Press Release: Healthcare Worker Cases and Deaths Dramatically Decline with Vaccinations; COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility Expands

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

For Immediate Release:
March 1, 2021

 

Healthcare Worker Cases and Deaths Dramatically Decline with Vaccinations; COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility Expands

32 New Deaths and 987 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 32 new deaths and 987 new cases of COVID-19. The lower number of deaths and cases may reflect reporting delays over the weekend. To date, Public Health identified 1,192,895 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 21,467 deaths.

 

The County is steadily making progress in reducing the average number of daily new cases of COVID-19. The seven-day average number of cases by episode date has now decreased to less than 1,000 per day. 

 

There are 1,578 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 31% of these people are in the ICU. Testing results are available for nearly 5,840,000 individuals with 19% of people testing positive.  Today's daily test positivity rate is 2.5%. 

 

Public Health has not yet seen any increases due to gatherings that may have happened during the Super Bowl and Presidents Day weekend.

 

Healthcare workers experienced a surge in cases in the late fall through the winter. Now, as cases overall have declined and many healthcare workers are vaccinated, cases have dropped to the lowest they have been since the beginning of the pandemic.  During the week of November 29, there were over 1,800 cases among healthcare workers.  The week of February 14, there were just 69 cases. Among workers in skilled nursing facilities, a group experiencing one-fourth of healthcare worker cases, there is a significant decrease in cases. The week of November 29, there were 434 cases among these healthcare workers, and the week of February 14, there were 10.

 

The number of deaths among healthcare workers has seen a rapid decline since the peak of the surge in early January. During the week of January 3, 21 healthcare workers passed away from COVID-19.  During the week of February 21, two healthcare workers passed away.  These numbers, no matter what they are, are tragic and we mourn the loss of all of these heroes who passed away from COVID-19.

 

As of February 28, 78% of skilled nursing home staff received at least a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 69% of all staff received their second dose and are fully vaccinated.  High rates of vaccination are correlated with the lowest rates of cases and deaths among healthcare workers at nursing homes, and we are grateful to everyone that got vaccinated and to the teams that coordinated vaccinations at each site.

 

Of the 32 new deaths reported today, 12 people that passed away were over the age of 80, 12 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, six people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, one person who died was between the ages of 30 and 49, and one person who died was between the ages of 18 and 29.

 

"To everyone who has lost a loved one or a friend to COVID-19, please know we think of you every day and are deeply sorry for your loss,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Our most under resourced communities in L.A. County have seen the most cases, hospitalizations and deaths, and these inequities are playing out again as we work to vaccinate our communities.  For this reason, we are continuing to develop new partnerships and strategies to make getting vaccinated in these communities as accessible and as barrier free as possible. When we think about the last year, we cannot help but reflect on all the fear and tragedy so many experienced.  We have also witnessed heroism in the face of this pandemic by our healthcare workers across L.A. County, and across the world.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all our healthcare workers for everything you have done and continue to do to provide those most in need with the best care possible."

  

Nearly 1,960,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across Los Angeles County. Of those vaccinated, 600,497 people have received second doses. In addition to healthcare workers, residents and staff at long-term care facilities, and people who are age 65 or older, starting today, three additional workers are eligible for the vaccine; education and childcare workers, food and agriculture workers, and emergency service workers and law enforcement. 

 

The County's network of vaccination sites has the capacity for 500,000 appointment slots this week, although we only received enough doses for 270,000 appointments.  County and City of LA sites will be vaccinating 130,000 people combined. Federally Qualified Health Centers are administering almost 56,000 doses and pharmacies are administering 34,000 doses.  Across sectors, there is much more capacity to vaccinate, though there is simply not enough supply of vaccine to offer more appointments.  Our large capacity vaccination sites alone could provide 142,000 additional doses this week if there was sufficient vaccine supply.

 

L.A. County is working to ensure that eligible residents and workers in the hardest hit communities have increased access to vaccines. Access to people living in communities that have been the hardest hit by the pandemic remains a challenge, and we are continuing to employ strategies to increase access to vaccinations for these groups.  Public Health is encouraging more restricted clinics for people who live in these communities so that they have access to appointments and do not have to travel far to be vaccinated.  The County is shifting some allocations to smaller sites to make sure that providers that serve our hardest hit communities are able to vaccinate more people and increasing the number of mobile teams that can visit people who may not be able to travel for a vaccination appointment. This week, there will be 46 mobile vaccination teams that will visit 26 Affordable Senior Housing Developments and 20 Senior Residential Communities.  The County is also partnering with faith-based and community-based organizations who can directly reach out to their congregations and clients and assist them with registering to be vaccinated.

