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Press Release: COVID-19 Cases Among Healthcare Workers Decline

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 09/07/2021 03:50 PM PDT

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

For Immediate Release:
September 7, 2021

COVID-19 Cases Among Healthcare Workers Decline

9 New Deaths and 1,060 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Reflecting the recent overall trend in Los Angeles County, cases among healthcare workers increased in early June through early August and have begun to decline over the past several weeks. During the week ending August 7, there were 534 new cases of COVID-19 among healthcare workers. During the week ending September 2, there were 291 new cases among healthcare workers reported across the county; 178 cases were reported among vaccinated healthcare workers and 113 among unvaccinated workers.

Since the pandemic began, 44,441 healthcare workers and first responders have tested positive for COVID-19. To date, 284 healthcare workers have tragically passed away from COVID-19, with almost all deaths occurring between July 2020 and February 2021. Vaccinations for healthcare workers began in December 2020. Since late-May, 11 healthcare workers have passed away from COVID-19.

By September 30, healthcare workers are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Currently, healthcare facilities, including long-term care facilities and high-risk congregate facilities, must verify the vaccine status of all workers and comply with respirator, masking, and testing mandates.

Today, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) confirms 9 new deaths and 1,060 new cases of COVID-19. The number of cases and deaths reflect reporting delays over the holiday. Of the nine new deaths reported today, three people who passed away were over the age of 80, one person who died was between the ages of 65 and 79, three people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and two people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. To date, Public Health identified 1,421,616 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 25,465 deaths.

There are 1,463 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized, a decrease of 246 people over the past week.

Testing results are available for nearly 8,300,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 2.7%.

"To the families and friends grieving the loss of a loved one, we send our deepest condolences and wish you healing,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Reflecting the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines, deaths among healthcare workers are low. As we have implemented layers of protection, including universal masking indoors, and continue to increase overall vaccination coverage, we are seeing declines in L.A. County metrics. Of the nearly 10.3 million L.A. County residents, including those who are not yet eligible for the vaccine, 56% are fully vaccinated. When we keep increasing vaccination coverage, while masking up and applying other layers of protection, we break the chain of transmission and protect the most vulnerable and the 1.3 million children not yet eligible for vaccine.”

COVID-19 vaccinations are available at many different sites across the county that have weekend 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.

