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Press Release: L.A. County Announces Sector Safety Measures for Red Tier Re-Openings

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 03/11/2021 03:35 PM PST

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

For Immediate Release:
March 11, 2021

L.A. County Announces Sector Safety Measures for Red Tier

Re-Openings

101 New Deaths and 1,378 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health anticipates qualifying for the State's Blueprint for a Safer Economy less restrictive red tier that allows for additional re-openings between Monday, March 15 at 12:01am and Wednesday, March 17. The exact date depends on when 2 million doses have been administered to people in the most under-resourced communities across the state.

The County is principally aligned with the state’s reopening framework for the red tier, with mandatory masking, distancing and infection control practices for every business and permitted activity. Additional safety modifications are required or recommended for certain sectors.

Newly permitted activities and modified safety protocols in the red tier will include the following:

Museum, Zoos and Aquariums can open indoors at 25% capacity.
Gyms, Fitness Centers, Yoga and Dance Studios can open indoors at 10% capacity with masking requirement for all indoor activities.
Movie Theatres can open indoors at 25% capacity with reserved seating only where each group is seated with at least 6 feet of distance in all directions between any other groups.
Retail and Personal Care Services can increase capacity to 50% with masking required at all times and for all services.
Restaurants can open indoors at 25% max capacity under the following conditions: 8 feet distancing between tables; one household per table with a limit of 6 people; the HVAC system is in good working order and has been evaluated, and to the maximum extent possible ventilation has been increased. Public Health strongly recommends that all restaurant employees interacting with customers indoors are provided with additional masking protection (above the currently required face shield over face masks); this can be fit tested N95 masks, KN95 masks, or double masks and a face shield. In addition, Public Health strongly recommends that all employees working indoors are informed about and offered opportunities to be vaccinated. Outdoor dining can accommodate up to six people per table from 3 different households.
Indoor Shopping Malls can increase capacity to 50% with common areas remaining closed; food courts can open at 25% capacity adhering to the restaurant guidance for indoor dining.
Institutes of Higher Education can re-open all permitted activities with required safety modifications except for residential housing which remains under current restrictions for the Spring semester.
Schools are permitted to re-open for in-person instruction for students in grades 7-12 adhering to all state and county directives.
Private gatherings can occur indoors with up to 3 separate households, with masking and distancing required at all times. People who are fully vaccinated can gather in small numbers indoors with other people who are fully vaccinated without required masking and distancing.

Today, Public Health has confirmed 101 new deaths and 1,378 new cases of COVID-19. To date, Public Health identified 1,208,024 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 22,304 deaths.

Of the 101 new deaths reported today, 27 people that passed away were over the age of 80, 47 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, 21 people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and three people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. One death was reported by the City of Long Beach and two deaths were reported by the City of Pasadena.

“To the families and friends mourning the loss of a loved one to COVID-19, we wish you healing and peace,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. "We plan to move into the red tier very soon, and that allows for more re-openings and permitted activities in L.A. County. This milestone is the result of businesses and individuals working together and doing their part to prevent COVID-19 from spreading. It will be up to everyone, businesses and residents, to continue driving down transmission and to follow safety directives closely to keep everyone as safe as possible by preventing increases in cases. When even relatively small numbers of businesses and individuals fail to adhere to the safety precautions, many others experience tragic consequences."

Public Health continues to track outbreaks at worksites and continues to assist sectors with required business protocol compliance and safety measures. The number of outbreak investigations continues to decline. There are currently 488 ongoing outbreak investigations; this is a significant reduction from the 1,187 outbreak investigations reported on February 11.

There are 1,056 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 30% of these people are in the ICU. Testing results are available for nearly 5,927,000 individuals with 19% of people testing positive. Today's daily test positivity rate is 2.1%.

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). Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.

