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Press Release: Los Angeles County Aligns with State on New COVID-19 Guidelines; Local Orders Will Address Enhanced Protections in High-Risk Settings

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 03/10/2023 03:00 PM PST

For Immediate Release:

March 10, 2023

Los Angeles County Aligns with State on New COVID-19 Guidelines; Local Orders Will Address Enhanced Protections in High-Risk Settings

1,073 New Positive Cases and 11 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health will align with the following new guidance issued by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH):

Masking – With current COVID case and hospitalization levels, masking for the general public is based on individual preference. Vulnerable populations, including people who are elderly, immunocompromised, or have underlying health conditions, and those who have contact with them should consider masking in indoor public spaces.
Vaccination – On April 3, CDPH will rescind COVID-19 vaccination orders for workers at correctional, detention, and adult care facilities.
Isolation – Starting March 13, individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 should continue to isolate (stay home) for 5 days and may leave isolation after day 5, as long as they have been fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medicines) and they either have no symptoms or their symptoms are mild and improving. A negative COVID-19 test is no longer required to leave isolation between days 6-10. The Department of Public Health strongly recommends that people test negative prior to leaving isolation between days 6-10.

Infected people should wear a well-fitting mask around others for a total of 10 days. People may now discontinue wearing a mask around others between days 6-10 if they have two sequential negative tests taken at least one day apart.

Quarantine – Starting March 13, it is strongly recommended but not required that a person who is a close contact to a person with a confirmed case of COVID-19 wears a well-fitting mask around others for a total of 10 days, especially in indoor settings or when near those who are at high risk for severe illness. It is recommended that close contact tests as soon as possible to determine infection status and then, if negative, test again within 3-5 days after the last known exposure.

The Department of Public Health will continue to assess the impact of COVID-19 and to protect the county’s most vulnerable residents by continuing to require robust COVID-19 case and cluster reporting by worksites, schools, and healthcare facilities to the Department of Public Health. The ongoing case and cluster reporting requirements are intended to help Public Health officials quickly identify sectors where there may be increased COVID-19 transmissions and take action to prevent unmitigated spread.

Public Health will also continue enhanced protective measures in healthcare settings. Specifically, Public Health will continue to require:

Healthcare workers to be vaccinated and boosted and wear a mask during patient care or working in patient care areas. This requirement will be re-assessed by the end of September 2023.

Monitoring LA County Early Alert Signals, including observing wastewater and new variant trends, and examining emergency department visit metrics will also continue in addition to COVID-19 surveillance in high-risk settings

Public Health will continue to work to provide free vaccinations, boosters, testing and treatment, regardless of immigration or insurance status.

Los Angeles County remains in the CDC’s Low COVID-19 Community Level for the eighth consecutive week. This includes a 7-day case rate of 57 new cases per 100,000 people, a decrease from the week prior. The 7-day total for new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people is currently 5.9, a small decrease from last week. And the 7-day average of the proportion of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients is now 3.7%, down from the week prior.

Even with less stringent guidelines, Los Angeles County residents are strongly recommended to stay up to date on vaccines and boosters, test before gatherings and get treatment and stay home when sick. The updated bivalent booster has been shown to significantly reduce hospitalizations and deaths when compared to individuals who had been vaccinated but had not received the updated booster. During the 30-day period ending February 21, people who were vaccinated against COVID-19, yet had not received the bivalent booster, were over 3 times less likely to be hospitalized compared to people who were unvaccinated and 1.5 times more likely to be hospitalized compared to those who had the updated booster as well.

Find a location to get boosted at VaccinateLACounty.com, VacunateLosAngeles.com (en español).

Telehealth services to connect residents to COVID-19 medication can be reached at 833-540-0473, 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.; 7 days a week.

“To those who have lost a loved one to COVID-19, please accept my heartfelt sympathies during this difficult time. May their memories be a source of comfort and strength,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.Ed., Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. “As we move forward, I share with many others the goal of keeping each other safe and healthy by making sure that critical resources remain available. Because we now know so much more about COVID-19 – how it spreads, who is most vulnerable, and how we can prevent severe illness, which can also help decrease the risk for long COVID and help to avoid future health issues that may arise from a COVID infection – it remains important to work together to keep transmission low.”

