City Of Hermosa Beach: City Of Hermosa Beach COVID-19 Update For 6.10.21

Press release from the City of Hermosa Beach:

06/10/2021 8:00 PM

To help keep the community informed, the City of Hermosa Beach has been providing regular COVID-19 updates for nearly 15 months. With lower COVID-19 infection rates and increased vaccination rates, the City will be shifting from a regular COVID-19 update to updates as needed. Please see the City’s reopening, recovery and resilience plan, Hermosa SHINES, for more information on how the City is moving forward as it emerges from the pandemic.

Rental Assistance Available from the State: With the COVID-19 eviction moratoriums drawing to a close on June 30, residential renters may visit the State’s website for information on rental assistance to help them pay past rents that will be coming due. Under this program, a landlord who rents to a lower income tenant may apply to receive 80 percent of rental debt incurred by that tenant from April 2020 through March 2021, if the remaining 20 percent is forgiven. Tenants may also apply if the landlord declines to participate but can only receive 25 percent. For assistance with rent due in April 2021 and after, lower income tenants can receive 25 percent of their monthly rent. Governor Newsom is now considering covering 100 percent of rental debt and simplifying the application process to remedy the slow disbursement of funds. 

L.A. County Mask Requirements Change on Tuesday: On Tuesday, Los Angeles County will align with the State's masking guidance that reflects Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations and prevents transmission at higher risk settings. Masks will not be required for fully vaccinated individuals, except in the following settings where masks are required for everyone, regardless of vaccination status:

• On public transit (examples: airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis, and ride-shares) and in transportation hubs (examples: airport, bus terminal, marina, train station, seaport or other port, subway station, or any other area that provides transportation)
• Indoors in K-12 schools, childcare and other youth settings. Note: This may change as updated K-12 schools guidance is forthcoming, pending updates for K-12 operational guidance from the CDC.
• Healthcare settings (including long term care facilities)
• State and local correctional facilities and detention centers
• Homeless shelters, emergency shelters and cooling centers

Masks will be required for unvaccinated individuals in indoor public settings and businesses (examples: retail, restaurants, theaters, family entertainment centers, meetings, state and local government offices serving the public). 

Vaccination Sweepstakes with the LA Clippers, Rams and Chargers: Beginning tomorrow, Friday, June 11, to next Thursday, June 17, at County-run vaccination sites, participating L.A. city and mobile sites and St. John’s Well Child and Family Center sites, everyone 18 and older coming to get their first vaccine or who brings a first-time vaccine recipient with them to their second dose appointment, will have an opportunity to win a pair of season tickets to the 2021-2022 home season of the Clippers, the Rams, or the Chargers. Official rules and participating site locations will be posted on the Los Angeles County Vaccination Sweepstakes page online tomorrow.  

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Available for Free for Small Businesses: In an effort to keep small businesses open and operating safely during this pandemic, PPE Unite is giving small businesses 30 days of free PPE including face coverings, face shields and hand sanitizer. The PPE Unite program aims to support small business owners by distributing personal protective equipment at no cost to businesses as they aim to re-open their doors and bring employees back to work. To register for the PPE Unite program and free supplies, L.A. County small businesses may complete the brief registration form on the PPE Unite website. 

L.A. County Update: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 7 new deaths and 220 new cases of COVID-19. Of the seven new deaths reported today, one person that passed away was over the age of 80, three people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, one person who died was between the ages of 50 and 64, and one person who died was between the ages of 30 and 49. One death was reported by the City of Long Beach. 

To date, Public Health identified 1,245,771 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 24,414 deaths. There are 244 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 18% of these people are in the ICU. 

Jurisdiction - Reported Cases | Reported Deaths

• Hermosa Beach -  1,017 | 10*
• L.A. County - 1,245,771 | 24,414
• California - 3,693,362 | 62,538
• United States - 33,246,578 | 596,059

* These numbers are subject to change pending further investigations by L.A. County Department of Public Health.

Additional Resources

Please continue to follow public health experts’ recommendations to avoid spreading the coronavirus including frequent handwashing, wearing a face covering, keeping a safe distance from one another, and staying home if you are ill. Public Health has issued the following guidance during this time of increased spread: If you are mildly sick, stay home for at least seven days or until 72 hours after being fever free, whichever is longer. Call your doctor if you are concerned and/or your symptoms worsen. Individuals who are elderly, have underlying health conditions or pregnant should consider contacting their providers earlier when they are sick. More information is available here. 

We are monitoring updates and sharing information about the coronavirus from trusted sources including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California Department of Public Health, and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. 

Information regarding coronavirus is changing frequently, and the City will provide the latest information about COVID-19 and links to resources on our website. To stay informed, please sign up for Hermosa Beach eNotifications, public safety alerts or follow the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

This press release was produced by the City of Hermosa Beach. The views expressed here are the author’s own.