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Press Release: Case Rates Increased Among Children Ages 5 to 11; Increasing Vaccinations Among Eligible Children is Most Critical Step to Dramatically Reduce Transmission in School Settings

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 09/01/2021 06:00 PM PDT

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

For Immediate Release:
September 1, 2021

Case Rates Increased Among Children Ages 5 to 11; Increasing Vaccinations Among Eligible Children is Most Critical Step to Dramatically Reduce Transmission in School Settings

38 New Deaths and 2,277 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) reports case rates have been increasing most rapidly among children 5 to 11, who are not eligible for vaccination. Between August 14 and August 21, the case rate increased 50% among children 5 to 11, while the rate increased 13% in children 0 to 4 years old, and 24% in children 12 to 17 years old. Over the last week, as the case rate dropped 2-4% in the oldest and youngest age groups, the rate continued to rise 9% among 5 to 11 year olds. With increased numbers of children not yet vaccinated heading back to schools, layered protections are essential.

Between August 15 and August 21, among the 12 to 17-year-old teens who are eligible for vaccine, unvaccinated teens had 8 times the risk of infection than those teens vaccinated, with 480 cases among every 100,000 unvaccinated children in this age group compared with 57 cases among 100,000 of those vaccinated. Among groups ineligible for vaccination, the case rate was 132 per 100,000 children aged 0 to 4, and 293 per 100,000 children aged 5 to 11.

As of August 29, 60% of L.A. County residents 12 to 15 years old have received at least one dose of vaccine, and 48% were fully vaccinated. Sixty-eight percent of teens 16 to 17 years old have received at least one dose of vaccine, and 57% were fully vaccinated. The most powerful strategy for keeping schools open is increasing vaccination numbers as fast as possible. If all eligible children and staff at schools were vaccinated, we would dramatically reduce transmission both in school settings and in after-school sports programs and extracurricular activities.

In K-12 school settings countywide, between August 15 and August 29, 5,207 student cases and 729 staff cases were reported, with the vast majority occurring at LAUSD, which tests everyone weekly.

Most school sites with cases, 849 in all, reported only one case. However, 193 LAUSD and 105 other school sites reported two cases, and 621 LAUSD and 94 other school sites reported three or more cases. Every case identified at a school needs to isolate at home away from others for 10 days from their symptom onset or test date. Their close contacts are identified and, if unvaccinated, they are required to quarantine.

An outbreak is when three or more cases with probable transmission occur at schools or school activities. There are many instances at schools where there are more than three cases, but the cases are not linked to each other, and therefore not counted as an outbreak. It is worth noting that of the 17 school outbreaks that opened in August, 47% were associated with school sports. Team athletic activities have some features that make them particularly challenging settings in which to control transmission.

There are approaches that help reduce school transmission, and while every school can’t always employ all the best practices, most schools can implement many of the recommended strategies, which include masking, distancing, source and infection control, maximizing airflow and ventilating indoor space, setting up systems to support case identification and contact tracing, and messaging and information-sharing.

Today, Public Health confirms 38 new deaths and 2,277 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 38 new deaths reported today, four people who passed away were over the age of 80, 13 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, 12 people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and seven people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. Two deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach. To date, Public Health identified 1,409,545 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 25,322 deaths.

There are 1,699 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 26% of these people are in the ICU. Testing results are available for more than 8,141,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 2.7%.

"Our deepest condolences go out to everyone who has lost a friend or loved one to COVID-19” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Preventing COVID-19 transmission in schools requires layering a variety of protections that we can all work on together, and many of these strategies are important to do both at school and also when not at school. Getting eligible children and staff vaccinated is the most critical step in reducing risk; the more individuals that are vaccinated at schools and in our homes, the greater the protection for those not yet eligible for vaccines. Keeping sick children and those who need to quarantine at home is also a key component of prevention and requires that all of us have a plan for emergency childcare should one or more of our children need to remain home. Please participate in routine screening testing where it is available, and if you or your child ends up being a close contact of a confirmed case, participate in contact tracing, and follow Public Health isolation and quarantine orders. And, as always, it is important to mask up: masks do work to keep both students and teachers safe at school.”

Teens 12 and over can receive Pfizer vaccine at any County and city sites without an appointment. Many school districts and individual schools are also offering vaccinations over the next few weeks.

Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status. Visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish) to find a vaccination site near you, make an appointment at vaccination sites, and much more. 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	1409545
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1335647
-- Long Beach	61161
-- Pasadena	12737
Deaths	25322
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	23989
-- Long Beach	979
-- Pasadena	354
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	34323
- 5 to 11	70395
- 12 to 17	82561
- 18 to 29	319238
- 30 to 49	444818
- 50 to 64	248720
- 65 to 79	99097
- over 80	35693
- Under Investigation	802
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	674475
- Male	631871
- Other	728
- Under Investigation	28573
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2255
- Asian	63590
- Black	62226
- Hispanic/Latino	693120
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	4922
- White	159042
- Other	113743
- Under Investigation	236749
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	97788
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	53
- Asian	3217
- Black	2048
- Hispanic/Latino	12798
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	78
- White	5550
- Other	202
- Under Investigation	43
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1353	6479
City of Alhambra	7814	9010
City of Arcadia	3191	5525
City of Artesia	2362	14064
City of Avalon	26	672
City of Azusa	7064	14117
City of Baldwin Park	14169	18457
City of Bell	7310	20120
City of Bell Gardens	8874	20603
City of Bellflower	12369	15912
City of Beverly Hills	3431	9939
City of Bradbury	41	3835
City of Burbank	10561	9854
City of Calabasas	1631	6706
City of Carson	11489	12242
City of Cerritos	3553	7096
City of Claremont	2624	7192
City of Commerce*	2646	20246
City of Compton	18903	18921
City of Covina	7286	14860
City of Cudahy	5237	21510
City of Culver City	2729	6846
City of Diamond Bar	3800	6607
City of Downey	19559	17118
City of Duarte	2628	11937
City of El Monte	18450	15733
City of El Segundo	969	5773
City of Gardena	7425	12111
City of Glendale	23534	11397
City of Glendora	5604	10621
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2489	16960
City of Hawthorne	12103	13632
City of Hermosa Beach	1407	7153
City of Hidden Hills	120	6349
City of Huntington Park	11965	20115
City of Industry	188	43021
City of Inglewood	16097	14172
City of Irwindale	293	20082
City of La Canada Flintridge	976	4717
City of La Habra Heights	126	2310
City of La Mirada	4989	10059
City of La Puente	7273	17871
City of La Verne	3332	10011
City of Lakewood	8749	10887
City of Lancaster*	26099	16153
City of Lawndale	4082	12144
City of Lomita	1804	8703
City of Lynwood*	14424	20020
City of Malibu	608	4691
City of Manhattan Beach	1896	5267
City of Maywood	5609	19997
City of Monrovia	3699	9534
City of Montebello	11144	17311
City of Monterey Park	5353	8598
City of Norwalk	17871	16605
City of Palmdale	27896	17548
City of Palos Verdes Estates	626	4629
City of Paramount	10956	19556
City of Pico Rivera	12145	18893
City of Pomona	27657	17737
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	1961	4587
City of Redondo Beach	3806	5540
City of Rolling Hills	76	3918
City of Rolling Hills Estates	401	4943
City of Rosemead	5377	9715
City of San Dimas*	3764	10905
City of San Fernando	5799	23562
City of San Gabriel	3528	8615
City of San Marino	443	3337
City of Santa Clarita	24878	11286
City of Santa Fe Springs	3222	17545
City of Santa Monica	6193	6699
City of Sierra Madre	576	5242
City of Signal Hill	1346	11410
City of South El Monte	3700	17716
City of South Gate	20476	20861
City of South Pasadena	1602	6149
City of Temple City	2624	7198
City of Torrance	9069	6076
City of Vernon	131	62679
City of Walnut	2035	6665
City of West Covina	14442	13343
City of West Hollywood	3371	9123
City of Westlake Village	144	1722
City of Whittier	12550	14354
Los Angeles	576289	14248
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1325	16155
Los Angeles - Alsace	1780	14303
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	328	13110
Los Angeles - Arleta	7639	22226
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1632	11128
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3396	10911
Los Angeles - Bel Air	529	6276
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	847	6762
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1198	9094
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	18736	21564
Los Angeles - Brentwood	1980	6396
Los Angeles - Brookside	42	7229
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	832	11684
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	10507	16093
Los Angeles - Carthay	1229	8557
Los Angeles - Central	8158	20922
Los Angeles - Century City	822	6426
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	6957	20604
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4332	11689
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	604	6586
Los Angeles - Chinatown	876	10921
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1859	12774
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1766	11654
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1763	12749
Los Angeles - Crestview	1219	10723
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2522	8425
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5054	18374
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4171	10536
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3639	12425
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1590	11153
Los Angeles - El Sereno	6831	16339
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	606	10609
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1433	14089
Los Angeles - Encino	4256	9422
Los Angeles - Exposition	430	12928
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	6952	15477
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	353	9806
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1531	17555
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10133	21357
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	3850	12182
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1634	15180
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	7705	13241
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4366	20302
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1307	7671
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3056	10513
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	5646	12950
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	214	8883
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2807	15564
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8013	21123
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6438	13304
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2284	16467
Los Angeles - Hollywood	7238	10605
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2176	7393
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4410	15451
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1308	16202
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6140	11878
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	609	13358
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6187	14659
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2569	19561
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	1956	12839
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5590	17149
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1285	16012
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3107	10962
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	469	14970
Los Angeles - Longwood	652	15149
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1398	6470
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1183	13859
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	191	6114
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2687	6327
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	217	4977
Los Angeles - Melrose	9593	12347
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1456	9687
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1336	7428
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	4860	20146
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3151	13050
Los Angeles - North Hills	10374	16848
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	23894	15780
Los Angeles - Northridge	8854	12685
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1088	5110
Los Angeles - Pacoima	18590	24149
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	192	4992
Los Angeles - Palms	3229	7359
Los Angeles - Panorama City	14754	19607
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	847	6237
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7657	18300
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	164	5131
