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Press Release: Public Health Unveils Compliance Plan to Enforce Health Officer Orders

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 07/23/2020 02:27 PM PDT

Media Contact: media@ph.lacounty.gov - (213) 240-8144

For Immediate Release:
July 23, 2020

Public Health Unveils Compliance Plan to Enforce Health Officer Orders

49 New Deaths and 2,014 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

As health inspectors continue to conduct visits to ensure infection control measures are in place in businesses across the County, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has created a tiered compliance and enforcement plan that will include citations and fines for businesses that continue to violate Health Officer Orders.

Since March, Public Health received a total of 17,808 Health Officer Order complaints and investigated more than 17,000 restaurants, more than 3,500 grocery stores, more than 600 pools, and more than 3,000 other businesses.

Twenty-six restaurants, one grocery store, one pool and 67 other businesses were shut down for Health Officer Order violations. Most of the businesses under investigation either came into compliance or were working to come into compliance and that's why they were not closed.

Compliance with the Health Officer Orders is paramount for the long-term reopening of many economic sectors while ensuring the public health and safety of residents, which includes consumers and those who make up the workforce of these sectors.

Beginning at the end of August, fines will be issued to businesses that are non-compliant that can range from $100 for the first offense to $500 and a 30 day permit suspension for multiple offenses. This includes businesses licensed and permitted by the department and those that are not.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with families experiencing the grief of losing a loved one to COVID-19," said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “I’m pleased that we’re seeing great compliance in some areas and we want to continue to see that. But we need to plan for the long-term reopening of our economic sectors while ensuring the public health and safety of our residents and our workforce. We want to be reasonable and work with business owners, but we also know that time is of the essence to slow the spread of this virus and protect the health of workers, customers, and their families.”

Health Officer Orders are in place to prevent more cases, more serious illnesses, increased hospitalizations and more deaths. Current Orders require business owners to close indoor operations at many businesses and take immediate action to implement strategies that protect workers and customers.

Today, Public Health has confirmed 49 new deaths and 2,014 new cases of COVID-19. To date, Public Health has identified 166,848 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County, and a total of 4,262 deaths.

Of the 49 new deaths, 30 people that passed away (excluding Long Beach and Pasadena) were over the age of 65 years old, 10 people who died were between the ages of 41 and 65 years, and seven people who died were between the ages of 18 and 40 years old. Thirty-eight people had underlying health conditions including 25 people over the age of 65 years old, 10 people between the ages of 41 to 65 years old and three people between the ages of 18 and 40 years old. One death was reported by the City of Long Beach and one death was reported by the City of Pasadena.

There are 2,210 confirmed cases currently hospitalized, 28% of these people are confirmed cases in the ICU and 19% are confirmed cases on ventilators. The number of hospitalizations has remained over 2,200 for five consecutive days.

Testing results are available for nearly 1,593,000 individuals with 10% of all people testing positive.

Ninety-two percent of people who died had underlying health conditions. Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity is available for 3,976 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health); 47% of deaths occurred among Latino/Latinx residents, 26% among White residents, 15% among Asian residents, 11% among African American/Black residents, less than 1% among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander residents and 1% among residents identifying with other races. Upon further investigation, 36 cases reported earlier were not LA County residents.

Because this virus is easily transmitted among people in contact with each other, business owners and residents must do their part to slow the spread of COVID-19. Public Health urges everyone to avoid the Three C's: Crowded places, Confined spaces and Close contact with others not in your household. Everyone should always wear a face covering securely over your nose and mouth and keep six feet apart from others not in your household when out in public. Public Health reminds everyone that you remain safer at home.

It is important if someone thinks they could be positive for COVID-19 and are awaiting testing results, to stay at home and act as if they are positive. This means self-isolating for 10 days and 24 hours after symptoms and fever subside. If a person has a positive lab result for COVID-19, expect a public health specialist from LA County Public Health to contact them by phone to interview about possible exposures and to identify others who may have also been exposed to the infection. The information is protected and cannot be shared with others except in emergency situations. A public health specialist will never ask for a social security number, payment or documented status.

Public Health has a dedicated call line for confirmed cases of COVID-19. If you are positive for COVID-19 and have not yet connected with a public health specialist or need more information on services, call toll-free at 1-833-540-0473. Residents who do not have COVID-19 should continue to call 211 for resources or more information.

