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YOU FOR STANDING BY.
WELCOME TO THE LA COUNTY
COVID-19 UPDATE.
PHONE LINES ARE IN A LISTEN ONLY
MODE.
THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
LATER.
PRESS ONE AND ZERO IF YOU WISH
TO ASK A QUESTION TODAY.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL TURN THE
CONFERENCE OVER TO SUPERVISOR
KATHRYN BARGER
SPVSR. BARGER: THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US FOR TODAY'S PRESS
BRIEFING.
I'M THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS.
LOSS ANGELES COUNTY -- LOS
ANGELES COUNTY DR. MINTU  DAVIS
IS HERE ON BEHALF OF DR. BARBARA
FERRER.
WE ANNOUNCED A RENEWED STRUCTURE
FOR REOPENING BUSINESSES THAT
APPLIES TO ALL COUNTIES
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.
THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC WE HAVE
HAD DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF
MONITORING, LISTS AND GUIDELINES
FOR WHAT WE CAN AND WILL REOPEN.
I'M THANKFUL FOR THE STATE FOR
CREATING THIS NEW TIERED  SYSTEM
WHICH CLEARLY LAYS OUT HOW LOS
ANGELES COUNTY CAN AND WILL
PROCEED WITH REOPENING.
THE NEW PROCESS ALLOWS FOR LA
COUNTY TO MOVE TO THE PROCESS
AND ADDRESS THE HEALTH, SOCIAL
AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THIS
VIRUS WHILE WITH ALSO BETTER
ALIGNED WITH OUR NEIGHBORING
COUNTIES.
IT WILL PROVIDE APPROPRIATELY
TIME TO PREPARE BUSINESSES AND
INDUSTRY TO RIBBON SAFELY AND
WILL EQUIP THEM TO -- TO REOPEN
SAFELY AND IT WILL EQUIP THEM
WITH GUIDELINES THEY NEED TO
REAL OPEN.
IT IS ALREADY PERFORMING AND
DOES NOT DIMINISH OUR TESTING
WITH GALATIAN TO OTHER -- IN
RELATION TO OTHER AREAS PRINT WE
CONTINUE TO HAVE A BUSTED
TESTING IN PLACE.
AS OUR NUMBERS -- HAVE ROBUST
TESTING AND PLACE.
WITH THIS NEW GUIDANCE WE CAN
ALSO PRIORITIZE GETTING OUR
CHILDREN BACK TO SCHOOL.
WHILE WE CONTINUE TO MAKE
INVESTMENTS IN REMOTE EDUCATION,
IT CANNOT REPLACE IN PERSON
CLASSROOM LEARNING FOR MANY OF
OUR STUDENTS.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR
THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, LIST
LEARNERS AND YOUNGER CHILDREN IN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHICH THE
STATE HAS PRIORITIZED AS MOST IN
NEED OF IN PERSON TEACHING.
AS WE CONTINUE TO FACE THIS
PANDEMIC, THE ALL HAVE A PART TO
PLAY TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES
SAFE AND CONTINUE TO SLOW THE
SPREAD.
WE ALL KNOW THE BEST WAY TO
PROTECT YOURSELVES AND THOSE
AROUND YOU IS TO LIMIT
INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER PEOPLE
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, AND TO TAKE
PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT GETTING
COVID WHEN YOU ARE INTERACTING
WITH OTHERS.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR
PEOPLE AT INCREASED RISK OF
SEVERE ILLNESS FROM COVID-19,
WHICH INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL 65 AND
OLDER, AND THOSE WITH UNDERLYING
HEALTH CONDITIONS, TO PROTECT
THEMSELVES FROM CONTACTING THIS
VIRUS.
WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO
CONTINUE TO USE THE TOOLS THAT
WE KNOW ARE EFFECTIVE WEAR A
FACE COVERING.
WASH YOUR HANDS.
KEEP SIX FEET APART.
AND STAY HOME IF YOU ARE FEELING
L.
AS WE NAVIGATE THIS PANDEMIC
BUSINESSES HAVE OVERCOME SERIOUS
CHALLENGES.
TO ASSIST THEM DURING THIS TIME
THE COUNTY IS PROVIDING
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND EXTRA
SUPPORT.
THE L.A. COVID FUND PROVIDES
GRANTS BETWEEN 5000 AND $25,000
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, MICRON TO
PRINTERS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE,
NONPROFITS, WITH ALMOST --
MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS, WITH ALMOST
$109 ALLOCATED.
FOURTH ROUND OPENS TODAY AND
WILL LAST THROUGH THIS WEEK.
ONCE YOU APPLY IT YOU WILL
REMAIN IN THE SYSTEM FOR FUTURE
ROUNDS AND WILL NOT NEED TO
SUBMIT ANOTHER APPLICATION.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE FIND
AND TO APPLY, LEE'S VISIT
L.A. REGIONAL COVID FUND WEBSITE
AT
L.A. COVID FUND.ORG,  AGAIN
LACOVIDFUND.ORG.
WE ARE WORKING WITH COMMUNITY
GROUPS TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE
RESIDENTS.
PROVIDENCE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
DONATED $1 MILLION TO MEET THE
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH NEEDS
OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
PROVIDENCE IS PARTNERING WITH
THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPAND SERVICES
DURING COVID-19.
THE FUNDING, IN ADDITION TO AN
EARLIER ONE MILLION DOLLAR
CONTRIBUTION, WILL ENABLE ACCESS
TO ON-SITE HEALTH CARE AT
PROJECT RIM KEY LOCATIONS IN THE
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, WHICH
RESERVES HOTEL ROOMS AS
TEMPORARY HOUSING SOLUTIONS, FOR
THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY, 16
NONPROFIT COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS WILL RECEIVE
GRANTS TO PROVIDE HEALTH
SERVICES AT OUR PROJECT ROOM KEY
SITES.
THIS IS ANOTHER POSITIVE EXAMPLE
OF THE WAY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
ORGANIZATIONS ARE JOINING
FORCES, TO SUPPORT OUR
COMMUNITIES, DURING COVID.
WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE
DR. DAVIS UP TO GIVE YOU THE
WEEKLY COUNT.
THANK YOU
DR. DAVIS: THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR
BARKER AND TO THE ENTIRE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS --  SUPERVISOR
BARGER.
OUR COUNTY CONTINUES TO MOVE IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION THANKS IN
LARGE PART YOUR LEADERSHIP.
TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE
AWARENESS DAY.
FOR ANYONE STRUGGLING WITH
SUBSTANCE ABUSE, PLEASE KNOW
THAT THERE IS HELP AVAILABLE.
YOU CAN CALL THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
SERVICE HELPLINE AT
1-844-804-7500  FOR HELP.
FOR THOSE WORKING WITH THOSE WHO
HAVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW
FRAMEWORK RELEASED BY THE STATE
AND HOW IT IMPACTS LOS ANGELES
COUNTY IN OUR PROCESS FOR
REOPENING.
I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT
LEARNING FROM OUR RECENT PAST,
AND TAKING ACTION THAT WILL
PREVENT SPIKES IN CASES,
HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS,
ESPECIALLY AS LIMIT IT
APPROACHES.
-- AS LABOR DAY WEEKEND
APPROACHES.
FRIDAY MIDDAY, THE STATE
ANNOUNCED A NEW TIERED FRAMEWORK
TO MORE IS LIKE COMMUNITY --
COMMUNICATE EXTENT OF COMMUNITY
TRANSMISSION IN COUNTIES.
THIS SHOWS A SUMMARY,
INDICATORS, AND HOW COUNTIES ARE
CLASSIFIED AS HAVING WIDESPREAD,
SUBSTANTIAL, MODERATE OR MINIMAL
SPREAD OF COVID-19 VIRUS IN
THEIR COMMUNITY.
THEY WILL USE THIS TIERED SYSTEM
TO GUIDE POSSIBLE SECTARY
OPENINGS FOR EACH COUNTY TO
CONSIDER.
