On Aug. 26, the Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health confirmed 58 new deaths and 1,642 new cases of confirmed COVID-19. To date, Public Health identified 235,386 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 5,663 deaths.

The state is monitoring all counties to determine progress in slowing the spread of COVID-19. LA County must stay below 100 cases per 100,000 people, 14-day case rate thresholds, for three consecutive days to be removed from the state’s COVID-19 County monitoring list.

On Wednesday, the 14-day case rate per 100,000 people for LA County was 198 cases per 100,000 residents. The community is encouraged to continue taking all the steps necessary so that community transmission rates are low enough to continue the recovery journey.

As of Aug. 26, the City of Glendale reported at total of 3,004 positive cases of COVID-19 with 160 deaths, La Cañada Flintridge reported 157 positive cases with seven deaths, Eagle Rock reported 586 cases with 18 deaths, Shadow Hills reported 53 positive cases with no deaths reported, Sunland reported 396 cases with 26 deaths and Tujunga reported 396 cases with 14 deaths. In the unincorporated areas of LA County, Altadena reported 606 positive cases of COVID-19 with 13 deaths and La Crescenta/Montrose reported 149 positive cases and two deaths.