For Immediate Release:

September 1, 2023

Simple Safety Measures Offered to Reduce COVID-19 Spread

Over Labor Day Weekend

To reduce the spread of COVID-19 over the Labor Day weekend, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is offering simple steps for people who want to lower their risk of getting infected while celebrating the holiday.

With a rise inCOVID-19 transmission in Los Angeles County, there are many reasons people may want to take extra measures to protect themselves against infection, including if they are older, have a weakened immune system or chronic health condition, want to avoid missing work, school or other activities or are concerned about infecting more vulnerable people around them.

Approaching Labor Day weekend, Los Angeles County is seeing the sixth consecutive week of increased measures of COVID-19 transmission. At gatherings and celebrations, some straightforward steps can help increase safety against COVID-19, including holding events outside when possible, opening windows when gathering indoors for increased ventilation and requesting that people test before getting together.

Public Health also recommends testing when someone has been exposed to COVID-19 or if they have possible symptoms, including a cough, fever, headache or unusual fatigue. To access free COVID-19 testing in Los Angeles County, visit http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/covidtests.

Masking is currently based on individual preference, except when required during outbreaks or by the site. People who are at higher risk of severe illness should consider wearing a high-quality, well-fitting mask when in crowded and/or poorly ventilated indoor spaces. For everyone, masking is strongly recommended on public transit and in health care settings. In addition, people should mask around others for 10 days if they are exposed to COVID-19 or for days 6-10 after an infection if leaving isolation.

Currently, Los Angeles County is reporting a daily average of 521 COVID-positive hospitalizations, just over a 20 percent increase from the week prior and twice as high as what was reported 4 weeks ago. The proportion of emergency department visits attributed to COVID-19 this week is 5.1 percent, an increase from 3.2 percent reported on Aug. 2.

In the past, new variants and sub-variants have often fueled increases in transmission. Los Angeles County continues to regularly sequence local COVID-19 specimens to know what strains are circulating and to prepare if changes will affect the impact of COVID-19.

According to the most recent local sequencing data for the two-week period ending Aug. 5, the most dominant strain in Los Angeles County was EG.5, which accounted for 22 percent of sequenced specimens. This is the first time a strain has accounted for more than 20 percent of sequenced specimens since early July. The next most dominant strain is XBB.1.5, accounting for almost 14% of sequenced specimens.

Because it takes time to sequence positive specimens, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses modeling to predict the proportion of strains circulating right now. As of Sept. 1, for the U.S. region that includes California and surrounding states, it is estimated that EG.5 remains dominant and accounts for 29% of current cases.

Anyone infected with COVID-19 should talk to their health care provider about treatment options, such as Paxlovid, as soon as possible. Treatment must begin within five days of the onset of symptoms. To access free telehealth services for treatment, contact the Public Health Call Center, seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., at 1-833-540-0473.

Los Angeles County remains in the CDC’s Low Hospital Admission Level with 6.3 weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people, reported on Aug. 28 for the seven-day period ending Aug. 19, an increase from 5.2 hospital admissions last week.

Public Health reports COVID-19 data weekly. The following table shows case, wastewater, emergency department, hospitalization and death data in Los Angeles County over the past four weeks:

Metric

Date of Weekly Report

8/30/2023

8/23/2023

8/16/2023

8/9/2023

Daily average cases

571

512

384

333

SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentration as a percentage of the Winter 2022-2023 peak concentration value

26%

28%

22%

19%

Daily average of the percent of Emergency Department (ED) encounters classified as coronavirus-related

5.1%

4.4%

3.9%

3.5%

Daily average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations

521

430

330

295

Daily average deaths

1.0

1.7

1.0

1.7

Percent of all deaths due to COVID-19

2.6%

1.0%

1.4%

All daily averages are 7-day averages. Data for past weeks are subject to change in future reports. Time periods covered by each metric: cases = week ending each Saturday; wastewater = week ending each Saturday, with a one-week lag; ED data = week ending each Sunday; hospitalizations = week ending each Saturday; deaths = week ending each Monday, with a three-week lag; death percentage = week ending Monday, with a one-week lag. Hospitalization counts do not include Prospect Hospitals, which on average make up 2% of hospitalizations in LA County.

