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Press Release: As Cases at Skilled Nursing Facilities Increase, Public Health Encourage Visitors to be Fully Vaccinated

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 08/11/2021 05:02 PM PDT

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

For Immediate Release:
August 11, 2021

As Cases at Skilled Nursing Facilities Increase, Public Health Encourage Visitors to be Fully Vaccinated

28 New Deaths and 3,498 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Throughout the pandemic, medically fragile residents at skilled nursing facilities have been at great risk for serious illness and death from COVID-19. With the high level of COVID-19 spread across L.A. County communities and the nation, cases among staff and residents at skilled nursing facilities have slightly increased. This is in part due to the highly transmissible Delta variant, small numbers of unvaccinated staff and residents and a slight increase in the number of post vaccination infections among those fully vaccinated.

For the week ending August 1, 91 people tested positive for COVID-19: 28 new cases among residents, and 63 new cases among staff. In comparison, the week ending July 25, there were 69 new cases among staff and residents at skilled nursing facilities, and for the previous weeks, an average of 20 new cases were reported. Currently, 86% of residents and staff at skilled nursing facilities are fully vaccinated.

Because unvaccinated healthcare workers, including workers at skilled nursing facilities, are at higher risk for being infected when community transmission is high and the close contact healthcare workers have with very vulnerable patients, Los Angeles County will issue a Health Officer Order that aligns with the State to mandate vaccinations for healthcare workers by September 30. Currently, all unvaccinated staff at skilled nursing facilities, acute care hospitals, and intermediate care facilities are required to test twice weekly.

The State also requires visitors to healthcare facilities, including visiting staff, to show proof of full vaccination or a negative test in the prior 72 hours upon visitation. The Order also mandates masking regardless of vaccination status and recommends a medical-grade mask or double masking be used.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) encourages anyone planning to visit someone in a healthcare facility to do so safely. As a reminder, you must wear a mask for all visitations, and visits should occur outdoors whenever possible. Additional restrictions may apply, so visitors should consult with the facility in advance for further instructions.

Today, Public Health confirms 28 new deaths and 3,498 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 28 new deaths reported today, six people who passed away were over the age of 80, 12 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, four people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and five people died were between the ages of 30 and 49. One death was reported by the City of Long Beach. In the past month, the County averaged around six daily deaths.

To date, Public Health identified 1,335,332 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 24,833 deaths.

There are 1,573 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized; an increase of 331 people in one week. Last Wednesday, there were 1,242 people hospitalized with COVID-19 illness. Testing results are available for nearly 7,560,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 4.6%.

"To everyone who is mourning people who have passed away from COVID-19, we keep you in our thoughts and prayers,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “When transmission is at high levels in L.A. County, there are ripple effects that lead to increased cases among healthcare workers, facility residents, and visitors. By working together to ensure a high level of protection at healthcare facilities, we can continue doing our part to keep people who are medically fragile safe: this now means getting vaccinated or tested before visiting anyone at these facilities, or before visiting anyone who is medically fragile in their home. Wearing a well-fitting face mask is another important action visitors must take to protect these most vulnerable individuals.”

Tonight, Wednesday, August 11, at 6:00 p.m., Public Health will host a Virtual Town Hall on COVID-19. Join the town hall to get the latest updates on COVID-19. The town hall will be streamed live on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @lapublichealth. For more information and to submit a question, visit: TinyURL.com/LACountyTownHall.

If you are eligible for COVID-19 vaccine but have not yet been vaccinated, consider getting vaccinated now. L.A. County continues to offer vaccines at many different sites across the county to make it as easy as possible for eligible L.A. County residents to get vaccinated. Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.