THE ULTIMATE DECISION ABOUT
SECTARY OPENINGS WILL REMAIN
UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE COUNTY
HEALTH OFFICER ORDERS, DEVELOPED
IN CONSULTATION WITH OUR BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY IS  INTIER 1,
MEANING THERE CONTINUES TO BE
WIDESPREAD TRANSMISSION OF THE
VIRUS IN THE COUNTY.
OUR CURRENT NUMBER 70 AVERAGE
CASES COME A NEW CASES -- OUR
CURRENT NUMBER OF SEVEN-DAY
AVERAGE OF NEW CASES PER 100,000
IS 13, DOUBLE THE THRESHOLD
WHICH REQUIRES WE HAVE FEWER
THAN 70 CASES PER 100,000
POPULATION.
EVEN THOUGH THE COUNTY CURRENT
TEST POSITIVITY RATE OF 5% PUTS
US IN TIER 2,  WHEN TWO METRICS
FALL IN DIFFERENT TIERS, THE
COUNTY PLACE OF THE COUNTY IN
THE MOST RESPECTIVE TIER.
HENCE LOS ANGELES COUNTY LIKE
MOST COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA, HAS
BEEN PLACED IN TIER 1.
OUR PATH FORWARD DEPENDS ON
REDUCING COMMITTED HE
TRANSMISSION SO CHILDREN CAN GET
BACK TO CLASSROOMS AND MORE
PEOPLE CAN GET BACK TO THEIR
JOBS WITH AS MUCH SAFETY AS
POSSIBLE.
TO PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE PROGRESS
IN SLOWING THE SPREAD OF
COVID-19 ACROSS COMMUNITIES IT
IS HELPFUL TO LOOK AT THE
TRENDLINE SINCE APRIL.
THIS GRAPH SHOWS THE SECOND --
SEVEN-DAY NUMBER OF CASES PER
100,000 PEOPLE FROM APRIL
1-APRIL 28.
IN EARLY APRIL WHEN BUSINESSES
EXCEPT THOSE ESSENTIAL WERE
CLOSED, WE SAW 400 CASES PER
DAY, INCREASING TO 1000 LATER IN
THE MONTH.
A FEW WEEKS AFTER BUSINESSES
REOPENED, COINCIDING WITH THE
MEMORIAL DAY AND JULY 4
HOLIDAYS, WE SAW A ROBERT
INCREASE IN CASES RISING -- A
RAPID INCREASE IN CASES RISING
TO 3000 CASES PER DAY IN THE
JULY.
SINCE AMPLE VENTING ADDITIONAL
OCCASIONS -- SINCE IMPLEMENTING
MODIFICATIONS INCLUDING MOVING
ACTIVITIES OUTDOORS AND
INCREASING COMPLIANCE AT WORK
SITES, WE HAVE SEEN THE NUMBER
OF NEW CASES DROP TO AN AVERAGE
OF 1200 THIS WEEK.
WHILE THIS IS GOOD NEWS, WE ARE
STILL SEEING A WAYS TO GO IN
TERMS OF TOO MANY NEW CASES,
INDICATIVE OF WIDESPREAD.
AS WE OFTEN MENTION, THE TEST
POSITIVITY RATE IS ANOTHER GOOD
INDICATOR OF HOW WE ARE DOING AT
SLOWING THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
IN APRIL, OUR TEST POSITIVITY
RATE WAS HIGH, AT 15%, BECAUSE
WE WERE LIMITING TESTING TO ONLY
PEOPLE WHO HAD SYMPTOMS AND WERE
IN HIGH RISK GROUPS.
TESTING BECAME FAR MORE
AVAILABLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF MONTHS.
OUR POSITIVITY RATE DROPPED TO
5% IN MAY.
UNFORTUNATELY, BY MID JULY,
AFTER REOPENING'S AND HOLIDAYS,
WHERE WE SAT MANY PEOPLE IN
CROWDS, THE POSITIVITY RATE
INCREASED QUICKLY AND PEAKED AT
9.5%.
THIS MONTH, WE HAVE SEEN A
RETURN TO THE TEST POSITIVITY
RATE WE WERE SEEING AT THEIR
LOWEST POINT IN LATE MAY, ON
AUGUST 22 POSITIVITY RATE IN LOS
ANGELES COUNTY WAS 5%.
AGAIN THIS IS GOOD NEWS BUT WE
ARE STILL SEEING TOO MANY CASES
INDICATIVE OF WIDESPREAD.
HOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE INCREASED
AND DECREASED IN RELATIONSHIP TO
CASES.
IN EARLY APRIL DURING SAFER AT
HOME, DAILY HOSPITALIZATIONS
WERE AT 1000 CASES.
SURGES IN HOSPITALIZATIONS
HAPPENED TWICE, ONE IT'S IN
EARLY MAY AND AGAIN IN MID JULY
WHEN HOSPITALIZATIONS REACHED
THEIR HIGHEST LEVELS ON JULY 22
WITH 2200 PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED.
CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 1,100
HOSPITALIZATIONS PER DAY, A
SIGNIFICANT DECLINE.
TWO OTHER FACTORS MAY CONTRIBUTE
TO THE DECLINE IN ADDITION TO
REDUCTION CASES.
THERE ARE YOUNGER PATIENTS WE
ARE SEEING, AND IMPROVED
TREATMENTS FOR TREATING COVER
19.
-- COVID-19.
TRAGICALLY, AS WE HAVE SEEN
CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS
INCREASE WE ALSO SIGNED INCREASE
IN DEATHS.
IN EARLY APRIL, DELI DEATHS
AVERAGED 11 PER DAY.
-- DAILY DEATHS AVERAGED 11 PER
DAY.
FOLLOWING A BRAKES AT NURSING
FACILITIES -- OUTBREAKS AT
NURSING FACILITIES IN APRIL AND
MAY AND HOSPITALIZATIONS IN MID
JULY.
RECENTLY, DEATHS DECLINE BUT
CURRENTLY AN AVERAGE OF 29
PEOPLE LOSE THEIR LIFE EVERY DAY
IN L.A. COUNTY TO THIS
DEVASTATING VIRUS.
AS WE APPROACH THE LABOR DAY
WEEKEND AND PLAN HOW OUR COUNTY
WILL REOPEN SCHOOLS AND
BUSINESSES, WE MUST LOOK AT
LESSONS LEARNED FROM OUR
EXPERIENCES THESE PAST SEVEN
MONTHS.
FOUR TRANSMISSION RATES TO
CONTINUE TO FALL, WORKERS NEED
TO BE PROTECTED THE ENTIRE TIME
THEY ARE AT WORK.
OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS IN
NURSING HOMES NEED TO BE SAFE.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO FORGO OUR
TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY TRADITIONS.
WE KNOW FOR SURE OUR HOLIDAY
GATHERINGS, PARTIES AND
COOKOUTS, CAN RESULT IN
INCREASES IN TRANSMISSIONS,
HOSPITALIZATIONS, AND DEATHS.
THE ABILITY FOR US TO REOPEN
MORE FULLY RELIES ON EVERYONE
DOING THEIR PART, BEING SMART IN
THEIR CHOICES AND REDUCING THE
RISK TO EXPOSURE OF COVID-19
EVERYDAY.
NEXT I WILL TOUCH UPON TRENDS WE
ARE SEEING IN SKILLED NURSING
FACILITIES.
AS WE CONSIDER A REPROACH TO
REOPENING WE MUST CONSIDER HOW
PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE
TO SERIOUS ILLNESS AND DEATH ARE
DOING.
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE
PANDEMIC, PEOPLE 65 AND OLDER
HAVE BEEN MORE LIKELY TO BE
HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19
COMPARED TO YOUNGER PEOPLE.
AND SADLY THEY HAVE BEEN MORE
LIKELY TO DIE FROM THE DISEASE.
ACROSS THE COUNTY, SKILLED
NURSING FACILITIES, ASSISTED
LIVING FACILITIES AND CONGREGATE
HOUSING FOR ELDERS WORK SITES
FOR EHRLICH COVID-19 OUTBREAKS
AND THIS WAS TRUE -- OTHER
CONGREGATE HOUSING FOR ELDERS
WORKSITES FOR EARLY COVID-19
OUTBREAKS.
