COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center
LOS ANGELES COUNTY UPDATE
Contact:
Los Angeles County Joint Information Center – COVID-19
pio@ceooem.lacounty.gov
COVID-19 Mapping, Social Services & Digital Communications Guide
The County of Los Angeles is regularly updating resources on COVID-19 and offers today’s update in an effort to keep you and yours informed. Please share the following up-to-date information:
COVID-19 Mapping
From park closures to confirmed cases of COVID-19, these GIS tools and dashboards map Los Angeles County’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
These dashboards contain data compiled by LA County’s Department’s of Public Health, Health Services, Parks and Recreation, the Office of Education, and the Office of Emergency Management.
Social Services: Food, Cash, Health or In-Home Care Programs
In times of crisis, the Department of Public Social Services has provided LA County residents with critical support. Today’s COVID-19 health crisis is no different. The County of Los Angeles wants to assure individuals and families that while DPSS offices are closed, DPSS experts are still open for business – and ready to serve you.
New Customers:
- To learn more or apply online, visit: www.dps.lacounty.gov
- For assistance over the phone, call (866) 613-3777.
Existing Customers:
- CalFresh, CalWORKs, General Relief, Refugee Cash Assistance or Cash Assistance for Immigrants: if you receive these benefits, you will continue at the same level for March, April and May 2020. You do not have to submit a re-certification packet & there is no need for you to call our offices.
- Medi-Cal: your benefits will continue for March, April and May 2020. However, it is important that you maintain the renewal reporting requirement for Medi-cal (or your benefits will be terminated after the 90 days). If you received your renewal packet, you can mail or upload the packet via our website.
- In-Home Care: in-home supportive service reassessments have been suspended for 90 days. However, our social workers will continue to contact customers to conduct assessments and perform welfare checks over the telephone.
COVID-19 Digital Communications Guide
LA County’s Joint Information Center has created a digital communications guide to help cities, partners, and stakeholders navigate digital communications in response to COVID-19 and the County’s Safer at Home order. It includes Best Practices, Do’s and Don’ts, Key Messaging, and our Social Media Toolkit, with multi-lingual graphics and messages like the ones seen below.
To view our COVID-19 Digital Communications Guide, click here.
To access our Social Media Toolkit, click here.
Drive-up mobile testing sites for #COVID19 are now open in LA County and City of LA. Learn more: http://covid19.lacounty.gov/testing
Spanish: Los sitios automatizados móviles de prueba para el #COVID19 ahora están abiertos en el Condado de Los Angeles y la Ciudad de Los Angeles. Obtenga más información: http://covid19.lacounty.gov/testing
Korean:#COVID19 드라이브-스루 모바일 검사장이 LA 카운티 및 LA 시에 개장되었습니다. 더 알아보시려면: http://covid19.lacounty.gov/testing
Incident Report
Our daily report is a high level summary of L.A. County Emergency Operations Center’s COVID-19 disaster efforts. Click here to view.
Additional Resources
The County of Los Angeles appreciates your continued partnership in responding to COVID-19 questions and needs of residents. For additional information, please visit:
- County of Los Angeles: covid19.lacounty.gov
- County of Los Angeles Public Health: publichealth.lacounty.gov
- California Department of Public Health: cdph.ca.gov
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: cdc.gov
Los Angeles County residents can also call 2-1-1
County of Los Angeles, Chief Executive Office, Office of Emergency Management
For questions, please contact the L.A. County Joint Information Center – COVID-19 at pio@ceooem.lacounty.gov