Today, Tuesday, Aug. 4, Los Angeles County Public Health confirmed 57 new deaths due to COVID-19 bringing the total of deaths to 4,758 in the County.

Public Health also confirmed 1,901 new positive cases of COVID-19 in LA County bringing the total to 195,614 positive cases of COVID-19 in LA County.  However these numbers may be higher due to delays in the State electronic lab reporting system.

“The State has determined under-reporting of COVID-19 cases due to technology issues with the electronic laboratory system (ELR). Public Health learned of new issues with the State ELR feed on an emergency call convened by the State last night. This issue has undercounted the County’s positive cases and affects the number of COVID-19 cases reported each day and our contact tracing efforts. However, there should not be delays in patients being notified of lab results, as laboratories continue to report tests results directly to providers and hospitals,” according to a statement from Public Health.

“While the missing data is troubling and hinders efforts to monitor and reduce the spread of COVID-19, data sources that track other key indicators, including hospitalizations, are not affected by this reporting issue. Hospitalization data for Los Angeles County still shows a decrease, and we continue to be cautiously optimistic that our efforts over the past few weeks may be starting to slow the spread,” said director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer.

Given the current delays, the department urges any person with a positive lab result to call  (833) 540-0473 to connect with a public health specialist who can provide information about services and support.

Adequate testing and case investigations are critical tools to contain spread, but in order to slow the spread of COVID-19 everyone needs to comply with the directives already in place. Everyone has to wear a face covering, avoid gathering with people they don’t live with, stay home as much as possible, and practice hand hygiene.

All events and gatherings, unless specifically allowed by Health Officer Orders, remain prohibited. When people gather with people outside of their household it increases the risk of COVID-19 spread. The more individuals interact with others at a gathering and the longer that interaction lasts, the higher the risk of those individuals becoming infected with COVID-19.

Below are the number of positive cases of COVID-19 and deaths in specific areas:

City/Area​​​Positive Cases as of Aug. 4, deaths as of Aug. 3

Glendale ​​​​2437​​​​​ cases, 140 deaths

La Cañada Flintridge​​129​​​​​ cases, 6 deaths

Eagle Rock ​​​​488​​​​​ cases, 18 deaths

Shadow Hills ​​​39​​​​​ cases, 0 deaths

Sunland​​​​ 344 cases, 25, deaths

Tujunga​​​​ 281 cases, 11 deaths

Unincorporated areas of LA County:

Altadena ​​​​480​​​​​ cases, 11 deaths

La Crescenta/Montrose​​ 120 cases, 1 death