THE BLUE LINE IS SKILLED NURSING
FACILITY ASSOCIATED DEATHS.
THIS SHOWS A STEEP DECLINE, 
AFTER IT PEAKED IN EARLY MAY AND
HAS SEEN A DOWNWARD TREND SINCE
THEN.
IT SHOWS THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE
WAS A SECOND WAVE OF INCREASED
DEATHS IN LATE JULY AND EARLY
AUGUST SKILLED NURSING FACILITY
RESIDENTS HAVE SEEN NO SUCH
INCREASE.
INSTEAD, SKILLED NURSING
FACILITY RESIDENTS MADE UP ONLY
ONE QUARTER TO ONE THIRD OF
DAILY REPORTED DEATHS SINCE MID
JULY.
NOW I RETURN TO OUR RECOVERY
METRICS WITH A FOCUS ON HEALTH
EQUITY.
WE HAVE BEEN REPORTING ON DATA
BY RACE AND ETHNICITY AND AREA
OF POVERTY.
WE DO THIS BECAUSE TOO OFTEN THE
BURDEN OF DISEASE IS CARRIED
UNFAIRLY BY PEOPLE OF COLOR AND
LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS.
IF WE ARE EXPLICIT ABOUT THESE
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTS WE CAN
TAILOR OUR RESPONSE TO ADDRESS
THEM.
AS WE RETURNED TO LOWERCASE
RATES, HOSPITALIZATIONS AND
DEATHS IN THE COUNTY AND LOOK
FOR REOPENING SCHOOLS AND MORE
BUSINESSES, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE SHARED BY
ALL RESIDENTS IN THE COUNTY.
AS YOU HAVE SEEN SINCE EARLY IN
THE PANDEMIC, OUR COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR AND LOW-INCOME CREAM
COMMUNITIES ARE BEARING -- LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES ARE BEARING
THE BRUNT OF VIRUS INFECTIONS
AND DEATHS.
WE TALK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THE
RECOVERY JOURNEY WILL NOT BE
COMPLETE UNTIL WE CLOSE THE GAPS
AND AT THE SAME TIME IMPROVE
HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR ALL.
THIS IS THE DAILY AGE-ADJUSTED
RATE OF CASES BY RACE AND
ETHNICITY.
THE YELLOW LIGHT ON TOP
REPRESENTS THE LATINX RESIDENTS
OF THE COUNTY.
WE LOVE THAT THE GREENLIGHT REP
SINCE BLACK RESIDENTS.
WHAT RESIDENTS ARE THE ORANGE
LINE, AND AGENT RESIDENTS, THE
BLUE LIGHT -- ASIAN RESIDENTS
THE BLUE LINE.
THIS SHOWS THE DISPROPORTIONATE
IMPACT OF COVID-19 AMONG LATINX
PARTICULARLY IN THE MONTH OF
JULY.
THIS RATE HAS BEEN DROPPING
SINCE MID JULY, GOOD NEWS.
LAST WEEK WE SAW LATINX AT THE
LOWEST POINT SINCE THE END OF
MAY AND WE ARE HOPEFUL WE WILL
CONTINUE TO SEE THIS DOWNWARD
TREND IN TRANSMISSION.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE DAILY RATE
BY AREA OF POVERTY.
THE ORANGE LINE ON TOP
REPRESENTS RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN
AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF
POVERTY.
THEY HAVE HAD THE HIGHEST CASE
RATES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE
PANDEMIC AND CONTINUE TO SUFFER
THE GREATEST DISEASE BURDEN
COMPARED TO OTHER INCOME GROUPS.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN AREAS WITH
THE LOWEST RATES OF POVERTY
EXPERIENCING LESS THAN HALF THE
CASES WHEN COMPARED TO THOSE IN
THE HIGHEST RATE OF POVERTY.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE
AGE-ADJUSTED HOSPITALIZATION
RATE BY AGE AND ETHNICITY IN THE
COUNTY.
LATINX RESIDENTS SHOWN HERE IN
THE YELLOW LINE, REPRESENT OR
EXPERIENCE A STEEP INCREASE IN
HOSPITALIZATIONS IN JULY WHICH
HAD FALLEN BACK TO PRE-JUNE
LEVELS BY MID AUGUST.
NOW LATINX RESIDENTS HAVE A
HOSPITALIZATIONS RATE FOUR TIMES
HIGHER THAN THAT OF ASIAN
RESIDENTS, SHOWN IN BLUE.
AND HAVE THE LOWEST RATE OF
HOSPITALIZATIONS IN THE COUNTY.
THE GREENLINE IS REPRESENTING
BLACK RESIDENTS, WHO DID NOT SEE
THE PEAK IN HOSPITALIZATIONS BUT
HAVE MAINTAINED A
HOSPITALIZATION RATE TWO TIMES
THAT OF WHITE AND ASIAN
RESIDENTS.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS TRENDS AS THEY
RELATE TO DEATHS AND RACIAL AND
ETHNIC GROUPS.
LATINX RESIDENTS HAVE AN MORE
LIKELY TO DIE OF COVID-19 THAN
OTHER RACIAL OR ETHNIC GROUPS.
THIS CHART SHOWS DEATHS THROUGH
AUGUST 22.
IT SHOWS A STEEP DECLINE IN
DEATHS AMONG LATINX RESIDENTS
SINCE EARLY AUGUST.
WE ARE HOPEFUL THIS TREND WILL
CONTINUE.
OTHER RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS
HAVE FLUCTUATED OVER THE SAME
TIME.
DELI DEATHS AMONG BLACK
RESIDENTS, SHOWN IN THE
GREENLINE, DECLINED STEADILY
SINCE MID JULY.
AGENT RESIDENTS INCREASED
SLIGHTLY IN JULY AND AUGUST BUT
DECLINED AGAIN.
-- ASIAN RESIDENTS.
THE ORANGE LINE WISH REPRESENTS
WHAT RESIDENTS -- WHICH
REPRESENT WHITE RESIDENTS HAS
BEEN CONSISTENTLY LOWER.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT
OF POVERTY ON DEATHS.
CASE RATES ARE HIGHEST FOR THOSE
IN HIGH POVERTY AREAS.
SO ARE THE DEATH RATES.
THIS GRAPH SHOWS INDIVIDUALS IN
AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF
POVERTY, THE ORANGE LINE, HAVE
CONSISTENTLY EXPERIAN'S THE
HIGHEST DUTCH EXPERIENCED THE
HASHED -- HAVE CONSISTENTLY
EXPERIENCED THE HIGHEST DEATH
RATE.
TODAY WE ARE SAD TO REPORT AN
ADDITIONAL 16 DEATHS TODAY.
EIGHT ARE OVER THE AGE OF 80.
SEVEN WHO PASSED AWAY HAD
UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS.
TWO OF THOSE WHO DIED ARE
BETWEEN 6579. -- 65-79.
TWO HAD UNDERLYING HEALTH
CONDITIONS.
FOUR BETWEEN THE EDGE OF 50-64.
TWO ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF
30-49 AND ONE HAD UNDERLYING
HEALTH CONDITIONS.
THIS BRINGS TOTAL DEATHS TO
5,784  IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
OUR SINCEREST CONDOLENCES GO OUT
TO EVERYONE GRIEVING A LOVED ONE
OR FRIEND WHO PASSED AWAY FROM
COVID-19.
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU, AS
ALWAYS.
93% OF THE PERSONS WHO DIED FROM
COVID-19 HAD A
HEALTH CONDITIONS.
I CAUTION YOU THAT MEANS 7% WERE
HEALTHY OR DID NOT HAVE AN
UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITION.
FOR THE 5,443  PEOPLE WHO PASSED
AWAY WERE RACE AND ETHNICITY
WERE IDENTIFIED,  51% WERE
LATINX.
24% ARE WHITE.
15% ARE ASIAN.
10% ARE BLACK.
PERCENT HAWAIIAN OR PACIFIC
ISLANDER AND 1% AS ANOTHER
ETHNICITY.
TODAY 1,122  NEW CASES BRINGING
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN LOS
ANGELES COUNTY TO 241,768.
