Press Release: As CDC Community Level Data Improves, Indoor Masking Strongly Advised to Protect Most Vulnerable Residents - 6,399 New Positive Cases and 18 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

For Immediate Release

July 29, 2022

As CDC Community Level Data Improves, Indoor Masking Strongly Advised to Protect Most Vulnerable Residents

6,399 New Positive Cases and 18 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Community Levels framework, Los Angeles County remains at the high community level this week. However, there are indications that LA County may very soon be moving to the medium community level. Given the latest trends in cases and hospitalizations, Public Health is not instituting universal indoor masking at this time. ?

LA County?s 7-day case rate, while still elevated at 426 weekly cases per 100,000 people, declined from? 481 weekly? cases per 100,000 people last week.? Using the most recent hospitalization data, LA County is experiencing a rate of 9.7 new hospitalizations for LA County, which suggests that by next Thursday, assuming rates stay stable or decline, CDC will designate LA County at the medium community level.?

Although Public Health did not issue a new health officer order to require universal indoor masking because of the improvements in our hospital metrics, given the continued high rate of transmission, wearing masks indoors in public spaces, will reduce risk and limit spread.

As a reminder, masking is still required in many settings throughout the county under the existing state and LA County Health Officer orders.

Masks are required in all health care settings, on public transportation, such as buses and trains, and transit hubs, as well as at long-term care settings, shelters, cooling centers, and correctional facilities. Masks are required for 10 days for anyone recently diagnosed with, or exposed to, COVID-19, when they are around other people.

And while LA County still is in this surge, indoor masking is very strongly advised everywhere else: in shared office spaces, in other work settings like manufacturing, in retail settings (whether you work there or are shopping), indoors at schools, and when you are in any indoor space, unless you are actively eating or drinking.

As a reminder, businesses and institutions are permitted to require indoor masking while people are on their premises, and this remains a sensible action to take during times of high transmission. ?

?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. ?We are gratified to see improvements in our metrics and appreciate all those whose efforts continue to provide protection to those most vulnerable, since, as has been in the past, surges have the most negative consequences on those who are unvaccinated, older, have underlying health conditions, live in communities with high rates of poverty, and have more exposures at work and in the community. As we are hopefully moving to the medium community level, we will need to continue to use common sense safety measures to reduce community transmission to a level that causes less disruption, less illness, and less death. We have great tools and we will need to use them: so please be up-to-date on your vaccinations to reduce your chances of severe illness should you get infected; wear your mask indoors to reduce the spread of an infectious agent at its source, while also protecting the wearer from aerosolized virus and respiratory droplets. Outside remains safer than inside, and when inside maximizing ventilation can help bring in fresh air. Testing is the best way to know your status and prevent unintentional transmission to others and we should get tested whenever we feel sick, have been recently exposed, or before attending gatherings. And for those who end up infected, swift access to therapeutics can make a big difference in preventing severe illness.? ?

Today, Public Health reported 18 additional deaths and 6,399?new positive cases today. Of the 18 new deaths reported today, three people were between the ages of 50-64, seven people were between the ages of 65-79, and eight people were aged 80 years or older.?Of the 18 newly reported deaths, 17 had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 32,708.

Public Health has reported a total of 3,292,692 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today?s positivity rate is 14.8%.

There are 1,239 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,332,471 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:

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

Please see additional information below:

