Press Release: L.A. County Prepares for Possible Move to Yellow Tier; Walk-Ins Extended at County Vaccination Sites

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

For Immediate Release:
April 29, 2021

L.A. County Prepares for Possible Move to Yellow Tier; Walk-Ins Extended at County Vaccination Sites
42 New Deaths and 416 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

 

Today, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 42 new deaths and 416 new cases of COVID-19. Thirty-one deaths are cases newly identified as COVID-19 deaths that occurred 4-12 months ago. Of the 42 new deaths reported today, 17 people that passed away were over the age of 80, 15 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, seven people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and one person who died was between the ages of 30 and 49. Two deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach.

 

To date, Public Health identified 1,232,727 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 23,872 deaths.

 

There are 410 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 26% of these people are in the ICU. Testing results are available for nearly 6,500,000 individuals with 18% of people testing positive. Today's daily test positivity rate is 0.8%.

 

Los Angeles County's case rate remains relatively low and stable.  A month ago, on March 21, the County was seeing 433 cases a day. A month later, on April 21, the number of new cases dropped 34% to 337 cases a day. Over the same time period, daily average confirmed hospitalizations dropped 38%. Daily deaths dropped even more dramatically over the same time period, from 22 on March 21 to 4 on April 21, a drop of more than 80%.

 

L.A. County has remained in the State's orange tier for more than three weeks and now has met the yellow tier’s criteria for one week.  If, as anticipated, Los Angeles County continues to meet the State’s yellow tier criteria for one more week, the County could enter into the yellow tier in the middle of next week. Moving into the yellow tier allows for increases in capacity in many sectors, and allows bars to begin providing indoor service at 25% capacity.  All of these changes will still require safety modifications, including masking, distancing and infection control to reduce the risk of transmission.  The sectors with increases in capacity limits include amusement parks and fairs, gyms and fitness centers, yoga studios, private events, bars, hotels and short-term lodging rentals, private gatherings, breweries, indoor playgrounds, restaurants, cardrooms  and racetracks, indoor and outdoor live events  and performances, wineries and tasting rooms, family entertainment centers, and museums, zoos, and aquariums. If the County moves to the yellow tier next week, a modified Health Officer Order will be posted on Wednesday, May 5 that will go into effect on Thursday, May 6. 

 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance indicating that vaccinated people can do many outdoor activities in uncrowded spaces unmasked including attending small gatherings with unvaccinated people, dining outdoors with friends from multiple households, and walking, running or cycling outdoors. Fully vaccinated individuals are required to mask up at crowded outdoor events, like live performances, parades, or sports events.  The Health Officer Order will be updated today to align with the change in CDC recommendations around masking for fully vaccinated people.

 

Public Health has made vaccinations available without appointments at all of County sites for the past week, and this will continue through next week. Everyone 16 and older living or working in L.A. County can walk-in and get vaccinated. You should bring a photo ID with you and teens 16 and 17 should be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

 

Visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish) to learn how to make an appointment at vaccination sites, what verifications people will need to show at your vaccination appointment, and much more. Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.

 

"We extend our deepest condolences to the friends and families who are living through this tragedy. We are sending our love and prayers during your time of grief," said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. "With all the fear we’ve been living with over the past year, many of us may have forgotten what an incredibly fun place Los Angeles can be. We are so close to being able to reclaim that fun – and the ticket to doing that is getting ourselves, our friends, our families and our co-workers vaccinated. When we’ve gotten our vaccines and know everyone around is also vaccinated, we can feel safe enough to be close to them, to laugh and sing and dance with them, to enjoy them and the place where we live – without fear." 

 

Currently, 7,201,703 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to people across Los Angeles County. Of these, 4,562,211 were first doses and 2,639,492 were second doses. About 32% of residents 16 and older are fully vaccinated. 

