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

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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.

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