WELCOME TO LA COUNTY COVID
UPDATE.
LATER WE WILL OPEN IT UP TO
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS.
IF YOU SHOULD REQUIRE ASSISTANCE
DURING THE CALL, PLEASE PRESS
STAR AND ZERO.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR HOST,
SUPERVISOR HILDASOLIS.
SUPR. SOLIS: GOOD AFTERNOON, AND
THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US AT
TODAY'S PRESS BRIEFING WE WOULD
LABOR DAY IS APPROACHING THIS WE
CAN, AND LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE,
IT WILL HAVE TO LOOK VERY
DIFFERENT FOR THIS YEAR.
IT IS CLEAR THAT OUR WORKERS ARE
THE PEOPLE THAT KEEP OUR SOCIETY
RUNNING, AND THEY NEED OUR HELP
NOW, MORE THAN EVER.
THIS WEEKEND, LET'S KEEP THEM AT
THE TOP OF OUR MINDS, AND AVOID
CROWDS.
CONTINUE TO WEAR OUR MASKS, AND
ONLY GATHER WITH PEOPLE IN OUR
HOUSEHOLD.
THESE ACTIONS NOT ONLY KEEP YOU
SAFE, BUT THEY KEEP OUR WORKERS
SAFE.
THAT IS HOW WE CAN CELEBRATE AND
HONOR OUR WORKERS THIS LABOR
DAY, BY CONTINUING TO FLATTEN
THE CURVE AND KEEP EVERYONE
SAFE.
WE ARE ONCE AGAIN BACK ON THE
PATH OF RECOVERY, WHICH MEANS
REOPENING MAY BE IN SIGHT.
IN FACT, WE ARE ANNOUNCING TODAY
THAT HAIR SALONS AND BARBERSHOPS
AND LA COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
RESUME INDOOR OPERATIONS AT 25%.
OUR HEALTH OFFICER, DR. DAVIS,
WILL GO INTO THESE DETAILS
FURTHER IN A LITTLE BIT.
WHAT WE CAN EASILY BE KNOCKED
OFF THAT PATH OF RECOVERY IF WE
SEE ANOTHER SURGE IN CASES AFTER
THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, WHICH WAS
WHAT HAPPENED AFTER MEMORIAL DAY
AND THE FOURTH OF JULY.
SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO YOUR
PART.
YESTERDAY, THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED
MY MOTION TO IMPLEMENT THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S
PLAN TO BETTER PROTECT LOS
ANGELES COUNTY RESIDENTS FROM
THE FLU READ AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE
ONCE AGAIN APPROACHING THE FLU
SEASON.
BUT THIS YEAR, THERE IS A LOT OF
UNCERTAINTY BECAUSE THE
INFLUENZA SEASON WILL OCCUR
DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
ALTHOUGH THE FLU AND COVID-19
ARE DIFFERENT VIRUSES, AND WE
DON'T YET KNOW HOW THEY INTERACT
WITH ONE ANOTHER, THERE ARE
CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE CAN BE
INFECTED WITH BOTH, POSSIBLY
EXACERBATING YOUR SYMPTOMS.
AND THE POTENTIAL INFLUX OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE INFLUENZA
COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR
HOSPITAL SYSTEMS CAPACITY AT A
TIME WHEN WE NEED THOSE PRECIOUS
BEDS THE MOST.
THAT'S WHY GETTING VACCINATED
FOR THE FLU IS MORE CRITICAL NOW
THAN EVER BEFORE.
WE DON'T HAVE A VACCINE FOR
COVID-19, BUT WE DO HAVE A FLU
VACCINE.
BUT WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE MORE
RELUCTANT NOW TO VISIT
PHARMACIES AND DOCTORS OFFICES
WHEN FLU VACCINES ARE
ADMINISTERED.
THAT'S WHY MY MOTION CALLS FOR A
ROBUST PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN TO
ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO GET
VACCINATED.
WE MUST CREATE FLU VACCINE
CLINICS AND HARD-TO-REACH
COMMITTEES AND LAUNCH POP UP
DRIVE-THRU VACCINATION SITES IN
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
WE MUST MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY
ARE IN ORDER TO DO THIS WORK
EFFECTIVELY AND PROTECT THE
PUBLIC HEALTH.
ADDITIONALLY, LOU VACCINES ARE
WIDELY AVAILABLE THROUGH COMEDIC
CLINICS, LOCAL PHARMACIES, AND
PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS.
THE BEST WAY TO RECEIVE A FLU
VACCINE IS TO CONSULT WITH YOUR
HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.
IF YOU ARE UNINSURED,  YOU CAN
CALL211, OR VISIT VACCINE
FINDER.ORG TO FIND A VACCINATION
SITE FREE OF COST.
WE ARE ADAPTING TO A LIFE AT
HOME, AND THIS CAN BE
CHALLENGING.
IT CAN BE ISOLATING, AND IT CAN
ALSO CREATE TENSION AND STRESS.
MANY PEOPLE ARE FEELING ANXIOUS
AND DEPRESSED RIGHT NOW.
THESE ARE DIFFICULT TIMES, AND
IT IS EASY FOR US TO FEEL
OVERWHELMED.
I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, BUT I
THINK IT IS WORTH REPEATING.
IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO KEEP YOUR
CONNECTIONS RIGHT NOW, EVEN
THOUGH WE ARE ALL AT HOME.
CALL, EMAIL, TEXT, AND VIDEO
CHAT WITH THE PEOPLE IN YOUR
LIFE.
TRY TO REACH OUT EVERY DAY.
IT HELPS YOU, AS WELL AS THE
PEOPLE YOU ARE CONNECTING WITH.
NO ONE HAS TO BE ALONE RIGHT
NOW.
IF YOU FEEL OVERWHELMED OR
STRESSED AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
TO SOMEONE, YOU CAN CALL THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS CENTER,
24/7 HEALTH LINE AT 800 854
-7771.
THERE ARE FREE EDUCATION
WORKSHOPS TO INDIVIDUALS AND
FAMILIES SEEKING WORKSHOPS.
IT HAS BEEN EVEN MORE CRITICAL
DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC,
THE CRISIS DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
IN THE RECENT REPORT, THE RISE
OF COVID-19 IN THE SOUTHEAST LOS
ANGELES, THE INSTITUTE FOR
PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND LATINO
DECISIONS FOUND THAT ONLY 15% OF
SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES HAD BEEN
TESTED FOR COVID-19, DESPITE THE
WIDESPREAD AVAILABILITY OF SUCH
TESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS IN PART DUE TO THE
ANXIETY OUR COMMUNITIES FEEL
ABOUT BEING TESTED.
OUR DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
AND OUR PARTNERS CAN HELP WITH
THAT ANXIETY AND I URGE OUR
COMMUNITIES TO PLEASE REACH OUT.
HOWEVER, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE
ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT SAFE
AT HOME, AND WE WANT TO HELP.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING ABUSE OR THE THREAT
OF VIOLENCE IN YOUR HOME,
CONFIDENTIAL HELP IS AVAILABLE
24/7.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE SERVICES REMAIN
AVAILABLE AND SHELTERS ARE OPEN
AND ACCEPTING INTAKES.
EVEN WHEN SHELTERS ARE FULL,
THERE IS ADDITIONAL SAFE HOUSING
AVAILABLE THROUGH PROJECT SAFE
HAVEN AND OTHER HOUSING SUPPORTS
PRIVY LOCAL AGENCIES CAN HELP
YOU ACCESS THAT HOUSING.
SERVICES FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY
GYMNASTIC VIOLENCE INCLUDE
SHELTER, COUNSELING, LEGAL
ASSISTANCE, AND MANY OTHER
SERVICES, INCLUDING IF YOU JUST
NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE.
KNOW THAT ALL PROVIDERS ARE
PROVIDING SERVICES IN A SAFE WAY
THAT COMPLIES WITH ALL PUBLIC
HEALTH GUIDANCE.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO EXPERIENCE
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE TO ACCEPT
SERVICES FROM A PROVIDER.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE INCLUDES A LOT OF
DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND COURSE OF CONDUCT.
IF YOU'RE FEELING UNSAFE IN YOUR
HOME, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO THESE
RESOURCES.
THEY CAN HELP YOU FIND THE RIGHT
WORDS TO SAY TO ASSIST SOMEONE
TO SAFETY.
TO BE CONNECTED TO DO MYSTIC
VIOLENCE SERVICES THAT ARE
CONFIDENTIAL, PLEASE CALL THE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE AT
1-800-978-3600.
ENTER YOUR ZIP CODE AND YOU WILL
BE CONNECTED TO A DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE HOTLINE.
IF YOU ARE SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS
IN DANGER OF IMMEDIATE HORN --
IMMEDIATE HARM, EMERGENCY
PROTECTIVE ORDERS ARE BEING
ISSUED.
THE COURTS ARE OPEN AND DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE
BEING ISSUED.
FAMILY SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO
ASSIST YOU IN THERE ARE
UP-TO-DATE RESOURCES ON THE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNCIL'S
WEBSITE AT PUBLIC HEALTH. LA
COUNTY.GOV.
LET'S CONTINUE DOING OUR PART TO
PROTECT AND TAKE CARE OF ONE
ANOTHER, ESPECIALLY THIS HOLIDAY
WEEKEND.
THANK YOU, AND NOW I WOULD LIKE
TO INTRODUCE DR. MUNTU DAVIS.
DR.  DAVIS:  THANK YOU,
SUPERVISORSOLIS, AND TO THE
ENTIRE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US.
TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO
YOU ABOUT OUR CURRENT NUMBERS,
THE LATEST UPDATES WE HAVE ON
CASES AND DEATHS AMONG PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
STAFF WORKING IN SHELTERS.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO UPDATE YOU
ON CHANGES WERE MAKING IN
CORONATION WITH OUR BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND THE STATES OF
DATA REOPENING FRAMEWORK.
FIRST, ON OUR STATUS.
WE ARE SAD TO REPORT WE HAVE 51
ADDITIONAL DEATHS TODAY, 22 OF
THESE ARE AMONG PEOPLE WHO DIED
OVER THE AGE OF 80, AND 17
PEOPLE WHO PASSED AWAY HAD
UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS.
15% THESE PEOPLE WHO DIED OR
BETWEEN AGES OF 65-79, 10 PEOPLE
HAD UNDERLYING HEALTH
CONDITIONS.
EIGHT OF THE PEOPLE WHO DIED ARE
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 50-64, AND
SIX OF THESE PEOPLE HAD
UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS.
THREE OF THE PEOPLE WHO DIED ARE
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 30-49, AND
ONE OF THESE PEOPLE HAD
UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS.
TWO OF THE PEOPLE WHO DIED WERE
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-29.
NEITHER OF THESE PEOPLE HAD
UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS.
INFORMATION ON THE ONE DEATH
REPORTED BY THE CITY OF LONG
BEACH IS AVAILABLE AT LONG
BEACH.GOV.
THIS UNFORTUNATELY BRINGS THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS TO 5878
AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
AS USUAL, OUR THOUGHTS AND
PRAYERS CONTINUE TO BE WITH
PEOPLE ACROSS OUR COMMUNITIES
WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES AND
FRIENDS TO THIS VIRUS.
92% OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED
FROM COVID 19 HAD UNDERLYING
HEALTH CONDITIONS.
THIS AGAIN MEANS THAT A PERCENT
OF THE PEOPLE WHO DIED FROM OVER
19 ARE HEALTHY OR HAD NO KNOWN
UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS.
FOR THE 5535 PEOPLE WHO HAVE
PASSED AWAY WHERE WE KNOW RACE
AND ETHNICITY, 51% ARE LATINO,
24% ARE WHITE, 15% ARE ASIAN,
10% ARE BLACK, LESS THAN 1% ARE
NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR PACIFIC
ISLANDER, AND 1% IDENTIFY WITH
ANOTHER RACE OR ETHNICITY.
WERE REPORTING 1457 NEW CASES
TODAY.
THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
CASES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO
243,935.
THESE CASES INCLUDE 10,674 CASES
REPORTED BY OUR PARTNERS IN THE
CITY OF  LONG BEACH AND2387
CASES REPORTED BY THE CITY OF
PASADENA, WHICH HAVE INDEPENDENT
CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.
16,667 CASES HAVE BEEN AT SOME
POINT HOSPITALIZED.
7% OF ALL POSITIVE CASES HAVE
BEEN HOSPITALIZED.
1048 CONFIRMED CASES ARE
CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED.
31% OF THESE CONFIRMED CASES ARE
IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND
17% ARE ON VENTILATORS.
WE HAVE INVESTIGATED A TOTAL OF
1660 RESIDENTIAL CONGREGATE
SETTINGS AND NONRESIDENTIAL
SETTINGS WITH AT LEAST ONE
CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19.
OF THESE, 847 ARE BEING
CURRENTLY INVESTIGATED, AND 813
ARE CLOSED INVESTIGATIONS.
RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS AGAIN
INCLUDE NURSING HOMES, ASSISTED
LIVING FACILITIES, SHELTERS,
TREATMENT CENTERS, SUPPORTED
LIVING, AND CORRECTIONAL
FACILITIES.
NONRESIDENTIAL SETTINGS INCLUDE
WORKPLACES, FOOD AND RETAIL, AND
EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS.
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES  IN
INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS IS32,599,
INCLUDING BOTH STAFF AND
RESIDENTS.
16,517 OF THESE CONFIRMED CASES
ARE RESIDENTS, AND 16,082 OUR
STAFF.
SET REPORT THAT 2632 RESIDENTS
IN INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS HAVE
DIED FROM COVID 19.
2377 RESIDED IN SKILLED NURSING
FACILITIES.
A 50 NEWLY REPORTED DEATHS
TODAY, EXCLUDING LONG BEACH AND
PASADENA, 12, OR 24%, WERE
ASSOCIATED WITH SKILLED NURSING
FACILITIES.
AGAIN, OUR HEARTFELT SYMPATHIES
ARE WITH ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE
LOST SOMEONE TO COVID-19.
WE ARE REPORTING 3570 CONFIRMED
CASES AT SOME POINT IN JAIL
FACILITIES.
3166 AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE
INCARCERATED  AND404 AMONG
STAFF.
THERE ARE 244 CASES IN THE STATE
PRISON, 183 AMONG PEOPLE
INCARCERATED AND 61 AMONG STAFF.
758 CASES ARE IN THE PRESENT --
PRISON FACILITY, 16 AMONG STAFF.
143 CASES IN THE JUVENILE
FACILITIES, 61 AMONG YOUTH, AND
82 AMONG STAFF.
OVER 2.3 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN TESTED AND HAD RESULTS
REPORTED IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
THE POSITIVITY RATE FOR ALL
THOSE CASES REMAINS AT 10%.
THE SEVEN-DAY POSITIVITY RATE
WAS 4.7%.
NOW I LIKE TO UPDATE YOU ON
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
AND STAFF MEMBER'S ACROSS THE
COUNTY WHO WORK WITH THIS
POPULATION.
THIS POPULATION IS AMONG THE
MOST VULNERABLE IN ARCHIMEDES
AND I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK
ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS AND STAFF
WHO HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE
WORKING SO HARD TO HELP PROTECT
PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS DURING THIS
PANDEMIC.
AT THE OUTSET OF THE PANDEMIC,
WE HAD GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS
POPULATION.
THEY ARE UNABLE TO JUST STAY AT
HOME, AS WE ADVISED EVERYONE TO
DO IN MARCH.
THEY OFTEN LIVE IN ENCAMPMENTS
OR SHELTERS THAT MAKE IT
DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN PHYSICAL
DISTANCING.
AND THEY ARE AT HIGHER RISK OF
POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES DO TO
HEALTH CONDITIONS.
THE DATA WE WILL DISCUSS TODAY
SHOWS THAT DUE IN PART TO THE
PARTNERS THAT THEY WORK WITH AND
THAT HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO
PREVENT AND CONTROL OUTBREAKS
AMONG THIS GROUP OF RESIDENTS,
THESE FEARS HAVE NOT COME TO
FRUITION.
AS OF AUGUST 27, 19,700 PEOPLE
WITH  1.87% POSITIVITY RATE
AMONG THOSE TEST.
I WANT TO AGAIN THANK THE WORK
OF THE DEPARTMENT HEALTH
SERVICES AND OTHER PARTNERS FOR
FACILITATING THE TESTING.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS CONFIRMED CASES
AMONG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS AND STAFF MEMBERS
AT SHELTERS.
AS OF LAST 1589 160 CASES AMONG
PEOPLE WHO WORK AT SHELTERS.
AS YOU CAN SEE FOR THE MONTH OF
AUGUST, THERE ARE TWO SPIKES OF
CASES AMONG PEOPLE EXPENSING
HOMELESSNESS.
THAT IS THE WHITE LINE.
THERE ARE A FEW EXPO NATIONS FOR
THIS.
FIRST, THERE HAS BEEN AN
INCREASE IN THE SURVEILLANCE
TESTING AND AN INCREASE IN
OUTBREAK RELATED TESTING.
SECOND, THESE REFLECT THE DATE
THE CASE WAS REPORTED, BUT SOME
OF THE CASES WERE DIAGNOSED MUCH
EARLIER AND THEY SHOW UP LATER
ESTATE OF FROM OUR PARTNERS AS
WE GET UPDATES.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPENSING
HOMELESSNESS WHO HAVE BEEN
ISOLATED, READING THEY WERE
POSITIVE FOR COVID 19, AND THOSE
THAT WERE QUARANTINED, MEANING
THEY WERE EXPOSED TO SOMEONE WHO
IS POSITIVE.
THE LIGHTER SECTION OF THE BAR
IS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WERE
ISOLATED DUE TO ILLNESS AND THE
DARKER ORANGE SECTION OF THE BAR
IS THE NUMBER PEOPLE WERE
QUARANTINED DUE TO EXPOSURE TO
THE VIRUS.
THESE NUMBERS ONLY REFLECT
PEOPLE WHO WERE REFERRED FOR
ISOLATION OR QUARANTINE AFTER
INITIALLY BEING IDENTIFIED.
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO
WENT INTO ISOLATION OR
QUARANTINE LATER.
SINCE MARCH, 448 PEOPLE WHO WERE
EXPENSING HOMELESSNESS HAVE BEEN
REFERRED FOR ISOLATION, AND 1040
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REFERRED FOR
QUARANTINE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE WERE EARLY
SPIKES IN APRIL AND MAY DUE TO
AN OUTBREAK AT A LARGE SHELTER,
AND DUE TO THE WIDER TESTING AND
SHELTERS.
SINCE INCOME OF THE NUMBER HAS
REMAINED FAIRLY STABLE.
TRAGICALLY, WE'VE SEEN DEATHS
AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AS
WELL AS PEOPLE WORKING IN
SHELTERS.
AS OF THIS WEEK, WE ARE VERY SAD
TO REPORT THAT 41 PEOPLE
EXPENSING HOMELESSNESS AND TO
PEOPLE WHO WERE WORKING IN
SHELTERS HAVE PASSED AWAY FROM
COVID 19.