The Reopening Protocols, COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive Dashboard, Roadmap to Recovery, Recovery Dashboard, and 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 additional information below:

	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	166848
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	157983
-- Long Beach	7063
-- Pasadena	1802
Deaths	4262
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	3998
-- Long Beach	161
-- Pasadena	103
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 17	12910
- 18 to 40	70870
- 41 to 65	55397
- over 65	17899
- Under Investigation	907
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	79051
- Male	78054
- Other	65
- Under Investigation	813
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	153
- Asian	5125
- Black	4451
- Hispanic/Latino	49937
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	547
- White	12205
- Other	23534
- Under Investigation	62031
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	11960
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	10
- Asian	600
- Black	424
- Hispanic/Latino	1882
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	16
- White	1016
- Other	28
- Under Investigation	22
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	96	460
City of Alhambra	765	882
City of Arcadia	281	487
City of Artesia	204	1215
City of Avalon	5	129
City of Azusa	878	1755
City of Baldwin Park	1729	2252
City of Bell	984	2708
City of Bell Gardens	1198	2781
City of Bellflower	1508	1940
City of Beverly Hills	523	1515
City of Bradbury	7	655
City of Burbank	869	811
City of Calabasas	185	761
City of Carson	1094	1166
City of Cerritos	371	741
City of Claremont	214	587
City of Commerce*	360	2755
City of Compton	2454	2456
City of Covina	837	1707
City of Cudahy	734	3015
City of Culver City	301	755
City of Diamond Bar	341	593
City of Downey	2748	2405
City of Duarte	322	1463
City of El Monte	2691	2295
City of El Segundo	94	560
City of Gardena	754	1230
City of Glendale	2081	1008
City of Glendora	811	1537
City of Hawaiian Gardens	322	2194
City of Hawthorne	1202	1354
City of Hermosa Beach	139	707
City of Hidden Hills	5	265
City of Huntington Park	1815	3051
City of Industry	20	4577
City of Inglewood	1717	1512
City of Irwindale	45	3084
City of La Canada Flintridge	109	527
City of La Habra Heights	24	440
City of La Mirada	563	1135
City of La Puente	911	2238
City of La Verne	259	778
City of Lakewood	815	1014
City of Lancaster*	1803	1116
City of Lawndale	407	1211
City of Lomita	156	753
City of Lynwood*	2144	2976
City of Malibu	73	563
City of Manhattan Beach	242	672
City of Maywood	886	3159
City of Monrovia	466	1201
City of Montebello	1458	2265
City of Monterey Park	540	867
City of Norwalk	2078	1931
City of Palmdale	2121	1334
City of Palos Verdes Estates	65	481
City of Paramount	1536	2742
City of Pico Rivera	1592	2477
City of Pomona	2957	1896
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	207	484
City of Redondo Beach	365	531
City of Rolling Hills	5	258
City of Rolling Hills Estates	30	370
City of Rosemead	485	876
City of San Dimas*	323	936
City of San Fernando	513	2084
City of San Gabriel	363	886
City of San Marino	44	331
City of Santa Clarita	1903	863
City of Santa Fe Springs	326	1775
City of Santa Monica	574	621
City of Sierra Madre	45	410
City of Signal Hill	160	1356
City of South El Monte	480	2298
City of South Gate	2929	2984
City of South Pasadena	205	787
City of Temple City	369	1012
City of Torrance	919	616
City of Vernon	20	9569
City of Walnut	178	583
City of West Covina	1852	1711
City of West Hollywood	400	1083
City of Westlake Village	21	251
City of Whittier	1394	1594
Los Angeles	67894	1679
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	148	1804
Los Angeles - Alsace	240	1928
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	2	5000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	42	1679
Los Angeles - Arleta	810	2357
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	143	975
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	394	1266
Los Angeles - Bel Air	57	676
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	74	591
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	102	774
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	2793	3215
Los Angeles - Brentwood	193	623
Los Angeles - Brookside	1	172
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	86	1208
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	1138	1743
Los Angeles - Carthay	166	1156
Los Angeles - Central	1458	3739
Los Angeles - Century City	91	711
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	989	2929
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	428	1155
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	45	491
Los Angeles - Chinatown	68	848
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	206	1416
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	208	1373
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	188	1359
Los Angeles - Crestview	141	1240
Los Angeles - Del Rey	225	752
Los Angeles - Downtown*	504	1832
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	435	1099
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	436	1489
Los Angeles - Echo Park	133	933
Los Angeles - El Sereno	730	1746
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	61	1068
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	158	1553
Los Angeles - Encino	353	781
Los Angeles - Exposition	51	1533
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	835	1859
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	24	667
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	193	2213
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	1497	3155
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	429	1357
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	156	1449
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	745	1280
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	579	2692
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	159	933
Los Angeles - Harbor City	334	1149
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	562	1289
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	12	498
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	374	2074
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	992	2615
Los Angeles - Highland Park	701	1449
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	283	2040
Los Angeles - Hollywood	757	1109
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	197	669
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	507	1776
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	172	2131
Los Angeles - Koreatown	724	1401
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	52	1141
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	551	1306
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	379	2886
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	202	1326
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	732	2246
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	292	3639
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	332	1171
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	45	1436
Los Angeles - Longwood	75	1743
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	126	583
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	96	1125
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	12	384
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	216	509
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	23	528
Los Angeles - Melrose	1255	1615
Los Angeles - Mid-city	211	1404
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	109	606
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	440	1824
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	313	1296
Los Angeles - North Hills	1096	1780
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	2001	1321
Los Angeles - Northridge	868	1244
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	92	432
Los Angeles - Pacoima	1959	2545
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	18	468
Los Angeles - Palms	385	877
Los Angeles - Panorama City	1692	2249
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	65	479
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	1293	3090
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	16	501
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	87	795
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	209	587
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	57	869
Los Angeles - Regent Square	21	755
Los Angeles - Reseda	1389	1813