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	1208024
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1145437
-- Long Beach	51584
-- Pasadena	11003
Deaths	22304
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	21113
-- Long Beach	869
-- Pasadena	322
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	22525
- 5 to 11	54465
- 12 to 17	68307
- 18 to 29	270449
- 30 to 49	380928
- 50 to 64	221443
- 65 to 79	88384
- over 80	32129
- Under Investigation	6807
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	580698
- Male	542528
- Other	579
- Under Investigation	21632
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	1920
- Asian	52117
- Black	41616
- Hispanic/Latino	566348
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	4153
- White	117962
- Other	106315
- Under Investigation	255006
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	78842
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	42
- Asian	2698
- Black	1643
- Hispanic/Latino	11088
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	100
- White	4921
- Other	422
- Under Investigation	199
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	993	4755
City of Alhambra	6700	7726
City of Arcadia	2620	4536
City of Artesia	2000	11908
City of Avalon	16	414
City of Azusa	6169	12328
City of Baldwin Park	12916	16824
City of Bell	6648	18298
City of Bell Gardens	8160	18945
City of Bellflower	10456	13451
City of Beverly Hills	2530	7329
City of Bradbury	35	3274
City of Burbank	8533	7961
City of Calabasas	1181	4855
City of Carson	9314	9925
City of Cerritos	2934	5860
City of Claremont	2201	6033
City of Commerce*	2360	18058
City of Compton	16536	16552
City of Covina	6286	12820
City of Cudahy	4700	19304
City of Culver City	2119	5315
City of Diamond Bar	3129	5440
City of Downey	17132	14993
City of Duarte	2263	10279
City of El Monte	16939	14445
City of El Segundo	671	3997
City of Gardena	6103	9954
City of Glendale	19226	9311
City of Glendora	4654	8820
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2175	14820
City of Hawthorne	10141	11422
City of Hermosa Beach	925	4703
City of Hidden Hills	82	4339
City of Huntington Park	11012	18513
City of Industry	164	37529
City of Inglewood	13190	11613
City of Irwindale	251	17204
City of La Canada Flintridge	722	3489
City of La Habra Heights	107	1962
City of La Mirada	4145	8357
City of La Puente	6577	16161
City of La Verne	2770	8323
City of Lakewood	7006	8718
City of Lancaster*	21335	13205
City of Lawndale	3462	10299
City of Lomita	1397	6739
City of Lynwood*	13061	18128
City of Malibu	378	2916
City of Manhattan Beach	1242	3450
City of Maywood	5122	18261
City of Monrovia	3098	7985
City of Montebello	9977	15498
City of Monterey Park	4693	7538
City of Norwalk	15745	14630
City of Palmdale	23925	15050
City of Palos Verdes Estates	422	3121
City of Paramount	9741	17388
City of Pico Rivera	10913	16976
City of Pomona	23900	15327
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	1418	3317
City of Redondo Beach	2599	3783
City of Rolling Hills	52	2680
City of Rolling Hills Estates	267	3291
City of Rosemead	4838	8741
City of San Dimas*	3148	9120
City of San Fernando	5166	20990
City of San Gabriel	3160	7716
City of San Marino	359	2704
City of Santa Clarita	19548	8868
City of Santa Fe Springs	2785	15166
City of Santa Monica	4448	4811
City of Sierra Madre	454	4131
City of Signal Hill	1109	9401
City of South El Monte	3369	16131
City of South Gate	18242	18585
City of South Pasadena	1283	4925
City of Temple City	2309	6334
City of Torrance	6872	4604
City of Vernon	121	57895
City of Walnut	1719	5630
City of West Covina	12540	11586
City of West Hollywood	2162	5851
City of Westlake Village	107	1280
City of Whittier	10818	12373
Los Angeles	490269	12122
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1162	14167
Los Angeles - Alsace	1550	12455
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	278	11111
Los Angeles - Arleta	6946	20209
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1378	9396
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	2630	8450
Los Angeles - Bel Air	379	4496
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	595	4750
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	852	6468
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	17184	19778
Los Angeles - Brentwood	1429	4616
Los Angeles - Brookside	31	5336
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	677	9507
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	9151	14016
Los Angeles - Carthay	879	6120
Los Angeles - Central	7456	19122
Los Angeles - Century City	576	4503
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	6068	17971
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	3521	9501
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	434	4732
Los Angeles - Chinatown	705	8789
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1556	10692
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1507	9945
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1423	10290
Los Angeles - Crestview	974	8568
Los Angeles - Del Rey	1937	6470
Los Angeles - Downtown*	3820	13887
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	3585	9056
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3157	10780
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1307	9168
Los Angeles - El Sereno	6102	14595
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	495	8666
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1279	12575
Los Angeles - Encino	3300	7305
Los Angeles - Exposition	358	10764
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	6052	13474
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	244	6778
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1336	15319
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	9159	19304
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	3364	10644
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1274	11836
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	6326	10871
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	3857	17935
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	994	5834
Los Angeles - Harbor City	2441	8397
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	4770	10940
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	164	6808
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2547	14123
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	6987	18418
Los Angeles - Highland Park	5666	11709
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2009	14484
Los Angeles - Hollywood	5299	7764
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	1432	4865
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	3562	12480
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1148	14220
Los Angeles - Koreatown	5470	10582
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	523	11472
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	5267	12479
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2278	17346
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	1556	10213
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5015	15385
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1129	14069
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	2717	9586
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	387	12352
Los Angeles - Longwood	576	13383
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1016	4702
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	921	10790
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	143	4577
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	1956	4605
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	137	3142
Los Angeles - Melrose	7917	10190
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1172	7798
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	925	5143
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	4242	17584
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	2820	11679
Los Angeles - North Hills	9137	14839
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	20200	13340
Los Angeles - Northridge	7357	10541
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	774	3635
Los Angeles - Pacoima	16943	22010
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	143	3718
Los Angeles - Palms	2507	5714
Los Angeles - Panorama City	13244	17600
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	580	4271
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	6986	16696
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	107	3348
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	573	5234
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	2358	6626
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	339	5168
