The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) confirmed Monday that hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are trending downward in the county. The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations has steadily decreased over the past two weeks, according to Public Health officials. “Out of all our nearly 10.3 million L.A. County residents, including those who are not yet eligible for the ...

Reflecting the recent overall trend in Los Angeles County, cases among healthcare workers increased in early June through early August and have begun to decline over the past several weeks, officials said. According to the L.A. County Department of Public Health (Public Health), during the week ending August 7, there were 534 new cases of COVID-19 among healthcare workers. During ...

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital reported the highest number of coronavirus-related hospitalizations since early February on Monday. With 43 patients in the hospital, Henry Mayo now has the highest number of COVID-19 patients under their care since Feb. 10, according to spokesperson Patrick Moody. “This is the highest number of COVID patients we’ve had at Henry Mayo since Feb. 10,” Moody ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health), plans to revise the county health officer order to increase the efficiency of COVID–19 contact tracing as schools attempt to reopen for the fall semester. As school districts reopen, Public Health teams plan to add additional support to schools to assist with contact tracing and appropriate quarantining of students and ...

Los Angeles County residents that are unvaccinated are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized compared to those that are vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Los Angeles County data shows that the COVID-19 infection rate among unvaccinated persons was 4.9 times and the hospitalization rate was 29.2 times the rates of fully ...

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) inspectors continue to visit businesses across the County every day to ensure compliance with required  COVID-19 safety measures and masking guidelines, to provide technical assistance, and in response to complaints of non-compliance. Between Aug. 14 and Aug. 20, Public Health inspectors visited a total of 1,874 businesses, including restaurants, bars, breweries, ...

On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the license for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine continues to be available under emergency use authorization (EUA) for those 12 through 15 years old and for the third dose in certain immunocompromised individuals. ...

Masks are expected to be required at large outdoor events in Los Angeles County starting Thursday, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status, according to an updated health officer order. The updated Health Officer order requires all persons at an “Outdoor Mega Event to wear a face mask, except when actively eating or drinking,” according to a Tuesday announcement. The order goes ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) issued a Health Officer Order that would require all healthcare workers in L.A. County to be vaccinated by the end of next month. The Health Officer Order from L.A. Public Health issued Thursday requires that healthcare workers working in L.A. County be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 30 of ...

Representatives with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health encouraged the recent return to in-person learning for school-aged children following the California Department of Public Health health officer order requiring all school staff to either get vaccinated or submit to weekly testing. In a media briefing Thursday, L.A. County Public Health director Dr. Barbara Ferrer addressed concerns about the ...