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Press Release: Public Health Underscores Importance of Testing and Contact Tracing, Confirms COVID-19 Death of a Teen

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 08/20/2021 03:45 PM PDT

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

For Immediate Release:
August 20, 2021

Public Health Underscores Importance of Testing and Contact Tracing, Confirms COVID-19 Death of a Teen

31 New Deaths and 3,361 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

As high transmission of COVID-19 continues in L.A. County, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) underscores the importance of getting tested for COVID-19 infection and participating in contact tracing efforts if you are positive or a close contact of someone infected with COVID-19.

Anyone with symptoms of COVID-19 illness or close contacts of people infected with COVID-19, including fully vaccinated people, should get tested, and should remain isolated from others while waiting for test results.

Public Health urges residents to participate in case investigation and contact tracing efforts.

Anyone who receives a positive lab result or has been exposed to someone with COVID-19, should expect a call from a Public Health specialist to discuss how to protect themselves and others, how to isolate or quarantine, how to access services and providers, and to talk through other concerns or questions. If you receive a call from Public Health, please speak with a Public Health specialist to help slow the spread. If a Public Health specialist calls, it will display on your phone as “LA Public Health” or as 833-641-0305. You can also call Public Health at 833-540-0473 if you have tested positive and have questions or concerns about how to stay safe and keep others from getting infected. If you tested positive but have not gotten a call yet, please call 833-540-0473.

To date, more than 746,000 people who were positive for COVID-19 or close contacts completed interviews.

Today, Public Health confirms 31 new deaths and 3,361 new cases of COVID-19. Public Health has sadly confirmed one of today’s COVID-19 deaths is a teen between the ages of 12 and 17. The teen who passed away had underlying conditions.

To date, Public Health identified 1,376,551 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 25,032 deaths. Of the 25,032 COVID-19 deaths, seven children in L.A. County have died of COVID-19 infection: 2 children under 12 years old and 5 children between the ages of 12 and 17.

Of the 31 new deaths reported today, eight people who passed away were over the age of 80, 13 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, two people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, six people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49, and a teen between the ages of 12 and 17.

There are 1,786 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 23% of these people are in the ICU. Testing results are available for nearly 7,900,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 3.6%.

"To everyone mourning a loved one lost to COVID-19, please know we keep you in our thoughts and prayers. And to the family mourning the loss of their child, I send my deepest sympathies during this unimaginable time,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Everyone who is not yet vaccinated needs to know they do not have the same protection as vaccinated people. While the highest hospitalization rate is among older unvaccinated adults over 50, hospitalizations in younger unvaccinated adults between the ages of 18 and 49 have increased 226% since July 7. Relative to unvaccinated adults, hospitalization rates among vaccinated adults of all ages remain very low. The data continues to show how well protected vaccinated people are from bad outcomes. Our top priority is vaccinating those not yet vaccinated.”

L.A. County continues to offer COVID-19 vaccines at many different sites across the county that have weekends and evening hours. Anyone 12 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated against COVID-19. Many vaccination sites across the county, including all the County-run sites, are also offering third doses of vaccine to eligible immunocompromised people.

Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status. 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	1376551
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1304670
-- Long Beach	59425
-- Pasadena	12456
Deaths	25032
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	23716
-- Long Beach	962
-- Pasadena	354
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	33097
- 5 to 11	66359
- 12 to 17	79646
- 18 to 29	312635
- 30 to 49	435233
- 50 to 64	244432
- 65 to 79	97312
- over 80	35175
- Under Investigation	781
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	659903
- Male	617441
- Other	694
- Under Investigation	26632
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2205
- Asian	62211
- Black	59887
- Hispanic/Latino	679817
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	4793
- White	153761
- Other	111003
- Under Investigation	230993
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	95207
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	53
- Asian	3195
- Black	2006
- Hispanic/Latino	12686
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	78
- White	5474
- Other	184
- Under Investigation	40
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1292	6187
City of Alhambra	7612	8777
City of Arcadia	3126	5413
City of Artesia	2303	13712
City of Avalon	23	594
City of Azusa	6897	13783
City of Baldwin Park	13965	18191
City of Bell	7183	19770
City of Bell Gardens	8785	20397
City of Bellflower	12094	15558
City of Beverly Hills	3324	9629
City of Bradbury	40	3742
City of Burbank	10313	9622
City of Calabasas	1574	6471
City of Carson	11135	11865
City of Cerritos	3444	6879
City of Claremont	2538	6956
City of Commerce*	2601	19902
City of Compton	18615	18633
City of Covina	7117	14515
City of Cudahy	5139	21107
City of Culver City	2651	6650
City of Diamond Bar	3677	6393
City of Downey	19168	16775
City of Duarte	2579	11714
City of El Monte	18169	15493
City of El Segundo	922	5493
City of Gardena	7238	11806
City of Glendale	22949	11114
City of Glendora	5436	10302
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2426	16530
City of Hawthorne	11842	13338
City of Hermosa Beach	1328	6751
City of Hidden Hills	113	5979
City of Huntington Park	11808	19851
City of Industry	180	41190
City of Inglewood	15748	13865
City of Irwindale	284	19465
City of La Canada Flintridge	936	4523
City of La Habra Heights	124	2273
City of La Mirada	4807	9692
City of La Puente	7128	17515
City of La Verne	3237	9726
City of Lakewood	8508	10587
City of Lancaster*	25176	15582
City of Lawndale	3977	11831
City of Lomita	1735	8370
City of Lynwood*	14212	19726
City of Malibu	579	4467
City of Manhattan Beach	1779	4942
City of Maywood	5523	19691
City of Monrovia	3599	9276
City of Montebello	10923	16968
City of Monterey Park	5259	8447
City of Norwalk	17531	16289
City of Palmdale	27211	17117
City of Palos Verdes Estates	595	4400
City of Paramount	10732	19156
City of Pico Rivera	11927	18554
City of Pomona	26796	17185
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	1877	4391
City of Redondo Beach	3622	5272
City of Rolling Hills	74	3814
City of Rolling Hills Estates	379	4672
City of Rosemead	5270	9521
City of San Dimas*	3637	10537
City of San Fernando	5684	23094
City of San Gabriel	3464	8458
City of San Marino	430	3239
City of Santa Clarita	23998	10887
City of Santa Fe Springs	3137	17082
City of Santa Monica	5995	6485
City of Sierra Madre	560	5096
City of Signal Hill	1318	11172
City of South El Monte	3640	17429
City of South Gate	20060	20437
City of South Pasadena	1566	6011
City of Temple City	2580	7077
City of Torrance	8784	5885
City of Vernon	130	62201
City of Walnut	1981	6488
City of West Covina	14149	13072
City of West Hollywood	3270	8850
City of Westlake Village	141	1687
City of Whittier	12203	13957
Los Angeles	563435	13931
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1290	15728
Los Angeles - Alsace	1740	13982
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	324	12950
Los Angeles - Arleta	7521	21882
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1600	10910
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3276	10525
Los Angeles - Bel Air	517	6134
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	830	6627
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1143	8677
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	18472	21261
Los Angeles - Brentwood	1928	6228
Los Angeles - Brookside	42	7229
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	817	11473
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	10290	15761
Los Angeles - Carthay	1173	8167
Los Angeles - Central	8037	20612
Los Angeles - Century City	782	6113
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	6830	20227
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4225	11400
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	574	6259
Los Angeles - Chinatown	850	10597
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1812	12451
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1732	11430
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1699	12286
Los Angeles - Crestview	1188	10450
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2439	8147
Los Angeles - Downtown*	4936	17945
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4107	10374
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3568	12183
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1544	10831
Los Angeles - El Sereno	6725	16085
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	590	10329
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1414	13902
Los Angeles - Encino	4116	9112
Los Angeles - Exposition	417	12538
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	6822	15188
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	335	9306
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1494	17131
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	9968	21010
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	3771	11932
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1596	14827
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	7481	12856
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4306	20023
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1267	7436
Los Angeles - Harbor City	2943	10124
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	5527	12677
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	201	8344
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2765	15331
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	7877	20764
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6323	13066
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2258	16280
Los Angeles - Hollywood	7007	10266
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2096	7121
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4295	15049
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1282	15880
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6053	11710
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	590	12941
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6025	14275
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2523	19211
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	1897	12452
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5507	16894
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1270	15826
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3050	10761
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	459	14650
Los Angeles - Longwood	643	14940
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1335	6178
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1146	13425
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	190	6082
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2601	6124
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	205	4702
Los Angeles - Melrose	9411	12113
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1434	9541
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1290	7173
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	4772	19781
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3093	12810
Los Angeles - North Hills	10170	16516
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	23382	15442
Los Angeles - Northridge	8602	12324
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1041	4889
Los Angeles - Pacoima	18324	23804
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	187	4862
Los Angeles - Palms	3125	7122
Los Angeles - Panorama City	14516	19290
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	822	6053
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7555	18056
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	152	4756
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	768	7016
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	2945	8275
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	472	7195