?	Total Cases	?
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	3,292,692	?
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	3,114,736	?
-- Long Beach	143,875	?
-- Pasadena	34,081	?
Deaths	32,708	?
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	30,983	?
-- Long Beach	1,303	?
-- Pasadena	422	?
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
- 0 to 4	97474	?
- 5 to 11	266889	?
- 12 to 17	261168	?
- 18 to 29	685940	?
- 30 to 49	1001727	?
- 50 to 64	522806	?
- 65 to 79	209073	?
-? over 80	67446	?
-? Under Investigation	2213	?
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? Female	1594732	?
-? Male	1435123	?
-? Other	1437	?
-? Under Investigation	83444	?
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native	5816	?
-? Asian	216979	?
-? Black	158234	?
-? Hispanic/Latino	1359724	?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	15900	?
-? White	420225	?
-? Other	352167	?
-? Under Investigation	585691	?
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? Hospitalized (Ever)***	146,646	?
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native	73	?
-? Asian	3902	?
-? Black	2889	?
-? Hispanic/Latino	15777	?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	111	?
-? White	7827	?
-? Other	315	?
-? Under Investigation	89	?
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	5731	27443
City of Alhambra	21165	24405
City of Arcadia	10769	18646
City of Artesia	5036	29985
City of Avalon	65	1680
City of Azusa	15611	31197
City of Baldwin Park	26034	33912
City of Bell	15312	42145
City of Bell Gardens	15443	35855
City of Bellflower	26767	34434
City of Beverly Hills	10238	29658
City of Bradbury	67	6268
City of Burbank	27800	25938
City of Calabasas	4996	20540
City of Carson	30393	32386
City of Cerritos	10936	21843
City of Claremont	8278	22689
City of Commerce*	5067	38771
City of Compton	36393	36428
City of Covina	16817	34298
City of Cudahy	11091	45554
City of Culver City	9686	24297
City of Diamond Bar	11299	19645
City of Downey	40876	35774
City of Duarte	6209	28202
City of El Monte	37281	31791
City of El Segundo	3582	21339
City of Gardena	19058	31085
City of Glendale	51940	25153
City of Glendora	13800	26154
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4616	31453
City of Hawthorne	25858	29124
City of Hermosa Beach	4112	20905
City of Hidden Hills	347	18360
City of Huntington Park	24215	40708
City of Industry	460	105263
City of Inglewood	33339	29352
City of Irwindale	604	41398
City of La Canada Flintridge	3843	18571
City of La Habra Heights	172	3153
City of La Mirada	12185	24567
City of La Puente	14305	35150
City of La Verne	8202	24644
City of Lakewood	22934	28538
City of Lancaster*	56488	34962
City of Lawndale	9370	27875
City of Lomita	5176	24970
City of Lynwood*	27482	38145
City of Malibu	2574	19860
City of Manhattan Beach	6380	17723
City of Maywood	11567	41239
City of Monrovia	9978	25716
City of Montebello	22022	34209
City of Monterey Park	14593	23438
City of Norwalk	37281	34641
City of Palmdale	59099	37177
City of Palos Verdes Estates	1891	13985
City of Paramount	20817	37158
City of Pico Rivera	24029	37379
City of Pomona	57574	36923
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	6319	14782
City of Redondo Beach	13152	19145
City of Rolling Hills	243	12526
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1257	15494
City of Rosemead	13227	23897
City of San Dimas*	9589	27781
City of San Fernando	11531	46851
City of San Gabriel	9392	22933
City of San Marino	1997	15041
City of Santa Clarita	63746	28920
City of Santa Fe Springs	7143	38897
City of Santa Monica	22695	24549
City of Sierra Madre	1969	17918
City of Signal Hill	3439	29151
City of South El Monte	7337	35130
City of South Gate	42587	43387
City of South Pasadena	5366	20596
City of Temple City	8287	22732
City of Torrance	28819	19307
City of Vernon	331	158373
City of Walnut	6199	20303
City of West Covina	34354	31740
City of West Hollywood	9857	26676
City of Westlake Village	343	4103
City of Whittier	27304	31229
Los Angeles	1353099	33454
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	2892	35260
Los Angeles - Alsace	4055	32583
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	738	29496
Los Angeles - Arleta	15181	44169
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	4314	29415
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	8856	28453
Los Angeles - Bel Air	2139	25377
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	2959	23625
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	3684	27966
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	36598	42123
Los Angeles - Brentwood	7397	23896
Los Angeles - Brookside	126	21687
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	2115	29701
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	22673	34727
Los Angeles - Carthay	3711	25837
Los Angeles - Central	15891	40755
Los Angeles - Century City	3170	24781
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	14611	43271
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	11105	29964
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	2151	23454
Los Angeles - Chinatown	2401	29934
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	4664	32048
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	4269	28173
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	4643	33574
Los Angeles - Crestview	3378	29715
Los Angeles - Del Rey	7376	24639
Los Angeles - Downtown*	14013	50943
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	11743	29662
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	8428	28777
Los Angeles - Echo Park	4026	28241
Los Angeles - El Sereno	15214	36390
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1616	28291
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	3218	31639
Los Angeles - Encino	13093	28985
Los Angeles - Exposition	1132	34035
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	16114	35875
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	1091	30306
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3350	38413
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	21001	44264
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	9627	30461
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	3631	33733
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	18905	32488
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	9221	42878
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	4153	24373
Los Angeles - Harbor City	8198	28201
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	13885	31846
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	537	22291
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	5642	31284
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	16395	43219
Los Angeles - Highland Park	15236	31485
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	4854	34996
Los Angeles - Hollywood	19050	27910
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	6660	22627
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	10414	36488
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	2848	35278
Los Angeles - Koreatown	14656	28352
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1465	32134
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	14188	33616
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	5196	39564
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	4996	32793
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	11486	35236
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	2705	33707
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	7862	27739
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1263	40313
Los Angeles - Longwood	1532	35595
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	4992	23103
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	2774	32498
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	703	22503
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	9349	22013
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	831	19060
Los Angeles - Melrose	23359	30065
Los Angeles - Mid-city	4104	27305
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	4315	23992
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	10593	43911
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	7403	30661
Los Angeles - North Hills	22575	36663
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	52895	34932
Los Angeles - Northridge	22357	32031
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	4389	20614
Los Angeles - Pacoima	35168	45685
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	813	21139
Los Angeles - Palms	10273	23413
Los Angeles - Panorama City	30119	40025
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	2772	20412
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	14998	35844
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	515	16114
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	2957	27012
