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Press Release - Public Health to Modify Health Officer Order as ICU Capacity Falls Below 15% in Southern California

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 12/05/2020 03:20 PM PST

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

For Immediate Release:
December 5, 2020

Public Health to Modify Health Officer Order as ICU Capacity Falls Below 15% in Southern California

COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Continue to Break Records

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 44 new deaths and 8,948 new cases of COVID-19. This is the third consecutive day and fourth time this week the County has surpassed the previous all-time high of new cases. Over the last three days there have been a total of 25,402 new cases reported; a 3-day average of 8,467 daily new cases.

There are 2,769 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 23% of these people are in the ICU. This is more people hospitalized for COVID-19 than at any point during the pandemic and the fifth consecutive day the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 surpassed the all-time high.

As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge and ICU capacity declines in Los Angeles County and across the Southern California Region, the Los Angeles County Health Officer Order will be modified to align with the State Regional Stay Home Order to prevent crowding and mingling among non-household members and overwhelming our healthcare system.

The State announced a Regional Stay Home Order will go into effect and would remain in effect for at least three weeks in California regions where ICU capacity falls below 15%. According to the State, as of December 5, the Southern California Region has 12.5% staffed adult ICU capacity remaining. The State advises the Order goes into effect Sunday, December 6 at 11:59 p.m. and remains in effect for at least 3 weeks.

Because L.A. County is in the Southern California Region, the Los Angeles County Health Officer Order will be modified to fully align with additional safety measures across sectors and the required effective date. The Order prohibits private gatherings of any size, closes sector operations, and requires 100% masking and physical distancing. The State Regional Stay at Home Order is similar to the existing County Safer at Home Health Offer with additional sector closings.

The following sectors are required to close or remain closed for all operations:

Indoor and outdoor playgrounds
Indoor recreational facilities
Hair salons and barbershops
Personal care services
Museums, zoos, and aquariums
Movie theaters
Wineries
Bars, breweries, and distilleries
Family entertainment centers
Cardrooms and satellite wagering
Limited services as defined by the state
Live audience sports
Amusement parks

The following sectors will have additional modifications in addition to 100% masking and physical distancing:

Outdoor recreational facilities:Allow outdoor operation only without any food, drink or alcohol sales. Additionally, overnight stays for recreational visits at campgrounds will not be permitted.
Retail: Allow indoor operation at 20% capacity with entrance metering and no eating or drinking in the stores. Additionally, special hours should be instituted for seniors and others with chronic conditions or compromised immune systems.
Shopping centers: Allow indoor operation at 20% capacity with entrance metering and no eating or drinking in the stores and all common areas closed. Additionally, special hours should be instituted for seniors and others with chronic conditions or compromised immune systems.
Hotels and lodging:Allow to open for critical infrastructure support only.
Restaurants: Allow only for take-out, pick-up, or delivery.
Offices: Allow remote only except for critical infrastructure sectors where remote working is not possible.
Places of worship and political expression: Allow outdoor services only.
Entertainment production including professional sports: Allow operation without live audiences. Additionally, testing protocol and “bubbles” are highly encouraged.

The Order does not modify existing school guidance. Schools that are open under County protocols can continue to provide in-person instruction as permitted.

The following sectors are allowed to remain open with appropriate infectious disease preventative measures including 100% masking and physical distancing:

Critical infrastructure
Non-urgent medical and dental care
Childcare

Everyone in California must adhere to State Health Officer Orders. Counties may be more restrictive than State mandates, but not less restrictive.

To date, Public Health identified 439,408 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 7,886 deaths. Upon further investigation, 124 cases reported earlier were not L.A. County residents.

