Press Release: Workplace Outbreaks Surge as Public Health Ramps Up COVID-19 Vaccination Capacity

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

For Immediate Release:
January 13, 2021

 

Workplace Outbreaks Surge as Public Health Ramps Up COVID-19 Vaccination Capacity
281 New Deaths and 14,564 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

 

 

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) confirmed 281 new deaths and 14,564 new cases of COVID-19. To date, Public Health identified 958,497 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 12,955 deaths. 

  

Of the 281 new deaths reported today, 81 people that passed away were over the age of 80, 96 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, 52 people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, 20 people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. Twenty-four deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach and eight deaths were reported by the City of Pasadena.

 

There are 7,949 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 22% of these people are in the ICU. With 14,000 or more people testing positive every day, we can predict with a fair amount of accuracy that 10 -12% of those who test positive will become sick enough to require hospitalization.

 

The COVID-19 surge in Los Angeles County has contributed to a surge in outbreaks at workplaces across the county, including grocery stores, warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and many other workplaces where people come together on a daily basis.  The largest increase is among general worksites, which includes warehouses, manufacturing facilities and logistics companies.   In just over a month, outbreaks at these worksites increased from 9 per week on November 1, to 44 per week on December 6, nearly a fivefold increase. 

 

The County has also experienced an increase in outbreaks in schools and daycare settings. Starting in the middle of November, outbreaks increased from about 20 outbreaks to a total of 70 outbreaks by mid-December. And while almost all the outbreaks were small and well-contained, dozens of staff and a small number of students were affected.

 

The County is also experiencing increases in workplace outbreaks at food facilities which includes retail food outlets such as grocery stores and convenience stores as well as food manufacturing facilities. 

 

These increases reflect a pattern of transmission: from worksite to home and back to worksites. As the percentage of people who are positive with COVID-19 increase, there is a larger pool of infected people walking around without symptoms who now expose a greater and greater percentage of people to this virus.

 

Employees are reminded if you have concerns about your workplace following safety protocols that keep you and customers safe, you can anonymously call the customer call center at (888) 700-9995, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. To report violations online, visit: www.publichealth.lacounty.gov.

 

Employees are reminded to stay home if you begin to develop symptoms and call your medical provider. If you test positive and may have exposed others, please call our contact tracing team, 833-641-0305 so we can get in touch with those who may be exposed. If you are an employer, avoid the risk of having your business closed and take all the infection control measures we have outlined on our Public Health website.

 

Public Health reports as of Tuesday, more than 194,000 first does of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to those in Phase 1A. In addition, more than 44,000 second doses have been administered.  Public Health is ramping up capacity to complete vaccinations for the approximately 500,000 frontline healthcare workers.  This currently includes adding dozens more pharmacies and healthcare clinics, as well as the addition of five new large-capacity vaccination sites that the county is opening next Tuesday.  These vaccination sites are only open to healthcare workers in Phase 1A.  Healthcare workers can register for an appointment and must show job verification when showing up for their vaccine.  The registration system for these five large-capacity vaccination centers for healthcare workers opened today.  Please visit the healthcare worker signup website.

 

The current goal is to complete vaccinations of frontline healthcare workers and staff and residents at skilled nursing facilities by the end of January.  As the County completes Phase 1A, we can look to starting vaccinations for groups within next phase – 1B, starting with those who are 65 and older as noted by the Governor today. We are working with the State to identify additional vaccine doses so that we can start to schedule appointments once the doses arrive.

   

For information about the safety of vaccines and when your turn is coming up and to sign up for a vaccination newsletter, and much more, visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com

 

“We extend our deepest sympathies to everyone who is saddened, who is struggling with the loss of a loved one or friend who passed away from COVID-19. Our prayers and thoughts are with you always,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. "We are tragically losing more than 1,300 people a week to this disease. You or the person right next to you stand a very good chance of having the coronavirus and you may not know it, but as a carrier, you risk the health of many others. Your infection could lead to 20 infections in just a matter of a couple of days and someone along that path of transmission could die from it.  These are not normal times, so we can’t go out and act as if nothing is going on. This is an invisible virus that is not going away soon.  We are in a serious pandemic, so we all need to pull back, protect ourselves and protect others.  If everyone stays home as much as possible, wears a mask wherever you are at work, while taking a walk, you can save a life.  If you maintain a distance from everyone, you can save a life.  If you wash your hands all the time, you can save a life.  We need to remain diligent.”

