Today, Friday, Public Health confirms 47 new deaths and 1,439 new cases of COVID-19. To date, Public Health has identified 246,407 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 5,977 deaths.

“Every day we think of all the many families experiencing the profound loss of losing a loved one to COVID-19 and send our deepest sympathies,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, director of Public Health. “We have an opportunity this holiday weekend to change the trajectory of the virus in LA County. Our last two summer holidays both led to increases in cases, hospitalizations and deaths. I believe it is possible to celebrate Labor Day without repeating our last failures if everyone understands how much depends on individual actions we each will take. Please have fun without exposing others or yourself to COVID-19. This is not the time or the place for parties or gatherings. We will all win if we each do our part.”

Of the 47 new deaths reported today, 14 people who passed away (excluding Long Beach and Pasadena) were over the age of 80, 16 people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, 11 people who died were between the ages of 50 and 64, and four people who died were between the ages of 30 and 49. Twenty-nine people had underlying health conditions including nine people over the age of 80, 10 people between the ages of 65 and 79, six people between the ages of 50 and 64, and four people between the ages of 30 and 49. One death was reported by the City of Long Beach and one death was reported by the City of Pasadena.

The City of Glendale reported 3,203 cases, the City of La Cañada Flintridge reported 168, Sunland reports 414, Tujunga 449, and in the unincorporated section of La Crescenta-Montrose, 171 cases were reported.

Ninety-two 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 5,622 people (99% of the cases reported by Public Health).

Testing results are available for more than 2,347,000 individuals with 10% of all people testing positive.

The Reopening Protocols, COVID-19 Data Dashboard, Recovery Metrics, 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.