ALL THESE NUMBERS ARE LOW, WE DO
SEE THAT IN THE LAST MONTH, 15
PEOPLE PASSED AWAY, WHICH MAY BE
RELATED TO THE SPIKES IN CASES
WE SAW ACROSS THE COUNTY IN THE
MONTH OF JULY.
FOR EVERYONE WHO IS GRIEVING THE
PASSING OF THEIR FRIENDS OR
LOVED ONES, WE ARE SO VERY SORRY
FOR YOUR LOSS.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS CASES AND
DEATHS AMONG PEOPLE EXPENSING
HOMELESSNESS BY AGE.
WITH THE MAJORITY OF CASES AMONG
PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF
30-59, THE MORTALITY RATE IS
HIGHEST AMONG PEOPLE AGE 50 OR
OLDER.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS CASES AND
DEATHS AMONG PEOPLE EXPENSING
HOMELESSNESS A GENDER IDENTITY.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE TWICE
AS MANY CASES AMONG MEN THAN ALL
OTHER GROUPS.
AS MEN HAVE MORTALITY RATE THAT
IS NEARLY DOUBLE THAT OF WOMEN.
THIS DIFFERENCE IS LIKELY A
REFLECTION OF THE FACT THAT IN
MAKE UP A LARGER PROPORTION OF
THE HOMELESS POPULATION IN LA
COUNTY THAN WOMEN.
FINALLY, THIS SLIDE SHOWS CASES
AND DEATHS AMONG PEOPLE
EXPENSING HOMELESSNESS ARE RACE
AND ETHNICITY.
LIKE WE SEE OVERALL IN LA
COUNTY, RESIDENTS WHO ARE LATINO
, LATINA, OR LATINX AND BLACK
HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CASES
AND DEATHS REPORTED , WITH692
AND 321 CASES RESPECTIVELY, AND
20 AND7 DEATHS, RESPECTIVELY.
PEOPLE IDENTIFYING WITH TWO OR
MORE RACES HAVE THE HIGHEST
MORTALITY RATE, ALTHOUGH THIS
PRESENTS ONLY 10 CASES AND ONE
DEATH.
NOW WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE YOU ON
DECISIONS MADE YESTERDAY IN
CONSULTATION WITH OUR BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AROUND LOS ANGELES
COUNTY'S RECOVERY.
FIRST, BEGINNING ON MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 14, K HAVE UNTIL
SCHOOLS MAY OFFER IN SCHOOL
SERVICES FOR SMALL COHORTS OF
STUDENTS WITH INDIVIDUALIZED
EDUCATION PLANS, STUDENTS
REQUIRING INSTRUCTION FOR
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, OR
STUDENTS NEEDING ASSESSMENTS AND
SPECIALIZED IN SCHOOL SERVICES.
AS LONG AS THE SCHOOL IS ABLE TO
FULLY IMPLEMENT THE HEALTH
OFFICER REOPENING PROTOCOL, THIS
WILL GET CHILDREN WHO ARE IN THE
MOST NEED OF IN PERSON LEARNING
BACK INTO THE CLASSROOMS.
WE WILL NOT BE OPENING THE
PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS AND GRADES
KIKE-SIX AS WE MONITOR THE IMP
LIMITATIONS THIS EFFORT TO
SAFELY IT STUDENTS NEEDING
SPECIALIZED IN SCHOOL SERVICES
BACK IN SCHOOL.
SECOND, AFTER THEY REVIEW THE
UPDATED ORDER AND UPDATED
PROTOCOLS, HAIR SALONS AND
BARBERSHOPS CAN OPEN IT WHEN HE
5% OCCUPANCY, PROVIDING THEY ARE
IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE
HEALTH OFFICERS PROTOCOLS.
IF YOU HAIR SALON OR BARBER SHOP
HAS BEEN OPERATING OUTDOORS,
PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO SO, AND
USE YOUR 25% OCCUPANCY FOR THOSE
SERVICES YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO
PROVIDE OUTDOORS.
ALL OTHER CURRENT RESTRICTIONS
REMAIN UNCHANGED AT THIS TIME.
RIGHT NOW, A CAUTIOUS AND
MEASURE REOPENING, WAS CLOSE
MONITORING OF WHAT HAPPENS TO
OUR DATA IN THE WEEKS THAT
FOLLOW, IS NEEDED TO ENSURE WE
ARE NOT EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT
SPIKES IN HIS, HOSPITALIZATIONS,
AND DANCE, ASHLEY WE SAW IN JULY
AFTER REOPENING AND HOLIDAYS.
WE WILL WATCH CLOSELY HOW IT IS
IMPACTING OUR TRANSMISSION.
THE CURRENT -- CURRENTLY THE
STATE HAS US AT OUR SEVEN-DAY
AVERAGE CASES RATE AT 10 PER
100,000 TO BE THIS IS DOWN FROM
13 PER 100,000 FROM A FEW WEEKS
AGO.
THE LONGER OUR COUNTY SEVEN-DAY
AVERAGE CASE RATE REMAINS ABOVE
SEVEN, THE LONGER WE WILL REMAIN
IN THE STATE MOST RESTRICTIVE
TEAR.
IN ADDITION, ONCE BOTH OUR
SEVEN-DAY AVERAGE CASE RATE AND
OUR SEVEN-DAY AVERAGE POSITIVITY
MEET THE CRITERIA FOR TIER 2,
THEY MUST STAY THERE FOR LEAST
TWO WEEKS BEFORE WE CAN MOVE TO
THE NEXT TIER.
THE PROTOCOLS OFFER SAFETY OF
OUR CUSTOMERS AND WILL HELP US
IMPROVE OUR CASE RATES.
OUR DEPARTMENT IS HERE TO HELP
BUSINESSES UNDERSTAND HOW TO GET
BY.
CONTINUING TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF
THE VIRUS WHILE REOPENING
SECTORS IS SOMETHING ALL OF US
MUST FOCUS ON.
IN CLOSING, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR
ALL OF US TO BE DILIGENT IN
DOING OUR PART TO PROTECT
OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER FROM
THE SPREAD OF COVID 19.
THE VIRUS IS WIDESPREAD IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
THE IMPROVEMENTS WE GAIN DO NOT
MEAN VICTORY.
IT IS SO EASY TO TRANSMIT, AND
OFTEN PEOPLE WHO ARE CONTAGIOUS
DON'T HAVE SYMPTOMS.
THIS LABOR DAY, PLEASE USE ALL
THE TOOLS WE HAVE TO PREVENT AND
SLOW THE SPREAD.
WHERE CLOTH FACE COVERINGS WHEN
YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR HOME IN A
VERY FROM OTHERS, PRACTICE
DISTANCING OF SIX FEET OR AT
LEAST THREE FEET AWAY -- THREE
STEPS AWAY FROM OTHERS.
BE FLEXIBLE IF YOUR -- IF YOU
HAVE PLANS OUTSIDE YOUR HOME AND
BE WILLING TO LEAVE ANY SPACE
THAT BECOMES CROWDED.
THE BEACHES ARE LIKELY BE
CROWDED THIS WEEKEND, AND ANY
CROWDED SPACE, EVEN IF IT'S
OUTDOORS, CAN POSE HEALTH AND
SAFETY RISK.
YOUR BEST BET IS TO AVOID CROWDS
AND VISIT THE BEACH AT OFF
HOURS, IN THE MORNINGS OR EARLY
EVENINGS.
ALWAYS STAY PHYSICALLY DISTANT
FROM ANYONE OUTSIDE YOUR PARTY
AND WEAR A FACE COVERING WHEN
OUTDOORS.
IF THE BEACHES GET TOO CROWDED,
IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO CLOSE
THEM.
IN ADDITION TO BEING DILIGENT IN
REDUCING THE TRANSMISSION OF
COVID-19, IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE
BEACH, PLEASE BRING A TRASH BAG
WITH YOU AND TAKE YOUR TRASH
HOME FOR DISPOSAL.
DONNELLY, PLEASE DON'T ORGANIZE
PARTIES OR START A BONFIRE ON
THE BEACH.
FIRES AND THE SAND ARE ILLEGAL
AND DAMAGED THE BEACH AND MARINE
ENVIRONMENT.
THEY ARE DIFFICULT FOR BEACH
MAINTENANCE STAFF TO CLEAN UP
AND POSE A RISK TO BEACHGOERS.
THESE ENJOY OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTY
AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE DURING
THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND.
NOW I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DR.
GHALY FOR UPDATES.
DR. GHALY: ALL TOUCH BRIEFLY ON
TESTING IN THE HOSPITAL DEMAND
MODEL.
FIRST COME FOR TESTING, IN
ANTICIPATION OF THIS UPCOMING
HOLIDAY WEEKEND, THERE WILL BE A
HANDFUL OF THE LA COUNTY
OPERATED IN SUPPORTING TESTED
SITES THAT WILL BE CLOSED IN
OBSERVANCE OF THE LABOR DAY
HOLIDAY ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7.
THE DETAILS ARE ALL LISTED ON
THE COUNTY WEBSITE.
THE STATE OPERATED TESTING SITES
WILL ALSO BE CLOSED ON MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 7, AND THE L.A. CITY
OPERATED TESTING SITES WILL BE
CLOSED ON BOTH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER
6, AND MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 IN
OBSERVANCE OF LABOR DAY.
AGAIN, ALL THE CLOSURES ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE
AND THE CITY'S WEBSITE ALSO LIST
THEIR SPECIFIC CLOSURES.
INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED TESTING ARE
ENCOURAGED TO FIRST CONTACT
THEIR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR
HEALTH CARE PLAN.
THERE ARE TESTING CAPACITY
AVAILABLE ACROSS WIDER NETWORKS.