 

As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens, certain groups are again bearing a greater burden of serious illness than others. Latino/Latinx residents are now experiencing a 7-day cumulative rate that has more than doubled, from 773 cases per 100,000 people on December 1, to 1,763 cases per 100,000 people on January 6. This is more than two times that of African American/Black residents, the group with the second highest case rate of about 790 cases per 100,000 individuals. White residents experienced 650 cases per 100,000 people and Asian residents are close behind with 555 cases per 100,000 individuals.

 

The County is witnessing the tragedy from the surge in cases, and Latino/Latinx residents are faring the worst.  In early-November, the death rate among Latino/Latinx residents increased more than 800%, from 3.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a day to 28 deaths per 100,000 residents a day. Over this same period, the death rate among African American/Black residents increased from less than 1 death per 100,000 people a day to more than 15 deaths per 100,000 people. Deaths also have increased dramatically among Asian residents, from 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people in early November to 12 deaths per 100,000 people and among White residents, there are now at 10 deaths per 100,000 people.

 

We continue to see a high mortality rate among people living in areas with the highest levels of poverty, with three times the death rate compared to people living in the lowest levels of poverty.

 

We remain deeply committed to addressing the root causes of this disproportionate impact on health. This means standing up against racism, increasing access to medical care and ensuring that every individual, family and community has the resources needed to survive this pandemic. Individuals and families living in the hardest hit communities remain a priority for us as we move toward a mass vaccination program.

 

Testing results are available for more than 5,077,000 individuals with 18% of people testing positive. 

 

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

958497

 

-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*

908710

 

-- Long Beach

41079

 

-- Pasadena

8708

 

Deaths

12955

 

-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)

12287

 

-- Long Beach

484

 

-- Pasadena

184

 

Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

 

 

- 0 to 4

17614

 

- 5 to 11

42730

 

- 12 to 17

53245

 

- 18 to 29

218831

 

- 30 to 49

305583

 

- 50 to 64

172728

 

- 65 to 79

67450

 

-  over 80

24692

 

-  Under Investigation

5837

 

Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

 

 

-  Female

460691

 

-  Male

430150

 

-  Other

359

 

-  Under Investigation

17510

 

Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

 

 

-  American Indian/Alaska Native

1572

 

-  Asian

36647

 

-  Black

30210

 

-  Hispanic/Latino

416310

 

-  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

3476

 

-  White

87172

 

-  Other

93647

 

-  Under Investigation

239676

 

Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

 

 

-  Hospitalized (Ever)

47216

 

Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)

 

 

-  American Indian/Alaska Native

23

 

-  Asian

1683

 

-  Black

1042

 

-  Hispanic/Latino

6292

 

-  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

56

 

-  White

2874

 

-  Other

194

 

-  Under Investigation

123

 

