The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health announced an additional 28 deaths due to COVID-19. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in LA County to 1,256.

There were an additional 568 new positive cases of COVID-19, bringing that total to 26,217 cases. That total number includes 634 cases in the City of Glendale and 37 in the City of La Cañada Flintridge. Sunland reported 102 cases and Tujunga reported 73 cases. In the unincorporated areas of LA County Angeles National Forest reported one case and La Crescenta/Montrose reported 17 cases.

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital is reporting that, as of May 4, of the number of patients with confirmed COVID-19, 12 patients are currently in the hospital, 67 patients were sent home and 35 were transferred. Of patients who had tested negative for COVID-19 47 are currently in the hospital, 501 have been sent home and nine were transferred. Of the patients with pending COVID-19 tests, five are currently in the hospital and one has been sent home.

Public Health continues tracking the number of positive cases and deaths among healthcare workers related to the COVID-19 pandemic response. Public Health has confirmed 15 people who died from COVID-19 worked in a healthcare setting and 12 of the people who died worked in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Two thousand nine hundred and seventy-eight confirmed cases of COVID-19 occurred among healthcare workers and first responders; this is an additional 1,010 new cases reported since the previous week. Seven percent of these cases have been hospitalized. Forty-four percent of cases are among nurses, though cases have been identified among a range of occupational roles including caregivers, people who work in administration, physicians and medical assistants. About 56% of these cases do not know or did not report how they were exposed. However, 78% of healthcare workers with known exposure were exposed in a healthcare facility. Healthcare workers who are positive worked at 24 different occupational settings, and the vast majority of cases are among healthcare workers from skilled nursing facilities and hospitals.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance on how long people who are positive for COVID-19 should self-isolate. New evidence suggests it may take longer for the virus to shed, which means that an infected person may be able to infect other people for a longer period of time than was initially thought. People who are positive or presumed positive for COVID-19 should now self-isolate for 10 days and 72 hours after fever and symptoms subside. This means people must stay home until their fever has resolved without the use of fever-reducing medications and there is improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath) for at least three days (72 hours) after recovery, and at least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared or people were tested. Those who have been in close contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 or is presumed to be infected with COVID-19 must quarantine for 14 days from their last contact with that individual. Those who begin experiencing symptoms must self-isolate for 10 days and 72 hours after fever and symptoms subside. Individuals who are elderly or who have underlying health conditions may be at higher risk of serious illness and should contact their doctor as soon as they are sick.