IT'S BEST TO DISCUSS YOUR
SITUATION WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER SO THEY CAN TALK YOU
THROUGH YOUR SYMPTOMS, WHAT YOUR
RISK FACTORS ARE, AND WHETHER
YOU HAVE A CLOSE CONTACT THAT
NEEDS TESTING.
THAT'S THE FIRST PLACE TO START
IF YOU HAVE A HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PROVIDER,
YOU CAN OBTAIN ONE BY CONTACTING
THE COUNTIES 211 SYSTEM.
LA COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN MAKE AN
APPOINTMENT ALSO IN ADDITION TO
THE COUNTY AND CITY OPERATED
TESTING SITES THROUGH A NUMBER
OF OTHER PRIVATE SITES THAT ARE
LOCATED ON THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE.
THAT INCLUDES A VARIETY OF
RETAIL PHARMACIES, PRIVATE
CLEANINGS, FEDERALLY QUALIFIED
HEALTH CENTERS, AS WELL AS OTHER
ENTITIES.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE
PROVIDERS THAT HAVE STEPPED UP
TO ENHANCE HER TESTING CAPACITY
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS AND
MONTHS.
SHIFTING NOW TO THE HOSPITAL BED
DEMAND MODEL, LAST WEEK I SHARED
THAT THE NUMBER OF NEW PATIENTS
WITH COVID-19 THAT WERE
REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION WAS
CONTINUING TO DECREASE ACROSS
THE COUNTY.
THIS WEEK, THAT CONTINUES TO BE
TRUE.
THE NUMBER OF NEW PATIENTS WITH
COVID-19 REQUIRING
HOSPITALIZATION AND EVEN THE
COUNTIES PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY
OPERATED HOSPITALS CONTINUES TO
VERY SLOWLY DECREASE.
THE RATE OF DECREASE APPEARS TO
BE LEVELING OFF.
AS WEEK WE REPORTED THE
TRANSMISSION NUMBER AT 0.92.
THE VALUE THIS WEEK IS 0.94.
I REMIND YOU THAT ANY TIME THAT
R IS LESS THAN ONE, WE CAN
EXPECT THAT THE CASES WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE OVER TIME.
HOWEVER, 0.90 FOUR IS STILL VERY
CLOSE TO ONE, SO IF WE DON'T
CONTINUE DOING THOSE SAME BASIC
HEALTH PRACTICES THAT WE ALL
KNOW ABOUT AND THAT DR. DAVIS
JUST WALKED THROUGH, PHYSICAL
DISTANCING, WEARING YOUR MASK
WHEN YOU ARE OUTSIDE OF YOUR
HOUSEHOLD, INTERACTING ONLY WITH
THOSE THIN YOUR HOUSEHOLD AND
LIMIT INTERMINGLING WITH THOSE
OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSEHOLD, WASHING
YOUR HANDS, AND OTHER THINGS.
IF WE DON'T CONTINUE TO PRACTICE
THOSE BASIC HEALTH MEASURES,
THEN WE WOULD VERY MUCH EXPECT
TO SEE THOSE NUMBERS CLIMB BACK
UP.
WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK,
THOUGH.
THE TRANSMISSION HAS DECLINED,
AND IT SHOULD JUST PROVIDE
REASSURANCE FOR EVERYONE THAT
THOSE PRACTICES DO WORK AND CAN
CONTINUE TO WORK.
IN OBSERVANCE OF LABOR DAY, I
ALSO WANT TO JUST EXTEND MY
THANKS TO ALL THE PEOPLE,
ESPECIALLY THE WORKERS ON THE
FRONT LINE.
WHETHER YOU WORK IN A HEALTH
CARE SETTING IN A NURSING HOME,
HOSPITAL, CLINIC, WHETHER YOU'RE
IN THE SOCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY
OR WORK FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES,
FARMWORKERS, PEOPLE WHO WORK IN
FACTORIES, MANUFACTURING,
RETAIL, WHATEVER IS YOUR JOB, I
WANT TO EXTEND MY THANKS FOR
YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY
AND TO OUR SOCIETY, AND TO YOUR
WORK THAT MAKES OUR SOCIETY AND
OUR COMMUNITY FUNCTION.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TIME
AND YOUR ENERGY AND YOUR EFFORTS
THAT YOU HAVE EXPENDED ON A
DAILY AND WEEKLY BASIS
THROUGHOUT THIS COVID PANDEMIC.
PLEASE DO ENJOY THE LABOR DAY
HOLIDAY, BUT PLEASE DO SO
SAFELY.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THOSE PUBLIC
HEALTH PRACTICES AND STAY SAFE,
SO THAT IN FUTURE HOLIDAYS TO
COME, WE CAN ALL ENJOY THEM
TOGETHER.
WE WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO
QUESTIONS.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF
YOU'D LIKE TO QUEUE UP FOR
QUESTION, PRESS ONE AND THEN
ZERO AT THIS TIME.
PLEASE LIMIT YOUR QUESTIONS TO
ONE QUESTION AND ONE FOLLOW-UP.
THE FIRST QUESTION FROM DAVID
FROM L.A. DAILY NEWS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
TAKING MY QUESTION.
I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE
PROCESS, AS FAR AS -- YOU
MENTIONED IT'S IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
WAS THIS DONE IN CLOSED SESSION
YESTERDAY, AND WHERE DID THIS --
TO CHIME IN AND LET YOU KNOW HOW
THEY WILL BE AFFECTED.
AND WHY NOT NAIL SALON PARLORS
AT MALLS -- WHY DID YOU CHOOSE
NOT TO OPEN THOSE?
SUPR. SOLIS: I CAN DISCUSS A
SMALL PORTION OF IT.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS GOES
OVER A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION
WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER.
WE DO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE
PROCESS IS IN TERMS OF OUTREACH
TO THE DIFFERENT SECTORS, AND
ESPECIALLY TO OUR RESILIENCY
TASK FORCE HIM A THOSE MEMBERS.
THINGS ARE NOT JUST ON IN A
VACUUM.
BY AND LARGE, THE DECISIONS ARE
ALWAYS BASED ON DATA AND
SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION THAT IS
GIVEN TO US AT THE TIME.
WE ALWAYS HAVE THE BEST INTEREST
OF TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
CONTAIN THE VIRUS AND THAT WE
TRY TO BRING THAT CURVE DOWN
THAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT,
SO THAT WE CAN, I WOULD SAY
HOPEFULLY NOT TOO FAR OFF IN THE
FUTURE, BE ABLE TO OPEN UP ALL
OF OUR SEGMENTS THAT ARE REALLY
HURTING.
WE ARE VERY MUCH AWARE OF THAT.
I WILL ASK DR. DAVIS IF HE WANTS
TO ALSO GIVE SOME BACKGROUND ON
THAT.
DR. DAVIS: I DO REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION, I KNOW
IT SOMETHING EVERYBODY HAS
LOOKED AT.
I WILL SAY THAT AS A DEPARTMENT,
WE HAVE CONTINUED TO DO
TELE-BRIEFINGS AND GET FEEDBACK
AND HEAR FROM VARIOUS SECTORS
INSIDE OF THE COUNTY IN TERMS OF
WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE,
FEEDBACK ON THE PROTOCOLS THAT
ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE HAVE TO
DO IS COME EVERY TIME WE THINK
ABOUT WHAT TO DO NEXT, IS TO
THINK ABOUT WHAT DOES THE STATE
RESTRICT US FROM DOING?
THAT'S THE FIRST STEP, WHAT IS
POSSIBLE.
THE OTHER IS TO THINK ABOUT WHAT
ARE?
OUR DATA TREND SHOWING US?
WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM PAST
EXPERIENCE?
?
WITH THREE OPENINGS AND THEN WE
HAVE TO THINK ABOUT, WHAT IS THE
RISK RELATED TO THE ACTIVITIES
THAT ARE NOT OPEN STILL, AND
WHERE CAN WE HAVE SOME REOPENING
IN LOWER RISK LOCATIONS, AND AT
THE SAME TIME, PAY ATTENTION TO
THE IMPACT IT HAS ON OUR DATA
TRENDS.
AS WE LOOK AT THIS, THE STATE
HAS PUT US IN A CERTAIN TIER
THAT DOES RESTRICT A LOT OF WHAT
WE CAN DO, AND WITHIN THAT, WE
HAVE TO TRY TO MANAGE AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE TO AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE GET MORE BUSINESSES AND
PLACES REOPENED, BUT AT THE SAME
TIME, NOT OVERWHELM THE SYSTEM
SO THAT YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF
THE MOST RESTRICTIONS THAT WE
ARE IN RIGHT NOW.
SO WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
DATA AS WE DO THINGS.
WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT
AS WE THINK ABOUT LOS ANGELES
COUNTY AM A THIS IS NOT A SMALL
PLACE.
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF
BUSINESSES AND THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH THEM, SO
WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT AS
WE THINK ABOUT WHAT GETS
REOPENED.
BUT WE ARE CONSCIOUSLY THINKING
ABOUT HOW DO WE GET OUR
BUSINESSES BACK OPEN, BUT WE
ALSO HAVE TO MONITOR THE DATA
AND USE THAT TO MAKE OUR
JUDGMENTS AND GUIDE OUR
DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT TO DO NEXT.
>> THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM
CLAUDIA.
GO AHEAD.
>> JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK
QUESTIONS AND THEN A LONGER ONE.
IS THE RESUMPTION OF OPERATIONS
AT BARBERSHOPS AND HAIR SALONS
HAPPENING TODAY OR?
?