THESE CASES INCLUDE 10,492
CASES IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH
AND 2,368  REPORTED BY THE CITY
OF PASADENA, WHICH HAVE
INDEPENDENT CITY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT.
WE ARE REPORTING 1583  CASES
AMONG PEOPLE EXPENSING
HOMELESSNESS.
441 ARE REFERRED TO ISOLATION
AND QUARANTINE SITES TO
APPROPRIATELY ISOLATE FOR THE
DURATION OF THEIR ILLNESS.
1,043  CASES ARE HOSPITALIZED.
33% ARE CONFIRMED CASES IN THE
ICU AND 90% ARE ON VENTILATORS
-- 19% ARE ON VENTILATORS.
WE HAVE INVESTIGATED A TOTAL OF
1608  RESIDENTIAL CONGREGATE
SETTINGS AND NONRESIDENTIAL
SETTINGS WITH AT LEAST ONE
CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19.
825  ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATED.
783  ARE CLOSED INVESTIGATIONS.
RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS INCLUDE
NURSING HOMES, ASSISTED LIVING
FACILITY'S, SHELTERS, TREATMENT
CENTERS, SUPPORTED LIVING AND
CORRECTION FACILITIES.
NONRESIDENTIAL SETTINGS A GOOD
WORKPLACE, FOOD AND RETAIL AND
EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS.
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES IN
INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS THIS
32107,  INCLUDING STAFF AND
RESIDENTS.
16364  OUR RESIDENTS AND 15743
OUR STAFF. -- ARE STAFF.
2,573  RESIDENTS HAVE DIED FROM
COVID-19.
OVER 2000 RESIDED IN SKILLED
NURSING FACILITIES.
ABOUT 16 REPORTED DEATHS TODAY, 
19% WERE SKILLED NURSING
FACILITY ASSOCIATED UPS.
AGAIN, -- ASSOCIATED DEATHS.
AGAIN, OUR HEARTS ARE WITH
EVERYONE GRIEVING A LOVED ONE OR
FRIEND WE LOST TO COVID-19 AND
WE ARE SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.
WE ARE REPORTING 3,555  CASES IN
JAIL FACILITIES.
3,153  AMONG PEOPLE INCARCERATED
AND 402  AMONG STAFF.
THERE ARE243 CASES IN THE STATE
PRISON -- 243  IN THE STATE
PRISON, 60  AMONG STAFF.
768  AND THE FEDERAL PRISON, 16 
AMONG STAFF.
142  CASES IN JUVENILE
FACILITIES, 60  AMONG YOUTH AND
82  AMONG STAFF.
2.3  MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
TESTED AND HAD RESULTS REPORTED
AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
OUR POSITIVITY RATE FOR ALL
THOSE TESTS ARE MADE THAT 10%.
IN CLOSING, AS WE ARE COMING UP
ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND, I WANT TO
SHARE WITH YOU TIPS FOR
CELEBRATING AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.
IT IS LIKELY GOING TO BE HOT
WEEKEND SO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO
AVOID THE HOTTEST PART OF THE
DAY AND KEEP COOL.
FIRST, ONLY GATHER WITH MEMBERS
OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD THIS HOLIDAY.
THERE IS MORE TO DO TOGETHER IN
OUR BE A FULL COUNTY.
EXPLORE A TRAILER HAVE A PICNIC
AT THE BEACH EARLY IN THE DAY.
IF YOU ARE AROUND OTHERS OUTSIDE
YOUR HOME, PLEASE WEAR A FACE
COVERING.
USER OWN UTENSILS, CUPS, FOOD
AND DREGS AND DO NOT SHARE WITH
OTHERS -- AND DRINKS, I DO NOT
SHARE WITH OTHERS.
AVOID CROWDS AND BE WILLING TO
CHANGE PLANS OR CHANGE LOCATION
IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A
CROWDED AREA.
AVOID CONFINED SPACES,
ESPECIALLY WHERE YOU CANNOT STAY
MORE THAN THREE STEPS AWAY FROM
OTHERS, IF THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE
AND OTHERS ARE NOT WEAR A FACE
COVERING'S.
IF YOU ARE SICK AND HAVE BEEN
EXPOSED TO SOMEONE POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19, PLEASE STAY-AT-HOME,
ISOLATE AND QUARANTINE.
THESE ACTIONS SAVE LIVES.
NOW WE WILL TAKE QUESTIONS.
>> TO ASK A QUESTION OVER THE
PHONE, PRESS ONE AND ZERO.
SPVSR. BARGER: FIRST QUESTION?
>> HOW MANY HOMELESS REPORTED AT
THIS POINT?
AND IF THE STATE IS SAYING IT IS
OK TO REOPEN MALLS AT LIMITED
CAPACITY AND RESUME LIMITED
OPERATIONS AT BARBERSHOPS, WHY
ARE YOU NOT UPDATING THE COUNTY
HEALTH OFFICER ORDER?
SPVSR. BARGER: I WILL LET DR.
DAVIS ANSWER THE FIRST PART.
THE SECOND PART IS OUR BOARD
WILL DISCUSS WITH DR. FERRER
TOMORROW A PROTOCOL MOVING
FORWARD TO RECOGNIZE THE STATE
HAS ALLOWED US TO OPEN AND WE
WANT TO DO IT IN A VERY
THOUGHTFUL PROCESS.
SO TOMORROW WE WILL BE
DISCUSSING IT AND MAKE
ANNOUNCEMENTS HOPEFULLY BY EARLY
AFTERNOON.
DR. DAVIS, ON THE FIRST PART?
DR. DAVIS: THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION, CLAUDIA.
WE HAVE 40 DEATHS IN PERSONS
EXPENSING HOMELESSNESS.
WE DID NOT -- PERSONS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY NEW DEATHS
REPORTED RECENTLY.
SPVSR. BARGER: NEXT QUESTION?
>> DR. DAVIS, YOU MENTIONED LAST
WEEK COUNTY OFFICIALS HAD TALKED
TO LOCAL OFFICIALS ABOUT LABOR
DAY.
I WONDER IF THERE ARE FURTHER
CONVERSATIONS THAT CAME FROM
THAT?
CONCERNS RAISED AT THE CITY
LEVEL?
AND IF L.A. COUNTY PLANS TO MAKE
UPDATED CHANGES IN REGARDS TO
AGE AT DECK -- REGARD TO BEACH
ACCESS OR OTHER OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES?
SPVSR. BARGER: GOOD QUESTION.
DR. DAVIS?
DR. DAVIS: I APPRECIATE THAT
QUESTION.
WE CONTINUE TO WATCH OUR DATA TO
SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND IF
THERE IS ANY INCREASED RISK.
I DO REMIND YOU WE STILL HAVE
WIDESPREAD TRANSMISSION.
SO WE WILL BE IN DISCUSSIONS AS
WE MOVE FORWARD AND WILL
CONTINUE TO WATCH OUR DATA.
THANK YOU.
SPVSR. BARGER: NEXT QUESTION?
>> IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TODAY
THAT THE NEW WHITE HOUSE PUBLIC
HEALTH ADVISOR HAS BEEN PUSHING
THE IDEA OF HERD  IMMUNITY
POLICY.
I WONDER IF YOU CAN REMIND US
WHERE L.A. PUBLIC -- LA COUNTY
PUBLIC HEALTH STANDS ON HERD
IMMUNITY?
THE SECOND QUESTION IS ON
SCHOOLS.
I WAS NOT FULLY CLEAR ON WHAT
THE NEW STATE GUIDANCE MEANS FOR
HOW LONG SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE TO
WAIT TO REOPEN?
DR. DAVIS: THANK YOU FOR THAT
QUESTION.
HERD  IMMUNITY, TO REMIND
PEOPLE, IS WHEN YOU GET AN
INFECTION AND YOU HAVE SOME
IMMUNITY BUILT UP AND ARE
PROTECTED FROM THAT INFECTION.
HAVING A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF
PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTY WHO HAVE
ALREADY HAD THE INFECTION AND
HAVE THE NATURAL PROTECTION, IS
WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, IN
TERMS OF HERD  IMMUNITY.
