposed to laboratory-based PCR tests that may take several days to process. Free OTC tests can be picked up at Department of Public Health vaccination sites, the seven Public Health Points of Dispensing (PODs), schools, community partners in areas hard hit by the pandemic, skilled nursing facilities, community clinics, pharmacies, and LA County libraries.

Additionally, at-home tests can be ordered at no charge from the federal government until Sept. 2 at www.covidtests.gov. Note that the free program is being suspended due to lack of funding to replenish the nation’s stockpile of tests. Residents who have health insurance can also receive eight free at-home tests each month for each insured member in their household.

If residents purchase an OTC test from a pharmacy, store, or online retailer and are charged for their test, they should keep their receipt, and submit a claim to their insurance company for reimbursement.

Individuals with any questions should talk with their health care provider to make sure they understand their viral test results and any next steps. Those without easy access to a health care provider who have questions about their test result and what to do next, can call the Public Health COVID-19 information line at 1-833-540-0473, seven days a week, 8:00 am to 8:30 pm.

With an extreme heat event forecasted for the holiday weekend, many will be gathering with others indoors. Maximizing indoor ventilation by keeping windows and doors open as much as possible, using portable fans near open windows to bring fresh air in and blow away stale air, or if you have an air system running it at full capacity, will be critically important. Additional layers of protection when indoors include testing before gathering and wearing a well-fitting high filtration mask, especially if gathering with those more vulnerable. Residents who are sick, including those with mild symptoms, should stay home away from others to avoid infecting anyone.

“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 many people plan to gather with others this Labor Day holiday for barbecues, get-togethers and vacations, individuals should be sure to follow simple safety measures to keep each other safe. Although we are in a much better place now than we were just a couple of months ago, COVID -19 is still a dangerous virus for some of our family members, work colleagues, and friends. Common-sense precautions reduce both bad outcomes from the virus and disruptions associated with highly transmissible subvariants.”

Today, Public Health reported 14 additional deaths and 2,090 new positive cases. Of the 14 new deaths reported today, one person was between the ages of 30-49, three people were between the ages of 50-64, three people were between the ages of 65-79, and seven people were aged 80 years or older. Of the 14 newly reported deaths, all had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 33,138.

Public Health has reported a total of 3,405,184 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 8.1%.

There are 841 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,464,428 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:

Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:

For more information:

Total Cases

Laboratory Confirmed Cases

3,405,184

-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

3,220,832

-- Long Beach

148,987

-- Pasadena

35,365

Deaths

33,138

-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

31,398

-- Long Beach

1,317

-- Pasadena

423

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

- 0 to 4

101,832

- 5 to 11

272,404

- 12 to 17

266,194

- 18 to 29

705,506

- 30 to 49

1,036,714

- 50 to 64

544,211

- 65 to 79

220,026

- over 80

71,683

- Under Investigation

2,262

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

- Female

1,652,001

- Male

1,482,184

- Other

1,502

- Under Investigation

85,145

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

6,051

- Asian

227,287

- Black

164,288

- Hispanic/Latino

1,398,551

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

16,385

- White

434,801

- Other

365,858

- Under Investigation

607,611

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

- Hospitalized (Ever)

