LA County Updates COVID-19 Numbers

The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health has confirmed 25 new deaths and 239 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

“Today’s number is the lowest number of new cases since March 26, and that’s a good thing,” said Barbara Ferrer, director of Public Heath Los Angeles County.

However, she warned that historically numbers are lowered on Mondays due to limited testing over the weekend.

The new numbers continue to rise with 9,420 total cases reported and 320 deaths reported. This number includes 332 cases reported in Long Beach and 117 cases reported in Pasadena; both cities have their own health departments. Also included in the total cases are: Glendale with 248 cases, La Cañada Flintridge with 20 cases, Eagle Rock with 35, Sunland with 31 and Tujunga with 15 cases reported. In the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, Angeles National Forest has reported zero cases and La Crescenta/Montrose has 10.

Over the last 48 hours, there have been 562 new cases reported. Eleven people who died were over the age of 65 and 12 people who died were between the ages of 41 and 65 years old. Twenty-two people had underlying health conditions; one person between the ages of 41 and 65 had no reported underlying health conditions. Two deaths were reported by the City of Long Beach.

Testing capacity continues to increase in LA County, with testing results available for almost 52,000 individuals and 13% of people testing positive.

“Healthcare workers risk their lives every day during the COVID-19 pandemic to save others. Public Health has confirmed three people that died from COVID-19 worked in a healthcare setting and 787 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have occurred among healthcare workers. One-third of these cases are among nurses and 9% among physicians. About 60% of these cases do not know or did not report how they were exposed. However, 24% of workers in these categories reported that they were exposed to COVID-19 through contact with a patient or another healthcare worker. Healthcare workers who are positive worked at 22 different settings across the County; 43% worked in hospitals, 19% worked in skilled nursing or assisted living facilities and 12% worked in outpatient settings,” according to Public Health.