 

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine received Emergency Use Authorization and L.A. County will likely begin to see doses of this vaccine as early as this week.  As Johnson & Johnson doses come into L.A. County, this vaccine will be offered at a number of sites including the large capacity vaccination sites. All three vaccines are extraordinarily powerful and, in clinical trials, were 100% effective preventing hospitalizations and deaths.  Please know that there will not be any ability to choose your vaccine brand when being vaccinated.

 

Those who fall under the newly eligible sectors will be able to get vaccinated at many sites across the County including pharmacies, local hospitals, mobile vaccination clinics and large capacity vaccination sites. There are approximately 546,000 people in the education and childcare sector, 116,000 people in the emergency services and law enforcement sector, and 502,000 people in the food and agriculture sector eligible for a vaccine. Vaccinations are scheduled on sector-specific days for these newly eligible groups at our large capacity vaccination sites.  Workers will be required to show proof of their identity with a photo ID, that they reside or work in L.A. County, and are among a sector eligible for vaccinations.

 

For information about vaccine appointments in L.A. County and when your turn is coming up, to sign up for a vaccination newsletter, and much more, visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish). People coming to be vaccinated will be asked to verify they are in an eligible group, and anyone not able to do this will not be vaccinated. 

     

County Reopening Protocols, COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive Dashboard, Roadmap to Recovery, Recovery Dashboard, and additional actions you can take 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

1192895

 

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

1130788

 

-- Long Beach

51226

 

-- Pasadena

10881

 

Deaths

21467

 

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

20316

 

-- Long Beach

837

 

-- Pasadena

314

 

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

 

 

- 0 to 4

22261

 

- 5 to 11

53916

 

- 12 to 17

67563

 

- 18 to 29

267193

 

- 30 to 49

375936

 

- 50 to 64

218375

 

- 65 to 79

87130

 

-  over 80

31613

 

-  Under Investigation

6801

 

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

 

 

-  Female

573207

 

-  Male

535495

 

-  Other

539

 

-  Under Investigation

21547

 

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

 

 

-  American Indian/Alaska Native

1919

 

-  Asian

51011

 

-  Black

40645

 

-  Hispanic/Latino

552247

 

-  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

4151

 

-  White

115225

 

-  Other

107049

 

-  Under Investigation

258541

 

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

 

 

-  Hospitalized (Ever)

77716

 

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

 

 

-  American Indian/Alaska Native

37

 

-  Asian

2614

 

-  Black

1584

 

-  Hispanic/Latino

10650

 

-  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

98

 

-  White

4717

 

-  Other

409

 

-  Under Investigation

207

 