IS THAT MONDAY WHAT WILL THE
COUNTY BE DOING TO -- BASED ON
THE DATA PROVIDED BY THE CORNERS
OFFICE, HOMELESS TESTS ARE UP
ALMOST 30% FROM LAST YEAR.
DO YOU THINK THERE MAY BE MORE
COVID CASES AND DEATHS AMONG ALL
MOST PEOPLE THAN WHAT IS
ACTUALLY BEING REPORTED?
SUPR. SOLIS: I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO DR. DAVIS ON THAT.
AS I SAID, WERE THINKING OF
OPENING UP HAIR SALONS AND
BARBERSHOPS AT 25%, AND WE ARE
GOING TO GO SLOW.
WE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO MAKE SURE
EVERYBODY IS ADHERING TO THE
HEALTH ORDERS THAT HAVE ALREADY
BEEN PROVIDED, AND GUIDANCE.
OF COURSE OUR DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH WILL BE AVAILABLE
TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE AND
INFORMATION SO PEOPLE CAN GET
READY.
DR. DAVIS: THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR
QUESTIONS.
HAIR SALONS, ONCE THE ORDERS ARE
POSTED AND ONCE SHOPS HAVE
REVIEWED THE PROTOCOLS AND
UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY NEED TO DO,
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO REOPEN.
AS WE THINK ABOUT THE QUESTION
OF HOME COVID-19 TESTING, I
THINK WE WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT THAT MEANS.
IF A PERSON IS ABLE TO DO IT ON
THEIR OWN THEM IS THERE WAY TO
REQUIRE HOW CAN WE MONITOR
WHETHER OR NOT A PERSON ACTUALLY
WAS POSITIVE.
RIGHT NOW, THE TESTING IS ONLY
DONE THROUGH OUR TESTING SITES.
THERE REQUIREMENTS FOR HEALTH
PROVIDERS AND LABS TO REPORT
THOSE TEST.
THIS IS A NEW PARADIGM IN TERMS
OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO WITH HOME
COVID TESTING.
WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT AND
THINK ABOUT HOW WE MIGHT BETTER
GET THAT INFORMATION BACK TO US
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING
IN THE COUNTY.
IN TERMS OF THE HOMELESS CASES,
WE RECOGNIZE THAT AS WE LOOK AT
THE DATA, SOMETIMES IT'S
DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY WHETHER A
PERSON WAS ACTUALLY EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS OR NOT.
WE WILL BE LOOKING AT TRYING TO
SLOW DOWN THE DATA JUST IN TERMS
OF BEING ABLE TO MORE ACCURATELY
UNDERSTAND IF A DEATH THAT WE DO
SEE WAS ACTUALLY A PERSON WHO IS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
WE WILL PROBABLY CHANGE THE
REPORTING ON THAT TO ALLOW FOR
THAT TIME TO MORE ACCURATELY
REFLECT THOSE NUMBERS.
THE OTHER THING WE WILL BE DOING
PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH
IS AN UPDATE ON OUR DEATHS
RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS, AND
HOPEFULLY THAT WILL GIVE SOME
MORE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS
THAT MAY BE HAPPENING THERE.
BUT IN GENERAL, IS JUST A
QUESTION OF IDENTIFYING THAT A
PERSON WHO ACTUALLY PASSED AWAY
WAS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
>> NEXT QUESTION FROM CARLO WITH
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES.
>> THANKS, DR. DAVIS.
HOW MANY OF THE HOMELESS CASES
OF COVID WERE ACTUALLY IN
SHELTERS?
AND ALSO, RELATED TO CLAUDIUS
QUESTION, I THINK THE QUESTION
IS, DO YOU HAVE ANY SENSE OF
WHETHER THOSE DEBTS THAT HAVE
ALREADY BEEN REPORTED BY THE
CORNERS OFFICE -- THOSE DEATHS
COULD POSSIBLY BE COVID RELATED?
DR. DAVIS: I WILL HAVE TO GET
BACK TO RELATED TO THE HOMELESS
CASES IN SHELTERS BECAUSE I WANT
TO MAKE SURE I GIVE YOU AN
ACCURATE NUMBER.
IN TERMS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE
DEATHS THROUGH THE CORNER, WE
KNOW THOSE ARE RELATED TO COVID
19.
ASSESSING A DEATH DOES TAKE SOME
TIME TO DO.
IT REQUIRES LOOKING AT ALL THE
CHANGES THAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED
IN THE DECEASED BODY TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN
THE TRUE CAUSE OF DEATH AND WHAT
MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO IT.
IN GENERAL, THE CORNER AND STAFF
ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO MAKE
SURE THIS IS CLEARLY IDENTIFIED,
AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
THEM IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT THAT
INFORMATION.
GENERALLY, IT TAKES SOME TIME TO
FIGURE THAT OUT AND OFTENTIMES
THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEATH AS
WELL.
WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE
QUESTION.
>> MOVING INTO THE LABOR DAY
WEEKEND, YESTERDAY'S RELEASE
FROM THE COUNTY HAD A LIST OF
ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAD NOT HAD
SPELLED OUT IN THE PAST, THINGS
LIKE BACKYARD BARBECUES, EVEN
GATHERING WITH WRENS AT THE
BEACH.
I'M CURIOUS WHETHER OR NOT THIS
MORE SPECIFIC MESSAGING IS
BECAUSE WE ARE MOVING INTO THE
LABOR DAY WEEKEND, AND THESE ARE
ACTIVITIES THAT ARE KNOWN TO
CAUSE THE?
?
SPREAD OF COVID CAN YOU ADDRESS
THE MESSAGING ON THIS PARTICULAR
BAND ACTIVITIES, THINGS LIKE
BACKYARD BARBECUES?
DR. DAVIS: THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION.
I WILL SAY THAT GATHERINGS ARE
PROHIBITED.
REALLY, THE ONLY FOLKS THAT
SHOULD BE GATHERING TOGETHER OR
MEMBERS OF THE SAME HOUSEHOLD.
WE KNOW THAT AS THE HOLIDAYS
COME UP, THIS IS TRADITIONALLY
WHAT PEOPLE DO, THEY WILL GET
TOGETHER.
ALL OF IT COULD INCREASE THE
RISK OF TRANSMISSION OF
COVID-19.
SO IT'S REALLY AN INTENT TO BE
MORE SPECIFIC, AS WE UNDERSTAND
WHAT WE ALL TYPICALLY DO WHEN A
HOLIDAY COMES AROUND.
BUT THOSE ACTIVITIES ARE THE
SAME ACTIVITIES THAT WERE
PROHIBITED BEFORE.
WE JUST SPELL THEM OUT, AS
PEOPLE THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY MAY
DO THIS WE CAN.
BUT AGAIN, WE WANT PEOPLE TO
ENJOY THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND, BUT
TO DO IT IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T
POTENTIALLY INCREASE THE RISK
COVID-19 FOR THEM OR ANYONE
AROUND THEM.
NOW WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO
REMARKS IN SPANISH.
>> BUENAS DEBES IR ES POR ESTAR 
HOY DÍA CON NOSOTROS, EL DÍA DE 
TRABAJO  ES ESTE FIN DE SEMANA, 
COMO TODOS SABEMOS SER UN 
DIFERENTE ESTE AÑO.
ES OBVIO QUE NUESTROS 
TRABAJADORES MANTIENEN NUESTRA 
SOCIEDAD EN MARCHA, AHORA EN 
NUESTRA AYUDA MÁS QUE NUNCA,  
ESTE FIN DE SEMANA TOMA EN 
CUENTA QUE TENEMOS QUE SEGUIR 
USANDO TAPABOCAS Y ESTAR SOLO 
CON PERSONAS DE NUESTRA CASA, 
PORQUE ESTO NO SÓLO TE VA A 
PROTEGER A TI SINO QUE TAMBIÉN 
VA A PROTEGER A NUESTROS 
TRABAJADORES ESENCIALES.
ASÍ ES COMO PODREMOS CELEBRAR Y 
HONRAR A NUESTROS TRABAJADORES 
EN EL DÍA DE TRABAJO, BAJANDO 
LA CURVA Y MANTENIÉNDOLOS A 
TODOS SEGUROS.
ESTAMOS DE NUEVO EN EL CAMINO A 
LA RECUPERACIÓN Y ESO TAMBIÉN 
VA A AYUDARLOS A REABRIR 
NUESTRA ECONOMÍA, DE HECHO 
ANUNCIAMOS HOY QUE LAS 
PELUQUERÍAS Y BARBERÍA ES EN EL 
CONDADO DE LOS ÁNGELES PODRÍAN  
REABRIR  A 25% DE SU CAPACIDAD, 
NUESTRO OFICIAL DE SALUD YA 
HABLÓ DE ESO Y VAMOS A ESPERAR, 
OJALÁ QUE TODOS PUEDAN 
PARTICIPAR.
 PERO PODEMOS CAMBIAR EL CURSO 
DE ESTE CAMINO DE RECUPERACIÓN 
SI LOS CASOS DEL VIRUS SUBEN 
DESPUÉS DEL FIN DE SEMANA, LO 
QUE PASÓ POR EJEMPLO EL DÍA DEL 
MEMORIAL DAY  Y EL 4 DE JULIO, 
ASÍ QUE POR FAVOR HAGA SU 
PARTE, AYER LA JUNTA APROBÓ 
VEMOS YO PARA TRABAJAR EN UN 
PLAN CON EL DEPARTAMENTO DE 
SALUD QUE PROTEJA A LA GENTE 
CONTRA LA GRIPA, YA QUE LOS 
TIEMPOS FRÍOS VIENEN MUY 
PRONTO, EL VIRUS SIGUE 
AFECTANDO A MUCHOS, NO SABEMOS 
CÓMO ESTÁ GRIPA VA A AFECTAR A 
LA GENTE,   TENEMOS QUE ESTAR 
BIEN Y PREPARADOS PARA QUE EL 
IMPACTO NO SEA TAN GRAVE, CON 
ESTA MOCIÓN PODREMOS LANZAR 
CAMPAÑAS EN VARIOS IDIOMAS ERA 
EDUCAR A LA GENTE, LO 
IMPORTANTE DE TOMAR UNA VACUNA 
CONTRA LA GRIPA.
