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Press Release: Public Health Officials Advise Against Holiday Travel to Prevent Another Surge as Additional Variant Cases Confirmed

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 02/09/2021 02:50 PM PST

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

For Immediate Release:
February 9, 2021

Public Health Officials Advise Against Holiday Travel to Prevent Another Surge as Additional Variant Cases Confirmed

227 New Deaths and 3,353 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 227 new deaths and 3,353 new cases of COVID-19. To date, Public Health identified 1,152,239 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 18,360 deaths. There are 4,079 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 29% of these people are in the ICU.

Of the 227 new deaths reported today, 66 people who passed away were over the age of 80, 95 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, 51 people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and four people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. Eight deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach and three deaths were reported by the City of Pasadena.

Today, Public Health has confirmed five additional cases of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7. (U.K. variant), totaling eight cases in Los Angeles County. The B.1.1.7 variant is more easily transmissible, and verification of the variant in L.A. County means residents and businesses must be extremely diligent adhering to all public health safety measures, including wearing face coverings, distancing from others, and handwashing; these measures protect against transmission of the virus and known variants.

Despite recent decreases in the current COVID-19 surge of cases and hospitalizations, COVID-19 transmission remains widespread here in L.A. County and in many states and countries.

Travel increases the risk of getting and spreading COVID-19. Additionally, the risk may be greater with the prevalence of the more easily transmissible B.1.1.7 variant.

With the upcoming Lunar New Year, Valentine's Day, and Presidents Day, Public Health advises against non-essential travel and gatherings with people not from your household. COVID-19 surged after Thanksgiving and Christmas travel in November and December. The more people travel, the more interactions they have with individuals outside of their household, the greater the risk of getting and spreading COVID-19. Shared transportation, including travel by air, bus, or rail, can not only put travelers at risk but also all members of the community if infected travelers spread COVID-19 to others after returning to Los Angeles County.

A travel advisory remains in effect for L.A. County. Anyone who is arriving to Los Angeles County must self-quarantine for 10 days; please remain at your home or lodging for the 10 days and avoid contact with others. If you must travel, please plan ahead. Know how widespread COVID-19 is in the area you must travel to. It is critical to not travel if you are sick. Residents should stay home if they are experiencing symptoms of illness, have not finished their isolation period after testing positive for COVID-19, or have not finished their quarantine period after being exposed or likely to have been exposed to someone who is positive for COVID-19. More guidance and information regarding the travel advisory can be found at www.publichealth.lacounty.gov.

“To the families and friends experiencing the sorrow of losing of a loved one due to COVID-19, I send my sincere condolences,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. "We are only weeks away from reducing transmission in L.A. County to a level where elementary schools will be allowed by the state to offer in-class instruction, provided they adhere to all State and County directives. Schools that decide to open will need to require masking, distancing and routine testing. Please do your part to continue to slow the spread so that our recovery journey does not suffer a setback."

Public Health inspectors are inspecting businesses to ensure compliance with the Los Angeles County Health Officer Order. During Public Health's recent business compliance checks, inspectors noted that many newly re-opened restaurants were not in compliance with employee face-covering and shelter structure requirements. To remain open, all businesses are required to adhere fully with their sector specific protocols. From January 27 through February 3, a total of 61 citations were issued to businesses including restaurants, gyms, personal care salons, hair salons/barbershops, and shopping malls for noncompliance with Health Officer Orders. Since the end of August, a total of 874 citations have been issued.

It is very important businesses understand, implement, and comply with protocols and directives; non-compliance can contribute to increased community transmission when COVID-19 spreads among employees and customers. A list of non-compliant businesses that received citations can be found online.