Los Angeles - Regent Square	307	11043
Los Angeles - Reseda	12679	16549
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	776	16739
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	313	7403
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	8455	10834
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	462	10401
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	7339	8411
Los Angeles - Silverlake	3843	8718
Los Angeles - South Carthay	886	8362
Los Angeles - South Park	7900	20811
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	746	16274
Los Angeles - Studio City	1772	7897
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	10265	19559
Los Angeles - Sunland	2570	12593
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	42	6491
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	17553	21303
Los Angeles - Tarzana	3777	12233
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5594	14168
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1061	10817
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	670	7698
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	160	12251
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	133	7158
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3343	12021
Los Angeles - University Hills	303	8836
Los Angeles - University Park	3837	13975
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4350	14492
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2523	10206
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	15957	17122
Los Angeles - Venice	2378	7018
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3162	18384
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1643	21457
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	8281	20106
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	11735	22568
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1146	13644
Los Angeles - View Heights	277	7499
Los Angeles - Watts	8217	19255
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	647	13164
Los Angeles - West Adams	4411	15965
Los Angeles - West Hills	3605	8891
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	2984	7929
Los Angeles - West Vernon	11015	20534
Los Angeles - Westchester	3191	6184
Los Angeles - Westlake	8398	14149
Los Angeles - Westwood	3398	6280
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	7247	20059
Los Angeles - Wilmington	9263	16398
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	6191	12340
Los Angeles - Winnetka	7492	14467
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	6183	9085
Unincorporated - Acton	616	7728
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	348	8369
Unincorporated - Altadena	3775	8654
Unincorporated - Anaverde	167	11074
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	36	2892
Unincorporated - Arcadia	690	8646
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	7110	16752
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1147	23423
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1187	17520
Unincorporated - Azusa	2537	15933
Unincorporated - Bassett	2786	18803
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	55	5126
Unincorporated - Bradbury	52	48148
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	996	12888
Unincorporated - Castaic*	3550	13056
Unincorporated - Cerritos	76	12947
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	44	6268
Unincorporated - Covina	2539	15096
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1702	12949
Unincorporated - Del Aire	358	8149
Unincorporated - Del Rey	38	11950
Unincorporated - Del Sur	191	7909
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	395	15844
Unincorporated - Duarte	900	20325
Unincorporated - East Covina	43	13070
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	581	10979
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	17	14912
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	26439	21106
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	233	3639
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	2997	19578
Unincorporated - East Whittier	525	9894
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	917	10431
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	91	5479
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	14389	22238
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	77	11667
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	5702	10196
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	340	13524
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	49	4463
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	295	20892
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1300	6565
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	16	2367
Unincorporated - La Rambla	295	14217
Unincorporated - La Verne*	185	9069
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	514	7269
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	47	7036
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1743	13414
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	165	10043
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	3768	16715
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	130	7424
Unincorporated - Littlerock	587	14598
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	135	10409
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	575	16111
Unincorporated - Llano	49	5587
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	590	6269
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	417	10745
Unincorporated - Newhall	70	31818
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	176	14691
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1207	14438
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1770	7364
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	12	5581
Unincorporated - Palmdale	116	13777
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	28	4509
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	153	7822
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	186	30048
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	4	870
Unincorporated - Pomona	69	3560
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1403	10871
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	450	16911
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	98	10526
Unincorporated - Rosewood	189	14697
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	185	15507
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	573	17048
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	3937	7716
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	15	1748
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3681	18204
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	42	2064
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	19	6169
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	188	70412
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	890	4780
Unincorporated - Saugus	153	98710
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	46	12921
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	40	8791
Unincorporated - South El Monte	366	20390
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	994	11234
Unincorporated - South Whittier	9097	15361
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	98	12548
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1469	7007
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1000	16567
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	203	15664
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	118	7117
Unincorporated - Val Verde	380	11484
Unincorporated - Valencia	241	7845
Unincorporated - Valinda	4035	17265
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	884	7598
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3232	20021
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	59	3905
Unincorporated - West Carson	2531	11460
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	210	22059
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1833	18638
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	221	16262
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	4599	17081
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	52	4000
Unincorporated - Westhills	58	6913
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	323	8770
Unincorporated - Whittier	347	9170
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	56	466667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	7064	20233
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	597	9905
- Under Investigation	16285

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 35 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.

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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