Case data is presented by episode date, an approximation of the date the illness began, and death data is presented by date of death. This is a change from how case and death data were presented prior to July 26, 2023, which was by date of report. Daily average cases and deaths do not include Long Beach and Pasadena.

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/COVIDdata including:

COVID-19 Locations & Demographics (data by demographic characteristics and geography, active outbreaks, and citations)
COVID -19 Response Plan
COVID -19 Vaccinations
Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics

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

CDC Spanish HYPERLINK "https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html"https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html -ncov/index.html
World Health Organization https://www.who.int/health -topics/coronavirus
LA County residents can also call 2-1-1

Cases through 12:00pm 8/28/2023
	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases (includes LB and Pas through 6/27/23; excludes LB and Pas after 6/27/23)	3,783,352
Deaths (includes LB and Pas)	36,628
Cases by Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	113,924
- 5 to 11	284,047
- 12 to 17	278,724
- 18 to 29	763,969
- 30 to 49	1,145,056
- 50 to 64	622,688
- 65 to 79	270,936
- over 80	96,438
- Under Investigation	2,577
Cases by Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1,848,488
- Male	1,638,727
- Other	1,866
- Under Investigation	89,278
Cases by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	6,795
- Asian	267,314
- Black	189,320
- Hispanic/Latino	1,525,487
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	17,893
- White	498,587
- Other	412,318
- Under Investigation	660,645
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	183,456
Deaths by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	81
- Asian	4,545
- Black	3,263
- Hispanic/Latino	16,941
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	116
- White	9,271
- Other	429
- Under Investigation	93
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	6421	30747
City of Alhambra	25810	29761
City of Arcadia	13909	24083
City of Artesia	6076	36177
City of Avalon	292	7547
City of Azusa	17658	35288
City of Baldwin Park	29939	38999
City of Bell	17123	47129
City of Bell Gardens	17303	40173
City of Bellflower	31120	40033
City of Beverly Hills	11715	33937
City of Bradbury	71	6642
City of Burbank	33245	31018
City of Calabasas	5937	24409
City of Carson	35408	37730
City of Cerritos	13594	27152
City of Claremont	10509	28804
City of Commerce*	5914	45252
City of Compton	40691	40730
City of Covina	20487	41783
City of Cudahy	12290	50478
City of Culver City	12162	30508
City of Diamond Bar	13852	24084
City of Downey	47256	41357
City of Duarte	7586	34457
City of El Monte	43150	36796
City of El Segundo	4151	24729
City of Gardena	22172	36164
City of Glendale	60972	29527
City of Glendora	15259	28919
City of Hawaiian Gardens	5050	34410
City of Hawthorne	30004	33793
City of Hermosa Beach	4803	24418
City of Hidden Hills	390	20635
City of Huntington Park	26521	44585
City of Industry	1021	233638
City of Inglewood	39194	34507
City of Irwindale	896	61412
City of La Canada Flintridge	4624	22346
City of La Habra Heights	215	3941
City of La Mirada	14426	29085
City of La Puente	16105	39573
City of La Verne	9348	28087
City of Lakewood	27426	34128
City of Lancaster*	64886	40160
City of Lawndale	10714	31874
City of Lomita	6188	29852
City of Lynwood*	31610	43874
City of Malibu	2922	22545
City of Manhattan Beach	7552	20978
City of Maywood	12925	46080
City of Monrovia	11999	30925
City of Montebello	25731	39970
City of Monterey Park	17723	28465
City of Norwalk	43486	40406
City of Palmdale	67489	42454
City of Palos Verdes Estates	2316	17128
City of Paramount	22948	40962
City of Pico Rivera	28359	44115
City of Pomona	66230	42474
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	7953	18605
City of Redondo Beach	15867	23097
City of Rolling Hills	303	15619
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1568	19327
City of Rosemead	15420	27859
City of San Dimas*	11217	32498
City of San Fernando	12883	52344
City of San Gabriel	11604	28334
City of San Marino	2464	18558
City of Santa Clarita	74557	33824
City of Santa Fe Springs	7968	43389
City of Santa Monica	26963	29166
City of Sierra Madre	2464	22422
City of Signal Hill	4145	35136
City of South El Monte	8496	40680
City of South Gate	47551	48445
City of South Pasadena	6418	24634
City of Temple City	10870	29818
City of Torrance	34994	23444
City of Vernon	358	171292
City of Walnut	7665	25105
City of West Covina	39985	36943
City of West Hollywood	11420	30906
City of Westlake Village	456	5455
City of Whittier	31615	36160
Los Angeles	1544745	38193
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	3236	39454
Los Angeles - Alsace	4585	36842
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	0	0
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	851	34013
Los Angeles - Arleta	17057	49628
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	5143	35068
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	10378	33343
Los Angeles - Bel Air	2496	29612
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	3387	27042
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	4268	32400
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	40789	46947
Los Angeles - Brentwood	8555	27637
Los Angeles - Brookside	158	27194
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	2322	32608
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	25620	39241
Los Angeles - Carthay	4468	31108
Los Angeles - Central	17138	43953
Los Angeles - Century City	3820	29862
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	16457	48738
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	13137	35447
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	2597	28318
Los Angeles - Chinatown	2974	37078
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	5391	37044
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	4947	32647
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	5421	39200
Los Angeles - Crestview	4017	35336
Los Angeles - Del Rey	8579	28658
Los Angeles - Downtown*	16365	59494
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	13990	35338
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	9673	33028
Los Angeles - Echo Park	4549	31909
Los Angeles - El Sereno	17087	40870