 

Two weeks ago, vaccine eligibility expanded to include teens 16 and 17, and now a full quarter of L.A. County’s teens in that age group have been vaccinated. The County has also seen huge numbers of seniors get vaccinated: 60% of adults 65 and older have been fully vaccinated, and 75% have received one dose of a vaccine. Along the beach and the west side, many communities have rates of vaccination upward of 60%. At the same time, vaccination rates remain below 30%  in Antelope Valley, Lancaster and Palmdale, and in parts of east LA and south LA. High vaccination rates in many of our well-resourced communities reflect in part the advantages people have when transportation, time, computer and internet access, and work restrictions are not barriers to getting vaccinated.

 

While much work remains to be done to close these gaps, more than half of all doses that have been administered in L.A. County have gone to people who live in communities with less resources that promote optimal health and well-being. To help make it as easy as possible to obtain a vaccine in communities hit hardest by the pandemic, Public Health is targeting efforts to set up vaccination centers in the places central to these communities. Among these efforts are partnerships forming and continuing with schools to create vaccination centers.  This week there are 41 school sites serving as vaccination sites.

 

A total of 716 sites are offering vaccinations this week in L.A. County. Many of these vaccination sites are concentrated in areas that have been hard hit by the pandemic and Public Health continues working with many partners to increase access to vaccinations at their sites without appointments.

  

County Reopening Protocols, COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard, 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

1232727

 

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

1168620

 

-- Long Beach

52887

 

-- Pasadena

11220

 

Deaths

23872

 

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

22597

 

-- Long Beach

931

 

-- Pasadena

344

 

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

 

 

- 0 to 4

29116

 

- 5 to 11

55757

 

- 12 to 17

69864

 

- 18 to 29

276814

 

- 30 to 49

388565

 

- 50 to 64

225471

 

- 65 to 79

89677

 

-  over 80

32691

 

-  Under Investigation

665

 

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

 

 

-  Female

592949

 

-  Male

554385

 

-  Other

641

 

-  Under Investigation

20645

 

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

 

 

-  American Indian/Alaska Native

1982

 

-  Asian

55417

 

-  Black

45058

 

-  Hispanic/Latino

610581

 

-  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

4172

 

-  White

126851

 

-  Other

102631

 

-  Under Investigation

221928

 

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

 

 

-  Hospitalized (Ever)

83546

 

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

 

 

-  American Indian/Alaska Native

47

 

-  Asian

3094

 

-  Black

1832

 

-  Hispanic/Latino

12150

 

-  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

65

 

-  White

5194

 

-  Other

159

 

-  Under Investigation

56

 

