Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, March 01, 2022
Consent
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COVID-19 UPDATE (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
As of the preparation of this report on February 23, 2022, Los Angeles County Public Health Department has reported 24,927 (+514) confirmed cases of COVID-19 within the City of Carson, with 2,785,449 (+245,374) cases within Los Angeles County (which includes cases reported by the Long Beach and Pasadena Health Departments). This underreports the actual spread of the virus since those who do not display symptoms or are otherwise mildly impacted may have not been tested and therefore not counted among the reported cases.
On January 25, 2022, Governor Newsom, Senate President, and Assembly Speaker announced that they reached an agreement on a framework to ensure employees can have extended access to COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave. This sick leave will be available through September 30, 2022 for businesses with more than 26 employees and can cover up to 2 weeks of leave with documentation.
On February 16th, 2022 the California Department of Public Health lifted the indoor mask mandate for vaccinated individuals statewide. However, Los Angeles County's indoor mask mandate remained in place. LA County Department of Public Health (LADPH) indicated that the indoor mask mandate may be lifted by mid-March if COVID-19 metrics continue to their downward trend and transmission rate falls to "moderate" level. Though the LA County outdoor mask mandate was lifted for "mega events" and outdoor activities.
On February 22, 2022, LA Unified School District lifted their outdoor mask mandate for students and staff. Additionally, on February 22, 2022, Supervisor Janice Hahn announced that LADPH will issue an updated Health Order this week which will allow fully vaccinated individuals to remove their masks at some indoor settings where there is vaccination verification.
The City would like to recognize and declare for the month of March 2022 :
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