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1859	32546
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	3609	35483
Los Angeles - Encino	15471	34249
Los Angeles - Exposition	1300	39086
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	18405	40976
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	1286	35722
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3836	43986
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	23048	48578
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	11125	35201
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	4232	39316
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	21822	37501
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	10197	47417
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	4798	28159
Los Angeles - Harbor City	9544	32831
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	15911	36493
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	656	27231
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	6212	34444
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	18213	48011
Los Angeles - Highland Park	17422	36003
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	5564	40115
Los Angeles - Hollywood	21948	32156
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	7781	26435
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	12098	42388
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	3189	39502
Los Angeles - Koreatown	16387	31701
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1614	35403
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	16498	39089
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	6193	47156
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	5871	38536
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	12934	39678
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	3078	38355
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	8749	30868
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1527	48739
Los Angeles - Longwood	1816	42193
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	6495	30058
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	3293	38578
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	916	29321
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	11151	26256
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	977	22408
Los Angeles - Melrose	26596	34231
Los Angeles - Mid-city	4563	30359
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	5001	27807
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	12071	50037
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	8327	34487
Los Angeles - North Hills	25623	41613
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	59754	39462
Los Angeles - Northridge	25994	37242
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	5121	24052
Los Angeles - Pacoima	39192	50913
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	937	24363
Los Angeles - Palms	12290	28010
Los Angeles - Panorama City	33893	45041
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	3300	24300
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	16517	39475
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	613	19180
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	3499	31963
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	10740	30179
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	2282	34787
Los Angeles - Regent Square	889	31978
Los Angeles - Reseda	32578	42521
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1824	39344
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	1199	28359
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	26638	34135
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	1340	30167
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	28164	32278
Los Angeles - Silverlake	13466	30547
Los Angeles - South Carthay	3327	31402
Los Angeles - South Park	17019	44833
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1893	41296
Los Angeles - Studio City	7164	31925
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	23480	44738
Los Angeles - Sunland	7011	34354
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	212	32767
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	42651	51762
Los Angeles - Tarzana	10709	34684
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	13645	34560
Los Angeles - Thai Town	2838	28933
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	2604	29917
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	533	40812
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	480	25834
Los Angeles - Tujunga	9111	32762
Los Angeles - University Hills	943	27501
Los Angeles - University Park	11719	42683
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	11358	37840
Los Angeles - Valley Village	8682	35121
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	38127	40911
Los Angeles - Venice	9282	27393
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	7595	44157
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	3796	49576
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	18946	46001
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	24901	47888
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	2853	33968
Los Angeles - View Heights	1132	30644
Los Angeles - Watts	19895	46621
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	1869	38026
Los Angeles - West Adams	11085	40119
Los Angeles - West Hills	13177	32500
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	11869	31536
Los Angeles - West Vernon	25010	46622
Los Angeles - Westchester	14137	27396
Los Angeles - Westlake	21125	35591
Los Angeles - Westwood	16978	31377
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	22585	62512
Los Angeles - Wilmington	23945	42390
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	17317	34517
Los Angeles - Winnetka	20238	39080
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	21012	30875
Unincorporated - Acton	2049	25706
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	1005	24170
Unincorporated - Altadena	11945	27384
Unincorporated - Anaverde	426	28249
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	94	7550
Unincorporated - Arcadia	2303	28856
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	2845	58097
Unincorporated - Athens Village	17791	41918
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	2755	40664
Unincorporated - Azusa	6433	40401
Unincorporated - Bassett	6277	42364
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	207	19292
Unincorporated - Bradbury	137	126852