“To the families and friends experiencing the sorrow of losing of a loved one due to COVID-19, we send you our deepest sympathies,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “This week, almost 49,000 people tested positive for COVID-19. We can anticipate based on our experience, that 10% of newly infected individuals are likely to require hospital care a couple of weeks from now. That translates to close to 5,000 patients, and if even 20% of these patients need care in the ICU, they will require 1,000 staffed ICU beds. This is our likely reality in 2 weeks. And if we all can’t get behind the existing directives to stay home as much as possible and avoid all non-essential activities and places where you are likely to be in contact with non-household members, we are likely to bear witness to one of the worst healthcare crises our county has seen in our lifetime. The reality is we can still prevent the continued increases in people suffering and dying if we focus all of our collective will on doing what we know how to do; this is the time to take care of each other, and to always wear a face covering and keep a physical distance of at least 6-feet when outside and around others."

Of the 44 new deaths reported today, 18 people that passed away were over the age of 80 years old, 11 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, 10 people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64 years old, and four people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49 years old. Thirty-five people who died had underlying health conditions including 15 people over the age of 80 years old, nine people between the ages of 65 and 79 years old, eight people between the ages of 50 and 64 years old, and three people between the ages of 30 and 49 years. One death was reported City of Pasadena.

Ninety-three percent of the people who died from COVID-19 had underlying health conditions. Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity is available for 7,444 people (99 percent of the cases reported by Public Health); 52% of deaths occurred among Latino/Latinx residents, 24% among White residents, 14% among Asian residents, 9% among African American/Black residents, less than 1% among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander residents and 1% among residents identifying with other races.

Testing results are available for nearly 3,870,000 individuals with 10% of all people testing positive.

