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Press Release: L.A. County Launches Next Round of Public Health Ambassador Program for Students and Parents

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 08/06/2021 04:20 PM PDT

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

For Immediate Release:
August 6, 2021

L.A. County Launches Next Round of Public Health Ambassador Program for Students and Parents

17 New Deaths and 3,930 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health), in partnership with Los Angeles County school districts, offers the Public Health Ambassador Program for students and parents. This partnership with Los Angeles County school districts actively engages members of school communities in preventing and reducing the spread of COVID-19 by empowering students and parents as essential partners in each school’s prevention effort. The program includes training and activities and open enrollment begins next week on Monday, August 9 through Thursday, September 9.

Public Health is encouraging students and parents to join the movement to inform others in your community about COVID -19 prevention and vaccines. Parent Ambassadors are trained on proven safety practices for home and in the broader community and Student Ambassadors meet weekly and learn about the impact of COVID-19 on wellbeing, social determinants of health, and how to promote safety among their peers.

Over the summer, student ambassadors created the following videos available on YouYube.com/LAPublicHealth:

Safety and Prevention Tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw7LnOg9u9Q
Friends Navigating COVID-19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTKuoSU3nzk
Handwashing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYK5XhukB4k
COVID-19 Vaccine : https://youtu.be/3rDHOSlH2cU

More information including how to sign up for parents and students is available online.

Today, Public Health confirms 17 new deaths and 3,930 new cases of COVID-19. The high number of new cases reflects significant increases in screening testing at businesses and schools. Of the 17 new deaths reported today, one person who passed away was over the age of 80, six people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, five people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and four people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. One death was reported by the City of Long Beach. To date, Public Health has identified 1,319,216 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 24,756 deaths.

There are 1,370 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 22% of these people are in the ICU. This is an increase of 715 daily hospitalizations in two weeks.

Testing results are available for nearly 7,430,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 5.3%.

"We send our deepest condolences to everyone who has lost a loved one or friend to COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “The continued increase in cases serves as a stark reminder that responding to the infectious Delta variant requires adjustments if we want to slow the spread. Let’s continue to enjoy time spent with our friends and family doing activities that bring us joy - but let’s do so adding back sensible protections. Wear a face mask when indoors and when in very crowded spaces outdoors. Move social gatherings outside and practice distancing when among unvaccinated people. If you can’t avoid sustained close contact with people you don’t know, consider upgrading your mask to a KN95 or respirator. And please, if you can get vaccinated, do so now to avoid being part of the surge.”

Anyone 12 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated against COVID-19. Visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish) to find a vaccination site near you, make an appointment and much more. Vaccinations are widely available throughout L.A. County and many sites are open on weekends and have evening hours. Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status. If you don’t have internet access, can’t use a computer, or you’re over 65, you can call 1-833-540-0473 for help finding an appointment, connecting to free transportation to and from a vaccination site, or scheduling a home-visit if you are homebound.

