Update
March 25, 2020

By Mary O’KEEFE

The public is invited to join a telephonic town hall with Congressman Adam Schiff.

Congressman Schiff held a telephonic town hall last Thursday and will be holding another one tomorrow, Thursday, at 7 p.m.

The questions from the public at last week’s town hall covered a variety of issues concerning COVID-19 and the response from the federal government. Participants asked questions covered medical and financial concerns.

He was joined by representatives from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and Victor Parker, district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration-Los Angeles District Office.

Tomorrow, the Congressman will again take questions and share information with the public. For those who would like to join the conversation they can do so by calling (855) 962-1154 at 7 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, March 26.

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Today, Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health confirmed three new deaths and 138 new cases of COVID-19. All three of the individuals who died were over the age of 65 and had underlying health conditions. One resided in Gardena, one in Wilmington and the other case is still under investigation.

To date, there are 799 cases throughout LA County including 13 deaths.

“Upon completion of investigations, two cases reported earlier were not LA County residents and one death has been reclassified as a suspect case and is pending evaluation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of today, 160 positive cases [20% of positive cases] have been hospitalized,” according to a LACDPH.

A death of a young person, under the age of 17, reported on Tuesday is under investigation.

Of the 799 cases, 80% are in the age range of 18 to 65, 40% are in the age range of 18 to 40 years old, and 1% has passed away.

As of Tuesday, 6,300 people have been tested for COVID-19 and 11% were positive.

The total number of cases include Glendale with 12 cases, La Cañada Flintridge with three cases, Sunland has one positive case and Tujunga has one case.