At least 203 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed within the Santa Clarita Valley as of Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
As of Wednesday afternoon, there are 166 confirmed cases in the city of Santa Clarita, nine in Castaic, 11 in Stevenson Ranch and 14 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
The numbers for the unincorporated portions of Valencia, Saugus and Bouquet Canyon, as well as nearby Agua Dulce and Acton, have been “suppressed,” meaning there are between one and four confirmed cases for each community, according to public health officials.
Previously, Acton had reported five cases, but the number has been suppressed as of Wednesday.
This is done to protect patient privacy. Once these locations have five or more confirmed cases, the numbers are expected to be included, according to a public health spokesperson.
There were no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the unincorporated portions of Newhall as of Wednesday afternoon.
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has administered a total of 463 tests as of Wednesday, 369 of which have returned negative, and 94 of which have returned positive, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.
A total of 31 patients are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19, according to Henry Mayo officials.
13 coronavirus patients have been discharged, according to Moody.
The patients are being treated on a designated floor of the newly-built patient tower, with each patient receiving the correct level of care, without using beds in the Intensive Care Unit, according to the hospital.
Other health centers in the Santa Clarita Valley are also conducting coronavirus tests, according to the L.A. County Department of Public Health.
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Public health officials are not releasing death or recovery numbers by city, according to the department.
Due to testing shortages, these numbers are only the confirmed cases, which officials say could be much lower than the actual number of coronavirus cases in Santa Clarita.
A Santa Clarita testing center opened on April 8 at the College of the Canyons Valencia campus.
This site is one of several that are up and running around the county, and the first in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Testing is set to run from 7 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m., seven days per week, according to the college.
The Santa Clarita coronavirus testing site is expected to continue at least until June, according to County officials.
Residents are encouraged to stay at home, according to the county public health order.
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