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	1421616
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1347343
-- Long Beach	61466
-- Pasadena	12807
Deaths	25465
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	24125
-- Long Beach	986
-- Pasadena	354
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	34810
- 5 to 11	71823
- 12 to 17	83712
- 18 to 29	321746
- 30 to 49	448433
- 50 to 64	250395
- 65 to 79	99734
- over 80	35889
- Under Investigation	801
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	680329
- Male	637479
- Other	732
- Under Investigation	28803
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2279
- Asian	64159
- Black	63293
- Hispanic/Latino	698731
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	4950
- White	161427
- Other	114645
- Under Investigation	237859
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	98840
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	53
- Asian	3224
- Black	2065
- Hispanic/Latino	12856
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	79
- White	5594
- Other	210
- Under Investigation	44
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1346	6445
City of Alhambra	7872	9077
City of Arcadia	3216	5568
City of Artesia	2379	14165
City of Avalon	28	724
City of Azusa	7119	14227
City of Baldwin Park	14245	18556
City of Bell	7352	20236
City of Bell Gardens	8912	20691
City of Bellflower	12482	16057
City of Beverly Hills	3471	10055
City of Bradbury	41	3835
City of Burbank	10649	9936
City of Calabasas	1660	6825
City of Carson	11600	12361
City of Cerritos	3580	7150
City of Claremont	2661	7294
City of Commerce*	2656	20323
City of Compton	19026	19044
City of Covina	7353	14996
City of Cudahy	5275	21666
City of Culver City	2770	6948
City of Diamond Bar	3829	6657
City of Downey	19736	17272
City of Duarte	2659	12078
City of El Monte	18547	15816
City of El Segundo	988	5886
City of Gardena	7484	12207
City of Glendale	23729	11491
City of Glendora	5665	10736
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2499	17028
City of Hawthorne	12213	13755
City of Hermosa Beach	1433	7285
City of Hidden Hills	123	6508
City of Huntington Park	12021	20209
City of Industry	188	43021
City of Inglewood	16245	14302
City of Irwindale	294	20151
City of La Canada Flintridge	997	4818
City of La Habra Heights	126	2310
City of La Mirada	5040	10161
City of La Puente	7321	17989
City of La Verne	3368	10120
City of Lakewood	8880	11050
City of Lancaster*	26505	16405
City of Lawndale	4124	12269
City of Lomita	1827	8814
City of Lynwood*	14529	20166
City of Malibu	617	4760
City of Manhattan Beach	1924	5345
City of Maywood	5657	20168
City of Monrovia	3750	9665
City of Montebello	11219	17428
City of Monterey Park	5400	8673
City of Norwalk	18024	16748
City of Palmdale	28213	17748
City of Palos Verdes Estates	630	4659
City of Paramount	11063	19747
City of Pico Rivera	12232	19028
City of Pomona	27955	17928
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	1986	4646
City of Redondo Beach	3860	5619
City of Rolling Hills	77	3969
City of Rolling Hills Estates	408	5029
City of Rosemead	5410	9774
City of San Dimas*	3821	11070
City of San Fernando	5841	23732
City of San Gabriel	3553	8676
City of San Marino	448	3374
City of Santa Clarita	25268	11463
City of Santa Fe Springs	3252	17709
City of Santa Monica	6272	6785
City of Sierra Madre	578	5260
City of Signal Hill	1361	11537
City of South El Monte	3723	17826
City of South Gate	20586	20973
City of South Pasadena	1618	6210
City of Temple City	2654	7280
City of Torrance	9168	6142
City of Vernon	133	63636
City of Walnut	2062	6754
City of West Covina	14598	13487
City of West Hollywood	3418	9250
City of Westlake Village	144	1722
City of Whittier	12657	14476
Los Angeles	580910	14363
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1332	16240
Los Angeles - Alsace	1787	14359
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	333	13309
Los Angeles - Arleta	7684	22357
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1651	11257
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3436	11039
Los Angeles - Bel Air	533	6323
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	853	6810
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1212	9201
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	18855	21701
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2004	6474
Los Angeles - Brookside	44	7573
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	834	11712
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	10589	16219
Los Angeles - Carthay	1243	8654
Los Angeles - Central	8208	21050
Los Angeles - Century City	828	6473
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7000	20731
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4387	11837
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	615	6706
Los Angeles - Chinatown	894	11146
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	1879	12911
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1776	11720
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1782	12886
Los Angeles - Crestview	1237	10881
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2548	8511
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5110	18577
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4202	10614
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3656	12483
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1608	11279
Los Angeles - El Sereno	6883	16463
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	614	10749
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1437	14128
Los Angeles - Encino	4310	9541
Los Angeles - Exposition	432	12989
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7014	15615
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	356	9889
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1551	17785
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10196	21490
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	3879	12274
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1652	15347
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	7797	13399
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4396	20442
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1326	7782
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3086	10616
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	5691	13053
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	215	8925
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2815	15609
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8054	21231
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6482	13395
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2291	16518
Los Angeles - Hollywood	7321	10726
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2208	7502
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4460	15627
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1320	16351
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6171	11938
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	612	13424
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6248	14804
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2585	19683
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	1976	12970
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5618	17235
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1297	16162
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3130	11043
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	473	15097
Los Angeles - Longwood	657	15265
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1413	6539
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1202	14082
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	194	6210
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	2728	6423
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	221	5069
Los Angeles - Melrose	9691	12473
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1474	9807
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1353	7523
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	4886	20254
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3172	13137
Los Angeles - North Hills	10449	16970
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	24065	15893
Los Angeles - Northridge	8935	12801
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1101	5171
Los Angeles - Pacoima	18680	24266
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	192	4992
Los Angeles - Palms	3253	7414
Los Angeles - Panorama City	14829	19706
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	853	6281
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7698	18398
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	164	5131
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	818	7472
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3091	8686