ESPERAMOS QUE TODAS LAS 
COMUNIDADES PUEDAN APROVECHAR 
ESTA VACUNA, ESTAS VACUNAS SON 
GRATIS  Y NO A USTED TENER 
SEGURO MÉDICO PARA VACUNARSE, 
PERO SI QUIERE MÁS INFORMACIÓN 
DE PARTE DEL CONDADO, PUEDE 
LLAMAR AL 211.
ESTE VIRUS HA CAMBIADO NUESTRA 
FORMA DE VIVIR, VIVIENDO SOLOS 
EN CASA PUEDE CAUSAR MUCHA 
ATENCIÓN Y DEPRESIÓN, ESTO 
AFECTA NUESTRA SALUD Y POR ESO 
ES IMPORTANTE QUE NOS 
CONECTEMOS  POR VÍDEO, MENSAJES 
Y LLAMADAS CON FAMILIARES Y 
AMIGOS,  USTED TAMBIÉN PUEDE 
LLAMAR AL CONDADO DE LOS 
ÁNGELES, ELLOS TIENEN PERSONAS 
QUE PUEDEN HABLAR CON USTEDES 
SIETE DÍAS A LA SEMANA Y 24 
HORAS AL DÍA,  SÓLO LLAMA AL 
8008547771, TAMBIÉN TENEMOS  
PROMOTORAS DE SALUD MENTAL QUE 
SON PERSONAS DEL DEPARTAMENTO 
DE SALUD MENTAL Y AYUDAN A LA 
COMUNIDAD, ELLAS CONECTAN 
FAMILIAS Y RECURSOS, HAN 
AYUDADO DE LAS COMUNIDADES DE 
COLOR IMPACTADAS POR EL 
CORONAVIRUS, POR FAVOR LLAME A 
UNA PROMOTORA O EL DEPARTAMENTO 
DE SALUD MENTAL SI QUIERE O 
NECESITA PEDIR MÁS INFORMACIÓN, 
HAY MUCHA GENTE QUE NO ESTÁ 
SEGURA EN  SU CASA EN ESTE 
MOMENTO, MUCHOS SUFRE DE  EL 
ABUSÓ EL ACOSO EN ESTE MOMENTO, 
 HAY MUCHAS ASISTENCIAS 
LEGALES, REFUGIOS Y OTROS 
SERVICIOS, ESTOS SERVICIOS SON 
SEGUROS Y SIGUEN LAS ÓRDENES DE 
SALUD PÚBLICA,  RECUERDEN QUE 
NO ESTÁN SOLOS Y NO TIENEN QUE 
SUFRIR EN SILENCIO.
TAL VEZ TENGAN UNA AMIGA O 
FAMILIAR QUE SUFRE DE VIOLENCIA 
DOMÉSTICA, TÚ PUEDES HABLAR CON 
ELLOS O AYUDARLOS, LLAME AL 
180097873600 PARA RECIBIR ESTA 
AYUDA,  PERO SI ALGUIEN 
ENFRENTA UN PELIGRO MUY GRANDE 
ES SU CASA, LLAME AL 211 PARA 
SOLICITAR UNA ORDEN DE 
PROTECCIÓN POR EMERGENCIA, LAS 
CORTES TAMBIÉN ESTÁN ABIERTAS 
PARA OBTENER UNA DE ESTAS 
ÓRDENES DE PROTECCIÓN.
EN CONCLUSIÓN TENEMOS QUE 
PROTEGERNOS Y CUIDARNOS LOS 
UNOS A LOS OTROS Y SEGUIR 
LUCHANDO PARA QUE BAJEMOS LA 
CURVA DEL CORONAVIRUS.
 CON ESTO ME DA GUSTO 
INTRODUCIR A JACQUELINE 
VALENCIA QUE NOS  VA A HABLAR 
DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE SALUD, 
MUCHAS GRACIAS.
JAQUELIN: BUENAS TARDES.
HOY NOS GUSTARÍA PROVEER 
ALGUNAS ACTUALIZACIONES, 
INCLUYENDO INFORMACIÓN ACERCA 
DE CASOS Y FALLECIMIENTOS ENTRE 
PERSONAS SIN HOGAR Y EL 
PERSONAL QUE TRABAJA EN 
ALBERGUES, TAMBIÉN NOS GUSTARÍA 
INFORMARLES SOBRE ALGUNOS 
CAMBIOS QUE ESTAMOS REALIZANDO 
EN NUESTRA ORDEN OFICIAL DE 
SALUD EN COORDINACIÓN CON 
NUESTRA JUNTA DE SUPERVISORES  
Y UTILIZANDO EL MARCO DE 
REFERENCIA QUE EL ESTADO NOS 
DIO SOBRE LA REAPERTURA, NOS DA 
TRISTEZA REPORTAR 51 
FALLECIMIENTOS ADICIONALES, 
ESTO ELEVA EL NÚMERO TOTAL A 
5878 EN EL CONDADO DE LOS 
ÁNGELES,   EL 92% DE LAS 
PERSONAS FALLECIDO A CAUSA DEL 
CORONAVIRUS TENÍAN PROBLEMAS 
DELICADOS DE SALUD, ESO TAMBIÉN 
QUIERE DECIR QUE EL 8% DE LOS 
QUE FALLECIERON POR CAUSAS DEL 
CORONAVIRUS, ESTABAN EN 
CONDICIONES SALUDABLES O NO 
PADECÍAN DE NINGÚN PROBLEMA 
DELICADO DE SALUD, DE LAS 5535 
PERSONAS QUE HAN FALLECIDO.
EL 51% SON LATINOS, EL 24% SON  
BLANCOS, EL 15% SON ASIÁTICOS,  
MENOS DE UN  1% SON DE HAWAI O 
DE LAS ISLAS DEL PACÍFICO.
HOY TAMBIÉN ESTAMOS REPORTANDO 
1457 CASOS NUEVOS Y ESTO ELEVA 
EL NÚMERO TOTAL A 243,935 CASOS 
EN EL CONDADO DE LOS ÁNGELES.
 SE HAN HOSPITALIZADO 16,667 
CASOS EN ALGÚN MOMENTO, EL 7% 
DE TODOS LOS CASOS POSITIVOS, 
ACTUALMENTE SE ENCUENTRAN 
HOSPITALIZADOS 1048 CASOS 
CONFIRMADOS,  EL 31% DE ESTAS 
PERSONAS SON CASOS CONFIRMADOS 
EN UNIDADES DE CUIDADOS 
INTENSIVOS  Y EL 17% ESTÁN EN 
VENTILADORES, ADEMÁS HEMOS 
INVESTIGADO UN TOTAL DE 1660 EN 
TURNOS RESIDENCIALES Y NO 
RESIDENCIALES, CON AL MENOS UN 
CASO CONFIRMADO DE CORONAVIRUS.
SON 32,599 CASOS EN EMPLEADOS Y 
RESIDENTES, DE ESTOS CASOS 
CONFIRMADOS, 16,517 SON 
RESIDENTES Y 16,082 SON 
EMPLEADOS.
 NOS DE TRISTEZA INFORMAR QUE 
2632 RESIDENTES EN ENTORNOS 
INSTITUCIONALES HAN FALLECIDO A 
CAUSA DEL CORONAVIRUS, CABE 
SEÑALAR QUE LAS 2377 PERSONAS 
QUE FALLECIERON EN ENTORNOS 
INSTITUCIONALES RESIDÍAN EN 
CENTROS DE ENFERMERÍA 
ESPECIALIZADA Y EN LOS 50 
FALLECIMIENTOS QUE REPORTAMOS 
HOY, UN 24% FUERON 
FALLECIMIENTOS RELACIONADOS CON 
CENTRO DE ENFERMERÍA 
ESPECIALIZADA.
ESTAMOS TAMBIÉN REPORTANDO Y 
3570 CASOS CONFIRMADOS EN ALGÚN 
MOMENTO EN LAS CÁRCELES,  3166 
ENTRE LAS PERSONAS ENCARCELADAS 
Y 404 ENTRE EL PERSONAL.
 HAY 244 CASOS EN LA PRISIÓN 
ESTATAL, 758 CASOS EN LAS 
CÁRCELES FEDERALES Y 143 CASOS 
EN LAS INSTALACIONES JUVENILES.
EN EL CONDADO DE LOS ÁNGELES 
MÁS DE 2.3 MILLONES DE PERSONAS 
SE HAN SOMETIDO A UNA PRUEBA DE 
CORONAVIRUS Y SUS RESULTADOS 
HAN SIDO REPORTADOS AL CONDADO 
DE LOS ÁNGELES.
EL 10% DE ESTAS PRUEBAS DIERON 
RESULTADOS POSITIVOS Y NUESTRO 
ÍNDICE DE POSITIVIDAD PROMEDIA 
ACTUAL DE SIETE DÍAS ES DE 4.7 
POR CIENTO.