COVID-19 Sector Protocols, Best Practices, COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard, COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive Dashboard, 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	1319216
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1250152
-- Long Beach	57016
-- Pasadena	12048
Deaths	24756
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	23447
-- Long Beach	956
-- Pasadena	353
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	31362
- 5 to 11	61065
- 12 to 17	75169
- 18 to 29	299716
- 30 to 49	417668
- 50 to 64	236600
- 65 to 79	93906
- over 80	33968
- Under Investigation	698
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	632821
- Male	592651
- Other	680
- Under Investigation	24000
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2118
- Asian	59760
- Black	55453
- Hispanic/Latino	656224
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	4566
- White	144263
- Other	106229
- Under Investigation	221539
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	93122
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	52
- Asian	3182
- Black	1969
- Hispanic/Latino	12567
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	73
- White	5393
- Other	174
- Under Investigation	37
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1189	5694
City of Alhambra	7317	8437
City of Arcadia	2974	5149
City of Artesia	2172	12932
City of Avalon	19	491
City of Azusa	6610	13209
City of Baldwin Park	13531	17626
City of Bell	6973	19192
City of Bell Gardens	8564	19883
City of Bellflower	11494	14786
City of Beverly Hills	3149	9122
City of Bradbury	39	3648
City of Burbank	9808	9151
City of Calabasas	1468	6035
City of Carson	10590	11284
City of Cerritos	3286	6563
City of Claremont	2418	6628
City of Commerce*	2499	19122
City of Compton	17990	18007
City of Covina	6799	13866
City of Cudahy	4954	20347
City of Culver City	2515	6309
City of Diamond Bar	3505	6094
City of Downey	18419	16120
City of Duarte	2445	11106
City of El Monte	17717	15108
City of El Segundo	866	5159
City of Gardena	6862	11192
City of Glendale	21794	10554
City of Glendora	5183	9823
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2343	15965
City of Hawthorne	11354	12788
City of Hermosa Beach	1211	6157
City of Hidden Hills	107	5661
City of Huntington Park	11511	19351
City of Industry	174	39817
City of Inglewood	15049	13249
City of Irwindale	260	17820
City of La Canada Flintridge	868	4195
City of La Habra Heights	122	2236
City of La Mirada	4569	9212
City of La Puente	6938	17048
City of La Verne	3076	9242
City of Lakewood	8051	10018
City of Lancaster*	23931	14812
City of Lawndale	3841	11427
City of Lomita	1609	7762
City of Lynwood*	13810	19168
City of Malibu	534	4120
City of Manhattan Beach	1640	4556
City of Maywood	5375	19163
City of Monrovia	3409	8786
City of Montebello	10571	16421
City of Monterey Park	5080	8159
City of Norwalk	16848	15655
City of Palmdale	26050	16387
City of Palos Verdes Estates	560	4141
City of Paramount	10393	18551
City of Pico Rivera	11543	17956
City of Pomona	25567	16396
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	1750	4094
City of Redondo Beach	3340	4862
City of Rolling Hills	67	3454
City of Rolling Hills Estates	350	4314
City of Rosemead	5116	9243
City of San Dimas*	3442	9972
City of San Fernando	5490	22306
City of San Gabriel	3371	8231
City of San Marino	408	3073
City of Santa Clarita	22505	10210
City of Santa Fe Springs	3030	16500
City of Santa Monica	5626	6086
City of Sierra Madre	527	4796
City of Signal Hill	1266	10732
City of South El Monte	3522	16864
City of South Gate	19379	19743
City of South Pasadena	1454	5581
City of Temple City	2481	6806
City of Torrance	8216	5504
City of Vernon	130	62201
City of Walnut	1888	6184
City of West Covina	13630	12593
City of West Hollywood	3037	8219
City of Westlake Village	130	1555
City of Whittier	11695	13376
Los Angeles	539484	13338
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1245	15179
Los Angeles - Alsace	1677	13475
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	312	12470
Los Angeles - Arleta	7303	21248
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1526	10405
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3075	9880
Los Angeles - Bel Air	485	5754
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	778	6212
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1071	8130
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	17921	20626
Los Angeles - Brentwood	1826	5899
Los Angeles - Brookside	39	6713
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	782	10982
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	9888	15145
Los Angeles - Carthay	1095	7624
Los Angeles - Central	7811	20032
Los Angeles - Century City	731	5715
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	6581	19490
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4005	10807
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	531	5790
Los Angeles - Chinatown	809	10086
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1719	11812
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1638	10810
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1616	11686
Los Angeles - Crestview	1127	9914
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2296	7670
Los Angeles - Downtown*	4690	17050
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	3931	9930
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3447	11770
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1459	10234
Los Angeles - El Sereno	6473	15483
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	562	9839
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1371	13480
Los Angeles - Encino	3877	8583
Los Angeles - Exposition	394	11846
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	6574	14636
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	311	8639
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1439	16500
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	9609	20253
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	3608	11416
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1500	13935
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	7129	12251
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4149	19293
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1200	7043
Los Angeles - Harbor City	2789	9594
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	5287	12126
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	189	7846
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2702	14982
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	7596	20024
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6101	12608
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2183	15739
Los Angeles - Hollywood	6567	9621
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	1930	6557
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4080	14295
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1234	15286
Los Angeles - Koreatown	5863	11342
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	570	12503
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	5776	13685
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2419	18419
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	1784	11710
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5334	16363
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1219	15190
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	2970	10479
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	428	13661
Los Angeles - Longwood	618	14359
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1226	5674
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1060	12418
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	185	5922
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2457	5785
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	185	4243
Los Angeles - Melrose	8970	11545
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1374	9142
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1206	6706
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	4590	19027
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	2998	12417
Los Angeles - North Hills	9780	15883
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	22425	14810
Los Angeles - Northridge	8225	11784
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	974	4575
Los Angeles - Pacoima	17794	23115
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	174	4524
Los Angeles - Palms	2946	6714
Los Angeles - Panorama City	14060	18684
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	765	5633
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7340	17542
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	141	4412
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	715	6531
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	2771	7786