Today, Public Health reported 11 additional deaths and 1,073 new positive cases. Today’s case count includes one week’s worth of cases (266) from Long Beach, as that jurisdiction has moved to weekly reporting. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 35,814. There are 604 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized.

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:

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:

Cases through 12:00pm 3/9/2023
	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	3,714,353
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	3,511,779
-- Long Beach	162,816
-- Pasadena	39,758
Deaths	35,814
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	33,983
-- Long Beach	1,389
-- Pasadena	442
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	110,813
- 5 to 11	281,893
- 12 to 17	276,763
- 18 to 29	754,579
- 30 to 49	1,126,799
- 50 to 64	608,753
- 65 to 79	259,395
- over 80	90,308
- Under Investigation	2,476
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1,811,185
- Male	1,610,217
- Other	1,768
- Under Investigation	88,609
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	6,658
- Asian	260,772
- Black	184,063
- Hispanic/Latino	1,504,550
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	17,604
- White	486,386
- Other	402,108
- Under Investigation	649,638
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	174,219
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	80
- Asian	4,410
- Black	3,183
- Hispanic/Latino	16,713
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	118
- White	8,986
- Other	403
- Under Investigation	90
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	6303	30182
City of Alhambra	25233	29096
City of Arcadia	13459	23304
City of Artesia	5956	35463
City of Avalon	288	7444
City of Azusa	17415	34802
City of Baldwin Park	29469	38387
City of Bell	16925	46584
City of Bell Gardens	17041	39565
City of Bellflower	30529	39273
City of Beverly Hills	11463	33207
City of Bradbury	71	6642
City of Burbank	32537	30357
City of Calabasas	5776	23747
City of Carson	34656	36929
City of Cerritos	13186	26337
City of Claremont	10271	28152
City of Commerce*	5829	44602
City of Compton	39976	40014
City of Covina	20101	40996
City of Cudahy	12157	49932
City of Culver City	11740	29449
City of Diamond Bar	13503	23477
City of Downey	46429	40633
City of Duarte	7422	33712
City of El Monte	42453	36201
City of El Segundo	4032	24020
City of Gardena	21686	35371
City of Glendale	59786	28953
City of Glendora	14915	28267
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4967	33844
City of Hawthorne	29361	33069
City of Hermosa Beach	4681	23798
City of Hidden Hills	380	20106
City of Huntington Park	26204	44052
City of Industry	997	228146
City of Inglewood	38432	33836
City of Irwindale	880	60315
City of La Canada Flintridge	4495	21722
City of La Habra Heights	211	3868
City of La Mirada	14102	28432
City of La Puente	15911	39096
City of La Verne	9180	27582
City of Lakewood	26770	33312
City of Lancaster*	63645	39392
City of Lawndale	10506	31255
City of Lomita	6011	28998
City of Lynwood*	30989	43012
City of Malibu	2851	21997
City of Manhattan Beach	7369	20470
City of Maywood	12742	45428
City of Monrovia	11774	30345
City of Montebello	25293	39290
City of Monterey Park	17336	27844
City of Norwalk	42649	39629
City of Palmdale	66483	41822
City of Palos Verdes Estates	2238	16551
City of Paramount	22570	40287
City of Pico Rivera	27906	43410
City of Pomona	65104	41752
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	7646	17887
City of Redondo Beach	15395	22410
City of Rolling Hills	293	15103
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1515	18674
City of Rosemead	15114	27306
City of San Dimas*	11033	31965
City of San Fernando	12724	51698
City of San Gabriel	11317	27633
City of San Marino	2383	17948
City of Santa Clarita	72867	33058
City of Santa Fe Springs	7826	42616
City of Santa Monica	26163	28301
City of Sierra Madre	2382	21676
City of Signal Hill	4064	34449
City of South El Monte	8371	40081
City of South Gate	46955	47838
City of South Pasadena	6274	24082
City of Temple City	10621	29135
City of Torrance	33977	22762
City of Vernon	357	170813
City of Walnut	7489	24528
City of West Covina	39254	36267
City of West Hollywood	11188	30278
City of Westlake Village	445	5323
City of Whittier	31091	35560
Los Angeles	1517540	37520
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	3183	38808
Los Angeles - Alsace	4489	36071
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	0	0
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	842	33653
Los Angeles - Arleta	16847	49017
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	5044	34392
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	10153	32620
Los Angeles - Bel Air	2424	28758
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	3305	26387
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	4190	31807
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	40256	46333
Los Angeles - Brentwood	8319	26874
Los Angeles - Brookside	154	26506
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	2286	32102
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	25175	38559
Los Angeles - Carthay	4334	30175
Los Angeles - Central	16983	43555
Los Angeles - Century City	3712	29018
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	16215	48022
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	12852	34678
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	2532	27609
Los Angeles - Chinatown	2883	35943
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	5287	36329
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	4890	32271
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	5297	38304
Los Angeles - Crestview	3919	34474
Los Angeles - Del Rey	8353	27903
Los Angeles - Downtown*	16095	58512
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	13697	34598
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	9485	32386
Los Angeles - Echo Park	4483	31446
Los Angeles - El Sereno	16872	40356
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1832	32073
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	3556	34962
Los Angeles - Encino	15133	33501
Los Angeles - Exposition	1267	38094
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	18171	40455
