Cases: From the Pasadena Star-News: LA County falls out of ‘High’ COVID activity level; transmission still high, officials caution. As of Thursday, the county's average rate of new COVID cases was 180 per 100,000 residents, down from 204 per 100,000 a week ago. That dropped the county below the threshold of 200 per 100,000 residents for the "high" community activity level set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.