Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Consent
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COVID-19 UPDATE (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
COVID-19 Positive Case Information by the Numbers
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health COVID-19 case data as of 2/10/2023 listed below.
* New Cases: 1,482*
* Total Cases Reported: 3,687,409*
* 7-Day Daily Average Positivity Rate: 5.48%
* Carson Total Confirmed Cases: 34,377
*includes cases reported by Long Beach and Pasadena Public Health Departments
On January 18 the Disaster Council held a meeting in response to a workplace COVID-19 outbreak. At that meeting staff were directed to resume mandatory testing for all employees. Subsequently, staff solicited bids from several providers, identified the lowest responsive bid, and are now working to draft a contract agreement to resume testing for City employees.
Additional COVID-19 testing information can be found at https://dhs.lacounty.gov/covid-19/testing/.
County/City of Carson Vaccination Status
As of the date of this report, 84.2% of Carson residents 6+ months of age and over have received at least one vaccine dose.
Additional COVID-19 vaccine information can be found at https://carsonca.gov/vaccine/.
City of Carson specific updates:
* The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to affect many city employees. Employees who were unable to work due to being ill with the virus or for being contact traced were provided leave benefits under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA); Supplemental Paid Sick Leave of 2021 (SPSL) and Supplemental Paid Sick Leave of 2022 (SPSL22).
o Number of employees who tested positive since start of Pandemic: 385
o Number of employees who tested positive since January 1, 2022: 248
o Number of FFCRA, SPSL and SPSL22 benefit recipients: 345
* Please note: California's 2022 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL 22) ended on 12/31/22.
* Masks continue to be required by all city employees and participants in city recreational and...
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