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	492	7500
Los Angeles - Regent Square	320	11511
Los Angeles - Reseda	13086	17080
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	794	17127
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	323	7640
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	8893	11396
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	473	10648
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	7706	8832
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4001	9076
Los Angeles - South Carthay	925	8731
Los Angeles - South Park	8085	21298
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	759	16558
Los Angeles - Studio City	1862	8298
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	10486	19980
Los Angeles - Sunland	2658	13024
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	43	6646
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	17999	21844
Los Angeles - Tarzana	3932	12735
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	5736	14528
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1096	11173
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	703	8077
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	171	13093
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	140	7535
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3467	12467
Los Angeles - University Hills	309	9011
Los Angeles - University Park	4021	14645
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4481	14929
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2665	10781
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	16370	17566
Los Angeles - Venice	2501	7381
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3266	18988
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1681	21954
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	8525	20699
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	11976	23032
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1166	13883
Los Angeles - View Heights	281	7607
Los Angeles - Watts	8442	19783
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	667	13571
Los Angeles - West Adams	4516	16345
Los Angeles - West Hills	3781	9325
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	3123	8298
Los Angeles - West Vernon	11253	20977
Los Angeles - Westchester	3371	6533
Los Angeles - Westlake	8570	14439
Los Angeles - Westwood	3514	6494
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	7708	21335
Los Angeles - Wilmington	9551	16908
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	6353	12663
Los Angeles - Winnetka	7708	14884
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	6536	9604
Unincorporated - Acton	660	8280
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	371	8923
Unincorporated - Altadena	3911	8966
Unincorporated - Anaverde	169	11207
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	37	2972
Unincorporated - Arcadia	710	8896
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	7345	17306
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1164	23770
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1246	18391
Unincorporated - Azusa	2614	16417
Unincorporated - Bassett	2833	19120
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	62	5778
Unincorporated - Bradbury	52	48148
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	1068	13820
Unincorporated - Castaic*	4251	15634
Unincorporated - Cerritos	76	12947
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	50	7123
Unincorporated - Covina	2634	15661
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1750	13314
Unincorporated - Del Aire	373	8491
Unincorporated - Del Rey	41	12893
Unincorporated - Del Sur	221	9151
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	403	16165
Unincorporated - Duarte	935	21116
Unincorporated - East Covina	43	13070
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	607	11470
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	18	15789
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	27014	21565
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	236	3686
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	3049	19918
Unincorporated - East Whittier	553	10422
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	947	10772
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	98	5900
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	14758	22808
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	82	12424
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	5855	10469
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	343	13644
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	51	4645
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	301	21317
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1362	6878
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	16	2367
Unincorporated - La Rambla	303	14602
Unincorporated - La Verne*	189	9265
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	539	7623
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	49	7335
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	1820	14006
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	171	10408
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	3857	17110
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	139	7938
Unincorporated - Littlerock	607	15096
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	139	10717
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	596	16699
Unincorporated - Llano	54	6157
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	627	6662
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	432	11131
Unincorporated - Newhall	70	31818
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	180	15025
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1239	14821
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1824	7589
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	12	5581
Unincorporated - Palmdale	118	14014
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	30	4831
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	164	8384
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	188	30372
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	4	870
Unincorporated - Pomona	70	3612
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1476	11437
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	464	17437
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	103	11063
Unincorporated - Rosewood	194	15086
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	188	15759
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	586	17435
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	4048	7934
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	16	1865
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	3774	18664
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	42	2064
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	21	6818
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	215	80524
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	946	5080
Unincorporated - Saugus	158	101935
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	46	12921
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	40	8791
Unincorporated - South El Monte	376	20947
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	1016	11483
Unincorporated - South Whittier	9385	15847
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	101	12932
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1557	7426
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1023	16948
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	206	15895
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	128	7720
Unincorporated - Val Verde	408	12330
Unincorporated - Valencia	253	8236
Unincorporated - Valinda	4160	17800
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	938	8062
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3300	20442
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	60	3971
Unincorporated - West Carson	2636	11935
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	213	22374
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	1877	19085
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	225	16556
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	4724	17545
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	55	4231
Unincorporated - Westhills	62	7390
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	344	9340
Unincorporated - Whittier	358	9461
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	54	450000
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	7491	21456
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	621	10304
- Under Investigation	16427

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 4 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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