The Reopening Protocols, COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive Dashboard, Roadmap to Recovery, Recovery Dashboard, and additional things you can do 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	439408
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	417890
-- Long Beach	17550
-- Pasadena	3968
Deaths	7886
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	7468
-- Long Beach	282
-- Pasadena	136
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	7734
- 5 to 11	17086
- 12 to 17	21127
- 18 to 29	104387
- 30 to 49	142666
- 50 to 64	78835
- 65 to 79	30703
- over 80	12626
- Under Investigation	2726
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	211584
- Male	200718
- Other	200
- Under Investigation	5388
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	510
- Asian	14167
- Black	12992
- Hispanic/Latino	169409
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	1332
- White	39061
- Other	42060
- Under Investigation	138359
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	29334
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	17
- Asian	1045
- Black	695
- Hispanic/Latino	3863
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	23
- White	1755
- Other	46
- Under Investigation	24
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	322	1542
City of Alhambra	2104	2426
City of Arcadia	893	1546
City of Artesia	664	3954
City of Avalon	5	129
City of Azusa	2387	4770
City of Baldwin Park	4797	6249
City of Bell	2407	6625
City of Bell Gardens	3140	7290
City of Bellflower	3661	4710
City of Beverly Hills	1073	3108
City of Bradbury	28	2619
City of Burbank	2981	2781
City of Calabasas	460	1891
City of Carson	2981	3176
City of Cerritos	918	1834
City of Claremont	776	2127
City of Commerce*	965	7384
City of Compton	6175	6181
City of Covina	2261	4611
City of Cudahy	1743	7159
City of Culver City	700	1756
City of Diamond Bar	1044	1815
City of Downey	6655	5824
City of Duarte	884	4015
City of El Monte	6800	5799
City of El Segundo	214	1275
City of Gardena	1935	3156
City of Glendale	6775	3281
City of Glendora	1894	3590
City of Hawaiian Gardens	799	5444
City of Hawthorne	3270	3683
City of Hermosa Beach	382	1942
City of Hidden Hills	30	1587
City of Huntington Park	4317	7257
City of Industry	55	12586
City of Inglewood	4532	3990
City of Irwindale	102	6991
City of La Canada Flintridge	287	1387
City of La Habra Heights	70	1283
City of La Mirada	1441	2905
City of La Puente	2482	6099
City of La Verne	925	2779
City of Lakewood	2144	2668
City of Lancaster*	7240	4481
City of Lawndale	1100	3272
City of Lomita	357	1722
City of Lynwood*	5058	7020
City of Malibu	162	1250
City of Manhattan Beach	564	1567
City of Maywood	2009	7162
City of Monrovia	1212	3124
City of Montebello	3762	5844
City of Monterey Park	1505	2417
City of Norwalk	5572	5177
City of Palmdale	8588	5402
City of Palos Verdes Estates	157	1161
City of Paramount	3663	6538
City of Pico Rivera	4072	6334
City of Pomona	9441	6055
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	463	1083
City of Redondo Beach	1014	1476
City of Rolling Hills	16	825
City of Rolling Hills Estates	75	924
City of Rosemead	1523	2752
City of San Dimas*	1071	3103
City of San Fernando	1846	7500
City of San Gabriel	1120	2735
City of San Marino	138	1039
City of Santa Clarita	6887	3124
City of Santa Fe Springs	925	5037
City of Santa Monica	1635	1769
City of Sierra Madre	143	1301
City of Signal Hill	425	3603
City of South El Monte	1308	6263
City of South Gate	6858	6987
City of South Pasadena	464	1781
City of Temple City	855	2345
City of Torrance	2243	1503
City of Vernon	26	12440
City of Walnut	579	1896
City of West Covina	4702	4344
City of West Hollywood	989	2677
City of Westlake Village	58	694
City of Whittier	4034	4614
Los Angeles	179591	4440
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	433	5279
Los Angeles - Alsace	569	4572
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	2	5000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	102	4077
Los Angeles - Arleta	2564	7460
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	441	3007
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	956	3071
Los Angeles - Bel Air	138	1637
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	239	1908
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	279	2118
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	6558	7548
Los Angeles - Brentwood	566	1828
Los Angeles - Brookside	7	1205
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	226	3174
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	3419	5237
Los Angeles - Carthay	382	2660
Los Angeles - Central	3065	7861
Los Angeles - Century City	222	1735
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	2259	6690
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	1286	3470
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	150	1636
Los Angeles - Chinatown	267	3329
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	523	3594
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	571	3768
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	503	3637
Los Angeles - Crestview	313	2753
Los Angeles - Del Rey	682	2278
Los Angeles - Downtown*	1484	5395
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	1157	2923
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	1063	3630
Los Angeles - Echo Park	463	3248
Los Angeles - El Sereno	2162	5171
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	179	3134
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	419	4120
Los Angeles - Encino	1244	2754
Los Angeles - Exposition	111	3337
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	2158	4804
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	66	1833
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	496	5687
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	3539	7459
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	1130	3575
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	411	3818
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	2320	3987
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	1379	6412
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	380	2230
Los Angeles - Harbor City	806	2773
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	1574	3610
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	52	2159
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	816	4525
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	2408	6348
Los Angeles - Highland Park	1953	4036
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	708	5105
Los Angeles - Hollywood	2104	3083
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	616	2093
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	1207	4229
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	431	5339
Los Angeles - Koreatown	1789	3461
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	182	3992
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	1867	4424
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	890	6777
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	522	3426
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	1725	5292
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	491	6118
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	838	2957
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	145	4628
Los Angeles - Longwood	195	4531
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	396	1833
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	314	3679
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	46	1472
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	606	1427
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	61	1399
Los Angeles - Melrose	3090	3977
Los Angeles - Mid-city	431	2868
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	324	1802
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	1547	6413
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	918	3802
Los Angeles - North Hills	3283	5332
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	7084	4678
Los Angeles - Northridge	2630	3768
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	256	1202
Los Angeles - Pacoima	6372	8278
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	60	1560
Los Angeles - Palms	865	1971
Los Angeles - Panorama City	4994	6637
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	214	1576
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	2580	6166
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	49	1533
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	211	1927
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	760	2136
