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Press Release: TK-12 Schools Experience Small Increases in Cases and Outbreaks Over the Past Month as the BA.2 Subvariant Circulates More Widely - 973 New Positive Cases and 11 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 04/13/2022 04:59 PM PDT

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

For Immediate Release:
April 13, 2022

TK-12 Schools Experience Small Increases in Cases and Outbreaks Over the Past Month as the BA.2 Subvariant Circulates More Widely

973 New Positive Cases and 11 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

With a relaxing of masking mandates at schools and increased circulation of the more infectious BA.2 subvariant, there were small increases in cases and outbreaks at TK-12 schools in LA County.

For the week ending April 8, there were 822 positive tests among the 443,000 tests administered, resulting in a positivity rate of 0.19%. Positive tests increased by 42% from the week prior when there were 577 positive tests among the 433,000 tests administered for the week ending April 1.

School-associated outbreaks nearly doubled in one month. For the week ending April 9, there were 11 new school-associated outbreaks, (seven in elementary schools, one in a middle school, three in high schools). This is nearly double when compared to the number of new outbreaks one month ago when there were six new school-associated outbreaks for the week ending March 12. It is important to note that many schools have been closed these past two weeks for spring break.

To help promote safety at schools, Public Health is working with partners to ensure easy access to COVID-19 vaccines at schools, with over 240 school-based vaccine clinics scheduled this week and next week. More than 400 additional school-based vaccine clinics are scheduled during the remainder of April. School vaccine clinics offer pediatric doses for those 5-11 years of age, as well as vaccines and boosters for eligible individuals 12 years of age and older. As a reminder, vaccines continue to provide the best protection against illness and hospitalizations and are the safest way to keep children in school and other activities.

Safety at schools is enhanced when everyone continues following sensible safety measures. Public Health strongly recommends students and staff wear masks indoors, as mask wearing is highly effective at reducing spread inside classrooms. Note that schools are required to offer medical masks and respirators to school employees who work indoors and are in contact with others.

Schools should also conduct response testing of persons with an exposure and/or for those who have symptoms. Those who test positive are required to isolate need a negative test to return to school for shortened isolation periods. Exposed, asymptomatic students remaining in school during their 10-day quarantine period should be masked whenever indoors and tested as soon after the exposure as possible. Where resources allow, those students unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated should be tested weekly.

“I send my deepest sympathies and wishes of peace and comfort to the many families who have lost a loved one from COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “With the highly infectious BA.2 subvariant circulating and residents traveling and gathering for Spring Break and Spring holidays, there is increased risk of virus transmission. There are also tools at hand that can mitigate the increased risks: masking indoors can reduce transmission; testing regularly or quickly after developing symptoms or being exposed can help identify those infected; making it easy to access vaccines and boosters improves community level protection; and, following all COVID isolation and quarantine protocols for those who test positive or are exposed helps break the chain of transmission. If we take sensible safety measures, we each have an ability to better protect ourselves and others from becoming infected with this more easily transmissible variant, BA.2”

Today, Public Health reported 11 additional deaths and 973 new positive cases of COVID-19. Of the 11 new deaths reported today, two people were between the ages of 50-64, four people were between the ages of 65-79, and five people were aged 80 years or older. Of the 11 newly reported deaths, 10 people had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 31,830.

Public Health has reported a total of 2,848,030 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 1.3%.

There are 256 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 11,765,800 individuals, with 22% of people testing positive.