THERE HAS BEEN EVIDENCE PEOPLE
CAN BE REINFECTED.
WE HAD ONE CASE IN THE U.S.
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THING
REINFECTED WITH THIS VIRUS.
AT THIS POINT I THINK THE
QUESTION OF HERD IMMUNITY
REMAINS TO BE SEEN AND WE HAVE
TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE DATA.
IN TERMS OF SCHOOLS, THE WAIVER
PROGRAM IS STILL AVAILABLE TO
US.
IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE, THE
GUIDANCE RELATED TO SMALL
COHORTS OF SCHOOLS, AND THAT
WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH OUR BOARD
AS WE THINK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE
WITH CASES AND WHAT WE NEED TO
DO MOVING FORWARD.
IN GENERAL, I WILL SAY WHEN
YOU'RE IN A TIER,  RELATED TO
THE TIERED FRAMEWORK THE STATE
PUT OUT, YOU'RE INTENDED TO BE
IN THAT FOR THREE WEEKS UNTIL
YOU CAN CHANGE.
THAT IS TO SEE HOW YOUR DATA
CHANGES WHEN YOU BEFORE THE
CHANGES IN YOUR JURISDICTION, TO
PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT IS
HAPPENING AND BE ABLE TO ADJUST
AS NEEDED.
ONE MORE QUESTION, PLEASE?
>> DR. DAVIS, YOU SAID
ENFORCEMENT AT WORKPLACES IS ONE
OF THE REASONS CASES HAVE
DECREASED.
DO YOU THINK THERE SHOULD BE
FINES LEVIED AGAINST PEOPLE WHO
DO NOT WEAR MASKS IN PUBLIC IN
LA COUNTY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND?
DO THINK MASK ENFORCEMENT SHOULD
BE STRICTER IN PUBLIC SPACES?
DR. DAVIS: YOU KNOW, IT IS A
GOOD QUESTION.
AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS
AND ALL OF THIS IS, WE ARE NOT
GONNA ENFORCE OR FIND OUR WAY
OUT OF THIS.
-- FINE  OUR WAY OUT OF THIS.
WHEN PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE
WEARING A FACE COVERING, TO
PROTECT OTHERS.
BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW IF YOU
HAVE THE VIRUS AND CAN TRANSMIT
TO OTHERS.
THE MORE WE TALK TO PEOPLE AND
THE MORE WE SEE EVIDENCE THAT
FACE COVERINGS TO HELP, WE HOPE
THAT MORE PEOPLE TAKE THAT UP.
THERE ARE SOME JURISDICTIONS AND
SOME CITIES THAT HAVE TAKEN TO
THAT, SO THIS IS A JURISDICTION
BY JURISDICTION DISCUSSION
MOVING FORWARD.
IT REALLY IS THAT PEOPLE JUST
NEED TO DO IT.
IT IS SOMETHING PROTECTIVE OF
ALL OF US.
THANK YOU.
NOW LET'S MOVE TO REMARKS IN
SPANISH.
>> BUENAS TARDES, GRACIAS POR 
ACOMPAÑARNOS HOY. 
QUEREMOS HABLAR CON 
USTEDESSOBRE EL NUEVO MARCO DE 
REFERENCIA QUE LANZÓ EL ESTADO 
Y COMO ESTE IMPACTO EN EL 
CONDADO DE LOS ÁNGELES Y 
TAMBIÉN CÓMO IMPACTA NUESTRO 
PROCESO DE APERTURA. 
TAMBIÉN QUEREMOS REACCIONAR UN 
POCO SOBRE LO QUE DIJIMOS LA 
SEMANA PASADA Y LA IMPORTANCIA 
DE APRENDER SOBRE NUESTRO 
RECIENTE PASADO, DE TOMAR 
ACCIONES QUE VAN A EVITAR EL 
AUMENTO EN CASOS EN 
HOSPITALIZACIONES Y 
FALLECIMIENTOS, ESPECIALMENTE 
EL  CUANDO SE ACERCA EL FIN DE 
SEMANA PARA CELEBRAR EL DÍA DE 
TRABAJO. 
EL VIERNES PASADO, EL ESTADO 
ANUNCIÓ UN MARCO DE REFERENCIA 
CON VARIOS NIVELES PARA PODER 
COMUNICAR MÁS FÁCILMENTE EL 
NIVEL DE TRANSICIÓN COMUNITARIO 
EN DIFERENTES CONDADOS DEL 
ESTADO. 
ESTE GRÁFICO MUESTRA UN RESUMEN 
DE LOS CONDADOS DEL ESTADO Y 
LOS INDICADORES DE CADA UNO, Y 
CÓMO SE CALIFICAN LOS CONDADOS, 
YA SEA POR PROPAGACIÓN DE COVID 
19, GENERALIZADA, SUSTANCIAL O 
MÍNIMO.
EL SISTEMA QUE SE VA A USAR 
PARA GUIAR LAS POSIBLES 
CAPTURAS DE CADA SECTOR PARA 
QUE CADA CONDADO CONSIDERE, SIN 
EMBARGO LAS DECISIONES FINALES 
SOBRE LAS APERTURAS DE CADA 
SECTOR O EN ESTE OFICIAL DE 
SALUD LOCAL QUE SE DESARROLLAN 
EN CONJUNTO CON NUESTRA JUNTA 
DE SUPERVISORES. 
EL CONDADO DE LOS ÁNGELES SE 
ENCUENTRA ACTUALMENTE EN EL 
NIVEL NÚMERO 1, LO QUE 
SIGNIFICA QUE CONTINÚA HABIENDO 
UNA TRANSMISIÓN GENERALIZADA 
DEL VIRUS EN EL CONDADO. 
NUESTRO NÚMERO ACTUAL DE CASOS 
NUEVOS POR CADA 100,000 
PERSONAS ES 13, ESTO ES CASI EL 
DOBLE DE EL INICIO PARA PASAR 
AL NIVEL 2, PUESTO QUE SE 
REQUIERE QUE TENGAMOS MENOS DE 
7 CASOS NUEVOS POR DÍA POR CADA 
100,000 HABITANTES. Y QUE LA 
TASA ACTUAL DE POSITIVIDAD DE 
LAS PRUEBAS EN EL CONDADO DE 
LOS ÁNGELES DEL 5% NOS COLOCA 
EN EL NIVEL 2, CUANDO LOS 2 
GATOS CAEN EN NIVELES 
DIFERENTES EN CONDADO PONE EN 
EL DATO MÁS RESTRICTIVO POR ESO 
LA MAYORÍA DE LOS SOLDADOS 
SIGUEN EN EL NIVEL UNO. 
NUESTRO CAMINO HACIA LA 
RECUPERACIÓN DEPENDE DE QUE 
PODAMOS DISMINUIR LA 
TRANSMISIÓN COMUNITARIA DE 
FORMA SIGNIFICATIVA PARA QUE 
LOS ALUMNOS REGRESEN A SUS 
AULAS DE CLASES Y LOS 
TRABAJADORES.
 PARA PONER EN PERSPECTIVA 
NUESTRO PROGRESO, ES ÚTIL 
OBSERVAR LAS LÍNEAS DESDE 
ABRIL. 
ÉSTE GRÁFICO MUESTRA EL NÚMERO 
DE CASOS DE 7 DÍAS POR CADA 
100,000 PERSONAS  DESDE EL 1 DE 
ABRIL HASTA EL 8 DE AGOSTO. 
COMO PUEDE VER, A PRINCIPIO DE 
ABRIL CUANDO ESTABAN CERRADOS 
TODOS LOS NEGOCIOS EXCEPTO LOS 
ESENCIALES, VIVIMOS ALREDEDOR 
DE 400 CASOS NUEVOS POR DIA 
AUMENTANDO ALREDEDOR DE MI 
CASOS POR DÍA A FINAL DE MES, 
COINCIDIENDO TAMBIÉN CON EL 
MEMORIAL DAY Y CON LAS 
VACACIONES DEL 4 DE JULIO VIMOS 
UN AUMENTO DE CASOS. 