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	809	7390
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3051	8573
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	489	7454
Los Angeles - Regent Square	319	11475
Los Angeles - Reseda	13004	16973
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	785	16933
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	317	7498
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	8802	11279
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	470	10581
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	7614	8726
Los Angeles - Silverlake	3956	8974
Los Angeles - South Carthay	918	8664
Los Angeles - South Park	8023	21135
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	755	16470
Los Angeles - Studio City	1837	8186
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	10429	19871
Los Angeles - Sunland	2641	12941
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	43	6646
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	17871	21689
Los Angeles - Tarzana	3884	12579
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5692	14417
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1088	11092
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	697	8008
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	167	12787
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	137	7374
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3438	12362
Los Angeles - University Hills	306	8924
Los Angeles - University Park	3962	14430
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4454	14839
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2625	10619
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	16258	17445
Los Angeles - Venice	2471	7292
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3237	18820
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1675	21875
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	8455	20529
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	11901	22887
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1161	13823
Los Angeles - View Heights	278	7526
Los Angeles - Watts	8395	19672
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	661	13449
Los Angeles - West Adams	4484	16229
Los Angeles - West Hills	3736	9214
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	3087	8202
Los Angeles - West Vernon	11197	20873
Los Angeles - Westchester	3334	6461
Los Angeles - Westlake	8533	14376
Los Angeles - Westwood	3491	6452
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	7594	21019
Los Angeles - Wilmington	9483	16788
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	6316	12589
Los Angeles - Winnetka	7648	14768
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	6454	9484
Unincorporated - Acton	648	8129
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	361	8682
Unincorporated - Altadena	3862	8854
Unincorporated - Anaverde	169	11207
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	37	2972
Unincorporated - Arcadia	707	8859
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	7274	17139
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1161	23708
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1240	18303
Unincorporated - Azusa	2590	16266
Unincorporated - Bassett	2822	19046
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	60	5592
Unincorporated - Bradbury	52	48148
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	1031	13341
Unincorporated - Castaic*	4222	15527
Unincorporated - Cerritos	76	12947
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	50	7123
Unincorporated - Covina	2615	15548
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1736	13208
Unincorporated - Del Aire	370	8422
Unincorporated - Del Rey	40	12579
Unincorporated - Del Sur	211	8737
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	401	16085
Unincorporated - Duarte	926	20912
Unincorporated - East Covina	43	13070
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	602	11376
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	17	14912
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	26877	21455
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	234	3655
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	3031	19800
Unincorporated - East Whittier	553	10422
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	937	10659
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	94	5659
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	14648	22638
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	81	12273
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	5827	10419
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	342	13604
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	51	4645
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	301	21317
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1342	6777
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	16	2367
Unincorporated - La Rambla	302	14554
Unincorporated - La Verne*	187	9167
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	530	7495
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	50	7485
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1800	13853
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	170	10347
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	3825	16968
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	135	7710
Unincorporated - Littlerock	597	14847
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	137	10563
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	590	16531
Unincorporated - Llano	51	5815
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	617	6556
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	426	10977
Unincorporated - Newhall	70	31818
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	178	14858
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1233	14749
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1810	7530
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	12	5581
Unincorporated - Palmdale	117	13895
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	29	4670
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	158	8078
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	188	30372
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	4	870
Unincorporated - Pomona	69	3560
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1449	11227
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	462	17362
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	101	10849
Unincorporated - Rosewood	193	15008
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	187	15675
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	581	17287
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	4020	7879
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	16	1865
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3739	18491
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	42	2064
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	19	6169
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	201	75281
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	928	4984
Unincorporated - Saugus	157	101290
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	46	12921
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	40	8791
Unincorporated - South El Monte	374	20836
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	1011	11426
Unincorporated - South Whittier	9317	15732
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	101	12932
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1535	7321
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1013	16783
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	204	15741
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	125	7539
Unincorporated - Val Verde	403	12179
Unincorporated - Valencia	249	8105
Unincorporated - Valinda	4128	17663
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	925	7950
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3287	20362
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	59	3905
Unincorporated - West Carson	2606	11799
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	212	22269
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1867	18983
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	224	16483
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	4685	17400
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	55	4231
Unincorporated - Westhills	62	7390
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	342	9286
Unincorporated - Whittier	354	9355
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	55	458333
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	7369	21107
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	612	10154
- Under Investigation	16174

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 49 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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