Los Angeles County is set to modify the coronavirus Health Officer Order to update youth sports testing requirements for vaccinated and unvaccinated athletes, staff, coaches and volunteers, according to Public Health.
In the updated order, which goes into effect Wednesday, the County continues to recommend weekly testing for unvaccinated participants in youth sports, according to Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials.
“We are grateful to the schools, districts, youth sport programs and parents who have worked so hard in ensuring the safety of students, teachers, athletes, and the many staff,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of Public Health. “It is very important for anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 to isolate from others and that masks are worn properly in all indoor settings, which includes spectators, coaches and employees of youth sports regardless of vaccination status. The best protection for all student athletes 12 years and over, and for all coaches and team staff is to get vaccinated.”
The following applies to teams and sport activities based in Los Angeles County and relaxes some screening testing:
- Indoor Moderate or High Risk Sports for children of all ages, staff, coaches and volunteers. A weekly negative test result is required for all participants who are not fully vaccinated, including children who are playing, staff, coaches and volunteers; weekly school testing fulfills this obligation.
- Outdoor Moderate or High Risk Sports for youth 12 and older, staff, coaches and volunteers. A weekly negative test result is required for all participants 12 and older who are not fully vaccinated, including children who are playing, staff, coaches and volunteers; weekly school testing fulfills this obligation.
- No screening testing required for children under 12 playing Outdoor Sports; weekly school testing fulfills this recommendation.
- Fully vaccinated youth participating in outdoor sports are not required to test weekly unless there is a positive case among players, coaches and/or staff. If there is a positive case, all players, coaches, staff and volunteers (regardless of vaccination status) are required to have a weekly negative test result for two weeks from exposure to the case and must test negative prior to competitions.
These requirements may be modified based on the availability of and access to testing and will be reassessed when community transmission is no longer high, public health officials stated.
The youth sports guidelines were posted online Monday.
On Monday, Public Health reported six new deaths and 2,339 new cases of COVID-19. To date, Public Health identified 1,405,387 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 25,251 deaths, officials said.
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As of Monday, Aug. 30, 32,605 cumulative cases have been reported in the Santa Clarita Valley since March of 2020, according to Public Health. These cases include:
- 24,818 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+69)
- 60 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon (+2)
- 1,026 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+3)
- 4,210 in Castaic* (+7)
- 70 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
- 4 in Placerita Canyon
- 16 in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon
- 19 in unincorporated Sand Canyon
- 157 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
- 46 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
- 1,527 in Stevenson Ranch (+2)
- 402 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde (+1)
- 250 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia (+1)
In total, the Santa Clarita Valley has experienced at least 301 deaths due to coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
To learn how to make a vaccine appointment, what verifications you will need to show at your vaccination appointment, and much more, visit the L.A. County Vaccination website (English) or Vacunate Los Angeles website (Spanish).
Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.
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