DESDE QUE SE IMPLEMENTARON 
MODIFICACIONES ADICIONALES 
INCLUYÓ EL TRASLADO DE MUCHAS 
ACTIVIDADES AL AIRE LIBRE Y EL 
AUMENTO DE LAS ACTIVIDADES DE 
CUMPLIMIENTO EN LAS ACTIVIDADES 
DE TRABAJO, HEMOS VISTO QUE EL 
NÚMERO DE CASOS NUEVOS SE 
REDUJO A UN PROMEDIO DE 1200 
PARA LA SEMANA PASADA. COMO 
PODEMOS OBSERVAR ESTA ES UNA 
BUENA NOTICIA, TODAVÍA ESTAMOS 
VIENDO DEMASIADOS CASOS NUEVOS, 
LO QUE INDICA UNA PROPAGACIÓN 
GENERALIZADA. 
COMO HEMOS MENCIONADO, LA TASA 
DE POSITIVIDAD DE LA PRUEBA DE 
COVID 19 ES OTRO BUEN INDICADOR 
DE CÓMO ESTAMOS HACIENDO PARA 
LA PROPAGACIÓN DEL VIRUS. 
EN ABRIL NUESTRA TASA DE 
POSITIVIDAD FUE EL 15% PORQUE 
LIMITAMOS LAS PRUEBAS A SÓLO 
LAS PERSONAS QUE TENÍAN 
SÍNTOMAS Y ESTABAN EN GRUPOS DE 
ALTO RIESGO, SIN EMBARGO LAS 
PRUEBAS ESTUVIERON MUCHO MÁS 
DISPONIBLE DURANTE LOS 
SIGUIENTES 2 MESES Y NUESTRA 
TASA DE POSITIVIDAD SE REDUJO 
ALREDEDOR DEL 5% EN MAYO, 
DESAFORTUNADAMENTE A MEDIADOS 
DE JULIO DESPUÉS DE LAS 
APERTURAS Y LAS VACACIONES QUE 
VIMOS MULTITUDES DE PERSONAS, 
LA TASA DE POSITIVIDAD AUMENTÓ 
RÁPIDAMENTE Y AUMENTÓ A UN 
9.5%. 
ESTE MES HEMOS VISTO REGRESO A 
LA TASA DE POSITIVIDAD DE 
PRUEBAS QUE ESTÁBAMOS VIENDO EN 
SU PUNTO MÁS BAJO. 
EL 22 DE AGOSTO LA TASA DE 
POSITIVIDAD FUE DE 5%. 
LAS HOSPITALIZACIONES HAN 
AUMENTADO Y DISMINUIDO AL LADO 
DE LOS CASOS. 
DURANTE EL PRINCIPIO DE ABRIL 
LAS HOSPITALIZACIONES DIARIAS 
ERAN DE APROXIMADAMENTE 1000 
CASOS. LOS AUMENTOS REPENTINOS 
DE HOSPITALIZACIONES OCURRIERON 
2 VECES, UNA VEZ A PRINCIPIO DE 
MAYO, Y NUEVAMENTE A MEDIADOS 
DE JULIO, CUANDO LAS 
HOSPITALIZACIONES ALCANZARON 
SUS NIVELES MÁS ALTOS CON UNAS 
2000 PERSONAS HOSPITALIZADAS. 
CABE DESTACAR QUE ACTUALMENTE 
HAY ALREDEDOR DE 1100 
HOSPITALIZACIONES POR DÍA, LO 
QUE INDICA UNA DISMINUCIÓN 
SIGNIFICATIVA, ADEMÁS LA 
REDUCCIÓN DE LOS CASOS OTROS 2 
FACTORES PUEDEN CONTRIBUIR A 
LAS REDUCCIONES, PACIENTES MÁS 
JÓVENES Y TRATAMIENTOS 
MEJORADOS. 
TRÁGICAMENTE ASÍ COMO VIMOS 
AUMENTAR LOS CASOS Y LAS 
HOSPITALIZACIONES TAMBIÉN VIMOS 
UN AUMENTO EN LOS 
FALLECIMIENTOS, A PRINCIPIOS DE 
ABRIL LLEGARON A UN PROMEDIO DE 
11 POR DÍA. 
 NUEVAMENTE NUEVA  DESPUÉS DE  
NUESTRO AUMENTO REPENTINO 
AUMENTO. 
AUNQUE RECIENTEMENTE 2 
FALLECIMIENTOS HAN IDO 
DISMINUYENDO, EN LA ACTUALIDAD 
UN PROMEDIO DE 29  PERSONAS 
PIERDEN LA VIDA EN EL CONDADO 
DE LOS ÁNGELES A CAUSA DE ESTE 
VIRUS. 
A MEDIDA QUE NOS ACERCAMOS AL 
FIN DE SEMANA FESTIVO, Y A LA 
VEZ PLANEAMOS CÓMO MOSTRÓ 
CONDADO REABRIRÁ ESCUELAS Y MÁS 
NEGOCIOS DEBEMOS ANALIZAR LAS 
ACCIONES Y EXPERIENCIAS DURANTE 
LOS ÚLTIMOS 7 MESES, PARA QUE 
LAS TASAS DE TRANSMISIÓN SIGAN 
BAJANDO LOS TRABAJADORES DEBEN 
ESTAR PROTEGIDOS DURANTE TODO 
EL TIEMPO, Y NUESTROS 
RESIDENTES MÁS VULNERABLES EN 
HOGARES DE ANCIANOS DEBEN ESTAR 
SEGUROS, Y DEBEMOS SEGUIR  
ENTENDIENDO QUE NO PODEMOS 
TENER NUESTRAS CELEBRACIONES 
COMO ANTES DE LA PANDEMIA. 
SABEMOS CON CERTEZA QUE 
NUESTRAS REUNIONES FESTIVAS, 
FIESTAS Y COMIDAS AL AIRE LIBRE 
RESULTA EN AUMENTO EN LA 
TRANSACCIÓN, HOSPITALIZACIONES 
Y FALLECIMIENTOS. 
LA CAPACIDAD DE ABRIR MÁS 
AMPLIAMENTE DEPENDE DE QUE 
TODOS HAGAN SU PARTE Y TOMEN 
DECISIONES INTELIGENTES PARA 
PODER REDUCIR EL RIESGO DE 
EXPOSICIÓN CADA DÍA. 
AHORA MENCIONAREMOS BREVEMENTE 
LAS TENDENCIAS QUE ESTAMOS 
VIENDO EN LOS CENTROS DE 
ENFERMERÍA ESPECIALIZADA, AL 
CONSIDERAR NUESTRA META PARA LA 
APERTURA DEBEMOS CONSIDERAR LA 
SITUACIÓN ENTRE PERSONAS QUE 
SON MÁS VULNERABLES A 
ENFERMEDADES GRAVES Y 
FALLECIMIENTOS. DESDE EL 
COMIENZO DE LA PANDEMIA LAS 
PERSONAS DE 65 AÑOS O MÁS HA 
TENIDO MAYOR RIESGO DE SER 
HOSPITALIZADAS POR COVID 19 EN 
COMPARACIÓN CON LAS PERSONAS 
MÁS POBRES, Y A TENIDO MÁS 
PROBABILIDADES  DE MUERTE. 
EN TODO EL PAÍS LAS 
INSTALACIONES DE ENFERMERÍA  
ESPECIALIZADAS Y OTRAS 
VIVIENDAS PARA PERSONAS 
MAYORES, FUERON LUGARES DE 
BROTES TEMPRANOS PARA 
CORONAVIRUS, Y ESTO TAMBIÉN 
SUCEDIÓ EN EL CONDADO DE LOS 
ÁNGELES. 
EN ESTE GRÁFICO EN LA LÍNEA 
VERDE SON TODOS LOS 
FALLECIMIENTOS EN EL CONDADO, Y 
LA LÍNEA AZUL SON 
FALLECIMIENTOS ASOCIADOS CON 
CENTRO DE ENFERMERÍA 
ESPECIALIZADA. 