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	138	2104
Los Angeles - Regent Square	58	2086
Los Angeles - Reseda	4131	5392
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	221	4767
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	69	1632
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	2721	3487
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	132	2972
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	2036	2333
Los Angeles - Silverlake	1091	2475
Los Angeles - South Carthay	216	2039
Los Angeles - South Park	2887	7605
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	220	4799
Los Angeles - Studio City	458	2041
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	3049	5810
Los Angeles - Sunland	803	3935
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	9	1391
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	5857	7108
Los Angeles - Tarzana	1258	4074
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	1901	4815
Los Angeles - Thai Town	311	3171
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	186	2137
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	40	3063
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	40	2153
Los Angeles - Tujunga	943	3391
Los Angeles - University Hills	89	2596
Los Angeles - University Park	1565	5700
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	1269	4228
Los Angeles - Valley Village	771	3119
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	5433	5830
Los Angeles - Venice	594	1753
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	1026	5965
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	518	6765
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	2807	6815
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	4292	8254
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	362	4310
Los Angeles - View Heights	78	2112
Los Angeles - Watts	2844	6664
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	200	4069
Los Angeles - West Adams	1369	4955
Los Angeles - West Hills	992	2447
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	842	2237
Los Angeles - West Vernon	3533	6586
Los Angeles - Westchester	777	1506
Los Angeles - Westlake	3257	5487
Los Angeles - Westwood	864	1597
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	3147	8710
Los Angeles - Wilmington	2742	4854
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	1761	3510
Los Angeles - Winnetka	2352	4542
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	1721	2529
Unincorporated - Acton	139	1744
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	65	1563
Unincorporated - Altadena	1136	2604
Unincorporated - Anaverde	53	3515
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	9	723
Unincorporated - Arcadia	165	2067
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	2283	5379
Unincorporated - Athens Village	392	8005
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	427	6303
Unincorporated - Azusa	863	5420
Unincorporated - Bassett	987	6661
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	16	1491
Unincorporated - Bradbury	9	8333
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	273	3533
Unincorporated - Castaic*	2472	9091
Unincorporated - Cerritos	31	5281
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	29	4131
Unincorporated - Covina	782	4650
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	531	4040
Unincorporated - Del Aire	118	2686
Unincorporated - Del Rey	10	3145
Unincorporated - Del Sur	48	1988
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	109	4372
Unincorporated - Duarte	358	8085
Unincorporated - East Covina	13	3951
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	183	3458
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	2	1754
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	9779	7806
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	117	1827
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	971	6343
Unincorporated - East Whittier	151	2846
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	247	2810
Unincorporated - El Monte	8	5517
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	18	1084
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	5244	8104
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	0	0
Unincorporated - Glendora	24	3636
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	1761	3149
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	100	3978
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	12	1093
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	59	4178
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	360	1818
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	11	1627
Unincorporated - La Rambla	100	4819
Unincorporated - La Verne*	56	2745
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	149	2107
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	14	2096
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	502	3863
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	45	2739
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	1122	4977
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	32	1828
Unincorporated - Littlerock	159	3954
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	34	2621
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	166	4651
Unincorporated - Llano	13	1482
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	139	1477
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	114	2937
Unincorporated - Newhall	37	16818
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	51	4257
Unincorporated - North Whittier	376	4498
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	607	2525
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	3	1395
Unincorporated - Palmdale	30	3563
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	8	1288
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	32	1636
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	63	10178
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	0	0
Unincorporated - Pomona	28	1445
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	393	3045
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	116	4359
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	31	3330
Unincorporated - Rosewood	52	4044
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	53	4443
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	172	5118
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	1183	2319
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	3	350
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	1307	6464
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	15	737
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	7	2273
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	42	15730
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	204	1096
Unincorporated - Saugus	51	32903
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	16	4494
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	9	1978
Unincorporated - South El Monte	134	7465
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	308	3481
Unincorporated - South Whittier	3112	5255
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	24	3073
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	339	1617
Unincorporated - Sun Village	302	5003
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	88	6790
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	25	1508
Unincorporated - Val Verde	123	3717
Unincorporated - Valencia	67	2181
Unincorporated - Valinda	1331	5695
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	253	2174
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	1058	6554
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	8	529
Unincorporated - West Carson	690	3124
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	1	8333
Unincorporated - West LA	61	6408
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	631	6416
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	37	2723
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	1627	6043
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	14	1077
Unincorporated - Westhills	23	2741
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	112	3041
Unincorporated - Whittier	106	2801
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	5	41667
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	2219	6356
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	191	3169
- Under Investigation	5492

These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation. 124 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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