14 new coronavirus cases were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley Sunday, part of the 830 new cases reported in the wider Los Angeles County.

An additional 14 coronavirus cases have been reported in the Santa Clarita Valley on Sunday as part of the 830 reported cases across Los Angeles County, according to the L.A. County Department of Public Health.

The high number of new cases include an estimated 1,200 backlog cases due to technical issues with data reporting systems this week. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health anticipates receiving additional backlog test results over the next few days.

“These issues have been addressed and we continue to improve our reporting systems. Public Health anticipates receiving additional backlog test results over the next few days,” reads a statement issued by the department on Thursday when the backlog first started to present itself in the daily count.

The countywide total now stands at 299,760, according to the department.

Four additional deaths were reported Saturday, bringing the cumulative total in L.A. County to 6,993 deaths, according to public health.

Over 3 million coronavirus tests have been conducted as of Sunday, with about 9 percent of those tests returning positive.

Although Los Angeles County met the State’s metric thresholds for Tier 2 last month, L.A. County remains in Tier 1 due to the current adjusted daily case rate of 7.6 cases per 100,000 residents.

Per the State guidelines, to move to Tier 2, the County’s case rate needs to be 7 or fewer new cases a day per 100,000 residents for two consecutive weeks. The County’s test positivity rate is 3.4 percent which places the County in Tier 3 for this metric, according to public health.

“As we reopen more sectors and increase the number of high-needs students permitted for in-person learning, we all must be deliberate with the implementation of infection control and distancing protocols that prevent COVID-19 transmission,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of public health. “As we move closer to the tragic milestone of 7,000 deaths in L.A. County and are seeing an increase in cases, please remember the choices we each make every day have a significant impact on whether we slow the spread of the virus. The virus doesn’t take a break for parties or celebrations. The best way to honor our sports teams and each other is to always wear a face covering, keep our distance from those not in our household, avoid crowds, and only gather with 2 other households when outside.”

There are 785 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Saturday, 29 percent of which are in the ICU.

As of Sunday, a total of 6,968 cumulative cases of COVID-19 since testing began in March. These include:

• 4,193 in the City of Santa Clarita*
• 172 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country
• 2,166 in Castaic*
• 33 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
• 195 in Stevenson Ranch
• 52 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia
• 103 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde
• 26 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
• 10 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
• 11 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
• Seven in unincorporated Sand Canyon

As of Saturday, Oct. 24, officials had recorded 1,876 cumulative cases among prisoners at the North County Correctional Facility, and 512 at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center. Those cases are distributed between both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals.

Additionally, 83 cumulative cases were confirmed in nearby Acton as well as 31 in Agua Dulce.

An analysis of available data indicates that as of Saturday, Oct. 24, approximately 27 percent of all cumulative cases in and around the Santa Clarita Valley can be attributed to the inmate population at the North County Correctional Facility and the Pitchess Detention Center.

As of Wednesday, Oct. 21, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has conducted 9,693 COVID-19 tests. Of those, 997 have tested positive, and 44 tests are still pending with Henry Mayo, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.

There are 12 patients in the hospital as of Wednesday, while 290 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March, according to Moody.

One additional death at Henry Mayo was reported Tuesday, with a total of 30 COVID-19 deaths having been reported at Henry Mayo, bringing Santa Clarita Valley’s total to at least 73, according to public health officials.

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Ed. Note: Upon further investigation, 57 cases and two deaths reported earlier were not L.A. County residents.

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