ESTA GRÁFICA MUESTRA UN FUERTE 
AUMENTO EN LAS MUERTES POR 
CORONAVIRUS LOS CENTROS DE 
ATENCIÓN ESPECIALIZADA QUE 
ALCANZÓ SU PUNTO  MÁXIMO EN EL 
MES DE MAYO Y DESDE ENTONCES HA 
IDO A LA BAJA. 
ADEMÁS PODEMOS OBSERVAR QUE A 
PESAR DE QUE HUBO UNA 2 OLA DE 
FALLECIMIENTOS LOS PRESIDENTES 
DE LOS CENTROS ESPECIALIZADOS 
VISTO  ESE MISMO MOMENTO. 
AHORA PASAREMOS A NUESTROS 
DATOS DE RECUPERACIÓN CON UN 
ENFOQUE EN LA IGUALDAD DE LA 
SALUD. 
COMO USTEDES HAN PODIDO 
OBSERVAR HEMOS ESTADO 
OBSERVANDO DATOS POR RAZA Y POR 
COMUNIDAD, Y POBREZA POR ÁREA. 
QUEREMOS DECIR QUE HACEMOS ESTO 
PORQUE CON DEMASIADA FRECUENCIA 
LAS PERSONAS SUFREN POR ESTOS 
CAUCES. 
A MEDIDA QUE VOLVEMOS A  TASAS 
MÁS BAJAS DE HOSPITALIZACIONES 
Y FALLECIMIENTOS EN EL CONDADO 
ESTAMOS EN EL CAMINO HACIA LA 
REAPERTURA DE ESCUELAS Y 
NEGOCIOS, QUEREMOS ASEGURARNOS 
DE QUE ESTAS MEJORAS SEAN 
COMPARTIDAS POR TODOS LOS 
RESIDENTES DEL CONDADO.
 COMO HA VISTO DESDE EL 
COMIENZO DE LA PANDEMIA  
NUESTRAS COMUNIDADES DE  
DIFERENTES ETNIAS, 
ESPECIALMENTE LAS LATINAS LAS 
AFROAMERICANAS Y LAS DE BAJOS 
INGRESOS ESTÁN SUFRIENDO POR 
ESTE VIRUS.
EL VIAJE A LA RECUPERACIÓN NO 
ESTARÁ COMPLETO HASTA QUE 
CERREMOS ESTAS BRECHAS Y AL 
MISMO TIEMPO MEJOREMOS LOS 
RESULTADOS DE SALUD PARA TODOS.
ESTA GRÁFICA ES LA TASA DIARIA 
DE  CASOS AJUSTADOS POR EDAD Y 
ETN LA LÍNEA AMARILLA 
REPRESENTA A LOS PRESIDENTES 
LATINOS, LA LÍNEA VERDE 
REPRESENTA A LOS RESIDENTES 
AFROAMERICANOS, LOS RESIDENTES 
ASIÁTICOS POR LA LÍNEA AZUL. 
ESTE GRÁFICO MUESTRA MUY 
CLARAMENTE EL IMPACTO 
DESPROPORCIONADO EN LAS 
INFECCIONES POR CORONAVIRUS 
ENTRE LOS PRESIDENTES LATINOS, 
PARTICULARMENTE DURANTE EL MES 
DE JULIO. 
SIN EMBARGO TAMBIÉN VEMOS QUE 
ESTÁ CAYENDO DESDE MEDIADOS DE 
JULIO. 
ESTAS SON BUENAS NOTICIAS, Y LA 
SEMANA PASADA VIMOS LA CASA DEL 
HATILLO EN EL 5 MÁS BAJOS DE 
FINES DE MAYO, Y TENEMOS 
ESPERANZA DE SEGUIR VIENDO ESTA 
TENDENCIA A LA BAJA. 
ESTE GRÁFICO MUESTRA LA TASA DE 
CASOS DIARIO POR ÁREA DE 
POBREZA. 
EN ESTE GRÁFICO LA LÍNEA 
ANARANJADA A LOS PRESIDENTES 
QUE VIVEN EN ÁREAS CON LAS 
TASAS MÁS ALTAS DE POBREZA, 
ESTOS RESIDENTES HAN TENIDO LAS 
TASAS DE CASOS MÁS ALTO  DESDE 
EL COMIENZO DE LA PANDEMIA Y 
CONTINÚA SUFRIENDO LA MAYOR 
CARGA DE ENFERMEDAD EN 
COMPARACIÓN CON TODOS LOS DEMÁS 
GRUPOS DE INGRESOS. 
EN COMPARACIÓN LAS PERSONAS QUE 
VIVEN EN LA VÍA MÁS BAJA DE 
POBREZA EXPERIMENTAN MENOS DE 
LA MITAD EN COMPARACIÓN CON LAS 
QUE VIVEN EN LAS ÁREAS MÁS 
POBRES. 
ESTE GRÁFICO MUESTRA LAS TASAS 
DE HOSPITALIZACIÓN AJUSTADAS 
POR EDAD Y RAZA ETNICA DEL 
CONDANDO.
 LOS RESIDENTES EN LATINOS 
EXPERIMENTARON UN FUERTE 
AUMENTO EN LAS 
HOSPITALIZACIONES EN JULIO, QUE 
HABÍA VUELTO A LOS NIVELES 
ANTERIORES A MEDIADOS DE AGOSTO.
 AHORA LOS PRESIDENTES LATINOS 
TIENEN UNA TASA DE 
HOSPITALIZACIÓN QUE ES CASI 4 
VECES MAYOR QUE LA DE LOS 
RESIDENTES ASIÁTICOS, QUE SE 
MUESTRA EN LA LÍNEA AZUL.
 JUSTO DEBAJO DE LA LÍNEA 
AMARILLA ESTÁ LA LIVE VERDE QUE 
REPRESENTA A LOS RESIDENTES 
AFROAMERICANOS. 
ESTE GRÁFICO NOS MUESTRA LAS 
TENDENCIAS RELACIONADAS CON LAS 
MUERTES Y LOS GRUPOS ÉTNICOS Y 
RACIALES. 
UNA VEZ MÁS LOS RESIDENTES 
LATINOS LAMENTABLEMENTE HAN 
TENIDO MÁS PROBABILIDADES DE 
MORIR QUE OTROS GRUPOS 
RACIALES. 
ESTA GRÁFICA MUESTRA QUE LOS 
FALLECIMIENTOS HASTA EL 2 DE 
AGOSTO, PODEMOS OBSERVAR UNA 
FUERTE DISMINUCIÓN DE 
FALLECIMIENTO ENTRE LOS 
PRESIDENTES LATINOS DESDE 
PRINCIPIOS DE AGOSTO. 
ESPERAMOS QUE ESTA TENDENCIA 
CONTINÚA. 
OTROS GRUPOS RACIALES Y ETNICOS 
HAN FLUCTUADO DURANTE EL MISMO 
PERÍODO Y CREEMOS QUE LOS 
FALLECIMIENTOS DIARIOS ENTRE 
LOS RESIDENTES AFROAMERICANOS 
QUE SE MUESTRA EN LA LÍNEA 
VERDE DISMINUYEN DE MANERA 
CONSTANTE DESDE MEDIADOS DE 
JULIO. 
LOS RESIDENTES ASIÁTICOS QUE SE 
AUMENTARON LIGERAMENTE EN JULIO 
Y A PRINCIPIOS DE AGOSTO, PERO 
PARECE HABER VUELTO A 
DISMINUIR. 
 Y LA LÍNEA ANARANJADA QUE 
REPRESENTA A LOS RESIDENTES 
BLANCOS HA SIDO 
CONSISTENTEMENTE MÁS BAJA DE 
OTROS GRUPOS RACIALES Y 
ETNICOS. 
FINALMENTE QUEREMOS RESALTAR EL 
PACTO DE LA POBREZA LOS 
FALLECIMIENTOS ASÍ COMO EN LA 
TASA DE CASOS SON MÁS ALTAS 
PARA PERSONAS QUE VIVIR ÁREAS 
DE ALTA POBREZA TAMBIÉN LO SON 
LAS TASAS DE MORTALIDAD.