CITY / COMMUNITY**

Cases

Case Rate

City of Agoura Hills

1034

4951

City of Alhambra

6834

7880

City of Arcadia

2700

4675

City of Artesia

2065

12295

City of Avalon

16

414

City of Azusa

6262

12514

City of Baldwin Park

13102

17067

City of Bell

6745

18565

City of Bell Gardens

8331

19342

City of Bellflower

10711

13779

City of Beverly Hills

2697

7813

City of Bradbury

36

3368

City of Burbank

8838

8246

City of Calabasas

1248

5131

City of Carson

9634

10266

City of Cerritos

3032

6056

City of Claremont

2267

6214

City of Commerce*

2392

18303

City of Compton

16947

16963

City of Covina

6360

12971

City of Cudahy

4763

19563

City of Culver City

2204

5529

City of Diamond Bar

3223

5604

City of Downey

17463

15283

City of Duarte

2306

10474

City of El Monte

17142

14618

City of El Segundo

718

4277

City of Gardena

6282

10246

City of Glendale

19885

9630

City of Glendora

4774

9048

City of Hawaiian Gardens

2220

15127

City of Hawthorne

10413

11728

City of Hermosa Beach

998

5074

City of Hidden Hills

89

4709

City of Huntington Park

11202

18832

City of Industry

168

38444

City of Inglewood

13519

11902

City of Irwindale

250

17135

City of La Canada Flintridge

755

3649

City of La Habra Heights

111

2035

City of La Mirada

4261

8591

City of La Puente

6667

16382

City of La Verne

2866

8611

City of Lakewood

7250

9022

City of Lancaster*

21883

13544

City of Lawndale

3581

10653

City of Lomita

1463

7058

City of Lynwood*

13311

18475

City of Malibu

416

3210

City of Manhattan Beach

1353

3758

City of Maywood

5205

18557

City of Monrovia

3164

8155

City of Montebello

10127

15731

City of Monterey Park

4790

7693

City of Norwalk

16098

14958

City of Palmdale

24346

15315

City of Palos Verdes Estates

462

3417

City of Paramount

9909

17687

City of Pico Rivera

11084

17242

City of Pomona

24245

15549

City of Rancho Palos Verdes

1496

3500

City of Redondo Beach

2824

4111

City of Rolling Hills

54

2784

City of Rolling Hills Estates

282

3476

City of Rosemead

4939

8923

City of San Dimas*

3211

9303

City of San Fernando

5250

21331

City of San Gabriel

3223

7870

City of San Marino

381

2870

City of Santa Clarita

20274

9198

City of Santa Fe Springs

2859

15569

City of Santa Monica

4771

5161

City of Sierra Madre

464

4222

City of Signal Hill

1137

9638

City of South El Monte

3414

16347

City of South Gate

18567

18916

City of South Pasadena

1315

5047

City of Temple City

2356

6463

City of Torrance

7236

4848

City of Vernon

126

60287

City of Walnut

1752

5738

City of West Covina

12826

11850

City of West Hollywood

2307

6243

City of Westlake Village

112

1340

City of Whittier

11021

12605

Los Angeles

501926

12410

Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie

1195

14570

Los Angeles - Alsace

1585

12736

Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest

5

12500

Los Angeles - Angelino Heights

281

11231

Los Angeles - Arleta

7056

20530

Los Angeles - Atwater Village

1414

9641

Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills

2710

8707

Los Angeles - Bel Air

399

4734

Los Angeles - Beverly Crest

643

5134

Los Angeles - Beverlywood

924

7014

Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*

17429

20060

Los Angeles - Brentwood

1550

5007

Los Angeles - Brookside

33

5680

Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning

719

10097

Los Angeles - Canoga Park

9336

14299

Los Angeles - Carthay

938

6531

Los Angeles - Central

7608

19512

Los Angeles - Century City

620

4847

Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove

6191

18335

Los Angeles - Chatsworth

3620

9768

Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills

455

4961

Los Angeles - Chinatown

730

9101

Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran

1597

10974

Los Angeles - Country Club Park

1537

10143

Los Angeles - Crenshaw District

1456

10529

Los Angeles - Crestview

1019

8964

Los Angeles - Del Rey

2013

6724

Los Angeles - Downtown*

4039

14684

Los Angeles - Eagle Rock

3661

9248

Los Angeles - East Hollywood

3239

11060

Los Angeles - Echo Park

1330

9329

Los Angeles - El Sereno

6183

14789

Los Angeles - Elysian Park

507

8876

Los Angeles - Elysian Valley

1298

12762

Los Angeles - Encino

3431

7595

Los Angeles - Exposition

361

10854

Los Angeles - Exposition Park

6186

13772

Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights

273

7583

Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square

1348

15457

Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone

9271

19541

Los Angeles - Glassell Park

3404

10771

Los Angeles - Gramercy Place

1321

12272

Los Angeles - Granada Hills

6486

11146

Los Angeles - Green Meadows

3942

18331

Los Angeles - Hancock Park

1041

6110

Los Angeles - Harbor City

2505

8617

Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway