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	58	1251
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	27	639
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	1463	1875
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	30	675
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	625	716
Los Angeles - Silverlake	426	966
Los Angeles - South Carthay	76	717
Los Angeles - South Park	1331	3506
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	96	2094
Los Angeles - Studio City	171	762
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	844	1608
Los Angeles - Sunland	300	1470
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	4	618
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	1965	2385
Los Angeles - Tarzana	459	1487
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	821	2079
Los Angeles - Thai Town	96	979
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	68	781
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	17	1302
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	11	592
Los Angeles - Tujunga	246	885
Los Angeles - University Hills	42	1225
Los Angeles - University Park	519	1890
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	329	1096
Los Angeles - Valley Village	369	1493
Los Angeles - Van Nuys	1684	1807
Los Angeles - Venice	173	511
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	494	2872
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	222	2899
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	1211	2940
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	1970	3789
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	125	1488
Los Angeles - View Heights	23	623
Los Angeles - Watts	1158	2714
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	76	1546
Los Angeles - West Adams	591	2139
Los Angeles - West Hills	328	809
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	337	895
Los Angeles - West Vernon	1455	2712
Los Angeles - Westchester	261	506
Los Angeles - Westlake	1761	2967
Los Angeles - Westwood	217	401
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	1800	4982
Los Angeles - Wilmington	1021	1807
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	703	1401
Los Angeles - Winnetka	761	1470
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	557	818
Unincorporated - Acton	40	502
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	17	409
Unincorporated - Altadena	391	896
Unincorporated - Anaverde	5	332
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	3	241
Unincorporated - Arcadia	60	752
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	939	2212
Unincorporated - Athens Village	130	2655
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	162	2391
Unincorporated - Azusa	311	1953
Unincorporated - Bassett	432	2916
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	1	93
Unincorporated - Bradbury	4	3704
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	69	893
Unincorporated - Castaic*	1842	6774
Unincorporated - Cerritos	8	1363
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	3	427
Unincorporated - Covina	266	1582
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	205	1560
Unincorporated - Del Aire	45	1024
Unincorporated - Del Rey	1	314
Unincorporated - Del Sur	5	207
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	20	802
Unincorporated - Duarte	78	1762
Unincorporated - East Covina	3	912
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	73	1379
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	0	0
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	3966	3166
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	27	422
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	397	2593
Unincorporated - East Whittier	51	961
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	101	1149
Unincorporated - El Monte	5	3448
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	5	301
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	2144	3313
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	0	0
Unincorporated - Glendora	4	606
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	644	1152
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	34	1352
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	1	91
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	15	1062
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	99	500
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	0	0
Unincorporated - La Rambla	70	3373
Unincorporated - La Verne*	19	931
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	53	750
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	1	150
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	113	870
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	13	791
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	394	1748
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	15	857
Unincorporated - Littlerock	43	1069
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	4	308
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	51	1429
Unincorporated - Llano	2	228
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	48	510
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	53	1366
Unincorporated - Newhall	4	1818
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	11	918
Unincorporated - North Whittier	127	1519
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	214	890
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	1	465
Unincorporated - Palmdale	15	1781
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	2	322
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	14	716
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	15	2423
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	0	0
Unincorporated - Pomona	9	464
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	109	845
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	53	1992
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	4	430
Unincorporated - Rosewood	16	1244
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	14	1174
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	55	1636
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	417	817
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	0	0
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	420	2077
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	7	344
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	3	974
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	6	2247
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	73	392
Unincorporated - Saugus	12	7742
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	1	281
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	1	220
Unincorporated - South El Monte	45	2507
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	120	1356
Unincorporated - South Whittier	1043	1761
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	8	1024
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	99	472
Unincorporated - Sun Village	83	1375
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	27	2083
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	9	543
Unincorporated - Val Verde	39	1179
Unincorporated - Valencia	31	1009
Unincorporated - Valinda	487	2084
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	96	825
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	475	2942
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	3	199
Unincorporated - West Carson	244	1105
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	0	0
Unincorporated - West LA	34	3571
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	251	2552
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	18	1325
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	602	2236
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	4	308
Unincorporated - Westhills	7	834
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	31	842
Unincorporated - Whittier	49	1295
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	0	0
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	937	2684
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	87	1444
- Under Investigation	4488

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. Thirty-six cases previously reported were not in Public Health's jurisdiction.

* Means that case numbers include cases associated with correctional facility outbreaks located in the city/community.

**Rate is crude and is per 100,000. This represents the number of cases per 100,000 people and allows for the proportional comparison of cities of different sizes.

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
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