Testing results are available for more than 5,622,000 individuals with 19% 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	1152239
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1092128
-- Long Beach	49603
-- Pasadena	10508
Deaths	18360
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	17360
-- Long Beach	722
-- Pasadena	278
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	21521
- 5 to 11	52215
- 12 to 17	65297
- 18 to 29	258975
- 30 to 49	363355
- 50 to 64	210215
- 65 to 79	83634
- over 80	30181
- Under Investigation	6735
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	553507
- Male	516635
- Other	467
- Under Investigation	21519
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	1904
- Asian	48111
- Black	38409
- Hispanic/Latino	522701
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	4094
- White	108876
- Other	108385
- Under Investigation	259648
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	65928
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	35
- Asian	2217
- Black	1382
- Hispanic/Latino	9092
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	82
- White	3992
- Other	352
- Under Investigation	208
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	907	4343
City of Alhambra	6430	7414
City of Arcadia	2477	4289
City of Artesia	1904	11337
City of Avalon	13	336
City of Azusa	5903	11797
City of Baldwin Park	12405	16159
City of Bell	6395	17602
City of Bell Gardens	7834	18189
City of Bellflower	10050	12929
City of Beverly Hills	2327	6741
City of Bradbury	33	3087
City of Burbank	7852	7326
City of Calabasas	1078	4432
City of Carson	8597	9161
City of Cerritos	2758	5509
City of Claremont	2104	5767
City of Commerce*	2296	17568
City of Compton	15786	15801
City of Covina	6072	12384
City of Cudahy	4518	18557
City of Culver City	1983	4974
City of Diamond Bar	2987	5193
City of Downey	16512	14451
City of Duarte	2165	9834
City of El Monte	16360	13951
City of El Segundo	609	3628
City of Gardena	5765	9403
City of Glendale	17533	8491
City of Glendora	4413	8364
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2088	14227
City of Hawthorne	9552	10758
City of Hermosa Beach	851	4326
City of Hidden Hills	73	3862
City of Huntington Park	10654	17911
City of Industry	158	36156
City of Inglewood	12619	11110
City of Irwindale	243	16655
City of La Canada Flintridge	679	3281
City of La Habra Heights	97	1778
City of La Mirada	3917	7897
City of La Puente	6329	15552
City of La Verne	2621	7875
City of Lakewood	6651	8276
City of Lancaster*	20232	12522
City of Lawndale	3203	9529
City of Lomita	1256	6059
City of Lynwood*	12536	17400
City of Malibu	321	2477
City of Manhattan Beach	1136	3156
City of Maywood	4945	17630
City of Monrovia	2974	7665
City of Montebello	9635	14967
City of Monterey Park	4483	7200
City of Norwalk	15075	14007
City of Palmdale	22878	14392
City of Palos Verdes Estates	363	2685
City of Paramount	9361	16709
City of Pico Rivera	10457	16267
City of Pomona	23131	14834
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	1180	2760
City of Redondo Beach	2389	3478
City of Rolling Hills	44	2268
City of Rolling Hills Estates	231	2847
City of Rosemead	4575	8266
City of San Dimas*	2945	8532
City of San Fernando	4907	19937
City of San Gabriel	2963	7235
City of San Marino	345	2598
City of Santa Clarita	18169	8243
City of Santa Fe Springs	2645	14403
City of Santa Monica	4076	4409
City of Sierra Madre	433	3940
City of Signal Hill	1048	8884
City of South El Monte	3250	15561
City of South Gate	17654	17986
City of South Pasadena	1224	4698
City of Temple City	2198	6029
City of Torrance	6350	4254
City of Vernon	123	58852
City of Walnut	1629	5335
City of West Covina	11994	11081
City of West Hollywood	2017	5459
City of Westlake Village	97	1160
City of Whittier	10354	11842
Los Angeles	466621	11537
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1118	13631
Los Angeles - Alsace	1486	11941
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	257	10272
Los Angeles - Arleta	6640	19319
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1321	9007
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	2506	8051
Los Angeles - Bel Air	342	4057
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	554	4423
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	779	5914
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	16732	19258
Los Angeles - Brentwood	1327	4287
Los Angeles - Brookside	31	5336
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	643	9030
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	8697	13321
Los Angeles - Carthay	846	5890
Los Angeles - Central	7121	18263
Los Angeles - Century City	546	4268
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	5852	17331
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	3324	8969
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	405	4416
Los Angeles - Chinatown	678	8453
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1481	10177
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1436	9477
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1356	9805
Los Angeles - Crestview	891	7838
Los Angeles - Del Rey	1825	6096
Los Angeles - Downtown*	3611	13128
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	3459	8737
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3000	10243
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1258	8824
Los Angeles - El Sereno	5941	14210
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	480	8403
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1227	12064
Los Angeles - Encino	3093	6847
Los Angeles - Exposition	338	10162
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	5763	12830
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	218	6056
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1286	14746
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	8830	18611
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	3246	10271
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1229	11418
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	5969	10258
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	3701	17210
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	931	5464
Los Angeles - Harbor City	2222	7644
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	4512	10349
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	155	6434
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2443	13546
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	6700	17662
Los Angeles - Highland Park	5456	11275
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	1884	13583
Los Angeles - Hollywood	4962	7270
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	1321	4488
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	3399	11909
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1099	13613
Los Angeles - Koreatown	5205	10069
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	497	10902
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	5017	11887
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2194	16706
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	1457	9564
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	4903	15041
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1073	13371
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	2587	9127
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	364	11618
Los Angeles - Longwood	546	12686
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	962	4452
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	861	10087
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	121	3873
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	1799	4236
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	124	2844
Los Angeles - Melrose	7481	9629
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1103	7339
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	848	4715
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	3993	16552
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	2731	11311
Los Angeles - North Hills	8697	14124
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	19101	12614
Los Angeles - Northridge	6986	10009
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	691	3246
Los Angeles - Pacoima	16252	21112
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	125	3250
Los Angeles - Palms	2386	5438
Los Angeles - Panorama City	12647	16807
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	529	3895
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	6714	16046
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	98	3066
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	528	4823
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	2216	6227
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	322	4909