152,016

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

- American Indian/Alaska Native

73

- Asian

3,972

- Black

2,929

- Hispanic/Latino

15,894

- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

112

- White

7,980

- Other

344

- Under Investigation

94

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

5888

28195

City of Alhambra

22151

25542

City of Arcadia

11385

19713

City of Artesia

5297

31539

City of Avalon

66

1706

City of Azusa

16168

32310

City of Baldwin Park

27011

35185

City of Bell

15751

43353

City of Bell Gardens

15901

36918

City of Bellflower

27742

35688

City of Beverly Hills

10481

30362

City of Bradbury

67

6268

City of Burbank

28893

26957

City of Calabasas

5193

21350

City of Carson

31494

33559

City of Cerritos

11535

23039

City of Claremont

8549

23432

City of Commerce*

5239

40087

City of Compton

37610

37646

City of Covina

17474

35638

City of Cudahy

11397

46811

City of Culver City

10109

25358

City of Diamond Bar

11852

20607

City of Downey

42432

37135

City of Duarte

6498

29515

City of El Monte

38770

33061

City of El Segundo

3678

21911

City of Gardena

19794

32285

City of Glendale

53703

26007

City of Glendora

14359

27214

City of Hawaiian Gardens

4755

32400

City of Hawthorne

26712

30085

City of Hermosa Beach

4246

21586

City of Hidden Hills

357

18889

City of Huntington Park

24923

41899

City of Industry

475

108696

City of Inglewood

34360

30251

City of Irwindale

620

42495

City of La Canada Flintridge

4000

19330

City of La Habra Heights

174

3190

City of La Mirada

12678

25561

City of La Puente

14894

36597

City of La Verne

8488

25503

City of Lakewood

23917

29762

City of Lancaster*

58452

36178

City of Lawndale

9708

28881

City of Lomita

5373

25920

City of Lynwood*

28427

39456

City of Malibu

2639

20361

City of Manhattan Beach

6580

18278

City of Maywood

11947

42593

City of Monrovia

10375

26740

City of Montebello

22862

35514

City of Monterey Park

15293

24562

City of Norwalk

38687

35947

City of Palmdale

61234

38520

City of Palos Verdes Estates

1976

14613

City of Paramount

21537

38443

City of Pico Rivera

25127

39087

City of Pomona

59721

38300

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

6595

15428

City of Redondo Beach

13717

19967

City of Rolling Hills

251

12938

City of Rolling Hills Estates

1326

16344

City of Rosemead

13768

24874

City of San Dimas*

9972

28891

City of San Fernando

11851

48151

City of San Gabriel

9845

24039

City of San Marino

2075

15629

City of Santa Clarita

66076

29977

City of Santa Fe Springs

7392

40253

City of Santa Monica

23538

25461

City of Sierra Madre

2068

18819

City of Signal Hill

3602

30533

City of South El Monte

7564

36217

City of South Gate

43988

44815

City of South Pasadena

5599

21491

City of Temple City

8671

23785

City of Torrance

30103

20167

City of Vernon

341

163158

City of Walnut

6586

21571

City of West Covina

35776

33054

City of West Hollywood

10131

27417

City of Westlake Village

351

4199

City of Whittier

28331

32403

Los Angeles

1394131

34469

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

2956

36040

Los Angeles - Alsace

4144

33299

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

6

15000

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

756

30216

Los Angeles - Arleta

15600

45388

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

4473

30499

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

9150

29398

Los Angeles - Bel Air

2177

25828

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

3039

24263

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

3782

28710

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

37684

43373

Los Angeles - Brentwood

7630

24649

Los Angeles - Brookside

134

23064

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

2176

30558

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

23387

35821

Los Angeles - Carthay

3821

26603

Los Angeles - Central

16197

41539

Los Angeles - Century City

3295

25758

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

15083

44669

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

11579

31243

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

2244

24468

Los Angeles - Chinatown

2492

31068

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

4813

33072

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

4394

28998

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

4791

34645

Los Angeles - Crestview

3480

30612

Los Angeles - Del Rey

7635

25504

Los Angeles - Downtown*

14451

52536

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

12161

30718

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

8666

29590

Los Angeles - Echo Park

4132

28984

Los Angeles - El Sereno

15703

37560

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

1666

29167

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

3304

32485

Los Angeles - Encino

13636

30187

Los Angeles - Exposition

1173

35268

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

16551

36848

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

1125

31250

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

3429

39319

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

21562

45446

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

9976

31566

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

3733

34680

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

19532

33565

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

9456

43971

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

4274

25084

Los Angeles - Harbor City

8507

29264

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

14339

32888

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

566

23495

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

5794

32126

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

16809

44310

Los Angeles - Highland Park

15723

32492

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

4983

35926

Los Angeles - Hollywood

19604

28722

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

6897

23432

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

10710

37525

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

2924

36219

Los Angeles - Koreatown

15058

29130

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

1513

33187

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

14645

34699

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

5382

40981

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

5151

33810

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

11842

36328

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

2799

34879

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

8091

28547

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

1320

42132

Los Angeles - Longwood

1588

36896

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

5163

23894

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

2890

33857

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

725

23207

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

9699

22837

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

870

19954

Los Angeles - Melrose

23939

30811

Los Angeles - Mid-city

4235

28177

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

4449

24737

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

10897

45171

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

7657

31713

Los Angeles - North Hills

23220

37710

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

54392

35921

Los Angeles - Northridge

23111

33112

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

4498

21126

Los Angeles - Pacoima

36155

46967

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

840

21841

Los Angeles - Palms

10695

24375

Los Angeles - Panorama City

30939

41115

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

2866

21105

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

15318

36609

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

531

16615

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

3080

28136

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

9489

26663

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

1989

30320

Los Angeles - Regent Square

800

28777

Los Angeles - Reseda

29111

37995

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

1666

35936

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

1098

25970

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

23747

30430

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

1159

26092

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

24645

28245