 POR ESTA GRÁFICA MUESTRA QUE 
LAS PERSONAS QUE VIVEN EN LAS 
ÁREAS CON LAS TASAS MÁS ALTAS 
DE POBREZA, LA LÍNEA DE BAJADA 
A EXPERIMENTADO LAS TASAS MÁS 
ALTAS DE FALLECIMIENTO. 
AQUELLOS QUE VIVEN EN LAS ZONAS 
MÁS POBRES DEL CONDADO TIENEN 
UNA LÍNEA DE MORTALIDAD CASI 4 
VECES MAYOR QUE LOS QUE VIVEN 
EN OTRAS ZONAS DEL CONDADO.
 AHORA PARA EL INFORME DIARIO. 
NOS DA TRISTEZA RECORDAR 16 
FALLECIMIENTOS MÁS EL DÍA DE 
HOY. 
ELEVA EL NÚMERO TOTAL A 5784 EN 
EL CONDADO DE  LOS ÁNGELES. 
NUESTRO SENTIDO PÉSAME PARA 
TODOS LOS QUE ESTÁN EN DUELO. 
93% DE LAS PERSONAS QUE HAN 
FALLECIDO POR CORONAVIRUS 
TENÍAN PROBLEMAS DELICADOS DE 
SALUD. 
EL 50% DE LOS  DE LOS 
FALLECIDOS SON LATINOS. 
HOY TAMBIÉN ESTAMOS REPORTANDO 
1022 CASOS NUEVOS. 
ESTO ELEVA EL NÚMERO TOTAL DE 
CASOS CONDADO DE LOS ÁNGELES 
221,768. 
ESTAMOS REPORTANDO 1583 CASOS 
CONFIRMADOS ENTRE PERSONAS SIN 
HOGAR. 
ENTRE ESTOS CASOS 481FUERON 
REMITIDOS A SITIOS DE 
AISLAMIENTO Y  CUARENTENA. 
ACTUALMENTE SE ENCUENTRAN 
HOSPITALIZADOS Y 1043 CASOS 
CONFIRMADOS. 
HEMOS INVESTIGADO UN TOTAL DE 
1608 ENTORNO DE RESIDENCIALES 
CONGREGADOS, Y RESIDENCIALES, 
AL MENOS UN CASO CONFIRMADO DE 
CORONAVIRUS. DE ESTOS 825 ESTÁN 
SIENDO INVESTIGADOS ACTUALMENTE.
EL TOTAL DE CASOS CONFIRMADOS 
EN ENTORNOS INSTITUCIONALES ES 
DE 32,107, INCLUIDO TANTO 
PERSONAL COMO LOS RESIDENTES. 
16,384 DE ESTOS CASOS 
CONFIRMADOS SON RESIDENTES. 
NOS DA TRISTEZA INFORMADA 2597 
EN ENTORNOS INSTITUCIONALES HAN 
FALLECIDO POR CORONAVIRUS.
DE LOS 16 FALLECIMIENTOS 
REPORTADOS HOY, 3, EL 19% 
FUERON FALLECIMIENTOS ASOCIADOS 
CON CENTROS DE ENFERMERÍA 
ESPECIALIZADOS. 
UNA VEZ MÁS NUESTROS 
PENSAMIENTOS ESTÁN CON TODOS 
LOS QUE ESTÁN EL DUELO POR SUS 
SERES QUERIDOS. 
ESTAMOS REPORTANDO 3555 CASOS 
CONFIRMADOS EN ALGÚN MOMENTO EN 
LAS CÁRCELES.
HAY 243 CASOS LA PRISIÓN 
ESTATAL, 758 CASOS EN LAS 
PRISIONES FEDERALES, Y 142 
CASOS EN LAS INSTALACIONES 
JUVENILES. 
TAMBIÉN CABE DESTACAR QUE CASI 
2.3 MILLONES DE PERSONAS SE HAN 
HECHO PRUEBAS, Y SE HAN 
INFORMADO RESULTADOS AL CONDADO 
DE LOS ÁNGELES, Y EL 10% DIERON 
 RESULTADOS POSITIVOS. 
PARA TERMINAR, COMO NOS 
ACERCAMOS AL FIN DE SEMANA 
FESTIVO QUEREMOS COMPARTIR CON 
USTEDES ALGUNOS CONSEJOS PARA 
CELEBRAR DE LA MANERA MÁS 
SEGURA POSIBLE. 
ES PROBABLE QUE SEA UN FIN DE 
SEMANA CALUROSO ASÍ QUE 
ASEGÚRESE DE TOMAR PRECAUCIONES 
PARA EVITAR LA PARTE MÁS 
CALUROSA DEL DÍA Y MANTENERSE 
FRESCO. 
PRIMERO REÚNASE CON MIEMBROS DE 
SU HOGAR ESTE FIN DE SEMANA 
FESTIVO, HAY MUCHO QUE HACER 
JUNTOS EN UN HERMOSO CONDADO, 
EXPLORE LOS SENDEROS JUNTO CON 
LA FAMILIA, O VAYA A UNA DE LAS 
HERMOSAS PLAYAS  TEMPRANO EN EL 
DÍA, SI SE ENCUENTRA FUERA DE 
SU CASA  POR FAVOR UTILICE UNA 
CUBIERTA PARA CARAS, UTILICE 
SIEMPRE SUS PROPIOS UTENSILIOS 
Y NOS COMPARTA CON OTRAS 
PERSONAS AUNQUE SEAN MIEMBROS 
DE SU HOGAR, EVITE LAS 
MULTITUDES AUNQUE SEA FLEXIBLE 
Y ESTÉ DISPUESTO A CAMBIARSE DE 
UBICACIÓN SI ESTÁ EN 1 A CON 
MUCHAS PERSONAS A SU ALREDEDOR, 
EVITE LOS ESPACIOS CONFINADOS 
ESPECIALMENTE EN ALGÚN LUGAR 
DONDE VISTA FÍSICO NO ES 
POSIBLE Y LAS PERSONAS NO ESTÉN 
USANDO LA CUBIERTA DE TELA, Y 
SI HA ESTADO EXPUESTO A ALGUIEN 
ENFERMO . CON UNA VIRUS, 
AÍSLESE O PÓNGASE EN CUARENTENA 
SEGÚN CORRESPONDA. 
RECUERDE QUE TODAS ESTAS 
ACCIONES SON MOVIDAS. 
>> HOLA, CÓMO ESTÁN? 
"UNIVISIÓN", A PESAR DE QUE EL 
GOBERNADOR ANUNCIÓ EL PLAN DE 
APERTURA DE ALGUNAS COSAS AQUÍ 
AL CONDADO, LOS SALONES DE 
BELLEZA AÚN  TIENE QUE 
CONTINUAR CERRADOS Y OPERANDO 
POR QUÉ ESTA DECISIÓN Y CUÁNTO 
SE PODRÍA HABER UNA APERTURA?
>> MUCHAS GRACIAS POR ESA 
PREGUNTA. 
ES CIERTO, SÍ, NO TODOS LOS 
SECTORES PARA VOLVER A ABRIR. 
COMO MENCIONAMOS ACTUALMENTE 
HAY VARIOS NIVELES PASADOS EN 
EL RIESGO DE TRANSICIÓN ASÍ QUE 
VARIOS SECTORES VAN A CONTINUAR 
TRABAJANDO AFUERA, TAMBIÉN SE 
TOMA EN CUENTA LOS DATOS 
LOCALES, AUNQUE TENGAN PERMISO 
PARA REABRIR EL ESTADO, AQUÍ EN 
EL CONDADO DE LOS ÁNGELES 
SEGUIMOS UTILIZANDO NUESTROS 
DATOS LOCALES, IGUAL QUE 
TENIENDO CONVERSACIONES NUESTRA 
JUNTA DE SUPERVISORES PARA QUE 
CUALQUIER DECISIÓN QUE SE TOME 
EN EL CONDADO DE LOS ÁNGELES 
SEA LA MÁS SEGURA PARA TODAS 
LAS PERSONAS DE CONDADO. 
VAMOS A TENER QUE TENER 
PACIENCIA Y SEGUIR UTILIZANDO 
LOS DATOS QUE TENEMOS AL 
FRENTE. 