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	1253	34806
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3776	43298
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	22799	48054
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	10948	34641
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	4137	38434
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	21431	36829
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	10018	46585
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	4702	27596
Los Angeles - Harbor City	9352	32171
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	15603	35787
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	643	26692
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	6140	34045
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	17926	47255
Los Angeles - Highland Park	17136	35412
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	5488	39567
Los Angeles - Hollywood	21553	31578
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	7621	25892
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	11857	41544
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	3133	38808
Los Angeles - Koreatown	16165	31271
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1588	34832
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	16216	38421
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	6122	46615
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	5736	37650
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	12752	39120
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	3045	37944
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	8641	30487
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1455	46441
Los Angeles - Longwood	1771	41148
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	6366	29461
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	3218	37699
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	893	28585
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	10856	25561
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	958	21972
Los Angeles - Melrose	26130	33631
Los Angeles - Mid-city	4465	29707
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	4895	27217
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	11860	49163
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	8189	33916
Los Angeles - North Hills	25205	40934
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	58893	38894
Los Angeles - Northridge	25482	36509
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	5003	23498
Los Angeles - Pacoima	38757	50347
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	917	23843
Los Angeles - Palms	11952	27240
Los Angeles - Panorama City	33422	44415
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	3232	23800
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	16287	38925
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	594	18586
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	3384	30913
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	10478	29443
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	2233	34040
Los Angeles - Regent Square	873	31403
Los Angeles - Reseda	31930	41675
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1785	38503
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	1175	27791
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	26037	33365
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	1315	29604
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	27541	31564
Los Angeles - Silverlake	13186	29912
Los Angeles - South Carthay	3244	30618
Los Angeles - South Park	16843	44369
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1869	40772
Los Angeles - Studio City	6994	31168
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	23144	44098
Los Angeles - Sunland	6898	33800
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	211	32612
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	42012	50987
Los Angeles - Tarzana	10505	34023
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	13471	34119
Los Angeles - Thai Town	2796	28504
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	2544	29228
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	528	40429
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	473	25457
Los Angeles - Tujunga	8950	32183
Los Angeles - University Hills	925	26976
Los Angeles - University Park	11582	42184
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	11173	37223
Los Angeles - Valley Village	8513	34438
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	37533	40274
Los Angeles - Venice	9119	26912
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	7474	43453
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	3746	48923
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	18603	45168
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	24657	47419
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	2809	33444
Los Angeles - View Heights	1108	29995
Los Angeles - Watts	19579	45880
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	1835	37335
Los Angeles - West Adams	10914	39501
Los Angeles - West Hills	12861	31720
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	11521	30612
Los Angeles - West Vernon	24685	46016
Los Angeles - Westchester	13794	26731
Los Angeles - Westlake	20794	35033
Los Angeles - Westwood	16508	30509
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	22038	60998
Los Angeles - Wilmington	23586	41755
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	17090	34064
Los Angeles - Winnetka	19854	38339
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	20416	29999
Unincorporated - Acton	2005	25154
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	985	23689
Unincorporated - Altadena	11571	26527
Unincorporated - Anaverde	420	27851
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	92	7390
Unincorporated - Arcadia	2218	27791
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	17474	41171
Unincorporated - Athens Village	2819	57566
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	2723	40192
Unincorporated - Azusa	6357	39923
Unincorporated - Bassett	6176	41682
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	204	19012
Unincorporated - Bradbury	131	121296
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	3737	48357
Unincorporated - Castaic*	9572	35203