Los Angeles - Silverlake

12206

27689

Los Angeles - South Carthay

2853

26928

Los Angeles - South Park

16260

42833

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

1759

38373

Los Angeles - Studio City

6275

27963

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

21507

40979

Los Angeles - Sunland

6194

30351

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

169

26121

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

38917

47231

Los Angeles - Tarzana

9490

30736

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

12697

32159

Los Angeles - Thai Town

2631

26822

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

2283

26229

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

420

32159

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

467

25135

Los Angeles - Tujunga

8127

29223

Los Angeles - University Hills

852

24847

Los Angeles - University Park

10620

38680

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

10254

34162

Los Angeles - Valley Village

7553

30554

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

34665

37197

Los Angeles - Venice

8333

24592

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

6947

40390

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

3516

45919

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

17263

41915

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

23725

45627

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

2607

31039

Los Angeles - View Heights

941

25474

Los Angeles - Watts

17908

41965

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

1665

33876

Los Angeles - West Adams

10024

36279

Los Angeles - West Hills

11162

27530

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

10167

27014

Los Angeles - West Vernon

22947

42776

Los Angeles - Westchester

12008

23270

Los Angeles - Westlake

19215

32373

Los Angeles - Westwood

14516

26827

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

19012

52623

Los Angeles - Wilmington

21833

38651

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

15194

30285

Los Angeles - Winnetka

18232

35206

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

18548

27254

Unincorporated - Acton

1789

22444

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

906

21789

Unincorporated - Altadena

10317

23652

Unincorporated - Anaverde

372

24668

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

94

7550

Unincorporated - Arcadia

1943

24345

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

16215

38205

Unincorporated - Athens Village

2611

53318

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

2581

38096

Unincorporated - Azusa

5688

35722

Unincorporated - Bassett

5527

37302

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

189

17614

Unincorporated - Bradbury

96

88889

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

3244

41977

Unincorporated - Castaic*

8973

33000

Unincorporated - Cerritos

172

29302

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

2

10000

Unincorporated - Claremont

119

16952

Unincorporated - Covina

5745

34158

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

4392

33414

Unincorporated - Del Aire

1124

25586

Unincorporated - Del Rey

126

39623

Unincorporated - Del Sur

645

26708

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

864

34657

Unincorporated - Duarte

1835

41441

Unincorporated - East Covina

84

25532

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

1487

28099

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

47

41228

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

54770

43722

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

361

5638

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

5664

37000

Unincorporated - East Whittier

1307

24632

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

2221

25264

Unincorporated - El Monte

57

39310

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

246

14810

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

29059

44910

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

189

28636

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

14823

26505

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

5

500000

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

708

28162

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

155

14117

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

586

41501

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

3888

19635

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

17

2515

Unincorporated - La Rambla

700

33735

Unincorporated - La Verne*

597

29265

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

1692

23929

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

184

27545

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

3812

29337

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

417

25380

Unincorporated - Lakewood

1

877

Unincorporated - Lennox

7223

32042

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

299

17076

Unincorporated - Littlerock

1340

33325

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

313

24133

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

1209

33875

Unincorporated - Llano

110

12543

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

2133

22665

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

1102

28395

Unincorporated - Newhall

100

45455

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

371

30968

Unincorporated - North Whittier

2838

33947

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

5402

22475

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

34

15814

Unincorporated - Palmdale

231

27435

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

102

16425

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

384

19632

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

348

56220

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

18

3913

Unincorporated - Pomona

159

8204

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

3636

28173

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

1092

41037

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

252

27068

Unincorporated - Rosewood

479

37247

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

484

40570

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

1246

37072

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

11420

22383

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

41

4779

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

7269

35948

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

83

4079

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

57

18506

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

753

282022

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

3508

18839

Unincorporated - Saugus

396

255484

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

105

29494

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

107

23516

Unincorporated - South El Monte

708

39443

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

2598

29363

Unincorporated - South Whittier

19847

33513

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

224

28681

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

5285

25207

Unincorporated - Sun Village

2039

33781

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

488

37654

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

384

23160

Unincorporated - Val Verde

987

29828

Unincorporated - Valencia

848

27604

Unincorporated - Valinda

8728

37345

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

3237

27821

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

7005

43393

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

164

10854

Unincorporated - West Carson

7104

32165

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

4

33333

Unincorporated - West LA

705

74055

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

3775

38383

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

449

33039

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

9715

36082

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

223

17154

Unincorporated - Westhills

168

20024

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

850

23079

Unincorporated - Whittier

892

23573

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

69

575000

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

15548

44534

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

1730

28704

- Under Investigation

79698

* --Case and death numbers include cases identified among persons detained at correctional facilities located in the city/community





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