The seventh patient at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has died from coronavirus as cases across the Santa Clarita Valley surpass 780, officials said Wednesday. Due to privacy laws, Henry Mayo is unable to release the age of the patient and if they had any underlying health conditions, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital. The hospital has administered a ...

The Air Force Thunderbirds are set to honor frontline workers of the COVID-19 outbreak, including those in healthcare and first responders, with a flyover on Friday. The Thunderbirds are expected to fly over San Diego at about 12 p.m. Friday, going north to the Los Angeles area by about 1:10 p.m. A more detailed flight plan going to be released ...

The Santa Clarita City Council unanimously voted to send a letter formally opposing Los Angeles County’s potential extension to the “Safer at Home” order Tuesday. The council approved a letter to be sent to officials with L.A. County Public Health and County Supervisors regarding the differences between the greater county and Santa Clarita. “The County is more restrictive than the ...

30 new cases of coronavirus in Santa Clarita were announced Tuesday, with a cumulative total of 783 COVID-19 cases confirmed across the Santa Clarita Valley since testing began in March. After a slight reprieve over the weekend, this new spike in cases is likely due to a backlog of tests as well an increased testing at the local correctional facilities, ...

The “Safer at Home” order in Los Angeles County will be extended until at least July  “with all certainty,” public health officials said Tuesday. Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home orders will “with all certainty” be extended for the next three months, county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer stated during a Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday. Ferrer said that would only ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced the department had determined a group of inmates at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic had deliberately attempted to infect themselves with COVID-19 during his weekly virtual press conference on Monday. The department released footage captured by the facility’s video surveillance equipment which shows multiple men sharing from a single bottle of hot ...

The president of a Santa Clarita-based ultraviolet germicidal technology company recently discussed how ultraviolet technology is being considered by many businesses as options to help them safely reopen. As Los Angeles County begins the process of easing the “Safer at Home” order, businesses, schools and other gathering places are searching for ways to make their establishments safer for the public. ...

12 new cases of Santa Clarita coronavirus cases were announced Monday, with a cumulative total of over 730 COVID-19 cases confirmed across the Santa Clarita Valley since testing began in March. As of Monday afternoon, a total of 733 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Santa Clarita Valley. These include: 496 in the City of Santa Clarita 172 ...

Los Angeles County residents are keeping their social distance and wearing masks while in businesses during the first weekend of relaxed “Safer at Home” orders.   On Friday, certain retail businesses were allowed to reopen with curbside pickup, as the County moves into phase two of reopening, according to Supervisor Kathryn Barger.   “As we reopen, we must ensure distancing requirements remain ...

Only 8 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed across the Santa Clarita Valley on Sunday, with over 720 confirmed cumulatively since testing for COVID-19 began in March. As of Sunday afternoon, a total of 721 cumulative cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Santa Clarita Valley since testing began in March. These include: 484 in the City of ...