Unincorporated - Cerritos	189	32198
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	10	50000
Unincorporated - Claremont	158	22507
Unincorporated - Covina	6239	37095
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	5045	38383
Unincorporated - Del Aire	1216	27680
Unincorporated - Del Rey	144	45283
Unincorporated - Del Sur	700	28986
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	955	38307
Unincorporated - Duarte	2001	45190
Unincorporated - East Covina	90	27356
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	1640	30990
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	43	37719
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	58406	46624
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	430	6716
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	6305	41188
Unincorporated - East Whittier	1427	26894
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	2746	31236
Unincorporated - El Monte	0	0
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	286	17219
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	30310	46843
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	199	30152
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	16498	29500
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	4	400000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	762	30310
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	170	15483
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	319	22592
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	4438	22413
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	21	3107
Unincorporated - La Rambla	901	43422
Unincorporated - La Verne*	659	32304
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	2050	28992
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	203	30389
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	4069	31314
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	459	27937
Unincorporated - Lakewood	28	24561
Unincorporated - Lennox	7622	33812
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	311	17761
Unincorporated - Littlerock	1411	35091
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	362	27911
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	1323	37069
Unincorporated - Llano	107	12201
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	2692	28605
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	1123	28936
Unincorporated - Newhall	105	47727
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	509	42487
Unincorporated - North Whittier	3130	37440
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	5284	21984
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	38	17674
Unincorporated - Palmdale	267	31710
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	124	19968
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	433	22137
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	374	60420
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	24	5217
Unincorporated - Pomona	122	6295
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	3901	30226
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	1202	45171
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	280	30075
Unincorporated - Rosewood	511	39736
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	544	45599
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	1338	39810
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	12409	24321
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	44	5128
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	7929	39212
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	90	4423
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	63	20455
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	589	220599
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	3923	21068
Unincorporated - Saugus	343	221290
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	130	36517
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	121	26593
Unincorporated - South El Monte	759	42284
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	3173	35861
Unincorporated - South Whittier	21561	36407
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	252	32266
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	5934	28303
Unincorporated - Sun Village	2137	35404
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	587	45293
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	435	26236
Unincorporated - Val Verde	1214	36688
Unincorporated - Valencia	930	30273
Unincorporated - Valinda	9638	41239
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	3586	30821
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	7435	46057
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	188	12442
Unincorporated - West Carson	8242	37318
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	5	41667
Unincorporated - West LA	887	93172
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	4234	43050
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	495	36424
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	10738	39881
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	250	19231
Unincorporated - Westhills	198	23600
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	926	25143
Unincorporated - Whittier	989	26136
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	76	633333
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	16670	47747
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	1897	31475
- Under Investigation	70340
* --Case and death numbers include cases identified among persons detained at correctional facilities located in the city/community
Data are subject to change based on further investigation

The Department of Public Health is committed to promoting health equity and ensuring optimal health and well -being for all 10 million residents of Los Angeles County. Through a variety of programs, community partnerships and services, Public Health oversees environmental health, disease control, and community and family health. Nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health comprises of more than 5,000 employees and has an annual budget of $1.3 billion.

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health works to protect health,
prevent disease, and promote health and well-being.

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