City Reports Four COVID-19 Cases on Sunday, No Deaths

The Pasadena Public Health Department Sunday reported four new Coronavirus cases and no additional fatalities.

All told, the city has reported 10,881 cases and 314 deaths.

The news comes as the state changes its virus control priorities once again. 

Beginning Monday, doses of coronavirus vaccines will be offered to essential workers in education and child care, food and agriculture, and law enforcement and emergency services — but health officials said those workers will have to be patient as vaccine supplies remain limited and staff members are being trained to ensure only eligible people receive shots.

Huntington Hospital on Sunday reported 11 coronavirus cases in its intensive care unit and 46 COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital.

“This is one of the lowest numbers we’ve seen in months, although Sundays tend to have lower numbers,” said city Public Information Officer Lisa Derderian. “Fortunately no deaths to report, but we have seen several this week. We look forward to moving into our next vaccination tier this week and really increasing the numbers in our community in coordination with our community partners such as Huntington Hospital.”

Residents 65 and older also remain eligible for the shots, and the county’s public health director said Wednesday that roughly 700,000 of them are yet to receive their first dose. Health care workers are also still being vaccinated, along with residents and staff of long-term care and nursing facilities.

The county expects to receive a total of 269,000 doses next week, up from 211,000 this week. With the county setting aside many doses for people who are due for the second shot of the two-dose regimen, a total of 103,000 doses will be available next week for the three sectors of workers and for people 65 and over.

Of those 103,000 doses:

•    35.8% will be allocated to people 65 and over;
•    27.6% will go toward food and agriculture workers, including grocery workers;
•    30.3% will be allocated for the education/child care sector; and
•    6.2% will be directed to emergency services and law enforcement.

“This allocation is proportional to the size of the population in each sector as well as the size of the unvaccinated 65-plus population in the county,” said L.A. County Chief Science Officer Dr. Paul Simon.

Workers in each of the sectors will also have to prove they are eligible to receive a vaccine. Full details are listed on the county’s website.

“For each sector, workers will be required to show proof of their identity, with a photo ID, and proof that they reside or work in L.A. County,” Simon said.