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	9118	25621
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	1925	29345
Los Angeles - Regent Square	778	27986
Los Angeles - Reseda	28200	36806
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1614	34814
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	1066	25213
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	22981	29448
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	1122	25259
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	23727	27193
Los Angeles - Silverlake	11837	26852
Los Angeles - South Carthay	2783	26267
Los Angeles - South Park	15903	41893
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1712	37347
Los Angeles - Studio City	6009	26778
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	20864	39754
Los Angeles - Sunland	5958	29194
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	158	24420
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	37754	45819
Los Angeles - Tarzana	9164	29680
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	12394	31392
Los Angeles - Thai Town	2559	26088
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	2205	25333
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	414	31700
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	448	24112
Los Angeles - Tujunga	7819	28116
Los Angeles - University Hills	814	23739
Los Angeles - University Park	10358	37726
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	9996	33302
Los Angeles - Valley Village	7285	29470
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	33788	36256
Los Angeles - Venice	8078	23839
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	6781	39424
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	3420	44665
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	16851	40914
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	23135	44492
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	2543	30277
Los Angeles - View Heights	909	24607
Los Angeles - Watts	17496	40999
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	1622	33001
Los Angeles - West Adams	9749	35284
Los Angeles - West Hills	10740	26489
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	9793	26020
Los Angeles - West Vernon	22344	41652
Los Angeles - Westchester	11574	22429
Los Angeles - Westlake	18741	31574
Los Angeles - Westwood	14157	26164
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	18345	50776
Los Angeles - Wilmington	21348	37793
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	14774	29448
Los Angeles - Winnetka	17609	34003
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	17890	26288
Unincorporated - Acton	1721	21591
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	889	21380
Unincorporated - Altadena	9964	22843
Unincorporated - Anaverde	363	24072
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	90	7229
Unincorporated - Arcadia	1847	23142
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	15778	37175
Unincorporated - Athens Village	2538	51828
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	2476	36546
Unincorporated - Azusa	5499	34535
Unincorporated - Bassett	5337	36019
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	177	16496
Unincorporated - Bradbury	91	84259
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	3140	40631
Unincorporated - Castaic*	8721	32073
Unincorporated - Cerritos	163	27768
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	2	10000
Unincorporated - Claremont	115	16382
Unincorporated - Covina	5548	32987
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	4234	32212
Unincorporated - Del Aire	1091	24835
Unincorporated - Del Rey	120	37736
Unincorporated - Del Sur	623	25797
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	843	33815
Unincorporated - Duarte	1749	39499
Unincorporated - East Covina	82	24924
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	1424	26909
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	44	38596
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	53139	42420
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	354	5529
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	5513	36014
Unincorporated - East Whittier	1251	23577
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	2150	24457
Unincorporated - El Monte	55	37931
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	238	14329
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	28344	43805
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	183	27727
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	14193	25378
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	5	500000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	677	26929
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	150	13661
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	573	40581
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	3699	18681
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	17	2515
Unincorporated - La Rambla	672	32386
Unincorporated - La Verne*	575	28186
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	1619	22896
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	180	26946
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	3724	28659
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	404	24589
Unincorporated - Lakewood	1	877
Unincorporated - Lennox	7012	31106
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	291	16619
Unincorporated - Littlerock	1293	32156
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	300	23130
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	1174	32894
Unincorporated - Llano	106	12087
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	2080	22102
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	1043	26875
Unincorporated - Newhall	93	42273
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	365	30467
Unincorporated - North Whittier	2732	32679
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	5191	21597
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	33	15349
Unincorporated - Palmdale	224	26603
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	93	14976
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	368	18814
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	339	54766
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	17	3696
Unincorporated - Pomona	156	8050
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	3509	27189
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	1061	39872
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	240	25779
Unincorporated - Rosewood	459	35692
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	467	39145
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	1203	35793
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	10915	21393
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	39	4545
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	7028	34756
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	81	3980
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	54	17532
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	728	272659
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	3411	18318
Unincorporated - Saugus	381	245806
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	105	29494
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	101	22198
Unincorporated - South El Monte	684	38106
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	2489	28131
Unincorporated - South Whittier	19198	32417
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	214	27401
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	5106	24354
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1974	32704
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	471	36343
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	375	22618
Unincorporated - Val Verde	952	28770
Unincorporated - Valencia	829	26986
Unincorporated - Valinda	8401	35946
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	3108	26713
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	6774	41962
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	154	10192
Unincorporated - West Carson	6758	30599
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	667	70063
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	3623	36838
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	437	32156
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	9353	34737
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	215	16538
Unincorporated - Westhills	161	19190
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	814	22102
Unincorporated - Whittier	865	22859
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	68	566667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	15064	43147
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	1670	27709
?- Under Investigation	76841	?

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.

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