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The County of Los Angeles is regularly updating resources on COVID-19 and offers today's update in an effort to keep you and yours informed. Please share the following up-to-date information:
LA County & the State's New COVID-19 Framework
 New State COVID-19 Framework
Last Friday, the State of California released a new tiered framework to more easily communicate the extent of community transmission in counties across the state. The above graphic is a summary of: 1) the state’s tiers, 2) the indicators they are tracking, and 3) how counties are being classified (as having either widespread, substantial, moderate or minimal spread of the COVID-19 virus in their communities). Moving forward, California will use this new tier system to guide possible sector re-openings for counties to consider.
What Does the New Framework Mean for LA County?
In LA County, the ultimate decisions about sector re-openings will remain under the purview of the County Health Officer Orders, which are developed in consultation with LA County's Board of Supervisors.
As demonstrated by the below graphic, LA County is currently in Tier 1 - meaning that there continues to be widespread transmission of the virus in the county.
Per the State, LA County's current number of 7-day average of new cases (per day per 100,000 people) is 13 - nearly double the threshold for moving up to Tier 2 (which requires that LA County have less than 7 new cases per day per 100,000 population).
LA County’s current test positivity rate is 5%. And even though this places us in Tier 2 (Red) for this metric, when the two metrics fall in different tiers, the State places counties in the most restrictive tier; hence, LA County (like most counties in California) has been placed in Tier 1.
Our path forward for reopening depends on LA County being able to reduce community transmission significantly, so children and teachers can get back to their classrooms and more people can get back to their jobs with as much safety as possible.
For more information on the State's new framework, visit the CA Department of Public Health (CDPH) website here. For guidance, reopening protocols or a list of what is open or remains closed in LA County, visit LA County's Department of Public Health.
Great Plates Delivered... to a Senior Near You.
LA County's Great Plates Delivered can help a local senior or business in your community. The meal assistance program offers eligible seniors with three (3) home-delivered meals a day. Seniors over 65, seniors 60-64 years of age who have been diagnosed or exposed to COVID-19 or those at high-risk for COVID-19 may qualify. When you help a senior connect to Great Plates Delivered you're also helping your local restaurant, hospitality and transportation community get back to work.
To learn more or apply to this program before September 9th, click here.
Incident Report
Our daily report is a high-level summary of L.A. County Emergency Operations Center's response to the COVID-19 health emergency. Click here to view.
COVID-19 Digital Communications Guide & Toolkit
View our updated COVID-19 Digital Communications Guide, and get tips on Best Practices, Do's and Don'ts, Key Messaging, and our Social Media Toolkit - with multi-lingual graphics and messages like the ones seen below.
Access our Social Media Toolkit here.
Know the symptoms of #COVID19. No-cost testing is available for people with symptoms, regardless of immigration status. Learn more at covid19.lacounty.gov/testing
Armenian: Իմացեք #COVID19-ի ախտանիշները։Անկախ իմիգրացիոն կարգավիճակից՝ ախտանիշներով անձինք կարող են անվճար թեստավորվել։Հավելյալ տեղեկությունների համար այցելեք covid19.lacounty.gov/testing կայքը
S Chinese: 了解關於＃COVID19的症狀。 有症狀的人士都可以免費進行測試，而不論移民身份如何。 要了解更多信息，請瀏覽 covid19.lacounty.gov/testing
Korean: #COVID19의 증상을 알아야합니다. 이민 신분에 관계없이 증상이 있는 사람은 무료 검사를 이용할 수 있습니다. covid19.lacounty.gov/testing에서 자세히 알아보기
Spanish: Conozca los síntomas de #COVID19. Pruebas sin costo están disponibles para personas con síntomas, independientemente del estado migratorio. Obtenga más información en covid19.lacounty.gov/testing
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Additional Information
The County of Los Angeles appreciates your continued partnership in responding to COVID-19 questions and needs of residents. For additional information, please visit:
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