Dear Friend --
We revamped our COVID-19 website with increased functionality
and innovative features, including a data dashboard, to offer ease of
accessibility, more data transparency and enhance the overall user
experience.
We need to be transparent and release as much data and
information to the public as possible. Our new dashboard and website
give the public real-time information about the COVID19
crisis.
Data Dashboard
The website now features an interactive data
dashboard that provides the public with information regarding
positive cases, hospitalizations, demographic breakdowns and more. The
dashboard allows the public to see more granular data than previously
released and now provides city comparisons among other jurisdictions.
The elements of the dashboard are updated as information comes in so
that the public can get the most up-to-date information
available.
Streamlined Design
With a modern and clean layout, the redesigned website
features content strategically located in a more intuitive interface
with simplified text and image-based graphics. The site has been
streamlined and organized with the end user in mind. Information has
been curated specifically for the general public, businesses, health
care providers and those who serve high-risk populations so site
visitors can now find the information they need quickly and
easily.
Up to Date Information
Commonly accessed content such as COVID-19 symptoms and
prevention and information about the Long Beach City Health Officer’s
Orders is prominently featured along with daily case counts and
updates. Testing information and appointment scheduling is also
featured for the five testing locations within Long Beach. The City
continues to identify opportunities for additional testing sites and
recently added two new City testing locations at Cabrillo and Jordan
High School.
The new responsive site is also easier to navigate on mobile
devices. The “Help and Volunteer” page and process has been updated to
facilitate more seamless registration for medical and non-medical
volunteers and supports the ability for the public to register to
donate goods, services or funding. Users can also still easily screen
and schedule appointments for free drive-through testing at the
various sites in the City.
In addition to providing various online resources, the City
continues to staff an information hotline for questions regarding the
COVID-19 outbreak (562.570.INFO) and a business hotline for employers
and their employees (562.570.4BIZ).
Thank you,
Mayor Robert Garcia
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