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COVID-19 Transmission Spikes Among Young Population In L.A. County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) reported that almost half of all new cases of COVID-19 have arisen among the younger population, with the highest increase in the percentage of cases among residents between 18 and 40 years of age as of Monday.

On Monday, Public Health confirmed 48 new deaths and 1,584 new cases of COVID-19, with 33 deaths of individuals over the age of 65, 13 deaths of individuals between the ages of 41 and 65 and one death of an individual between the ages of 18 and 40. 

In the evaluation by Public Health, hospitalizations for individuals between 18 and 40 years of age have increased significantly, from about 10% of hospitalized cases in April to around 25% in July.

The Understanding America Study administered by USC’s Dornsife Center found that 55.2% of LA County residents have been in close contact (within 6 feet) of people who do not live with them in the last 7 days as of Monday. This is an increase from the 30.5% reported from April 8-14.

Available testing results show that nearly 9% of individuals undergoing evaluation test positive out of over 1,213,000 individuals. The 7-day average of the daily positivity rate provided stood at 11.6 percent as of Tuesday.

As of Tuesday, 120,539 positive cases of COVID-19 have been identified by Public Health across Los Angeles County, resulting in a total of 3,579 deaths. 93% of people who died had underlying health conditions. 

“Many families are experiencing the profound grief of losing a loved one to COVID-19. We are so sorry for your loss, and wish you healing and peace,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Director of Public Health in a news release. “Our ability to follow the most basic infection control and distancing directives reduces serious illness, and even death of the people we love, and the death of those loved by others. What we do now determines where we are in 3-4 weeks. The sooner we all recommit to taking care of each other, the sooner we create a new normal, where we get back to work, school, and our friends and extended family.”

Public Health continues to advocate the Three C’s: Crowded places, Confined Spaces and Close contact with others not in your household to limit the transmission of COVID-19. Officials recommend for everyone to continue wearing their face covering over the mouth and nose, while maintaining a six feet distance between anyone not in your household when in a public setting, according to Public Health. 

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 can be found on the Public Health website.


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Born and raised in Santa Clarita, Rachel Matta has always had a love for writing and media. The first time she ever smiled was actually while she was laying next to her mom as she flipped through the pages of a magazine. Upon graduating from high school in 2019, she chose to major in both journalism and political science at College of the Canyons with the intention of concentrating in news reporting. She began her journey at KHTS as a news intern in the summer of 2020 and officially joined the newsroom in the spring of 2021, intending to move forward with compassion and inquisition.