UPDATE
May 7

LA County

The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 51 new deaths of COVID-19 bringing the total number of deaths in LA County to 1,418.

There were 815 new positive cases of COVID-19 reported bringing the total number of positive cases in LA County to 29,427 as of May 7 .

As of today, 5,238 people who tested positive for COVID-19 (19% of positive cases) have been hospitalized at some point during their illness. Testing capacity continues to increase in LA County, with testing results available for nearly 208,000 individuals with 12% of people testing positive.

Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent announcement to add more than 80 community testing sites across the state focused on under-served communities, LA County is launching eight testing sites. The new testing sites are opening on a rolling basis over the course of this week and early next. These eight sites are part of the 80 testing sites statewide powered through a partnership with OptumServe, the federal government health services business of Optum, a leading health services innovation company.

Testing will be by appointment only. Registration for all sites is now open. While anyone can sign up for a test, prioritization will align with all LA County testing sites, including those who are symptomatic as well as those who are asymptomatic and in institutional settings, over the age of 65, have a chronic medical condition, or are an essential worker. Anyone can sign up for an appointment, regardless of insurance or immigration status. Individuals will not be charged at any test sites.

“We’re so pleased to partner with the state and OptumServe to help meet county and state goals for testing,” said Dr. Christina Ghaly, director of Health Services for LA County.  “Our focus has been on expanding testing capacity among vulnerable populations and in under-served, at-risk, and low-income communities.  These new state-supported sites are an important part of the overall plan to expand testing access in areas that most need it.”

Information on the sites:

1.  ChapCare, 1595 N. Lake Avenue, Pasadena 91104

2.  West Jordan High School [Jordan Plus High School], 171 W. Bort St., Long Beach 80905

Schedule for May

3. CSULA, 5151 State University Drive, LA 90032 [LA BioSpace Building, 1900 block of Paseo Rancho Castilla, across the street from Public Safety Building

4.  Santa Monica College [SMU] 2800 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, 90405 [also known as the “Airport” satellite campus

5.  Hawthorne Memorial Center —Betty Ainsworth Sports Center, 3851 W. El Segundo Blvd., Hawthorne 90250.

Schedule for May 11

6.  ChapCare, 10408 Vacco Street, Ste A, South El Monte, 91733

7.  Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 21840 Normandie Avenue, Torrance 90502

8.  County of LA Crenshaw Area Office, 3606 West Exposition Blvd, LA 90016

To register for these sites, please visit lhi.care/covidtesting