A wide range of data and dashboards on COVID-19 from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health are available on the Public Health website at http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov including:

COVID-19 Daily Data (cases, deaths, testing, testing positivity rate, mortality rate, and hospitalizations)
Gender, Age, Race/Ethnicity and City/Community Cases and Deaths
Recovery Metrics
Contact Tracing Metrics
Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics
Citations due to Health Officer Order Noncompliance
Outbreaks:

Residential Congregate Settings
Non-Residential Settings
Homeless Service Settings

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
LA County residents can also call 2-1-1

For more information:

		Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases		2,848,030
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*		2,693,947
-- Long Beach		125,764
-- Pasadena		28,319
Deaths		31,830
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)		30,157
-- Long Beach		1,261
-- Pasadena		412
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4		82788
- 5 to 11		239601
- 12 to 17		233900
- 18 to 29		600257
- 30 to 49		859299
- 50 to 64		446128
- 65 to 79		173425
- over 80		56441
- Under Investigation		2108
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female		1370073
- Male		1248137
- Other		1087
- Under Investigation		74650
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native		4948
- Asian		165709
- Black		135194
- Hispanic/Latino		1229865
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander		13637
- White		347361
- Other		298830
- Under Investigation		498403
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)		136,762
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native		73
- Asian		3761
- Black		2793
- Hispanic/Latino		15508
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander		111
- White		7504
- Other		312
- Under Investigation		95
	CITY / COMMUNITY**		Cases	Case Rate
	City of Agoura Hills		4182	20026
	City of Alhambra		16944	19538
	City of Arcadia		8068	13970
	City of Artesia		4179	24882
	City of Avalon		63	1628
	City of Azusa		13701	27380
	City of Baldwin Park		22866	29785
	City of Bell		13858	38143
	City of Bell Gardens		14156	32867
	City of Bellflower		23289	29959
	City of Beverly Hills		8365	24232
	City of Bradbury		66	6174
	City of Burbank		22341	20844
	City of Calabasas		3994	16421
	City of Carson		25555	27231
	City of Cerritos		8398	16774
	City of Claremont		6937	19014
	City of Commerce*		4512	34524
	City of Compton		33087	33119
	City of Covina		14657	29893
	City of Cudahy		10022	41163
	City of Culver City		7410	18588
	City of Diamond Bar		9146	15902
	City of Downey		35870	31392
	City of Duarte		5166	23465
	City of El Monte		33018	28156
	City of El Segundo		2801	16687
	City of Gardena		16224	26462
	City of Glendale		44449	21526
	City of Glendora		11774	22314
	City of Hawaiian Gardens		4169	28407
	City of Hawthorne		22579	25431
	City of Hermosa Beach		3309	16823
	City of Hidden Hills		260	13757
	City of Huntington Park		22035	37044
	City of Industry		400	91533
	City of Inglewood		29359	25848
	City of Irwindale		538	36875
	City of La Canada Flintridge		2886	13947
	City of La Habra Heights		162	2970
	City of La Mirada		10436	21041
	City of La Puente		12676	31147
	City of La Verne		7063	21222
	City of Lakewood		18949	23580
	City of Lancaster*		50846	31470
	City of Lawndale		8092	24073
	City of Lomita		4305	20768
	City of Lynwood*		24795	34415
	City of Malibu		2121	16364
	City of Manhattan Beach		4991	13864
	City of Maywood		10554	37627
	City of Monrovia		8273	21322
	City of Montebello		19200	29825
	City of Monterey Park		11517	18498
	City of Norwalk		33198	30847
	City of Palmdale		52921	33290
	City of Palos Verdes Estates		1518	11226
	City of Paramount		18911	33756
	City of Pico Rivera		20953	32594
	City of Pomona		51961	33323
	City of Rancho Palos Verdes		4913	11493
	City of Redondo Beach		10031	14602
	City of Rolling Hills		189	9742
	City of Rolling Hills Estates		996	12277
	City of Rosemead		10801	19514
	City of San Dimas*		8060	23351
	City of San Fernando		10432	42386
	City of San Gabriel		7593	18540
	City of San Marino		1433	10793
	City of Santa Clarita		53963	24481