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	441	6723
Los Angeles - Regent Square	283	10180
Los Angeles - Reseda	12150	15858
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	743	16027
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	289	6835
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	7928	10159
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	445	10018
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	6840	7839
Los Angeles - Silverlake	3599	8164
Los Angeles - South Carthay	833	7862
Los Angeles - South Park	7600	20021
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	730	15925
Los Angeles - Studio City	1655	7375
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	9943	18945
Los Angeles - Sunland	2456	12034
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	40	6182
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	16898	20508
Los Angeles - Tarzana	3590	11627
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5359	13573
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1004	10235
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	626	7192
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	156	11945
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	125	6728
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3165	11381
Los Angeles - University Hills	290	8457
Los Angeles - University Park	3739	13618
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4141	13796
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2355	9527
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	15352	16473
Los Angeles - Venice	2152	6351
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3020	17558
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1565	20439
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	7944	19288
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	11390	21905
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1105	13156
Los Angeles - View Heights	258	6984
Los Angeles - Watts	7894	18498
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	620	12614
Los Angeles - West Adams	4256	15404
Los Angeles - West Hills	3389	8359
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	2802	7445
Los Angeles - West Vernon	10612	19782
Los Angeles - Westchester	2967	5750
Los Angeles - Westlake	8106	13657
Los Angeles - Westwood	3191	5897
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	6777	18758
Los Angeles - Wilmington	8873	15708
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	5954	11868
Los Angeles - Winnetka	7180	13865
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	5771	8480
Unincorporated - Acton	545	6837
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	321	7720
Unincorporated - Altadena	3599	8251
Unincorporated - Anaverde	157	10411
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	34	2731
Unincorporated - Arcadia	657	8232
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	6787	15991
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1116	22789
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1143	16871
Unincorporated - Azusa	2455	15418
Unincorporated - Bassett	2714	18317
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	51	4753
Unincorporated - Bradbury	52	48148
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	948	12267
Unincorporated - Castaic*	3955	14545
Unincorporated - Cerritos	74	12606
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	42	5983
Unincorporated - Covina	2447	14549
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1625	12363
Unincorporated - Del Aire	344	7831
Unincorporated - Del Rey	37	11635
Unincorporated - Del Sur	180	7453
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	383	15363
Unincorporated - Duarte	882	19919
Unincorporated - East Covina	40	12158
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	541	10223
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	17	14912
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	25591	20429
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	227	3545
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	2900	18944
Unincorporated - East Whittier	504	9499
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	884	10056
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	88	5298
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	13973	21595
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	77	11667
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	5523	9876
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	334	13286
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	45	4098
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	286	20255
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1224	6182
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	16	2367
Unincorporated - La Rambla	278	13398
Unincorporated - La Verne*	173	8480
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	478	6760
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	43	6437
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1668	12837
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	152	9251
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	3669	16276
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	123	7025
Unincorporated - Littlerock	554	13778
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	130	10023
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	561	15719
Unincorporated - Llano	41	4675
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	525	5579
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	394	10152
Unincorporated - Newhall	69	31364
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	171	14274
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1176	14067
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1702	7081
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	11	5116
Unincorporated - Palmdale	113	13420
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	26	4187
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	141	7209
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	181	29241
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	4	870
Unincorporated - Pomona	63	3251
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1321	10236
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	428	16084
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	96	10311
Unincorporated - Rosewood	174	13530
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	170	14250
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	542	16126
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	3800	7448
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	15	1748
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3602	17813
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	41	2015
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	18	5844
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	171	64045
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	823	4420
Unincorporated - Saugus	143	92258
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	47	13202
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	35	7692
Unincorporated - South El Monte	356	19833
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	966	10918
Unincorporated - South Whittier	8754	14782
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	88	11268
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1352	6449
Unincorporated - Sun Village	975	16153
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	201	15509
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	116	6996
Unincorporated - Val Verde	363	10970
Unincorporated - Valencia	225	7324
Unincorporated - Valinda	3905	16709
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	818	7031
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3145	19482
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	58	3839
Unincorporated - West Carson	2409	10907
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	199	20903
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1772	18017
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	209	15379
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	4407	16368
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	48	3692
Unincorporated - Westhills	52	6198
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	304	8254
Unincorporated - Whittier	338	8932
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	59	491667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	6617	18953
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	572	9491
- Under Investigation	15516

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 27 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:

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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