COVID-19 in L.B: 2 New Deaths and 134 New Cases

As personal care businesses reopen, city health officials announced on Friday two more COVID-19 related deaths and 134 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 — bringing Long Beach's total to more than 3,600.

• Due to the high demand for COVID-19 testing, there have been long wait times says Long Beach Health Department Director Kelly Colopy, "all of our test sites are full for the next few days," and ... "we're seeing a lot of employers who believe it's important that we test people before they start,".

• Long Beach's positivity rate is currently at 8.4%

• A third of all Long Beach's positive cases are among people who are under the age of 30, including increases among those aged zero through nine, and 10 through 19-years-old.

What's Happening:

California sees a surge in COVID-19 cases across the state. The situation has gotten so dire in Imperial County that Governor Gavin Newsom has recommended the county reimpose stay-at-home orders. 500+ patients have been transferred out of Imperial County in the past five weeks, and Newsom has sent National Guard members to assist, according to the S.F Chronicle.

• Imperial County has a coronavirus positivity rate of 23%, with a case rate of 680 in the past week, per CNN.

COVID-19 in Long Beach:   

• 😷3,643 total positive results

• 🙏125 fatalities 

• 🚑77 people hospitalized 

• 🛌2,614 recoveries