Los Angeles Community College District COVID-19 Emergency Response Facts Chancellor Francisco C. Rodriguez, Ph.D. August 5, 2020 1
COVID-19 / STATISTICS • Four and half months activation for District Emergency Operations Center & Colleges’ Incident Command Centers • Fall 2020 Semester – Third instruction term in remote learning following Spring 2020 semester and Summer session • COVID-19 cases statewide 520,000 positive; 9,500 deaths • L.A. County stats: 195,600 positive; 4,750 deaths • In LACCD: • 116 positive cases • 1 fatality • 34 suspected cases • 66 possible exposures 2
COVID-19 / EMERGENCY OPERATIONS • Two active drive-through testing sites; one new under review • ELAC April – December • L.A. Southwest temporary in June with Kroger partnership • L.A. Valley site request under review • Online public information for District community http://laccd.edu/About/News/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx • Updated Pandemic Plan & Recovery Plan • Six Recovery Policies • 10 Safety Advisories • 16 Weekly EOC public reports • 28 related news releases / statements • Two TV specials with KVIE 3
COVID-19 / PPE • 3,500 COVID-19 safety signs deployed to colleges and District facilities • 35,000 reusable face coverings on order • State emergency supplies received and distributed to colleges: • 7 Million disposable surgical masks • 70 thermometers • 7,016 gallons of hand sanitizer • 3 boxes of N95s • 2,339 disposable face shields 4
COVID-19 / WORKING GROUPS Chancellor representation with key outside working groups for recovery: • Community Colleges Safe Campus Reopening Workgroup • County of Los Angeles Economic Resiliency Task Force, Education Work Team • City of Los Angeles COVID-19 Higher Education Working Group • L.A. County Department of Public Health Institutes of Higher Education Advisory Group • Districtwide COVID-19 Task Force weekly meetings 5
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