4900

11239

Los Angeles - Harbor Pines

170

7057

Los Angeles - Harvard Heights

2587

14344

Los Angeles - Harvard Park

7175

18914

Los Angeles - Highland Park

5779

11942

Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown

2042

14722

Los Angeles - Hollywood

5503

8063

Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills

1530

5198

Los Angeles - Hyde Park

3677

12883

Los Angeles - Jefferson Park

1169

14480

Los Angeles - Koreatown

5549

10735

Los Angeles - Lafayette Square

537

11779

Los Angeles - Lake Balboa

5397

12787

Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace

2313

17612

Los Angeles - Leimert Park

1589

10430

Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights

5081

15587

Los Angeles - Little Armenia

1159

14442

Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh

2775

9791

Los Angeles - Little Tokyo

397

12672

Los Angeles - Longwood

588

13662

Los Angeles - Los Feliz

1048

4850

Los Angeles - Manchester Square

943

11047

Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon

158

5058

Los Angeles - Mar Vista

2055

4839

Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula

146

3349

Los Angeles - Melrose

8179

10527

Los Angeles - Mid-city

1203

8004

Los Angeles - Miracle Mile

985

5477

Los Angeles - Mission Hills

4317

17895

Los Angeles - Mt. Washington

2847

11791

Los Angeles - North Hills

9334

15159

Los Angeles - North Hollywood

20716

13681

Los Angeles - Northridge

7548

10814

Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades

842

3955

Los Angeles - Pacoima

17167

22301

Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands

146

3796

Los Angeles - Palms

2588

5898

Los Angeles - Panorama City

13472

17903

Los Angeles - Park La Brea

631

4647

Los Angeles - Pico-Union

7090

16945

Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey

110

3442

Los Angeles - Playa Vista

601

5490

Los Angeles - Porter Ranch

2432

6834

Los Angeles - Rancho Park

365

5564

Los Angeles - Regent Square

257

9245

Los Angeles - Reseda

11469

14969

Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch

694

14970

Los Angeles - Reynier Village

268

6339

Los Angeles - San Pedro*

7195

9220

Los Angeles - Shadow Hills

390

8780

Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks

5803

6651

Los Angeles - Silverlake

3183

7220

Los Angeles - South Carthay

717

6767

Los Angeles - South Park

7331

19312

Los Angeles - St Elmo Village

701

15292

Los Angeles - Studio City

1391

6199

Los Angeles - Sun Valley

9449

18004

Los Angeles - Sunland

2282

11182

Los Angeles - Sycamore Square

29

4482

Los Angeles - Sylmar*

16102

19542

Los Angeles - Tarzana

3312

10727

Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry

5041

12768

Los Angeles - Thai Town

896

9134

Los Angeles - Toluca Lake

498

5722

Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace

143

10949

Los Angeles - Toluca Woods

105

5651

Los Angeles - Tujunga

2921

10503

Los Angeles - University Hills

270

7874

Los Angeles - University Park

3543

12904

Los Angeles - Valley Glen

3838

12787

Los Angeles - Valley Village

2048

8285

Los Angeles - Van Nuys*

14564

15628

Los Angeles - Venice

1687

4979

Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls

2831

16459

Los Angeles - Vermont Square

1466

19146

Los Angeles - Vermont Vista

7503

18217

Los Angeles - Vernon Central

11068

21285

Los Angeles - Victoria Park

1042

12406

Los Angeles - View Heights

227

6145

Los Angeles - Watts

7477

17521

Los Angeles - Wellington Square

578

11760

Los Angeles - West Adams

3986

14426

Los Angeles - West Hills

3012

7429

Los Angeles - West Los Angeles

2418

6425

Los Angeles - West Vernon

10101

18830

Los Angeles - Westchester

2501

4847

Los Angeles - Westlake

7711

12991

Los Angeles - Westwood

2742

5068

Los Angeles - Wholesale District*

6335

17534

Los Angeles - Wilmington

8400

14871

Los Angeles - Wilshire Center

5592

11146

Los Angeles - Winnetka

6751

13036

Los Angeles - Woodland Hills

5005

7354

Unincorporated - Acton

470

5896

Unincorporated - Agua Dulce

278

6686

Unincorporated - Altadena

3305

7577

Unincorporated - Anaverde

148

9814

Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest

33

2651

Unincorporated - Arcadia

610

7643

Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont

6305

14856

Unincorporated - Athens Village

1053

21503

Unincorporated - Avocado Heights

1073

15838

Unincorporated - Azusa

2355

14790

Unincorporated - Bassett

2630

17750

Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon

47

4380

Unincorporated - Bradbury

53

49074

Unincorporated - Canyon Country

841

10883

Unincorporated - Castaic*

3727

13707

Unincorporated - Cerritos

72

12266

Unincorporated - Charter Oak

0

0

Unincorporated - Claremont

41

5840

Unincorporated - Covina

2330

13853

Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)