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	3822	49457
Unincorporated - Castaic*	9834	36166
Unincorporated - Cerritos	193	32879
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	10	50000
Unincorporated - Claremont	160	22792
Unincorporated - Covina	6349	37749
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	5120	38953
Unincorporated - Del Aire	1236	28136
Unincorporated - Del Rey	149	46855
Unincorporated - Del Sur	711	29441
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	974	39069
Unincorporated - Duarte	2041	46093
Unincorporated - East Covina	92	27964
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	1669	31538
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	44	38596
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	59152	47220
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	434	6778
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	6430	42004
Unincorporated - East Whittier	1453	27384
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	2792	31760
Unincorporated - El Monte	1	690
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	291	17520
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	30669	47398
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	2	16667
Unincorporated - Glendora	200	30303
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	16788	30018
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	4	400000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	769	30589
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	175	15938
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	325	23017
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	4553	22994
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	21	3107
Unincorporated - La Rambla	943	45446
Unincorporated - La Verne*	668	32745
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	2135	30194
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	207	30988
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	4114	31661
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	469	28545
Unincorporated - Lakewood	28	24561
Unincorporated - Lennox	7749	34376
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	315	17990
Unincorporated - Littlerock	1430	35563
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	366	28219
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	1338	37489
Unincorporated - Llano	109	12429
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	2789	29636
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	1144	29477
Unincorporated - Newhall	107	48636
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	515	42988
Unincorporated - North Whittier	3188	38134
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	5408	22500
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	38	17674
Unincorporated - Palmdale	270	32067
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	130	20934
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	437	22342
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	378	61066
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	24	5217
Unincorporated - Pomona	127	6553
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	3953	30629
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	1231	46261
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	285	30612
Unincorporated - Rosewood	519	40358
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	556	46605
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	1371	40791
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	12641	24776
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	44	5128
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	8033	39726
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	91	4472
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	63	20455
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	597	223596
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	4001	21486
Unincorporated - Saugus	351	226452
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	138	38764
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	123	27033
Unincorporated - South El Monte	769	42841
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	3265	36901
Unincorporated - South Whittier	21892	36966
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	256	32778
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	6097	29080
Unincorporated - Sun Village	2162	35818
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	599	46219
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	443	26719
Unincorporated - Val Verde	1234	37292
Unincorporated - Valencia	953	31022
Unincorporated - Valinda	9764	41778
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	3689	31706
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	7524	46608
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	192	12707
Unincorporated - West Carson	8481	38400
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	5	41667
Unincorporated - West LA	905	95063
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	4303	43752
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	505	37160
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	10899	40479
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	260	20000
Unincorporated - Westhills	206	24553
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	944	25631
Unincorporated - Whittier	1017	26876
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	77	641667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	16931	48495
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	1933	32072
- Under Investigation	72380
* --Case and death numbers include cases identified among persons detained at correctional facilities located in the city/community
Data are subject to change based on further investigation

The Department of Public Health is committed to promoting health equity and ensuring optimal health and well -being for all 10 million residents of Los Angeles County. Through a variety of programs, community partnerships and services, Public Health oversees environmental health, disease control, and community and family health. Nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health comprises of more than 5,000 employees and has an annual budget of $1.3 billion.

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health works to protect health,
prevent disease, and promote health and well-being.

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