AHORA NOS GUSTARÍA INFORMARLES 
SOBRE LAS PERSONAS QUE SE 
ENCUENTRAN SIN HOGAR Y LOS 
MIEMBROS DEL PERSONAL DE TODO 
EL CONDADO QUE TRABAJAR CON 
ESTA POBLACIÓN
ESTA POBLACIÓN SE ENCUENTRA 
ENTRE LAS MÁS VULNERABLES DE 
NUESTRA COMUNIDAD Y A LA VEZ 
QUEREMOS EXTENDER NUESTRO MÁS 
SINCERO AGRADECIMIENTO  A TODAS 
LAS ORGANIZACIONES Y PERSONAL 
QUE HAN TRABAJADO Y CONTINÚAN 
TRABAJANDO TAN DURO PARA AYUDAR 
A PROTEGER A LAS PERSONAS QUE 
SE ENCUENTRAN SIN HOGAR DURANTE 
ESTA PANDEMIA.
CABE DESTACAR QUE AL COMIENZO 
DE LA PANDEMIA TENÍAMOS SERIAS 
PREOCUPACIONES SOBRE ESTA 
POBLACIÓN, NO PODÍAN 
SIMPLEMENTE QUEDARSE EN CASA 
COMO LES ACONSEJAMOS A TODOS EN 
MARZO,  COMO BIEN SABEMOS ESTAS 
PERSONAS VIVEN EN CAMPAMENTOS Y 
ALBERGUES DONDE ES MÁS DIFÍCIL 
MANTENER LA DISTANCIA FÍSICA, 
MUCHAS PERSONAS TIENEN 
CONDICIONES DELICADA DE SALUD,  
LO QUE LOS PONE EN MAYOR RIESGO 
CON RESULTADOS BASTANTE 
PELIGROSOS, LOS DATOS QUE 
DISCUTIREMOS HOY  DEMUESTRAN 
QUE DEBIDO EN PARTE A LOS 
SOCIOS QUE HAN TRABAJADO JUNTOS 
PARA AYUDAR A PREVENIR Y 
CONTROLAR LOS BROTES ENTRE ESTE 
GRUPO DE RESIDENTES, ESOS 
TEMORES HASTA ESTE MOMENTO NO 
SE HAN HECHO REALIDAD, HASTA EL 
27 DE AGOSTO SE HAN EVALUADO 
19,715 PERSONAS SIN HOGAR CON 
28,502 PRUEBAS.CON UNA TASA DE 
POSITIVIDAD DE 1.87 POR CIENTO. 
  QUEREMOS AGRADECER EL GRAN 
TRABAJO HECHO POR EL 
DEPARTAMENTO DE SERVICIOS DE 
SALUD Y OTROS SOCIOS QUE 
FACILITARON ESTAS PRUEBAS.
ESTA GRÁFICA MUESTRA CASOS 
CONFIRMADOS ENTRE PERSONAS SIN 
HOGAR Y MIEMBROS DE PERSONAL EN 
ALBERGUES, HAN HABIDO 1589 
CASOS ENTRE PERSONAS SIN HOGAR 
Y 160 CASOS ENTRE PERSONAS QUE 
TRABAJAN EN ALBERGUES.
COMO PUEDEN VER EN EL MES DE 
AGOSTO HAY DOS AUMENTOS RÁPIDOS 
EN LOS CASOS ENTRE LAS PERSONAS 
SIN HOGAR, HAY ALGUNOS POSIBLES 
EXPLICACIONES.
PRIMERO: HA HABIDO UN AUMENTO 
EN LAS PRUEBAS DE VIGILANCIA Y 
LAS PRUEBAS RELACIONADAS CON 
LOS BROTES,  EN SEGUNDO LUGAR 
ESTOS DATOS REFLEJAN LA FECHA 
EN QUE SE REPORTÓ EL CASO PERO 
ALGUNOS DE ESTOS CASOS SE 
DIAGNOSTICARON MUCHO ANTES,  
APARECEN MÁS TARDE A MEDIDA QUE 
ACTUALIZAN LOS   DATOS NUESTROS 
SOCIOS.
 ESTA GRÁFICA MUESTRA DOS 
COSAS, PRIMERO LA CANTIDAD DE 
PERSONAS SIN HOGAR QUE HAN SIDO 
AISLADAS, Y SEGUNDO LA CANTIDAD 
DE PERSONAS SIN HOGAR PUESTAS 
EN CUARENTENA PORQUE ESTUVIERON 
EXPUESTAS A ALGUIEN QUE RESULTÓ 
POSITIVO PARA CORONAVIRUS,  LA 
SECCIÓN MÁS CLARA DE LA BARRA 
ES LA CANTIDAD DE PERSONAS QUE 
SE AISLARON POR TENER 
CORONAVIRUS Y LA SECCIÓN 
ANARANJADA MÁS OSCURA DE LA 
BARRA, ES LA CANTIDAD DE 
PERSONAS QUE FUERON  PUESTOS EN 
CUARENTENA DEBIDO A LA 
EXPOSICIÓN AL VIRUS.
ESTOS NÚMEROS REFLEJAN LOS 
DATOS DE LAS PERSONAS QUE 
FUERON REMITIDAS PARA 
AISLAMIENTO  DE CUARENTENA 
DESPUÉS DE HABER SI HOY 
IDENTIFICADAS INICIALMENTE.
 POR OTRA PARTE NO INCLUYE A 
LAS PERSONAS QUE SE AISLARON O 
QUE DESPUÉS SE PUSIERON EN 
CUARENTENA.
 DESDE MARZO 440 Y OCHO 
PERSONAS QUE SE ENCONTRABAN SIN 
HOGAR HAN SIDO REMITIDAS PARA 
AISLAMIENTO Y 1040 PERSONAS HAN 
SIDO REMITIDAS A CUARENTENA.
 Y COMO PUEDEN VER HUBO 
AUMENTOS A PRINCIPIOS DE ABRIL 
Y MAYO DEBIDO A UN BROTE EN UN 
REFUGIO CON GRAN CAPACIDAD DE 
PERSONAS Y DEBIDO A UN AUMENTO 
EN LAS PRUEBAS EN LOS 
ALBERGUES, SIN EMBARGO DESDE 
ENTONCES, EL NÚMERO SE HA 
MANTENIDO BASTANTE ESTABLE.
TRÁGICAMENTE HEMOS VISTO 
FALLECIMIENTOS TANTO ENTRE 
PERSONAS QUE ESTABAN SIN HOGAR, 
ENTRE PERSONAS QUE TRABAJABAN 
EN ALBERGUES,  A PARTIR DE ESTA 
SEMANA NOS DA TRISTEZA INFORMAR 
QUE 41 PERSONAS,  QUE SE 
ENCONTRABAN SIN HOGAR  Y DOS 
PERSONAS QUE SE ENCONTRABAN EN 
ALBERGUES FALLECIERON A CAUSA 
DEL CORONAVIRUS, SI BIEN ESTOS 
NÚMEROS SON BAJOS, A LA VEZ 
VEMOS QUE EN EL ÚLTIMO MES 
FALLECIERON 15 PERSONAS,  LO 
QUE PUEDE ESTAR RELACIONADO CON 
LOS   ALTOS NÚMEROS DE LOS 
CASOS QUE VIMOS EN TODO EL 
CONDADO EN EL MES DE JULIO, Y 
PARA TODAS LAS FAMILIAS QUE 
ESTÁN DE DUELO POR HABER 
PERDIDO A UN SER QUERIDO, LO 
LAMENTAMOS CON USTEDES.
ESTA GRÁFICA MUESTRA CASOS Y 
FALLECIMIENTOS ENTRE PERSONAS 
SIN HOGAR POR EDAD, SI EN LA 
MAYORÍA DE LOS CASOS SEAN ENTRE 
PERSONAS DE ENTRE 30 Y 59 AÑOS, 
VEMOS QUE LA TASA DE MORTALIDAD 
ES MÁS ALTA ENTRE LAS PERSONAS 
DE 50 AÑOS O MÁS.
GRÁFICA MUESTRA FALLECIMIENTOS 
ENTRE PERSONAS SIN HOGAR POR 
IDENTIDAD DE GÉNERO, COMO PUEDE 
VER AHÍ EL DOBLE DE CASOS EN 
HOMBRES QUE EN LOS DEMÁS 
GRUPOS, LOS HOMBRES TIENEN UNA 
TASA DE MORTALIDAD DE CASI EL 
DOBLE QUE EL DE LAS MUJERES,  
ESA DIFERENCIA PROBABLEMENTE 
SEA EL HECHO DE QUE LOS HOMBRES 
CONSTITUYEN UNA MAYOR 
PROPORCIÓN DE PERSONAS SIN 
HOGAR EN EL CONDADO DE LOS  
ÁNGELES.
FINALMENTE ESTA GRÁFICA POSA 
CASOS DE MUERTES ENTRE PERSONAS 
SIN HOGAR POR RAZA Y ETNICIDAD, 
COMO VEMOS EN GENERAL EN EL 
CONDADO DE LOS ÁNGELES,LOS 
RESIDENTES LATINOS Y 
AFROAMERICANOS TIENEN EL MAYOR 
NÚMERO DE CASOS Y 
FALLECIMIENTOS POR CORONAVIRUS, 
  CON 692,321 RESPECTIVAMENTE,  
Y 27 FALLECIMIENTOS 
RESPECTIVAMENTE.
 AUNQUE LOS NÚMEROS SON 
PEQUEÑOS, LAS PERSONAS QUE SE 
IDENTIFICAN CON DOS O MÁS RAZAS 
TIENEN LA TASA DE MORTALIDAD 
MÁS ALTA AUNQUE ESTO REPRESENTA 
SÓLO 10 CASOS Y UN 
FALLECIMIENTO,  AHORA NOS 
GUSTARÍA INFORMARLES SOBRE LAS 
DECISIONES TOMADAS AYER EN 
CONSULTA CON LA JUNTA DE 
SUPERVISORES SOBRE NUESTRO 
VIAJE HACIA LA RECUPERACIÓN EN 
EL CONDADO DE LOS ÁNGELES.