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

716

3429

City of Alhambra

5222

6021

City of Arcadia

2035

3524

City of Artesia

1585

9437

City of Avalon

7

181

City of Azusa

4999

9990

City of Baldwin Park

10497

13673

City of Bell

5332

14676

City of Bell Gardens

6741

15651

City of Bellflower

8427

10841

City of Beverly Hills

1965

5692

City of Bradbury

32

2993

City of Burbank

6404

5975

City of Calabasas

853

3507

City of Carson

6821

7268

City of Cerritos

2209

4412

City of Claremont

1727

4734

City of Commerce*

2038

15594

City of Compton

13266

13279

City of Covina

5089

10379

City of Cudahy

3823

15702

City of Culver City

1601

4016

City of Diamond Bar

2438

4239

City of Downey

14215

12441

City of Duarte

1775

8062

City of El Monte

13751

11726

City of El Segundo

496

2955

City of Gardena

4705

7674

City of Glendale

14029

6794

City of Glendora

3680

6974

City of Hawaiian Gardens

1794

12224

City of Hawthorne

7637

8601

City of Hermosa Beach

716

3640

City of Hidden Hills

53

2804

City of Huntington Park

9157

15394

City of Industry

118

27002

City of Inglewood

10190

8971

City of Irwindale

205

14051

City of La Canada Flintridge

590

2851

City of La Habra Heights

89

1632

City of La Mirada

3263

6579

City of La Puente

5388

13239

City of La Verne

2150

6460

City of Lakewood

5456

6789

City of Lancaster*

16660

10311

City of Lawndale

2602

7741

City of Lomita

985

4752

City of Lynwood*

10674

14815

City of Malibu

259

1998

City of Manhattan Beach

957

2658

City of Maywood

4184

14917

City of Monrovia

2431

6265

City of Montebello

8217

12764

City of Monterey Park

3654

5869

City of Norwalk

12555

11666

City of Palmdale

18838

11850

City of Palos Verdes Estates

264

1952

City of Paramount

8005

14289

City of Pico Rivera

8983

13974

City of Pomona

19789

12691

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

961

2248

City of Redondo Beach

1949

2837

City of Rolling Hills

32

1649

City of Rolling Hills Estates

179

2206

City of Rosemead

3622

6544

City of San Dimas*

2370

6866

City of San Fernando

3995

16232

City of San Gabriel

2428

5929

City of San Marino

294

2214

City of Santa Clarita

14793

6711

City of Santa Fe Springs

2169

11811

City of Santa Monica

3335

3608

City of Sierra Madre

361

3285

City of Signal Hill

891

7553

City of South El Monte

2767

13249

City of South Gate

15007

15289

City of South Pasadena

1018

3907

City of Temple City

1836

5036

City of Torrance

5049

3383

City of Vernon

95

45455

City of Walnut

1325

4340

City of West Covina

10060

9295

City of West Hollywood

1672

4525

City of Westlake Village

78

933

City of Whittier

8806

10072

Los Angeles

386419

9554

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

904

11022

Los Angeles - Alsace

1238

9948

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

5

12500

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

218

8713

Los Angeles - Arleta

5426

15787

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

1050

7159

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

2094

6728

Los Angeles - Bel Air

298

3535

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

465

3713

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

636

4828

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

14291

16448

Los Angeles - Brentwood

1090

3521

Los Angeles - Brookside

23

3959

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

542

7611

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

7044

10789

Los Angeles - Carthay

721

5020

Los Angeles - Central

6165

15811

Los Angeles - Century City

438

3424

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

4993

14787

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

2754

7431

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

331

3609

Los Angeles - Chinatown

567

7069

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

1220

8383

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

1168

7708

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

1111

8034

Los Angeles - Crestview

745

6553

Los Angeles - Del Rey

1542

5151

Los Angeles - Downtown*

2879

10466

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

2894

7310

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

2479

8465

Los Angeles - Echo Park

1052

7379

Los Angeles - El Sereno

4975

11900

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

395

6915

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

1055

10373

Los Angeles - Encino

2501

5537

Los Angeles - Exposition

277

8328

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

4855

10809

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

171

4750

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

1088

12476

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

7570

15955

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

2652

8391

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

998

9272

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

4890

8403

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

3143

14615

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

772

4531

Los Angeles - Harbor City

1745

6003

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

3675

8429

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

130

5396

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

1979

10973

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

5673

14955

Los Angeles - Highland Park

4603

9512

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

1648

11882

Los Angeles - Hollywood

4020

5890

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

1099

3734

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

2788

9768

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

914

11322

Los Angeles - Koreatown

4077

7887

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

417

9147

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

4097

9707

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

1815

13820

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

1167

7660

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

4081

12520

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

903

11252

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

2038

7190

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

323

10310

Los Angeles - Longwood

459

10664

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

797

3688

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

709

8306

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

98

3137

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

1465

3449

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

106

2431

Los Angeles - Melrose

6179

7953

Los Angeles - Mid-city

892

5935

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

671

3731

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

3363

13940

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

2286

9468

Los Angeles - North Hills

7220

11726

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

15629

10322

Los Angeles - Northridge

5579

7993

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

567

2663

Los Angeles - Pacoima

13505

17544

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

109

2834

Los Angeles - Palms

1962

4472

Los Angeles - Panorama City

10547

14016

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

438

3225

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

5647

13496

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

78

2441

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

433

3955

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

1852

5204

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

257

3918

Los Angeles - Regent Square

177

6367

Los Angeles - Reseda

8788

11470

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

507

10936

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

190

4494

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

5235

6708

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

279

6281

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

4270

4894

Los Angeles - Silverlake

2443

5542

Los Angeles - South Carthay

543

5125

Los Angeles - South Park

6097

16061

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