	City of Santa Fe Springs		6353	34595
	City of Santa Monica		17135	18535
	City of Sierra Madre		1526	13887
	City of Signal Hill		2843	24099
	City of South El Monte		6573	31472
	City of South Gate		38352	39073
	City of South Pasadena		4023	15442
	City of Temple City		6213	17043
	City of Torrance		22898	15340
	City of Vernon		308	147368
	City of Walnut		4880	15983
	City of West Covina		29234	27010
	City of West Hollywood		8023	21713
	City of Westlake Village		278	3325
	City of Whittier		23693	27099
	Los Angeles		1173226	29007
	Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie		2610	31822
	Los Angeles - Alsace		3537	28421
	Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest		6	15000
	Los Angeles - Angelino Heights		631	25220
	Los Angeles - Arleta		13613	39607
	Los Angeles - Atwater Village		3539	24131
	Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills		7487	24055
	Los Angeles - Bel Air		1492	17701
	Los Angeles - Beverly Crest		2363	18866
	Los Angeles - Beverlywood		3039	23070
	Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*		33273	38296
	Los Angeles - Brentwood		5560	17962
	Los Angeles - Brookside		97	16695
	Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning		1827	25657
	Los Angeles - Canoga Park		20077	30751
	Los Angeles - Carthay		2914	20288
	Los Angeles - Central		14857	38103
	Los Angeles - Century City		2359	18441
	Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove		13471	39895
	Los Angeles - Chatsworth		9286	25056
	Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills		1632	17795
	Los Angeles - Chinatown		1988	24785
	Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran		4047	27809
	Los Angeles - Country Club Park		3650	24088
	Los Angeles - Crenshaw District		3981	28787
	Los Angeles - Crestview		2874	25281
	Los Angeles - Del Rey		5972	19949
	Los Angeles - Downtown*		11805	42916
	Los Angeles - Eagle Rock		9211	23267
	Los Angeles - East Hollywood		7317	24984
	Los Angeles - Echo Park		3345	23464
	Los Angeles - El Sereno		13266	31731
	Los Angeles - Elysian Park		1371	24002
	Los Angeles - Elysian Valley		2718	26723
	Los Angeles - Encino		10319	22844
	Los Angeles - Exposition		974	29284
	Los Angeles - Exposition Park		14477	32231
	Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights		895	24861
	Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square		3023	34663
	Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone		19476	41050
	Los Angeles - Glassell Park		8012	25351
	Los Angeles - Gramercy Place		3192	29654
	Los Angeles - Granada Hills		15979	27460
	Los Angeles - Green Meadows		8525	39642
	Los Angeles - Hancock Park		3368	19766
	Los Angeles - Harbor City		6997	24069
	Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway		12127	27814
	Los Angeles - Harbor Pines		457	18971
	Los Angeles - Harvard Heights		5141	28506
	Los Angeles - Harvard Park		14952	39415
	Los Angeles - Highland Park		12959	26780
	Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown		4264	30743
	Los Angeles - Hollywood		16032	23489
	Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills		5252	17843
	Los Angeles - Hyde Park		9225	32322
	Los Angeles - Jefferson Park		2497	30930
	Los Angeles - Koreatown		12946	25044
	Los Angeles - Lafayette Square		1240	27199
	Los Angeles - Lake Balboa		12226	28967
	Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace		4599	35019
	Los Angeles - Leimert Park		4240	27831
	Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights		10077	30914
	Los Angeles - Little Armenia		2436	30355
	Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh		6836	24119
	Los Angeles - Little Tokyo		1091	34823
	Los Angeles - Longwood		1323	30739
	Los Angeles - Los Feliz		3809	17628
	Los Angeles - Manchester Square		2382	27905
	Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon		517	16549
	Los Angeles - Mar Vista		7302	17193
	Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula		666	15275
	Los Angeles - Melrose		20105	25876
	Los Angeles - Mid-city		3421	22761
	Los Angeles - Miracle Mile		3424	19038
	Los Angeles - Mission Hills		9390	38924
	Los Angeles - Mt. Washington		6354	26316
	Los Angeles - North Hills		19978	32445
	Los Angeles - North Hollywood		46149	30477
	Los Angeles - Northridge		19056	27302
	Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades		3315	15570
	Los Angeles - Pacoima		32034	41614
	Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands		610	15861
	Los Angeles - Palms		7956	18133
	Los Angeles - Panorama City		27030	35920
	Los Angeles - Park La Brea		2246	16539
	Los Angeles - Pico-Union		13843	33084
	Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey		409	12797
	Los Angeles - Playa Vista		2250	20554
	Los Angeles - Porter Ranch		7183	20184
	Los Angeles - Rancho Park		1416	21585
	Los Angeles - Regent Square		640	23022
	Los Angeles - Reseda		24596	32103
	Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch		1408	30371
	Los Angeles - Reynier Village		858	20293
	Los Angeles - San Pedro*		19635	25161
	Los Angeles - Shadow Hills		975	21950
	Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks		18806	21553
	Los Angeles - Silverlake		9600	21777
	Los Angeles - South Carthay		2287	21586
	Los Angeles - South Park		14854	39130
	Los Angeles - St Elmo Village		1530	33377
	Los Angeles - Studio City		4620	20588
	Los Angeles - Sun Valley		18760	35745
	Los Angeles - Sunland		5080	24892
	Los Angeles - Sycamore Square		115	17774
	Los Angeles - Sylmar*		33482	40634
	Los Angeles - Tarzana		7673	24851
	Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry		11001	27863
	Los Angeles - Thai Town		2192	22347
	Los Angeles - Toluca Lake		1685	19359
	Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace		360	27565
	Los Angeles - Toluca Woods		318	17115
	Los Angeles - Tujunga		6724	24178
	Los Angeles - University Hills		713	20793
	Los Angeles - University Park		9102	33151
	Los Angeles - Valley Glen		8754	29164
	Los Angeles - Valley Village		5955	24090
	Los Angeles - Van Nuys*		30440	32663
	Los Angeles - Venice		6530	19271
	Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls		6166	35849
	Los Angeles - Vermont Square		3123	40786
	Los Angeles - Vermont Vista		15541	37734
	Los Angeles - Vernon Central		21791	41907
	Los Angeles - Victoria Park		2299	27372
	Los Angeles - View Heights		747	20222
	Los Angeles - Watts		16250	38079
	Los Angeles - Wellington Square		1409	28667
	Los Angeles - West Adams		8711	31527
	Los Angeles - West Hills		8733	21539
	Los Angeles - West Los Angeles		7530	20007
	Los Angeles - West Vernon		20388	38006
	Los Angeles - Westchester		8773	17001
	Los Angeles - Westlake		17120	28843
	Los Angeles - Westwood		9807	18125
	Los Angeles - Wholesale District*		16494	45653
	Los Angeles - Wilmington		19372	34295
	Los Angeles - Wilshire Center		12977	25866
	Los Angeles - Winnetka		15280	29506
	Los Angeles - Woodland Hills		14520	21336
	Unincorporated - Acton		1518	19044
	Unincorporated - Agua Dulce		779	18735
	Unincorporated - Altadena		8376	19202
	Unincorporated - Anaverde		324	21485
	Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest		73	5863
	Unincorporated - Arcadia		1444	18093
	Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont		14247	33568
	Unincorporated - Athens Village		2274	46437
	Unincorporated - Avocado Heights		2214	32679
	Unincorporated - Azusa		4956	31125
	Unincorporated - Bassett		4785	32294
	Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon		149	13886
	Unincorporated - Bradbury		71	65741
	Unincorporated - Canyon Country		2594	33566
	Unincorporated - Castaic*		7127	26211
	Unincorporated - Cerritos		136	23169
	Unincorporated - Charter Oak		2	10000
	Unincorporated - Claremont		99	14103
	Unincorporated - Covina		4784	28444
	Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)		3589	27305
	Unincorporated - Del Aire		879	20009
	Unincorporated - Del Rey		90	28302
	Unincorporated - Del Sur		534	22112
	Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands		753	30205
	Unincorporated - Duarte		1519	34304
	Unincorporated - East Covina		76	23100
	Unincorporated - East La Mirada		1206	22789
	Unincorporated - East Lancaster		36	31579
	Unincorporated - East Los Angeles		47956	38282
	Unincorporated - East Pasadena		325	5076
	Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez		5097	33296
	Unincorporated - East Whittier		1069	20147
	Unincorporated - El Camino Village		1867	21238
	Unincorporated - El Monte		51	35172
	Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake		206	12402
	Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone		26318	40674
	Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon		1	8333
	Unincorporated - Glendora		167	25303
	Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights		11725	20965
	Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway		4	400000
	Unincorporated - Hawthorne		603	23986
	Unincorporated - Hi Vista		133	12113
	Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons		525	37181
	Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose		2880	14545
	Unincorporated - La Habra Heights		17	2515
	Unincorporated - La Rambla		601	28964
	Unincorporated - La Verne*		499	24461
	Unincorporated - Ladera Heights		1268	17932
	Unincorporated - Lake Hughes		147	22006
	Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles		3443	26497
	Unincorporated - Lake Manor		343	20876
	Unincorporated - Lakewood		1	877
	Unincorporated - Lennox		6420	28480
	Unincorporated - Leona Valley		259	14792
	Unincorporated - Littlerock		1189	29570
	Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills		277	21357
	Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom		1040	29140
	Unincorporated - Llano		101	11517
	Unincorporated - Marina del Rey		1664	17681
	Unincorporated - Miracle Mile		0	0
	Unincorporated - Monrovia		867	22340
	Unincorporated - Newhall		87	39545
	Unincorporated - North Lancaster		339	28297
	Unincorporated - North Whittier		2379	28457
	Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel		4051	16854
	Unincorporated - Padua Hills		26	12093
	Unincorporated - Palmdale		213	25297
	Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula		66	10628
	Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano		320	16360
	Unincorporated - Pellissier Village		297	47981
	Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon		15	3261
	Unincorporated - Pomona		140	7224
	Unincorporated - Quartz Hill		3105	24059
	Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez		925	34761
	Unincorporated - Roosevelt		217	23308
	Unincorporated - Rosewood		393	30560
	Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena		411	34451
	Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez		1075	31985
	Unincorporated - Rowland Heights		8753	17155
	Unincorporated - San Clemente Island		0	0
	Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon		34	3963
	Unincorporated - San Jose Hills		6401	31655
	Unincorporated - San Pasqual		64	3145
	Unincorporated - Sand Canyon		48	15584
	Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island		616	230712
	Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*		2777	14913
	Unincorporated - Saugus		311	200645
	Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country		90	25281
	Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley		88	19341
	Unincorporated - South El Monte		624	34763
	Unincorporated - South San Gabriel		2026	22898
	Unincorporated - South Whittier		17208	29057
	Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley		185	23688
	Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch		4050	19317
	Unincorporated - Sun Village		1806	29920
	Unincorporated - Sunrise Village		420	32407
	Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain		304	18335
	Unincorporated - Val Verde		839	25355
	Unincorporated - Valencia		674	21940
	Unincorporated - Valinda		7459	31916
	Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills		2452	21074
	Unincorporated - Walnut Park		6089	37719
	Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley		135	8934
	Unincorporated - West Carson		5532	25048
	Unincorporated - West Chatsworth		4	33333
	Unincorporated - West LA		558	58613
	Unincorporated - West Puente Valley		3220	32740
	Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez		388	28550
	Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos		8227	30555
	Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills		168	12923
	Unincorporated - Westhills		128	15256
	Unincorporated - White Fence Farms		727	19739
	Unincorporated - Whittier		734	19397
	Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows		64	533333
	Unincorporated - Willowbrook		13745	39369
	Unincorporated - Wiseburn		1416	23494
	- Under Investigation		68068

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