Anyone 12 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated against COVID-19. To find a vaccination site near you, make an appointment at vaccination sites, and much more, visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish). 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	1335332
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1265287
-- Long Beach	57876
-- Pasadena	12169
Deaths	24833
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	23523
-- Long Beach	957
-- Pasadena	353
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	31908
- 5 to 11	62511
- 12 to 17	76409
- 18 to 29	303480
- 30 to 49	422780
- 50 to 64	238611
- 65 to 79	94693
- over 80	34177
- Under Investigation	718
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	640272
- Male	599638
- Other	685
- Under Investigation	24692
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2147
- Asian	60511
- Black	56913
- Hispanic/Latino	662373
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	4647
- White	147259
- Other	107487
- Under Investigation	223950
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	93849
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	53
- Asian	3185
- Black	1976
- Hispanic/Latino	12611
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	74
- White	5410
- Other	177
- Under Investigation	37
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1228	5880
City of Alhambra	7404	8537
City of Arcadia	3018	5226
City of Artesia	2188	13028
City of Avalon	20	517
City of Azusa	6704	13397
City of Baldwin Park	13633	17758
City of Bell	7008	19289
City of Bell Gardens	8628	20032
City of Bellflower	11649	14986
City of Beverly Hills	3216	9316
City of Bradbury	39	3648
City of Burbank	9944	9278
City of Calabasas	1500	6167
City of Carson	10745	11450
City of Cerritos	3312	6615
City of Claremont	2453	6723
City of Commerce*	2529	19351
City of Compton	18153	18170
City of Covina	6900	14072
City of Cudahy	4998	20528
City of Culver City	2551	6399
City of Diamond Bar	3554	6179
City of Downey	18651	16323
City of Duarte	2476	11246
City of El Monte	17817	15193
City of El Segundo	895	5332
City of Gardena	6962	11355
City of Glendale	22192	10747
City of Glendora	5266	9980
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2365	16115
City of Hawthorne	11487	12938
City of Hermosa Beach	1254	6375
City of Hidden Hills	110	5820
City of Huntington Park	11576	19461
City of Industry	174	39817
City of Inglewood	15259	13434
City of Irwindale	264	18095
City of La Canada Flintridge	894	4320
City of La Habra Heights	123	2255
City of La Mirada	4630	9335
City of La Puente	6989	17173
City of La Verne	3132	9410
City of Lakewood	8181	10180
City of Lancaster*	24275	15024
City of Lawndale	3881	11546
City of Lomita	1648	7950
City of Lynwood*	13908	19304
City of Malibu	550	4243
City of Manhattan Beach	1685	4681
City of Maywood	5407	19277
City of Monrovia	3458	8912
City of Montebello	10670	16575
City of Monterey Park	5133	8244
City of Norwalk	17032	15826
City of Palmdale	26384	16597
City of Palos Verdes Estates	573	4238
City of Paramount	10472	18692
City of Pico Rivera	11648	18120
City of Pomona	25939	16635
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	1787	4180
City of Redondo Beach	3447	5018
City of Rolling Hills	69	3557
City of Rolling Hills Estates	357	4400
City of Rosemead	5155	9313
City of San Dimas*	3501	10143
City of San Fernando	5522	22436
City of San Gabriel	3397	8295
City of San Marino	413	3111
City of Santa Clarita	22950	10412
City of Santa Fe Springs	3051	16614
City of Santa Monica	5746	6216
City of Sierra Madre	536	4878
City of Signal Hill	1289	10927
City of South El Monte	3539	16945
City of South Gate	19559	19927
City of South Pasadena	1487	5708
City of Temple City	2506	6874
City of Torrance	8380	5614
City of Vernon	130	62201
City of Walnut	1925	6305
City of West Covina	13772	12724
City of West Hollywood	3114	8427
City of Westlake Village	132	1579
City of Whittier	11835	13536
Los Angeles	546068	13501
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1256	15313
Los Angeles - Alsace	1691	13588
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	316	12630
Los Angeles - Arleta	7351	21388
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1555	10603
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3136	10076
Los Angeles - Bel Air	498	5908
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	803	6411
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1092	8290
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	18054	20779
Los Angeles - Brentwood	1857	5999
Los Angeles - Brookside	39	6713
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	799	11220
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	9996	15310
Los Angeles - Carthay	1122	7812
Los Angeles - Central	7862	20163
Los Angeles - Century City	742	5801
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	6648	19688
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4076	10998
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	550	5997
Los Angeles - Chinatown	822	10248
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1744	11984
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1654	10915
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1647	11910
Los Angeles - Crestview	1139	10019
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2335	7800
Los Angeles - Downtown*	4768	17334
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	3985	10066
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3484	11896
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1479	10375
Los Angeles - El Sereno	6552	15672
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	572	10014
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1389	13656
Los Angeles - Encino	3950	8744
Los Angeles - Exposition	399	11996
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	6635	14772
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	320	8889
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1455	16684
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	9697	20438
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	3641	11521
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1532	14233
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	7246	12452
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4189	19479
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1220	7160
Los Angeles - Harbor City	2815	9684
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	5357	12287
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	194	8053
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2727	15121
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	7661	20195
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6156	12721
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2207	15912
Los Angeles - Hollywood	6701	9818
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	1984	6741
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4126	14456
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1255	15546
Los Angeles - Koreatown	5912	11437
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	575	12612
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	5851	13863
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2440	18579
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	1819	11940
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5368	16468
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1235	15389
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	2995	10567
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	439	14012
Los Angeles - Longwood	622	14452
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1268	5868
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1086	12723
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	186	5954
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2505	5898
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	193	4427
Los Angeles - Melrose	9118	11735
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1393	9268
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1238	6884
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	4626	19176
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3029	12545
Los Angeles - North Hills	9873	16034
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	22694	14987
Los Angeles - Northridge	8336	11943
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	997	4683
Los Angeles - Pacoima	17938	23302
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	178	4628
Los Angeles - Palms	3002	6842
Los Angeles - Panorama City	14197	18866
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	783	5766
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7384	17647
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	145	4537
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	734	6705