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

978

4683

City of Alhambra

6616

7629

City of Arcadia

2583

4472

City of Artesia

1980

11789

City of Avalon

14

362

City of Azusa

6098

12186

City of Baldwin Park

12776

16642

City of Bell

6583

18119

City of Bell Gardens

8095

18795

City of Bellflower

10374

13345

City of Beverly Hills

2464

7138

City of Bradbury

34

3181

City of Burbank

8264

7710

City of Calabasas

1144

4703

City of Carson

9134

9733

City of Cerritos

2902

5796

City of Claremont

2177

5967

City of Commerce*

2342

17920

City of Compton

16355

16371

City of Covina

6219

12684

City of Cudahy

4668

19173

City of Culver City

2085

5230

City of Diamond Bar

3096

5383

City of Downey

16931

14818

City of Duarte

2237

10161

City of El Monte

16825

14347

City of El Segundo

644

3837

City of Gardena

6043

9856

City of Glendale

18604

9010

City of Glendora

4579

8678

City of Hawaiian Gardens

2164

14745

City of Hawthorne

9976

11236

City of Hermosa Beach

893

4540

City of Hidden Hills

78

4127

City of Huntington Park

10910

18341

City of Industry

164

37529

City of Inglewood

13044

11484

City of Irwindale

247

16929

City of La Canada Flintridge

706

3412

City of La Habra Heights

103

1888

City of La Mirada

4080

8226

City of La Puente

6503

15979

City of La Verne

2717

8164

City of Lakewood

6909

8597

City of Lancaster*

21088

13052

City of Lawndale

3404

10127

City of Lomita

1368

6599

City of Lynwood*

12946

17969

City of Malibu

364

2808

City of Manhattan Beach

1214

3372

City of Maywood

5069

18072

City of Monrovia

3075

7925

City of Montebello

9899

15377

City of Monterey Park

4645

7460

City of Norwalk

15571

14468

City of Palmdale

23655

14880

City of Palos Verdes Estates

392

2899

City of Paramount

9656

17236

City of Pico Rivera

10798

16797

City of Pomona

23753

15233

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

1352

3163

City of Redondo Beach

2540

3697

City of Rolling Hills

51

2629

City of Rolling Hills Estates

258

3180

City of Rosemead

4789

8652

City of San Dimas*

3065

8880

City of San Fernando

5104

20738

City of San Gabriel

3116

7609

City of San Marino

358

2696

City of Santa Clarita

19119

8674

City of Santa Fe Springs

2748

14964

City of Santa Monica

4332

4686

City of Sierra Madre

447

4068

City of Signal Hill

1091

9248

City of South El Monte

3328

15935

City of South Gate

18115

18456

City of South Pasadena

1267

4863

City of Temple City

2279

6252

City of Torrance

6715

4499

City of Vernon

124

59330

City of Walnut

1699

5565

City of West Covina

12381

11439

City of West Hollywood

2120

5737

City of Westlake Village

102

1220

City of Whittier

10700

12238

Los Angeles

483656

11958

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

1144

13948

Los Angeles - Alsace

1536

12342

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

5

12500

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

278

11111

Los Angeles - Arleta

6869

19985

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

1357

9253

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

2604

8366

Los Angeles - Bel Air

366

4342

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

582

4647

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

829

6293

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

17128

19714

Los Angeles - Brentwood

1389

4487

Los Angeles - Brookside

31

5336

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

668

9381

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

9016

13809

Los Angeles - Carthay

854

5946

Los Angeles - Central

7329

18796

Los Angeles - Century City

567

4432

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

6019

17826

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

3481

9393

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

421

4591

Los Angeles - Chinatown

697

8690

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

1542

10596

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

1495

9866

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

1400

10124

Los Angeles - Crestview

955

8401

Los Angeles - Del Rey

1902

6354

Los Angeles - Downtown*

3765

13687

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

3550

8967

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

3109

10616

Los Angeles - Echo Park

1297

9098

Los Angeles - El Sereno

6068

14514

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

495

8666

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

1262

12408

Los Angeles - Encino

3237

7166

Los Angeles - Exposition

354

10643

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

5980

13313

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

243

6750

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

1326

15205

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

9068

19113

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

3324

10518

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

1260

11706

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

6197

10649

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

3824

17782

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

967

5675

Los Angeles - Harbor City

2374

8166

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

4704

10789

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

159

6600

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

2522

13984

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

6906

18205

Los Angeles - Highland Park

5621

11616

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

1989

14340

Los Angeles - Hollywood

5177

7585

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

1404

4770

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

3524

12347

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

1139

14109

Los Angeles - Koreatown

5420

10485

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

512

11231

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

5208

12339

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

2265

17247

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

1532

10056

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

4998

15333

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

1112

13857

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

2686

9477

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

376

12001

Los Angeles - Longwood

570

13243

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

994

4600

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

900

10544

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

134

4289

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

1906

4488

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

132

3028

Los Angeles - Melrose

7807

10048

Los Angeles - Mid-city

1155

7685

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

896

4982

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

4172

17294

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

2799

11592

Los Angeles - North Hills

8999

14615

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

19879

13128

Los Angeles - Northridge

7251

10389

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

745

3499

Los Angeles - Pacoima

16750

21759

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

132

3432

Los Angeles - Palms

2480

5652

Los Angeles - Panorama City

13036

17324

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

562

4138

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

6927

16555

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

102

3191

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

557

5088

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

2324

6530

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

337

5137

Los Angeles - Regent Square

241

8669

Los Angeles - Reseda

11128

14524

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

647

13956

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

254

6008

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

6814

8732

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

373

8397

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

5437

6231

Los Angeles - Silverlake

3036

6887

Los Angeles - South Carthay

665

6277

Los Angeles - South Park

7169

18885

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

678