PRIMERO: A PARTIR DEL LUNES 14 
DE SEPTIEMBRE LAS ESCUELAS 
PUEDEN OFRECER SERVICIOS PARA 
UNA PORCIÓN PEQUEÑA DE 
ESTUDIANTES CON PLANES DE 
EDUCACIÓN INDIVIDUALIZADOS 
CONOCIDOS COMO IEP.
LOS ESTUDIANTES QUE REQUIEREN 
INSTRUCCIÓN EN INGLÉS COMO 
SEGUNDO IDIOMA O LOS QUE LES 
TRAE O LOCIONES O SERVICIOS 
ESCOLARES, SIEMPRE QUE LA 
ESCUELA PUEDA IMPLEMENTAR 
COMPLETAMENTE LOS PROTOCOLOS DE 
REAPERTURA DE LOS ESTUDIANTES.
ESTO HARÁ QUE LOS NIÑOS QUE MÁS 
 LO NECESITAN REGRESEN A SUS 
AULAS.
LOS SALONES DE BELLEZA Y 
BARBERÍA ES PUEDEN ABRIR CON LA 
OCUPACIÓN DEL 25%, SIEMPRE Y 
CUANDO CUMPLAN CON LOS 
PROTOCOLOS DE LOS DE SALUD.
 SI USTED HA ESTADO OPERANDO AL 
AIRE LIBRE, CONTINUÉ HACIÉNDOLO 
Y USE SU 25% DE OCUPACIÓN EN EL 
INTERIOR DE SU NEGOCIO  PARA 
QUE LOS SERVICIOS  SE PUEDAN 
BRINDAR AL AIRE LIBRE.
 POR AHORA SE NECESITA UNA 
REAPERTURA CAUTELOSA CON UN 
SEGUIMIENTO CERCANO A LO QUE 
SUCEDE CON NUESTROS DATOS DE 
LAS PRÓXIMAS SEMANAS, PARA VER 
SI NO ESTAMOS EXPERIMENTANDO 
NINGUNAS TASAS ALTAS 
SIGNIFICATIVAS EN LOS CASOS, 
HOSPITALIZACIONES Y 
FALLECIMIENTOS.
COMO VIMOS EN JULIO DESPUÉS DE 
LA REAPERTURA Y DÍAS FESTIVOS.
ADEMÁS UNA VEZ QUE TANTO LA 
TASA DE CASOS DE SIETE DÍAS Y 
EL PORCENTAJE DE POSITIVIDAD 
PROMEDIO DE SIETE DÍAS CUMPLAN 
CON LOS  CRITERIOS PARA EL 
NIVEL DOS,  ES NECESARIO 
PERMANECER ALLÍ DURANTE AL 
MENOS DOS SEMANAS PARA LUEGO 
PODER PASAR AL SIGUIENTE NIVEL.
POR ESO ES IMPORTANTE DESTACAR 
QUE ES NECESARIO SEGUIR LOS 
PROTOCOLOS REQUERIDOS POR LA 
SEGURIDAD DE SUS EMPLEADOS Y 
SUS CLIENTES.
>> PARA CONCLUIR, ES MUY 
IMPORTANTE QUE TODOS SIGAMOS 
HACIENDO NUESTRA PARTE PARA 
PROTEGERNOS Y PROTEGER A LOS 
DEMÁS DE LA PROPAGACIÓN DEL 
CORONAVIRUS,  EL VIRUS ESTÁ Y 
SIGUE EN NUESTRA COMUNIDAD,  
LAS MEJORAS QUE ESTAMOS VIENDO 
NO SIGNIFICAN VICTORIA Y 
TODAVÍA ES FÁCIL DE TRANSMITIR 
Y A MENUDO LAS PERSONAS 
CONTAGIOSAS  NI SIQUIERA 
PRESENTAN SÍNTOMAS.
ESTE FIN DE SEMANA FESTIVO, 
UTILICE TODAS LAS HERRAMIENTAS 
QUE TENEMOS PARA PREVENIR Y 
RETRASAR LA PROPAGACIÓN,  USE 
UNA CUBIERTA PARA LA CARA 
SIEMPRE QUE ESTÉ FUERA DE SU 
CASA Y ALREDEDOR DE OTRAS 
PERSONAS, PRACTIQUE LA 
DISTANCIA FÍSICA DE AL MENOS 
SEIS PIES O MÁS DE TRES PASOS 
DE LOS DEMÁS, Y EVITE 
MULTITUDES Y ESPACIOS 
INTERIORES, TENGA PRECAUCIÓN O 
LOS ESPACIOS DONDE HAY MUCHA 
GENTE,  SI TIENE PLANES DE 
VISITAR LA PLAYA TEN EN CUENTA 
QUE ES PROBABLE QUE HAYA MUCHA 
GENTE ESTE FIN DE SEMANA Y QUE 
CUALQUIER ESPACIO LLENO DE 
GENTE, INCLUSO AL AIRE LIBRE 
PUEDE PRESENTAR RIESGOS PARA LA 
SALUD Y LA SEGURIDAD.
 ES UNA BUENA IDEA EVITAR LAS 
MULTITUDES EN LAS PLAYAS.
MANTÉNGASE ALEJADO FÍSICAMENTE 
DE CUALQUIER PERSONA QUE SEA 
AJENA A SU GRUPO.
 Y USE UNA CUBIERTA PARA LA 
CARA SIEMPRE QUE ESTÉ FUERA DEL 
AGUA.
ADEMÁS DE SER DILIGENTES PARA 
REDUCIR EL RIESGO DE 
TRANSMISIÓN DEL CORONAVIRUS, SI 
VA A LA PLAYA POR FAVOR TRAIGA 
UNA BOLSA DE BASURA Y LLÉVESE 
LA BASURA A CASA PARA TIRARLA, 
POR ÚLTIMO NO ORGANIZA FIESTAS 
NI ENCIENDA FOGATAS EN LA 
PLAYA, PUES DAÑAN  EL MEDIO 
MARINO, SON DIFÍCILES DE 
LIMPIAR PARA EL PERSONAL DE 
MANTENIMIENTO Y REPRESENTAN UN 
RIESGO PARA LA SEGURIDAD DE 
TODOS. DISFRUTE DE NUESTRO 
HERMOSO CONDADO DE LA FORMA MÁS 
SEGURA.
AHORA VAMOS CON LAS PREGUNTAS 
EN ESPAÑOL.
>> ACLARANDO QUE HOY ENTRA EN 
EFECTO LA REAPERTURA DE 
PELUQUERÍAS Y BATERÍAS, QUE ES 
PASA CON LOS CENTROS 
COMERCIALES, BARBERÍAS?
>> ES CIERTO, ENTRA EN VIGENCIA 
EN CUANTO LA PUBLIQUEMOS, ES 
TRABAJOS PARA LOS SALONES DE 
BELLEZA Y BATERÍAS, TODAVÍA NO  
SE HAN RELAJADO LAS 
RESTRICCIONES PARA OTROS 
SECTORES, COMO HEMOS MENCIONADO 
ESTAMOS YENDO DE DESPACIO PARA 
ASEGURARNOS DE QUE CUALQUIER 
CAMBIO QUE HAGAMOS 
 PUEDA SER MONITOREADO, 
LO ESTAMOS TRABAJANDO DE UNA 
MANERA LENTA, VA A SER 
SUPERVISADO POR LA JUNTA Y 
VAMOS A IR ABRIENDO DE UNA 
MANERA SEGURA.
>> MI PREGUNTA ES SOBRE EL 
PRÓXIMO FIN DE SEMANA QUE 
REPRESENTA UN VERDADERO RETO 
POR LA TEMPERATURA TAN ALTA DE 
HASTA 112° QUE VAMOS A 
REGISTRAR.
QUISIERA SABER QUÉ VA A HACER 
EL CONDADO EN CUANTO A CENTROS 
DE REFRESCAMIENTO Y CUÁLES 
SERÍAN LAS RECOMENDACIONES?
>> LO QUE HEMOS ESTADO HACIENDO 
ES ABRIENDO LOS LUGARES DE 
ENFRIAMIENTO, MENCIONADO, ESTÁN 
EN NUESTRO SITIO WEB DEL 
CONDADO Y DE IGUAL HORA PUEDE 
LLAMAR AL 211 Y AHÍ LE DAN MÁS 
INFORMACIÓN,  ES MUY IMPORTANTE 
TENER ESTOS LUGARES Y 
PROVEERLOS DE UNA MANERA 
SEGURA,  HEMOS ESTADO 
IMPLEMENTANDO LOS PROTOCOLOS 
QUE SON NECESARIOS INCLUYENDO 
EL UTILIZAR LAS MASCARILLAS 
IGUAL QUE EL DISTANCIAMIENTO 
FÍSICO, ASÍ QUE SIGUE EN PIE, 
NO VAN A HABER CAMBIOS, 
ESPECIALMENTE DURANTE ESTAS 
ÉPOCAS DE CALOR,  ME GUSTARÍA 
DESTACAR UNA COSA SOBRE LO QUE 
MENCIONÓ LA SUPERVISORA   SOLÍS 
DE LA NECESIDAD DE TOMAR LA 
VACUNA PARA LA GRIPE,  SI 
NECESITA UNA VACUNA LLAME   A 
SU MÉDICO, NECESITAMOS 
HERRAMIENTAS PARA EVITAR  
ENFERMARNOS.
MUCHAS GRACIAS.