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	2818	7918
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	447	6814
Los Angeles - Regent Square	292	10504
Los Angeles - Reseda	12304	16059
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	754	16264
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	295	6977
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	8076	10349
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	448	10086
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	7013	8037
Los Angeles - Silverlake	3677	8341
Los Angeles - South Carthay	848	8004
Los Angeles - South Park	7682	20237
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	732	15969
Los Angeles - Studio City	1681	7491
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	10025	19101
Los Angeles - Sunland	2488	12191
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	41	6337
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	17051	20693
Los Angeles - Tarzana	3628	11750
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5431	13756
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1018	10378
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	642	7376
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	158	12098
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	128	6889
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3197	11496
Los Angeles - University Hills	294	8574
Los Angeles - University Park	3760	13695
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4199	13989
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2400	9709
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	15534	16668
Los Angeles - Venice	2242	6616
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3052	17744
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1591	20778
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	8033	19504
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	11454	22028
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1116	13287
Los Angeles - View Heights	265	7174
Los Angeles - Watts	7981	18702
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	629	12798
Los Angeles - West Adams	4297	15552
Los Angeles - West Hills	3438	8479
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	2865	7612
Los Angeles - West Vernon	10730	20002
Los Angeles - Westchester	3036	5883
Los Angeles - Westlake	8180	13781
Los Angeles - Westwood	3251	6008
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	6850	18960
Los Angeles - Wilmington	8959	15860
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	6008	11975
Los Angeles - Winnetka	7269	14037
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	5908	8681
Unincorporated - Acton	568	7126
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	331	7961
Unincorporated - Altadena	3650	8368
Unincorporated - Anaverde	163	10809
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	35	2811
Unincorporated - Arcadia	663	8307
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	6870	16187
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1125	22973
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1153	17018
Unincorporated - Azusa	2475	15544
Unincorporated - Bassett	2734	18452
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	52	4846
Unincorporated - Bradbury	52	48148
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	968	12526
Unincorporated - Castaic*	4016	14770
Unincorporated - Cerritos	75	12777
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	42	5983
Unincorporated - Covina	2467	14668
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1643	12500
Unincorporated - Del Aire	345	7853
Unincorporated - Del Rey	38	11950
Unincorporated - Del Sur	182	7536
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	388	15564
Unincorporated - Duarte	885	19986
Unincorporated - East Covina	40	12158
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	559	10563
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	17	14912
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	25763	20566
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	228	3561
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	2918	19062
Unincorporated - East Whittier	511	9631
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	890	10124
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	89	5358
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	14080	21760
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	77	11667
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	5575	9969
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	334	13286
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	45	4098
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	286	20255
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1248	6303
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	16	2367
Unincorporated - La Rambla	281	13542
Unincorporated - La Verne*	178	8725
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	489	6916
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	43	6437
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1688	12991
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	153	9312
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	3686	16352
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	126	7196
Unincorporated - Littlerock	560	13927
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	130	10023
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	566	15859
Unincorporated - Llano	43	4903
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	551	5855
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	403	10384
Unincorporated - Newhall	69	31364
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	172	14357
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1184	14163
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1727	7185
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	11	5116
Unincorporated - Palmdale	113	13420
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	27	4348
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	145	7413
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	182	29402
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	4	870
Unincorporated - Pomona	66	3406
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1360	10538
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	434	16310
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	96	10311
Unincorporated - Rosewood	180	13997
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	174	14585
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	557	16572
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	3844	7534
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	15	1748
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3624	17922
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	42	2064
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	18	5844
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	173	64794
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	845	4538
Unincorporated - Saugus	145	93548
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	46	12921
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	36	7912
Unincorporated - South El Monte	359	20000
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	973	10997
Unincorporated - South Whittier	8844	14934
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	89	11396
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1391	6635
Unincorporated - Sun Village	984	16302
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	202	15586
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	115	6936
Unincorporated - Val Verde	367	11091
Unincorporated - Valencia	230	7487
Unincorporated - Valinda	3939	16854
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	836	7185
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3169	19631
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	58	3839
Unincorporated - West Carson	2444	11066
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	203	21324
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1790	18200
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	213	15673
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	4467	16591
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	49	3769
Unincorporated - Westhills	54	6436
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	308	8363
Unincorporated - Whittier	344	9091
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	59	491667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	6781	19423
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	580	9623
- Under Investigation	15436

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 25 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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