14791

Los Angeles - Studio City

1250

5570

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

9079

17299

Los Angeles - Sunland

2190

10731

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

28

4328

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

15611

18946

Los Angeles - Tarzana

3207

10387

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

4894

12396

Los Angeles - Thai Town

851

8676

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

460

5285

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

134

10260

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

97

5221

Los Angeles - Tujunga

2739

9849

Los Angeles - University Hills

262

7641

Los Angeles - University Park

3338

12158

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

3677

12250

Los Angeles - Valley Village

1906

7710

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

14117

15148

Los Angeles - Venice

1483

4377

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

2765

16076

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

1436

18754

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

7315

17761

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

10807

20783

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

1024

12192

Los Angeles - View Heights

214

5793

Los Angeles - Watts

7240

16966

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

550

11190

Los Angeles - West Adams

3857

13959

Los Angeles - West Hills

2858

7049

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

2222

5904

Los Angeles - West Vernon

9857

18375

Los Angeles - Westchester

2319

4494

Los Angeles - Westlake

7494

12626

Los Angeles - Westwood

2437

4504

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

6134

16978

Los Angeles - Wilmington

8106

14350

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

5400

10763

Los Angeles - Winnetka

6514

12579

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

4692

6894

Unincorporated - Acton

447

5608

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

254

6109

Unincorporated - Altadena

3147

7215

Unincorporated - Anaverde

141

9350

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

32

2570

Unincorporated - Arcadia

593

7430

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

6126

14434

Unincorporated - Athens Village

1031

21054

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

1055

15572

Unincorporated - Azusa

2286

14357

Unincorporated - Bassett

2567

17325

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

44

4101

Unincorporated - Bradbury

52

48148

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

790

10223

Unincorporated - Castaic*

3592

13210

Unincorporated - Cerritos

71

12095

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

0

0

Unincorporated - Claremont

40

5698

Unincorporated - Covina

2255

13407

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

1497

11389

Unincorporated - Del Aire

289

6579

Unincorporated - Del Rey

24

7547

Unincorporated - Del Sur

160

6625

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

335

13438

Unincorporated - Duarte

833

18812

Unincorporated - East Covina

34

10334

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

479

9051

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

15

13158

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

24482

19544

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

204

3186

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

2704

17664

Unincorporated - East Whittier

443

8349

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

787

8952

Unincorporated - El Monte

23

15862

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

74

4455

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

13260

20493

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

63

9545

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

5067

9060

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

0

0

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

306

12172

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

42

3825

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

208

14731

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

1020

5151

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

13

1923

Unincorporated - La Rambla

243

11711

Unincorporated - La Verne*

154

7549

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

360

5091

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

40

5988

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

1509

11613

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

126

7669

Unincorporated - Lakewood

0

0

Unincorporated - Lennox

3425

15194

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

108

6168

Unincorporated - Littlerock

512

12733

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

107

8250

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

509

14262

Unincorporated - Llano

36

4105

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

339

3602

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

359

9250

Unincorporated - Newhall

66

30000

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

144

12020

Unincorporated - North Whittier

1084

12967

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

1572

6540

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

9

4186

Unincorporated - Palmdale

109

12945

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

21

3382

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

115

5879

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

161

26010

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

1

217

Unincorporated - Pomona

62

3199

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

1130

8756

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

366

13754

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

83

8915

Unincorporated - Rosewood

150

11664

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

150

12573

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

484

14400

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

3524

6907

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

14

1632

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

3402

16824

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

35

1720

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

17

5519

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

163

61049

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

580

3115

Unincorporated - Saugus

131

84516

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

40

11236

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

26

5714

Unincorporated - South El Monte

340

18942

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

892

10081

Unincorporated - South Whittier

8078

13640

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

74

9475

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

1054

5027

Unincorporated - Sun Village

905

14993

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

188

14506

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

85

5127

Unincorporated - Val Verde

309

9338

Unincorporated - Valencia

181

5892

Unincorporated - Valinda

3632

15541

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

659

5664

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

2997

18565

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

49

3243

Unincorporated - West Carson

2054

9300

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

2

16667

Unincorporated - West LA

215

22584

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

1665

16929

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

184

13539

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

4093

15201

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

34

2615

Unincorporated - Westhills

42

5006

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

255

6924

Unincorporated - Whittier

304

8034

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

13

108333

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

5822

16676

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

488

8097

-  Under Investigation

20417

 

 

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 15 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.

 

Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:

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