Health Officer Order extends 'Safer at Home' through May 15. The AV has over 160 confirmed C
LOS ANGELES –The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 18 new deaths and 475 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Over the last 48 hours, there have been 900 new cases. Ten people who died were over the age of 65; seven people between the ages of 41 to 65 years old and one person between the ages of 18 to 40 years old. One death was reported by the City of Long Beach and one death by the City of Pasadena.
To date, Public Health has identified 8,430 cases across all areas of LA County, including 241 deaths. Upon further investigation, 22 cases and two deaths reported earlier were not LA County residents. As of today, 2,043 people who tested positive for COVID-19 (24% of positive cases) have been hospitalized at some point during their illness. Testing capacity continues to increase in LA county, with almost 40,700 individuals tested and 15% of people testing positive.
A new Health Officer Order is being issued that extends the stipulation in the previous Health Officer Order through May 15, 2020. The Order also requires essential businesses to provide a cloth face covering for all of their employees to wear while performing duties that involve contact with other employees and or the public and to post their physical distancing plans. The public is also required to wear a face covering to enter essential businesses. All public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a single household or living unit remain prohibited. Beaches, trails and trailheads and non-essential businesses remain closed. It is critical that everyone continue to take these actions to slow the spread of COVID-19. The Order allows essential businesses to implement the new measures by April 15.
"We are heartbroken by the loss of life we are reporting today and send our sincere condolences to every person affected by these losses,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Recent data modeling done in partnership with the Department of Health Services and UCLA suggests that our collective distancing efforts are working and that we must continue to stay home whenever possible. The updated Health Officer Order extends 'Safer at Home' through May 15, and enhances measures that will protect employees who are working in essential services."
The best community and individual defense against COVID-19 is to wash your hands frequently, avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands, avoid being around sick people, practice physical distancing, especially by staying at home, and wear a face covering when out in the public procuring or providing essential services. N95 and surgical masks should only be used by healthcare workers, first responders, essential workers providing care for people who are ill, and people who are ill.
Public Health has issued the following guidance for people with mild illness during this time of increased spread:
If you are mildly sick, stay home for at least seven days and until 72 hours after being fever and symptom free. Call your doctor if you are concerned and/or your symptoms worsen. Individuals who are elderly, have underlying health conditions or are pregnant may be at higher risk of serious illness and should contact their doctor early if they are sick.
Additional things you can do to protect yourself, your family and your community are on the Public Health website, www.publichealth.lacounty.gov.
Please see the locations where cases have occurred:
Total Cases*
Laboratory Confirmed Cases
8430
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
8020
-- Long Beach
303
-- Pasadena
107
Deaths
241
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
228
-- Long Beach
8
-- Pasadena
5
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 17
84
- 18 to 40
2617
- 41 to 65
3561
- over 65
1730
- Under Investigation
28
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Male
4013
- Female
3768
- Other
2
- Under Investigation
237
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Asian
526
- Black
429
- Hispanic/Latino
1621
- White
1292
- Other
655
- Under Investigation
3497
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)
2043
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Asian
38
- Black
26
- Hispanic/Latino
51
- White
54
- Other
7
- Under Investigation
52
CITY / COMMUNITY**
Rate***
City of Agoura Hills
20
95.77
City of Alhambra
32
36.9
City of Arcadia
19
32.9
City of Artesia
--
--
City of Avalon
0
0
City of Azusa
18
35.97
City of Baldwin Park
18
23.45
City of Bell
35
96.33
City of Bell Gardens
23
53.4
City of Bellflower
48
61.75
City of Beverly Hills
71
205.68
City of Bradbury
0
0
City of Burbank
96
89.57
City of Calabasas
23
94.56
City of Carson
113
120.41
City of Cerritos
30
59.92
City of Claremont
10
27.41
City of Commerce
--
--
City of Compton
54
54.05
City of Covina
35
71.38
City of Cudahy
20
82.15
City of Culver City
31
77.76
City of Diamond Bar
18
31.3
City of Downey
94
82.27
City of Duarte
8
36.34
City of El Monte
26
22.17
City of El Segundo
10
59.57
City of Gardena
53
86.45
City of Glendale
218
105.57
City of Glendora
18
34.11
City of Hawaiian Gardens
--
--
City of Hawthorne
64
72.08
City of Hermosa Beach
17
86.43
City of Hidden Hills
0
0
City of Huntington Park
39
65.56
City of Industry
--
--
City of Inglewood
105
92.44
City of Irwindale
0
0
City of La Canada Flintridge
17
82.15
City of La Habra Heights
--
--
City of La Mirada
21
42.34
City of La Puente
18
44.23
City of La Verne
8
24.04
City of Lakewood
40
49.77
City of Lancaster
79
48.9
City of Lawndale
24
71.4
City of Lomita
18
86.83
City of Lynwood
64
88.83
City of Malibu
14
108.02
City of Manhattan Beach
53
147.23
City of Maywood
25
89.13
City of Monrovia
12
30.93
City of Montebello
46
71.46
City of Monterey Park
29
46.58
City of Norwalk
69
64.11
City of Palmdale
88
55.36
City of Palos Verdes Estates
32
236.65
City of Paramount
36
64.26
City of Pico Rivera
52
80.89
City of Pomona
45
28.86
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
36
84.22
City of Redondo Beach
81
117.91
City of Rolling Hills
--
--
City of Rolling Hills Estates
9
110.93
City of Rosemead
12
21.68
City of San Dimas
17
49.25
City of San Fernando
18
73.14
City of San Gabriel
13
31.74
City of San Marino
5
37.66
City of Santa Clarita
130
58.98
City of Santa Fe Springs
5
27.23
City of Santa Monica
88
95.19
City of Sierra Madre
--
--
City of Signal Hill
--
--
City of South El Monte
--
--
City of South Gate
88
89.65
City of South Pasadena
12
46.06
City of Temple City
11
30.17
City of Torrance
125
83.74
City of Vernon
0
0
City of Walnut
12
39.3
City of West Covina
26
24.02
City of West Hollywood
101
273.33
City of Westlake Village
6
71.77
City of Whittier
44
50.32
Los Angeles
3787
93.63
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie
15
182.88
Los Angeles - Alsace
5
40.18
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest
0
0
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights
--
--
Los Angeles - Arleta
23
66.92
Los Angeles - Atwater Village
8
54.55
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills
28
89.96
Los Angeles - Bel Air
21
249.14
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest
26
207.58
Los Angeles - Beverlywood
19
144.23
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights
53
61
Los Angeles - Brentwood
53
171.22
Los Angeles - Brookside
0
0
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning
--
--
Los Angeles - Canoga Park