New COVID-19 Cases in Pasadena Remain Low

Public health officials in Pasadena reported only a single new COVID-19 infection in the city for a third straight day Friday.

The lone case raised the city’s pandemic total to 11,297 known infections, according to Pasadena Public Health Department data.

With no new deaths reported, a total of 349 people had succumbed to the virus in Pasadena.

Over the prior week, the city saw an average of one new infection each day, records show.

Regionally, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health documented 234 infections and 14 additional fatalities on Friday, raising the county’s overall total to 1,244,662 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 24,378 deaths.

Just over 250 patients were hospitalized in the county with the virus, the agency said in a written statement. Seventeen percent of them were being housed in intensive care units.

With the state’s reopening less than two weeks away, L.A. County Director of Public Health Barabra Ferrer urged businesses to closely monitor and obey state workplace regulations governing pandemic precautions expected to be released by state officials in the coming days.

“Businesses following required safety modifications at worksites remains an important strategy to keep COVID-19 transmission low as we increase the number of people vaccinated,” she said.

“A fully vaccinated workplace is the safest worksite to prevent COVID-19 infection and will allow for the fewest worksite requirements,” Ferrer said. “We urge employers to make it easy for all workers to get vaccinated by bringing vaccines to the worksite or offering paid time off for staff to get vaccinated. Ensuring worker safety is essential.”

The California Department of Public Health reported 1,047 new infections and 87 deaths on Friday, bringing the statewide totals to 3,687,736 cases of COVID-19 and 62,179 fatalities.

The state’s average positivity rate over the prior week stood at 0.9%, according to CDPH data.

As of Friday, L.A. County represented 34% of California’s COVID-19 infections and 39% of the state’s deaths.