Los Angeles - Regent Square	245	8813
Los Angeles - Reseda	11243	14674
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	664	14323
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	259	6126
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	6994	8962
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	376	8465
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	5555	6366
Los Angeles - Silverlake	3086	7000
Los Angeles - South Carthay	680	6418
Los Angeles - South Park	7241	19075
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	685	14943
Los Angeles - Studio City	1311	5842
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	9223	17573
Los Angeles - Sunland	2226	10907
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	28	4328
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	15826	19207
Los Angeles - Tarzana	3235	10477
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	4952	12542
Los Angeles - Thai Town	868	8849
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	474	5446
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	141	10796
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	100	5382
Los Angeles - Tujunga	2833	10187
Los Angeles - University Hills	265	7728
Los Angeles - University Park	3387	12336
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	3735	12443
Los Angeles - Valley Village	1957	7917
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	14290	15334
Los Angeles - Venice	1531	4518
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	2789	16215
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1451	18950
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	7354	17856
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	10922	21005
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1030	12263
Los Angeles - View Heights	216	5847
Los Angeles - Watts	7330	17177
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	556	11312
Los Angeles - West Adams	3907	14140
Los Angeles - West Hills	2886	7118
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	2284	6069
Los Angeles - West Vernon	9945	18539
Los Angeles - Westchester	2378	4608
Los Angeles - Westlake	7565	12745
Los Angeles - Westwood	2497	4615
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	6192	17139
Los Angeles - Wilmington	8237	14582
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	5476	10915
Los Angeles - Winnetka	6605	12754
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	4802	7056
Unincorporated - Acton	456	5721
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	259	6229
Unincorporated - Altadena	3229	7403
Unincorporated - Anaverde	143	9483
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	33	2651
Unincorporated - Arcadia	604	7568
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	6163	14521
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1042	21278
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1066	15734
Unincorporated - Azusa	2310	14507
Unincorporated - Bassett	2595	17514
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	45	4194
Unincorporated - Bradbury	53	49074
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	805	10417
Unincorporated - Castaic*	3634	13365
Unincorporated - Cerritos	71	12095
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	40	5698
Unincorporated - Covina	2292	13627
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1514	11519
Unincorporated - Del Aire	295	6715
Unincorporated - Del Rey	24	7547
Unincorporated - Del Sur	163	6749
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	340	13638
Unincorporated - Duarte	840	18970
Unincorporated - East Covina	34	10334
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	490	9259
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	15	13158
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	24592	19631
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	214	3342
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	2724	17795
Unincorporated - East Whittier	446	8406
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	797	9066
Unincorporated - El Monte	23	15862
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	75	4515
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	13342	20620
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	66	10000
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	5111	9139
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	311	12371
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	42	3825
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	208	14731
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1055	5328
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	13	1923
Unincorporated - La Rambla	259	12482
Unincorporated - La Verne*	156	7647
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	364	5148
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	40	5988
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1521	11705
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	126	7669
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	3455	15327
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	109	6225
Unincorporated - Littlerock	526	13081
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	112	8635
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	517	14486
Unincorporated - Llano	37	4219
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	358	3804
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	363	9353
Unincorporated - Newhall	66	30000
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	148	12354
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1092	13062
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1589	6611
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	9	4186
Unincorporated - Palmdale	109	12945
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	22	3543
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	115	5879
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	161	26010
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	1	217
Unincorporated - Pomona	62	3199
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1148	8895
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	372	13980
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	84	9023
Unincorporated - Rosewood	151	11742
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	151	12657
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	489	14549
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	3555	6968
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	15	1748
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3425	16938
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	37	1818
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	17	5519
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	164	61423
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	600	3222
Unincorporated - Saugus	132	85161
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	39	10955
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	26	5714
Unincorporated - South El Monte	346	19276
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	926	10466
Unincorporated - South Whittier	8189	13828
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	74	9475
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1086	5180
Unincorporated - Sun Village	918	15209
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	190	14660
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	87	5247
Unincorporated - Val Verde	320	9671
Unincorporated - Valencia	184	5990
Unincorporated - Valinda	3669	15699
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	660	5673
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3026	18745
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	50	3309
Unincorporated - West Carson	2081	9422
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	2	16667
Unincorporated - West LA	220	23109
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1677	17051
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	189	13907
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	4139	15372
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	39	3000
Unincorporated - Westhills	42	5006
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	258	7005
Unincorporated - Whittier	306	8087
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	13	108333
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	5870	16813
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	494	8196
- Under Investigation	20426

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 67 cases and 10 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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