474

10340

Los Angeles - Studio City

979

4363

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

7169

13660

Los Angeles - Sunland

1682

8242

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

23

3555

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

12438

15095

Los Angeles - Tarzana

2450

7935

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

3983

10088

Los Angeles - Thai Town

648

6606

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

366

4205

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

96

7351

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

82

4413

Los Angeles - Tujunga

2037

7325

Los Angeles - University Hills

217

6328

Los Angeles - University Park

2621

9546

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

2900

9662

Los Angeles - Valley Village

1527

6177

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

11381

12212

Los Angeles - Venice

1159

3420

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

2268

13186

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

1168

15254

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

5917

14367

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

9055

17414

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

828

9858

Los Angeles - View Heights

180

4873

Los Angeles - Watts

5986

14027

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

425

8647

Los Angeles - West Adams

3089

11180

Los Angeles - West Hills

2220

5475

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

1744

4634

Los Angeles - West Vernon

8058

15021

Los Angeles - Westchester

1645

3188

Los Angeles - Westlake

6174

10402

Los Angeles - Westwood

1711

3162

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

5221

14451

Los Angeles - Wilmington

6164

10912

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

4079

8130

Los Angeles - Winnetka

5091

9831

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

3547

5212

Unincorporated - Acton

339

4253

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

170

4089

Unincorporated - Altadena

2504

5740

Unincorporated - Anaverde

110

7294

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

21

1687

Unincorporated - Arcadia

443

5551

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

4949

11661

Unincorporated - Athens Village

888

18134

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

896

13225

Unincorporated - Azusa

1860

11681

Unincorporated - Bassett

2089

14099

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

33

3075

Unincorporated - Bradbury

32

29630

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

598

7738

Unincorporated - Castaic*

3187

11721

Unincorporated - Cerritos

59

10051

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

0

0

Unincorporated - Claremont

36

5128

Unincorporated - Covina

1813

10779

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

1195

9092

Unincorporated - Del Aire

226

5145

Unincorporated - Del Rey

18

5660

Unincorporated - Del Sur

129

5342

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

278

11151

Unincorporated - Duarte

703

15876

Unincorporated - East Covina

29

8815

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

386

7294

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

12

10526

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

20558

16411

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

167

2608

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

2226

14541

Unincorporated - East Whittier

365

6879

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

585

6655

Unincorporated - El Monte

23

15862

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

53

3191

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

10998

16997

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

54

8182

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

4065

7269

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

0

0

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

249

9905

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

29

2641

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

149

10552

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

781

3944

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

12

1775

Unincorporated - La Rambla

166

8000

Unincorporated - La Verne*

122

5980

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

282

3988

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

34

5090

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

1196

9204

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

92

5600

Unincorporated - Lakewood

0

0

Unincorporated - Lennox

2702

11987

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

86

4911

Unincorporated - Littlerock

387

9624

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

81

6245

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

387

10843

Unincorporated - Llano

26

2965

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

250

2656

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

285

7343

Unincorporated - Newhall

57

25909

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

104

8681

Unincorporated - North Whittier

907

10849

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

1251

5205

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

7

3256

Unincorporated - Palmdale

87

10333

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

18

2899

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

92

4703

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

131

21163

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

0

0

Unincorporated - Pomona

48

2477

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

883

6842

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

295

11086

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

63

6767

Unincorporated - Rosewood

120

9331

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

127

10645

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

389

11574

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

2800

5488

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

11

1282

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

2846

14074

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

26

1278

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

10

3247

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

107

40075

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

376

2019

Unincorporated - Saugus

101

65161

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

27

7584

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

20

4396

Unincorporated - South El Monte

277

15432

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

717

8104

Unincorporated - South Whittier

6609

11160

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

61

7810

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

788

3758

Unincorporated - Sun Village

670

11100

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

158

12191

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

65

3920

Unincorporated - Val Verde

225

6800

Unincorporated - Valencia

136

4427

Unincorporated - Valinda

2957

12652

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

535

4598

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

2433

15072

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

30

1985

Unincorporated - West Carson

1572

7118

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

1

8333

Unincorporated - West LA

166

17437

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

1414

14377

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

139

10228

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

3470

12888

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

23

1769

Unincorporated - Westhills

33

3933

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

195

5295

Unincorporated - Whittier

245

6475

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

8

66667

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

4793

13728

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

381

6322

-  Under Investigation

17763

 

 These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 386 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.

 

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