1529

11633

Unincorporated - Del Aire

312

7102

Unincorporated - Del Rey

30

9434

Unincorporated - Del Sur

167

6915

Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands

355

14240

Unincorporated - Duarte

847

19128

Unincorporated - East Covina

34

10334

Unincorporated - East La Mirada

506

9562

Unincorporated - East Lancaster

15

13158

Unincorporated - East Los Angeles

24877

19859

Unincorporated - East Pasadena

216

3373

Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez

2780

18160

Unincorporated - East Whittier

466

8783

Unincorporated - El Camino Village

823

9362

Unincorporated - El Monte

25

17241

Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake

76

4576

Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone

13557

20952

Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon

1

8333

Unincorporated - Glendora

68

10303

Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights

5203

9303

Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway

0

0

Unincorporated - Hawthorne

318

12649

Unincorporated - Hi Vista

44

4007

Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons

267

18909

Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose

1095

5530

Unincorporated - La Habra Heights

14

2071

Unincorporated - La Rambla

270

13012

Unincorporated - La Verne*

166

8137

Unincorporated - Ladera Heights

385

5445

Unincorporated - Lake Hughes

42

6287

Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles

1563

12029

Unincorporated - Lake Manor

127

7730

Unincorporated - Lakewood

0

0

Unincorporated - Lennox

3518

15606

Unincorporated - Leona Valley

110

6282

Unincorporated - Littlerock

533

13255

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills

113

8712

Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom

532

14906

Unincorporated - Llano

40

4561

Unincorporated - Marina del Rey

382

4059

Unincorporated - Miracle Mile

0

0

Unincorporated - Monrovia

372

9585

Unincorporated - Newhall

68

30909

Unincorporated - North Lancaster

155

12938

Unincorporated - North Whittier

1107

13242

Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel

1612

6707

Unincorporated - Padua Hills

9

4186

Unincorporated - Palmdale

110

13064

Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula

22

3543

Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano

117

5982

Unincorporated - Pellissier Village

166

26817

Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon

1

217

Unincorporated - Pomona

61

3148

Unincorporated - Quartz Hill

1186

9190

Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez

380

14280

Unincorporated - Roosevelt

85

9130

Unincorporated - Rosewood

159

12364

Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena

157

13160

Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez

499

14847

Unincorporated - Rowland Heights

3630

7115

Unincorporated - San Clemente Island

0

0

Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

15

1748

Unincorporated - San Jose Hills

3478

17200

Unincorporated - San Pasqual

39

1916

Unincorporated - Sand Canyon

17

5519

Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island

163

61049

Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*

692

3716

Unincorporated - Saugus

129

83226

Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country

40

11236

Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley

28

6154

Unincorporated - South El Monte

346

19276

Unincorporated - South San Gabriel

936

10579

Unincorporated - South Whittier

8376

14143

Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley

79

10115

Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch

1137

5423

Unincorporated - Sun Village

930

15408

Unincorporated - Sunrise Village

191

14738

Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain

91

5489

Unincorporated - Val Verde

336

10154

Unincorporated - Valencia

193

6283

Unincorporated - Valinda

3734

15977

Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills

682

5862

Unincorporated - Walnut Park

3057

18937

Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley

56

3706

Unincorporated - West Carson

2161

9784

Unincorporated - West Chatsworth

2

16667

Unincorporated - West LA

225

23634

Unincorporated - West Puente Valley

1714

17428

Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez

197

14496

Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos

4196

15584

Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills

42

3231

Unincorporated - Westhills

42

5006

Unincorporated - White Fence Farms

269

7304

Unincorporated - Whittier

315

8325

Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows

13

108333

Unincorporated - Willowbrook

6012

17220

Unincorporated - Wiseburn

511

8479

-  Under Investigation

16487

 

 

 These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 62 cases and 1 death 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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