Los Angeles - Regent Square	225	8094
Los Angeles - Reseda	10773	14061
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	617	13309
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	237	5605
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	6452	8268
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	354	7969
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	5168	5923
Los Angeles - Silverlake	2926	6637
Los Angeles - South Carthay	633	5975
Los Angeles - South Park	6984	18398
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	642	14005
Los Angeles - Studio City	1199	5343
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	8764	16699
Los Angeles - Sunland	2065	10119
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	27	4173
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	15032	18243
Los Angeles - Tarzana	3081	9979
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	4728	11975
Los Angeles - Thai Town	807	8227
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	448	5147
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	127	9724
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	93	5005
Los Angeles - Tujunga	2563	9216
Los Angeles - University Hills	256	7466
Los Angeles - University Park	3146	11458
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	3518	11720
Los Angeles - Valley Village	1818	7354
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	13677	14676
Los Angeles - Venice	1406	4149
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	2668	15512
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1394	18206
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	7116	17278
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	10553	20295
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1001	11918
Los Angeles - View Heights	210	5685
Los Angeles - Watts	7060	16544
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	527	10722
Los Angeles - West Adams	3718	13456
Los Angeles - West Hills	2740	6758
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	2098	5574
Los Angeles - West Vernon	9605	17905
Los Angeles - Westchester	2218	4298
Los Angeles - Westlake	7246	12208
Los Angeles - Westwood	2308	4265
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	5998	16602
Los Angeles - Wilmington	7668	13575
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	5194	10353
Los Angeles - Winnetka	6267	12102
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	4466	6562
Unincorporated - Acton	409	5131
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	242	5820
Unincorporated - Altadena	3016	6914
Unincorporated - Anaverde	139	9218
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	29	2329
Unincorporated - Arcadia	572	7167
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	5918	13944
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1003	20482
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1026	15144
Unincorporated - Azusa	2221	13948
Unincorporated - Bassett	2464	16630
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	42	3914
Unincorporated - Bradbury	52	48148
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	738	9550
Unincorporated - Castaic*	3484	12813
Unincorporated - Cerritos	70	11925
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	40	5698
Unincorporated - Covina	2186	12997
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1431	10887
Unincorporated - Del Aire	269	6123
Unincorporated - Del Rey	22	6918
Unincorporated - Del Sur	155	6418
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	318	12756
Unincorporated - Duarte	793	17909
Unincorporated - East Covina	34	10334
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	464	8768
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	15	13158
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	23889	19070
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	181	2827
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	2615	17083
Unincorporated - East Whittier	433	8161
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	751	8543
Unincorporated - El Monte	23	15862
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	71	4275
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	12930	19983
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	61	9242
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	4847	8667
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	296	11774
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	42	3825
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	198	14023
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	969	4894
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	13	1923
Unincorporated - La Rambla	219	10554
Unincorporated - La Verne*	148	7255
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	342	4837
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	38	5689
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1466	11282
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	123	7486
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	3293	14608
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	103	5882
Unincorporated - Littlerock	490	12186
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	103	7941
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	481	13477
Unincorporated - Llano	35	3991
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	314	3337
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	345	8889
Unincorporated - Newhall	66	30000
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	135	11269
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1049	12548
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1533	6378
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	9	4186
Unincorporated - Palmdale	107	12708
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	19	3060
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	114	5828
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	157	25363
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	0	0
Unincorporated - Pomona	58	2993
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1069	8283
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	349	13115
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	80	8593
Unincorporated - Rosewood	146	11353
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	147	12322
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	472	14043
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	3407	6678
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	14	1632
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3329	16463
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	29	1425
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	15	4870
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	153	57303
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	493	2648
Unincorporated - Saugus	125	80645
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	34	9551
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	25	5495
Unincorporated - South El Monte	336	18719
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	871	9844
Unincorporated - South Whittier	7811	13189
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	69	8835
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	990	4722
Unincorporated - Sun Village	866	14347
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	184	14198
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	81	4885
Unincorporated - Val Verde	295	8915
Unincorporated - Valencia	169	5501
Unincorporated - Valinda	3518	15053
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	631	5423
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	2918	18076
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	46	3044
Unincorporated - West Carson	1954	8847
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	2	16667
Unincorporated - West LA	208	21849
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1617	16441
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	169	12436
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	3995	14838
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	31	2385
Unincorporated - Westhills	41	4887
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	246	6679
Unincorporated - Whittier	296	7822
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	8	66667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	5663	16220
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	470	7798
- Under Investigation	21202

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 178 cases and 2 deaths 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.

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
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